UK Radio Festival on October 31st

13 September 2011 Two of the UK’s most respected radio and music industry leaders have agreed to appear at this year’s Radio Festival. Gwyneth Williams, Controller of BBC...

Hobart’s 100.9 Sea FM joins Southern Cross Austereo’s Today Network

13 September 2011 Following the recent unveiling of all-new branding for Southern Cross Austereo’s 90.9 Sea FM (Gold Coast) and 101.3 Sea FM (Central Coast), Hobart’s 100.9 Sea...

Mix up close and personal with Jessica Mauboy, wedding bells at The Edge

13 September 2011 Australian singing sensation Jess Mauboy will perform live, Up Close & Personal for MixFm listeners, media and celebrities on September 29 at Slide Lounge, Oxford...

2ST returns to live and local footy

13 September 2011 For the first time in decades, the Shoalhaven’s 2ST will broadcast the local VB Group 7 Rugby League Grand Final Live from Centenary Field in...

Third Annual Survey for Gold Coast

13 September 2011 The Gold Coast will introduce a third radio survey from next year. The region’s three commercial radio stations, 92.5 Gold FM, 90.9 Sea FM and...

FM104.7 top and ABC666 second in Canberra Survey 2

13 September 2011 The second Canberra survey for this year has been released, with market leaders FM 104.7 and ABC666 increasing their leads on the rest of the...

Survey 6: Little movement in Sydney. Large swings in Melbourne – 3AW, Triple M, Nova big winners

12 September 2011 The sixth Nielsen survey of the year has been released with little movement in Sydney but more volatility in Melbourne. 2UE has slipped back slightly...

Spin Cycle

12 September 2011 Every station is number one, or thereabouts, in something. Here’s where we find out at what.

Raising the Collingwood flag in the west

12 September 2011 They take their footy pretty seriously in WA. None more than the good folk pulling the breakfast shift at Radiowest in Bunbury.

Triple j back on telly with Live music

12 September 2011 Live music is back on tellivision, every Tuesday on ABC2, with the return of a 12 week concert series: triple j presents. The series kicks...

UE and Smith still stuck in stand-off ahead of ratings results

11 September 2011 Once again Michael Smith was a no show on his afternoon shift yesterday (Monday). By 6pm he had still not signed an agreement with his...

Part of Australia’s rich media history: Nigel Dick AM

10 September 2011 Now aged 83, Nigel Dick has worked in the media industry since 1948. Between 1956 and 1988, a time of huge change in broadcasting, he...

NA2R winners announced

10 September 2011 Gold Coast band, Nine Sons of Dan and Sydney-based pop singer, Danielle Blakey have been announced winners of this year’s New Artist 2 Radio (NA2R)...

Triple j launches clever new app

10 September 2011 Triple j has released a free app through iTunes for iPhone users. Apart from live streaming, the app offers a range of innovative features for...

Smith a no-show on 2UE again

8 September 2011 Negotiations between 2UE management and afternoon announcer Michael Smith have once again broken down with Smith refusing to sign an agreement that he would not broadcast...

Fairfax newspapers in the broadcast business: Greg Hywood

8 September 2011 Fairfax Media chief Greg Hywood told the Melbourne Press Club the company has moved beyond print and is now in the broadcasting business. Ironically the...

Fitzy and Wippa touch Sydney in new TVC

8 September 2011 Fitzy and Wippa will be heard on the Nova Sydney airwaves from next week, with DMG wanting to ensure the Melbourne based duo are associated...

AFTRS’ next fm on air

8 September 2011 AFTRS Radio broadcast students have begun their major practical exercise, Next FM, a youth focused format aimed to demonstrate the full range of skills learnt...

Flagpole challenge for Radio West announcers depends on Eagles Collingwood result

8 September 2011 The outcome of the West Coast Eagles and Collingwood clash this weekend will mean one of two things for RadioWest Wake Up hosts, Cliff and...

IBC Conference begins in Amsterdam

8 September 2011 The IBC Conference has begun in Amsterdam, with a range of radio and broadcast companies showing off their best and newest products. The...

Mix 94.5’s Ian Blackley signs off in Perth

8 September 2011 Mix 94.5’s afternoon announcer Ian Blackley broadcast his last show yesterday. After almost two decades on the Perth airwaves, Blackey become something of an institution...

Mobile, outdoor and radio should be fellow travellers

7 September 2011 Outdoor advertising is sexy again. One of the recurring themes in today’s B & T Digital Bootcamp is how mobile devices and outdoor advertising are...

Great Lakes FM celebrates 25 years

7 September 2011 NSW north coast community station Great Lakes FM is celebrating 25 years on air. Great Lakes Area (2GLA) FM was granted a test license in...

No ABC Radio on new digital tv satellite service

7 September 2011 Residents in rural and remote Australia are concerned about the loss of satellite delivered local radio services with the roll-out of new digital television satellite...

Take 40 and other MCM shows locked in with renewed contract

7 September 2011 MCM Media has renewed its contract with Southern Cross Media Group to continue its content supply agreement to the Southern Cross Austereo radio network. The...

Station error rates at a glance for AirCheck Agencies

7 September 2011 Starting next week, media agencies receiving AirCheck reports from AudioNET will be able to see at a glance, the error rates for each radio station,...

30,000 listeners load Kyle & Jackie O’s car chase App

6 September 2011 Almost 30,000 Australians have downloaded Kyle and Jackie O’s car chase phone application since its launch in the middle of last month. The Series II...

Community group hopes sparks turn to Flame in Bankstown licence allocation

6 September 2011 The Consortium of Australian Media Services (CAMS) is holding its breath in anticipation of an imminent decision by ACMA to allocate a suburban community licence...

August revenue figures steady

6 September 2011 Revenue for the commercial radio industry remained steady in August, recording a drop of 0.22% to a total of $59.02 million across five metropolitan markets,...

Media Watch takes scalp at 2UE

5 September 2011 Last week it was 2GB’s Alan Jones. This week, 2UE’s Michael Smith.

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