Freqy Triple M appoints Tothill and starts listener club

9 July 2003 Grant Tothill, who was recently appointed Triple M Network Program Director has now also taken on additional responsibility for programming Triple M Sydney. The previous...

Will DRB be radio asks Eric Broderick

9 July 2003 The Chief Engineer of FNQ Broadcasters, Eric Brodrick, has written to radioinfo in response to Steve Ahern’s paper on digital radio presented at SMPTE and...

Media Report covers indigenous media for Naidoc week

9 July 2003 Indigenous Media in Australia (Media Report: 8.30am + 8pm 10/07/2003) ABC Radio National's Media Report is tuning into the wavelength of Indigenous media during NAIDOC week....

RN overnight program changes

9 July 2003 ABC Radio National has announced some changes to the station's overnight schedule. On Saturdays, "The Comfort Zone" - Radio National's program about architecture and design,...

Youth survey for community broadcasters

9 July 2003 The CBAA’s Youth Representative, Simon Goodrich is conducting a survey to gauge how many young people are involved in community radio and television. “We...

Community Radio Internships to Germany

9 July 2003 Nikki Karpeles from Edge Radio in Hobart and Guy Degen from 2SER in Sydney have been selected for the 2003/04 Mike Thompson/Deustche Welle Radio Internships....

Digital radio advertising push in UK

9 July 2003 Britain’s commercial radio industry and the BBC have joined forces for the biggest ever concerted promotional campaign about DAB digital radio. A new radio...

European Radio Symposium – dates

9 July 2003 The 2003 European Radio Symposium European Television Symposium will be held in Prague on 12, 13 & 14 November 2003. .

Triple J working with Uni students

9 July 2003 A new Triple J project called J Division will provide "a unique opportunity for final year journalism, media studies or communications students who want to...

The info*radio network launches in Canberra

9 July 2003 Following “an extended period of consultation and program testing,” a new radio station has begun operating in Canberra’s Tuggeranong Valley. Focussed on providing a...

New H R appointment at Austereo

9 July 2003 Austereo has appointed Jill Johnston to the newly created role of Human Resources Project Manager. A recent arrival in Australia, Johnston comes to Austereo...

Net FM’s nice cuppa tea

9 July 2003 Two weeks after their 'in-depth' and incisive interview with the PLO’s Michael Tarzzi on the Palestinian issue, the boys from NetFM’s ‘The Vinyl Lounge Show’...

Hollywood or bust for Hot FM breakfast pair

9 July 2003 WA Hot FM Network's Breaky duo Cliff Reeve and Belinda Green are into cheeky stunts. After their unsuccessful campaign to get John Wood this...

Australian Music Correspondents chosen for Amrap / noise partnership

9 July 2003 12 young broadcasters from community radio stations around the country have been selected as Music Correspondents for the community broadcasting sector's Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP)...

Station happy about Raw deal from ABA

9 July 2003 The Australia Broadcasting Authority recently formed the opinion that RAW FM falls within the radio narrowcasting category. The decision allows the NSW central coast...

Broadcast bureaucrats lack “forward thinking” on digital radio

4 July 2003 There is "a lack of forward thinking about digital radio" in the broadcast bureaucracy, according to Commercial Radio Australia's CEO Joan Warner. Warner made...

Radio Effectiveness Campaign…hear it here.

4 July 2003 The Commercial Radio campaign which began nationwide on Monday 30th June hits the public with "radio advertising is twice as effective at reaching audiences...

RG Capital’s Holleran glad FM auctions will go ahead on schedule

4 July 2003 RG Capital's CEO Rhys Holleran told radioinfo he is "pleased" with the ABA's decision not to delay the next round of FM licence auctions. "We...

How the Radio campaign works – writer

4 July 2003 Comments about the campaign from the creator, Ralph van Dijk of Eardrum. "The message of the campaign is based on a very clear fact, and...

Icy Students on air in DRB at SMPTE

3 July 2003 AFTRS Students are on air with a historic Digital Radio outside broadcast from the SMPTE conference in Sydney this week. Their station is branded ICE,...

Gold medals for ABC at New York festival

3 July 2003 ABC Radio has won three of the thirty-four Gold WorldMedals at the 2003 New York Festival’s Radio Programming and Advertising Competition. The ABC’s tally...

Tribute to John Hindle

2 July 2003 Broadcaster, journalist and author John Hindle was found dead in his North Melbourne home last week after he did not turn up for his 3AK...

DMG appoints Regional Program Director

2 July 2003 DMG Radio has announced the appointment of Mike Perso to the newly created position of Program Director - DMG Regional Radio. DMG operates 60...

4BC’s Brian Bury announces retirement

2 July 2003 Brian Bury, who is currently in his 50th year of broadcasting, has informed 4BC management that he will retire from broadcasting at the completion of...

Top international business analyst for CRA Executive course

2 July 2003 Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, one of the top-ranked international business schools in the world, will run a four-day executive development program for Australian...

BBC News Director defends against government criticism

2 July 2003 Britain’s BBC has been under attack from government in a similar way to the ABC recently. PM Tony Blair and his chief strategist, Alistair Campbell,...

2SER in international performance broadcast

2 July 2003 Sydney community station 2SER will embark on an innovative broadcast this month called the “Duplex project”. The program will utilize 2 separate broadcast studios...

‘Final Draft’ short story competition on radio

2 July 2003 The 2SER Final Draft Short Story Competition 2003 is now on. "If you're a budding writer with a tale to tell, get cracking and get it...

6GS Wagin gets new frequency

2 July 2003 6GS Wagin, one of a handful of "independent commercial radio stations" in Western Australia has a second frequency. Established in 1998 on the off-band...

ABC’s fun for kids Awards

2 July 2003 The ABC and Fun 4 Kids announced the inaugural ABC Australian Children’s Arts Awards (ACAA) at the launch of the 2003 Warrnambool International Children’s Festival...