2Day dumps Geoff Field

21 August 2006 2Day FM breakfast newsreader Geoff Field has been dumped in the middle of the Great Victorian Desert, a barren, arid and sparsely populated region, in...

LA loses last country music station

21 August 2006 Country music fans in Los Angeles are in mourning. KZLA-FM, the city's last remaining country music station, after 25 years suddenly switched to a pop...

2GB – 80 years of history in photos

21 August 2006 2GB now has a Photo Gallery on its website which features images from 80 years of broadcasting. (Officially 8pm, Wednesday night is the 80 years.)...

104.7 partners with Starlight for Canberra appeal

21 August 2006 The Starlight Children’s Foundation Australia has launched the ‘Starlight Canberra Appeal’ in partnership with 104.7 Canberra. The ‘Starlight Canberra Appeal’ aims to raise crucial funds...

Study: U.S. listeners still prefer FM radio

20 August 2006 A new SBR Creative Media study of AAA listeners in the U.S. reports satellite listenership has grown 166 percent over the last two years, but...

Ulster Television proposes £400m merger with Scottish Media Group

20 August 2006 UK Virgin radio owner SMG has disclosed that it has been approached with a merger proposal by Ulster Television. SMG says that the proposal...

Merrick and Rosso – stage show sales exceed 2003 record

18 August 2006 Merrick and Rosso’s first stage show in three years went on sale last Tuesday in Sydney. The last time Merrick and Rosso launched a...

We don’t need you for digital radio: Nokia Senior Exec tells conference

17 August 2006 Delegates at the digital radio conference in Kuala Lumpur were told: “You may not like to hear this, but we don’t need you,”...

HK radio hosts back on air after two month slap on wrist

17 August 2006 Sammy Leung Chi-kin and KittyYuen Siu-yee are back on air at Commercial Radio Hong Kong after a two-month suspension for their online poll inviting audiences...

Daddio’s Day giveaway

17 August 2006 Radioinfo has a copy of Wayne Mac’s superb book “Don’t Touch That Dial – Hits ’n’ Memories of Australian Radio” to give away as a...

Macquarie Communications Group makes $103 million profit

16 August 2006 Broadcast Australia’s parent company Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCG) has announced its full year financial results for 2006, recording earnings (EBITDA) of $423 million....

Radio footy rights negotiations hot up in Victoria

16 August 2006 While broadcast rights for ABC TV’s football coverage appear to be settled, ABC Radio is still negotiating with the AFL in Victoria about rights to...

Radio is gay in Manchester

15 August 2006 Manchester's new radio station aimed at the local gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender community is now on air. Broadcasting on a restricted services licence...

Brisbane Nova’s Rock School winners announced

15 August 2006 At some point in your life, almost everyone dreams of becoming a rock star… feeling the roar of the crowd, being surrounded by adoring fans,...

B105’s Buzz Party set to rock the city

15 August 2006 B105’s first ever Buzz Party is gearing up to rock Brisbane with a star studded lineup of celebrities set to attend the event on Saturday,...

Melbourne Triple R Radiothon aims to support local produce

14 August 2006 3RRR, Australia's oldest independent broadcaster, based in Melbourne, is into its biggest promotional and fundraising event of the year - the annual August radiothon campaign....

Media Watch slams 2Day’s Kyle and Vega’s phony vox pops

14 August 2006 Media hoaxes were the topic on last night’s Media Watch on ABC-TV. One of the targets was 2DayFM's Kyle Sandilands following his bogus caller scam...

APN interim profit of $72.1 million

14 August 2006 ARN's parent company, APN, has announced a record interim profit of over $72 million, which is up 9% on last year. Earnings per share increased...

Greg Byrnes new PD for 2UE

14 August 2006 Greg Byrnes has been appointed to the role of Program Director at 2UE, replacing Sandy Aloisi who recently resigned. Clinton Maynard will take up the...

Positive vibe at SACBA Conference

13 August 2006 Stations at this weekend’s South Australian Community Broadcasting Conference were in an upbeat mode this year, with most stations reporting increased success in sponsorship and...

Planning for digital radio continues despite critics

13 August 2006 Despite a growing number of claims that the radio industry could be wasting its time and money, the planning for the introduction of digital radio...

Brits heavily into communications – BBC increases lead over commercial operators

13 August 2006 The UK media and telecoms industry is alive and well, the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom says in its annual Communications Market Report 2006. Notes...

Consolidation causes layoffs and lower wages in U.S. radio

13 August 2006 A study released by the Future of Music Coalition has found that most major U.S. cities have experienced both layoffs and lower wage growth within...

Hot Tomato billboards localism

12 August 2006 The Gold Coast goes back into survey on August 20, for an eight week stand-alone book, with results due for release on October 24. ...

4TTT jazzes up Townsville

10 August 2006 Townsville community station 4ttt is presenting the 10th 4ttt Palmer Street Jazz Festival this weekend. To commemorate its 10th anniversary the station will present a...

New Unearthed generation being launched by new triple j initiative

9 August 2006 In another step further into listener developed content, triple j has launched a “new beginning” for Unearthed, which is the station’s way of finding...

Coonan pushes her reforms in Senate and ACCC clarifies mergers approach

9 August 2006 This week in Parliament Communications Minister Helen Coonan again pushed her view of the advantages of her media reforms, which are soon due to be...

Radio’s advantages being challenged by technology: ACCC policy paper

9 August 2006 Radio has traditionally had a significant advantage of providing the only widely available source of mobile ‘real time’ entertainment, news and information, but technology has...

The final 90.9 Sea FM Turkey Quitter announced

9 August 2006 90.9 Sea FM’s Cold Turkey Compound has been plucked to it’s core with only 2 contestants remaining to be crowned the ultimate Cold Turkey out...

Survey 5: ABC774 up in Melbourne, Triple M gains in Sydney, Vegas drop again

8 August 2006 The results of the 5th capital city ratings survey have been released. In Sydney Triple M gained most and ABC774 had the biggest gain in Melbourne....

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