Triple M pays out $400,000 for defaming cyclist

3 December 2008 Cyclist Mark French has won his defamation action against Triple M for comments made by The Cage in 2004 calling him a "dirty, stinking, dobbing...

Just when you thought Triple M was finished, they sign Roy and HG to Drive

2 December 2008 In what is perhaps the greatest talent coup since 2GB snared Alan Jones from 2UE, for the first time on commercial radio, Roy and HG...

2UE appoints Tim McDermott as General Manager

2 December 2008 2UE has not had a lot of luck with finding stable management for its problematic station. They’re hoping that’s all about to change with the...

Akmal Saleh quits Nova in search of worse paying gig

2 December 2008 Funny man Akmal Saleh has resigned from his spot on Nova’s networked Drive show, The Wrong Way Home citing unfair work practices as the cause....

Survey 8 results + Spin Cycle: Vega gets 5.5%, Gold and Fox up

1 December 2008 The results of the last capital city survey for 2008 have been released. Click the links in this story for the Nielsen results and refresh...

Boss Radio founder Bill Drake dies at 71

30 November 2008 Australian Commercial Radio Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Rod Muir is known to have “fathered” at least two very successful broadcasting ‘children’ in Australia; FM Radio...

You’ve heard of Schoolies – Nova does Poolies

30 November 2008 Merrick & Rosso & Kate Ritchie celebrated their last day on air for 2008 by having an outside broadcast at the Vibe Hotel’s rooftop pool...

Launceston’s 7LA relaunches as 89.3 LAFM

30 November 2008 Launceston has finally got its own commercial FM with LAFM launching yesterday with 89.3 days of summer. Backed with a heavy promotional and branding...

ABC Radio shuts out commercials at the Walkley’s

29 November 2008 The Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism, news and current affairs reporting, were handed out last night with the ABC grabbing nine of them –...

River 949 becomes Channel 949

29 November 2008 Channel Nine has taken the next step in strengthening its relationship with the Ipswich community by 'tying the knot' with local radio station River 949...

AFTRS graduates score 100% employment rate

27 November 2008 The newest crop of students from the Australian Film Television and Radio School’s (AFTRS) Radio Branch have all graduated. And all of them have landed...

HOTFM Townsville puts 362 calls to air in one four hour shift

27 November 2008 To celebrate the end of Movember the Nth Qld Cowboys donated one dollar for every listener that got “on air” during the HOTFM breakfast show...

Media still in better shape than childcare: MRN’s Max Donnelly

26 November 2008 Macquarie Radio Network’s annual general meeting last week saw Max Donnelly resign as chairman, handing over the mantle to Russell Tate. “Don’t read anything...

Nova profit up 61%: DMGT parent company results

26 November 2008 Despite an advertising decline and job cuts for DMG Radio’s UK parent company (DMGT), the company’s Australia radio network achieved good financial results this year...

ABC Poetry Slammin’ live on radio and internet

26 November 2008 In an exciting development for cross media projects The Grand Slam Final of the Australian Poetry Slam 2008 will be broadcast nationally on ABC...

MCM restructures and reshuffles senior staffing

26 November 2008 Radio and tv production company mcm entertainment group has restructured to “clearly define each core offering and operating business, with a focus on growth.”...

2009 Radio Surveys will gather more data

26 November 2008 Radio Ratings will get some added enhancements from the first survey of next year as Nielsen Media Research begins to deliver some of the...

Tax Today ad wins Round 3 Siren Award

26 November 2008 An ad for Tax Today called “Spider” has won the overall and single categories for round three of the 2009 Siren Awards. Written by...

Radio Adelaide Wins Governor’s Multicultural Award

26 November 2008 Radio Adelaide’s "forward thinking approach, vibrancy, freshness and energy” has impressed the judges of the South Australian Governor’s Multicultural Awards. The Governor’s Multicultural Award...

Spoonman silenced as Triple M wields axe

26 November 2008 Of all the cuts that Triple M has made as it tries to remake itself, perhaps the deepest is The Spoonman. Last night was his...

2UE cops a $130,000 fine for what Lawsie didn’t say

25 November 2008 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that the John Laws morning show failed 13 times to disclose commercial relationships it had with some...

Tracy Bartram opens up her life to ABC listeners

25 November 2008 ‘Tracy’s story’ is a four part video podcast which explores the relationship and personal journey of announcer and performer Tracy Bartram, as she revisits her...

RadioWest puts it all on the line for Boardies Day

25 November 2008 In case you didn’t know, this Friday is Boardies Day - as in boardshorts. And what better way to demonstrate their use than by putting...

Arbitron reeling as Nielsen picks up its unhappy clients

22 November 2008 A couple of years ago Nielsen Media Research’s grip on the Radio Ratings contract with Australia’s commercial sector was under serious threat. There were at...

After 30 years of Hits, Memories are short at 2WS

20 November 2008 It’s been a long time since Mike Webb’s picture’s been in the Sydney Morning Herald in relation to 2WS, the station he helped establish in...

Embarrassment at Mix after mix up with mic switch: Audio

20 November 2008 If you’re an announcer and it hasn’t happened to you, you probably haven’t been in radio long enough. The other day, the “mic ogre”, the...

Sea FM reveals Hobart’s Trade Secrets

20 November 2008 Hobart’s ‘best looking’ carpenters, painters, electricians, bricklayers and mechanics have been revealed at the first Trade Secrets calendar launched at Cambridge. It’s the brainchild of radio...

Hadley to replace Wooley on MACSC

19 November 2008 A deal has been struck between the two Macquarie Radio entities for 2GB to supply selected Macquarie Southern Cross Media stations with The Ray Hadley...

The refurbishment of Triple M has begun with O’Neil and Lukis on breakfast

19 November 2008 Our Radio blog inviting readers to advise Austereo content supremo Guy Dobson on what to do with the ailing Triple M in Sydney generated more...

CBAA Award recipients: CAAMA, NBC, Barry Melville and Barbara Hurley

19 November 2008 Indigenous community broadcaster CAAMA was a big winner at this year’s national community broadcasting awards. Other notable winners included NBC’s community theatre program Tales...

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