6 March 2006 An Australian radio show all about pets is being hailed for its part in helping save the lives of hundreds of salamanders - who would...
5 March 2006 Nielsen Media Research has decided not to partner with Arbitron on commercial development of its Portable People Meter in the United States. Instead, Nielsen intends...
5 March 2006 Commenting on the dismal performance of DMG Radio Australia’s Vega stations and the weak start of Pacific Magazine’s “Famous”, Neil Shoebridge in today’s AFR points...
5 March 2006 The Howard government’s plan to drop existing media ownership limits faces a last minute challenge from a group of Nationals MPs who fear the changes...
4 March 2006 774 ABC Melbourne is inviting Melburnians to share the excitement at the G-Spot – which is a purpose-built studio at Federation Square's official Commonwealth...
3 March 2006 Having been paraded as their biggest signing at launch, Wendy Harmer has left Vega, less than a year into her contract. The stations, which...
2 March 2006 On the tenth anniversary of the Howard Government, the subject of media reform is still on the agenda. After two serious attempts at media...
2 March 2006 Lowie’s Crank TV, Australia’s first Internet music television channel, went live this week. Crank TV, a joint venture between Austereo and Sony BMG, is...
2 March 2006 On the same day Wendy Harmer departed Vega 95.3fm and Vega 91.5fm (see separate radioinfo story) today the station announced the appointment of Jeff Obrien...
2 March 2006 Radio was well represented at the recent Media Leaders Forum with Austereo’s Michael Anderson, Macquarie’s Angela Clark, dmg’s Keith Thomas and ARN’s Jeremy Millar all...
1 March 2006 Paul Murray will begin a new evening current affairs hour on Triple M from next week. Former reporter and Nova evening talk/music host Murray...
1 March 2006 Adelaide Fringe Festival fans will be provided with a spectacle of a different kind with Radio Adelaide 101.5fm’s performance-broadcast from the balcony of the Exeter...
1 March 2006 Commercial radio has strongly disputed reported Roy Morgan Research findings that have indicated there has been a fall in commercial radio listeners in recent years....
1 March 2006 ACMA is seeking views on possible changes to programming rules for remote commercial radio services. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has started an investigation...
1 March 2006 Communications Minister Helen Coonan has introduced an amendment to the Broadcasting Services Act to rectify some anomalies about community broadcasting licence transfers. The...
1 March 2006 Last year’s winners of the Gold Siren Award have won the overall and single category for Round 4 of the 2006 Awards. Josh Stephens...
1 March 2006 The ABC in South Australia has agreed to broadcast all types of emergency warnings on behalf of the State Emergency Management Committee. In a...
1 March 2006 A team of organ donor recipients named ABC Grandstand's Cricket Club of the Year have donated their prize of a coaching clinic with Brad Haddin...
28 February 2006 Macquarie Media Group has held its Interim Briefing for analysts in Sydney, where Chairman Tim Hughes commended the group on its “vastly improved margins”....
28 February 2006 CBS Radio has filed suit against Howard Stern and Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. The "shock jock" is accused of misappropriating millions of dollars' worth...
27 February 2006 Work on the rollout of a digital radio network across Australia is underway, with comprehensive coverage reports on the first 11 commercial radio licence areas...
27 February 2006 With ABC702’s new year lineup finally complete, with the recent addition of Adam Spencer, the station held a 'Meet the team' day last Sunday...
27 February 2006 Musical satirists Cowpoke are at it again, with a new single poking fun at the AWB Scandal. The Mittagong band have released their...
26 February 2006 As executives at DMG Radio Australia try to figure out why most people in Sydney and Melbourne don’t give a toss about Vega, they have...
26 February 2006 The rebels at Perth’s Groove 101.7 have asked radioinfo: how many three year olds do you know have been the subject of Australian Broadcasting Authority...
25 February 2006 In an item buried in the Sunday Telegraph “Bec and Buzz” sports pages, Phil Rothfield and Rebecca Wilson report “We hear all is not well...
22 February 2006 As awareness of digital radio grows with listeners, SBS Radio has announced the start of a new digital content division. The formation of the Digital...
22 February 2006 DMG Radio Australia chief executive Paul Thompson has vowed to do whatever it takes to get DMG's two struggling Vega stations heading in the right...
22 February 2006 Radio reaches more people than television across most of the day but most significantly at breakfast, according to a comparison of full year 2005 survey...
22 February 2006 Over 100 people turned up at a Canberra swimming pool on Monday to see the Mix breakfast team, Mark and Lisa walk naked around the...
