Bathurst community radio station 2MCE and commercial stations 2BS / B-Rock FM have united to promote an ANZAC Day dawn service ‘letterbox’ commemoration.

Given the events of recent weeks, the NZ radio  industry has agreed the 2020 NZ Radio Awards will not be proceeding as a live event this year.

Judging has already started and has been extended until Monday 20 April to allow judges more time to complete their categories given the additional pressures placed on everyone at this time.

With the AFL season temporarily suspended due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, 3AW today announced the following changes to its schedule.

Where AFL matches were scheduled at the following times, these programs will now take their place:

THURSDAY & FRIDAY
1800-1900: Sports Day
1900-2000: Money News
2000-2400: Nights with Denis Walter

ARN’s Jason Staveley has tested positive to COVID-19 and is recovering at home.
 
Jason notified friends via Facebook that “I have tested positive to #coronavirus and am now in quarantine at home. It hit me fast and can hit hard, so please do everything the experts are asking.
 
“The testing process is well organised – my result was delivered late yesterday in a little over 24 hours. The follow up from the Federal Health Dept has also been great.”

Southern Cross Media has asked the Australian Stock Exchange for a trading halt in respect of its ordinary shares.
 
In a letter to the ASX today, Southern Cross says the halt is necessary for the company to assess the impact of COVID-19 on it’s business, and to make an announcement to the markets about the impact and about the measures that SCA is putting in place to address them.
 
SCA share this morning were trading at 16.5 cents.

JOY 94.9 has launched The Informer Daily, a daily current affair show covering news and information about the COVID-19 situation with a focus on how it's impacting the LGBTIQA+ community.

NOVA Entertainment has joined forces with radio stations around the world, to simultaneously play ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’