10 May 2005 The Federal Budget has delivered as expected for various sectors of the radio industry. The ABC has been given an appropriation of $773.4...
10 May 2005 Communications Minister, Helen Coonan, is intent on the need for media reform and wants to free up ownership restrictions as early as the end of...
10 May 2005 Veteran presenter, Dave D Whitcomb, has announced his retirement, saying his last morning shift will be on Friday 10 June on 4KQ. Whitcomb, who...
10 May 2005 The Australian Broadcasting Authority has invited applications for new community radio licences for the Young and Moss Vale areas of NSW. The ABA’s planning...
10 May 2005 Radio National's Life Matters' host, Julie McCrossin and 702 ABC evening presenter, James O'Loghlin, will go back to school next week - not due to...
10 May 2005 The Seven Network has given the go ahead to a new comedy show featuring former 2Day FM breakfast co-host, Peter Moon, and Nova 100's Dave...
10 May 2005 Latest figures reveal a 6% increase in radio revenue for metropolitan radio stations. The PricewaterhouseCoopers' analysis for April shows ad revenue of $44.6 million,...
10 May 2005 Macquarie Radio Network (MRN) Chief Executive, Angela Clark, is among numerous names being floated as possible replacements for Nine Network CEO, David Gyngell, after his...
9 May 2005 WorldAudio's two key signings, Mikey Robins and Ian Rogerson, will begin co-hosting breakfast on Radio 2 from Monday, as part of a national launch. ...
9 May 2005 Specialist police reporters with Melbourne radio and other media outlets might need to brush up on etiquette. A segment on 3AW's rumour - suggesting...
9 May 2005 The Australian Broadcasting Authority has allocated a new community radio licence in Eden on the NSW far south coast. Eden Community Radio Inc (ECRI)...
9 May 2005 Two Vatican Radio executives have been given 10 day suspended jail sentences because the radio's transmitters create too much interference! Cardinal Roberto Tucci and...
9 May 2005 The 2GB-Daily Telegraph appeal, in memory of commentator and chief rugby league writer, Peter ‘Chippy’ Frilingos, has raised more than $60 000 for the Heart...
8 May 2005 Pete Ferrier legendary Brisbane audio engineer and proprietor of Brisbane’s first specialist recording studio Sound Australia died today (Sunday 8th May 2005) after a 9...
8 May 2005 DMG Radio Australia has been granted an extension by the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA), after revealing it is unlikely to meet the 17 June deadline...
8 May 2005 All this week, McDonalds Australia is taking an entire two hours of commercial airtime from Noon-2pm on Sydney’s NOVA 969 and NOVA 100 in Melbourne...
8 May 2005 Listeners to 774 ABC Melbourne drive presenter, Virginia Trioli, do not need to 're-adjust their sets'. Recently, some were reaching for the dial, convinced...
8 May 2005 Record breaking Australian cricketer, Shane Warne, may well be the next target of Advanced Hair after a revealing interview on 2KY. Rising English batsman,...
7 May 2005 Spencer Howson, 891 ABC Adelaide and Cairns’ ABC Far North are the big winners at the national broadcaster's 2005 Local Radio Awards, announced at a...
7 May 2005 2GB breakfast host, Alan Jones, has attended the funeral of former stockbroker, Rene Rivkin. Also among the 300 mourners at a non-traditional Jewish service...
7 May 2005 Sydney girl, Georgina Woods, whose shocking injuries in a hit-run accident sparked hoax letters to 2GB, has been moved out of intensive care and is...
7 May 2005 Tony Blair may have won the British election, but MP George Galloway has won the most listened-to media interview of the election night. Galloway...
6 May 2005 The breakfast presenter on Sydney Arabic community radio station, 2ME, has received death threats, after arranging a prayer vigil for abducted Australian, Douglas Wood, in...
5 May 2005 Lithgow commercial station, 2LT, is just back on air after four days of silence on its AM 900 frequency from transmitter failures caused by rodents....
5 May 2005 Sydney wide community station, 2SER FM, has completed its programming review, with a range of new shows going to air from this week. The format...
5 May 2005 Local ABC Radio stations around the country will be without some of their regular presenters today, as ABC Local Radio staff participate in an all...
5 May 2005 Entries close today (Friday 6 May) for this year’s Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs). This year will be the 17th annual awards event, and...
5 May 2005 Twenty submissions have been received, commenting on the Department of Communications’ issues paper on the introduction of digital radio in Australia. Major submissions were...
5 May 2005 The ABC has announced changes to the composition and operation of its Independent Complaints Review Panel. The panel convenor is to be Michael Foster...
5 May 2005 There were 53 journalists killed on the job last year throughout the world, with Iraq - not surprisingly - being named the most dangerous country...
