To inspire you…4BC /BH presenter’s New Year resolutions

29 December 2005 Gardening guru Col Campbell: I have decided this year to make a resolution not to make resolutions because I can never keep them. ...

Madonna and Good Charlotte sell radio

29 December 2005 The U.S. National Association of Broadcasters has announced that superstar Madonna and power-pop rockers Good Charlotte have joined the radio industry's "Radio: You Hear It...

Say it and get it for motorists- voice enabled radio tuning

29 December 2005 VoiceBox Technologies Inc., developers of the world's first conversational voice search technology, and XM Satellite Radio the U.S. satellite radio service, have announced...

Radio broadcasters pay tribute to Kerry Packer

28 December 2005 In a statement on the death of media magnate Kerry Packer broadcaster John Laws said Packer “was the first true Australian entrepreneur. He took the...

Bocking and Kerr in 2UE overnight swap

28 December 2005 Stuart Bocking is to take over 2UE’s overnight “New Day Australia” from John Kerr. Bocking, who was previously John Laws' executive producer, was...

2005: radioinfo’s Year in Review January to April

28 December 2005 2005: the year digital radio was formally introduced in Australia; the year Kerry Packer died; the year of terrorism and industrial relations reform; the year...

2005: Year in Review May to August

28 December 2005 In this second part of our Year in review, we list stories from May to September. MAY During May a Symposium in New...

2005: Year in Review September to December

28 December 2005 In this third part of our Year in Review we cover September to December. SEPTEMBER Macquarie Regional RadioWorks finally off-loaded its excess stations this...

A Noble returns to Triple J

27 December 2005 Ross Noble will be back on the airwaves soon following his hilarious teaming with Terri Psiakis on Triple J earlier this year. ...

Financial performance of commercial radio improved 2003-2004

26 December 2005 The financial performance of the commercial radio industry improved in the 2003-04 financialyear with significant increases in revenue and profitability. The radio industry’s share of...

36 hour non-stop OB ends on MIX102.3

25 December 2005 They say it’s the silly season but MIX102.3's Jason "Snowy" Carter took that literally and moved in to Adelaide’s Westfield Marion. He's just finished a...

2GB gives podcast listeners a guide to making the most of their holidays

23 December 2005 2GB has launched a new line-up of summer podcasts aimed at entertaining and informing the listeners on how to make the most of their Christmas...

Radio stunt sparks tension between Spain, Bolivia and Vatican

23 December 2005 Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has called a meeting with the Vatican ambassador to discuss a radio programme in which an impersonator tricked Bolivian...

ACMA proposes change of site for Mudgee radio service

23 December 2005 The Australian Communications and Media Authority is proposing to move a translator of commercial radio service 2GEE Mudgee to a new site at Mt Bocoble,...

Happy Christmas!

23 December 2005 radioinfo wishes all readers, and all in the radio industry, a very happy Christmas! .

Mid-dawn ratings an early Christmas present for Jim Ball

22 December 2005 Survey 8 brought early Christmas presents to some Sydney mid-dawn presenters, with the annual overnight ratings being surveyed. 2GB’s Jim Ball should be the...

Don’t Touch That Dial due for release next month

22 December 2005 Wayne Mac's long awaited book about the life and times of Australian Radio is due for release in January '06. Don't Touch That...

Merrick and Rosso get the short straw and work on Christmas Day

22 December 2005 While most radio announcers would do anything to avoid working on Christmas Day, Nova's Merrick and Rosso have decided to steer clear of their...

BroadcastAsia2006: Staying Ahead in the Digital Era

22 December 2005 BroadcastAsia2006, Asia's 11th International Digital Multimedia & Entertainment Technology Exhibition & Conference, has announced a new theme for next year, “Digital: The Journey Forward”, ...

Ofcom calls for applications to open new U.K national digital multiplex

22 December 2005 Rejecting GCAP Media's complaints, the U.K’s regulatory body Ofcom is sticking to its plan to open a new national block of digital radio frequencies for...

Hamish & Andy sign up for Drive on Fox 101.9

21 December 2005 Melbourne comic duo Hamish & Andy will present a brand new drive show on Melbourne's FoxFM next year. Hamish Blake & Andy Lee started...

92.7 MixFM is all a bit fishy

21 December 2005 With the champagne still flowing after last fortnight’s survey results 92.7 Mix FM Sunshine Coast has announced that the Piscatorial Professor affectionately known as “Phippsy”...

Las Vegas radio station contestants rescued from desert

21 December 2005 A Las Vegas radio station’s scavenger hunt contest ended up with several listeners lost in the desert and five needing rescue. Contestants are looking...

Program Director 2006 course applications now open

21 December 2005 AFTRS has opened applications for the 2006 Commercial Radio Program Directors course. The course centres around the analysis of the three key elements of...

Austereo breaks new ground with Universal Music podcast deal

21 December 2005 The Austereo network has launched Australia’s first legal music based podcasts, featuring interviews and music samples. The move is the first successful alliance between...

4BC’s fishing man hooks in just over $8000

20 December 2005 News Talk Radio 1116 4BC’s fishing man Dave Downie has been giving listeners the chance to go fishing with their favorite legends of fishing Tim...

AIR News celebrates its first year

20 December 2005 Australian Independent Radio News (AIR News) is celebrating its first anniversary today. as it continues to compete for the Community, Black-Spot and Section 40 radio...

APN announces acquisition of Adspace

20 December 2005 The Chief Executive of APN News & Media, Brendan Hopkins, has announced that the company has acquired Adspace, which manages some of the highest profile...

Austereo and Sony BMG in online duet

20 December 2005 Austereo has teamed up with Sony BMG to launch, in February, a web based music show that they are claiming will be Australia’s first...

Macquarie Media still on the acquisition trail

19 December 2005 Following yesterday’s radioinfo story that Macquarie Media Group is to acquire a stake in Taiwan television broadcaster Taiwan Broadband Communications (TBC), subject to regulatory approval,...