Star 1045 Doyalson Fire Appeal – $20 000 and climbing

15 August 2004 Star 1045 has raised more than $20 000 for the families of a firefighter and toddler, killed in a fire on the NSW Central Coast....

ABC NewsRadio 10 years old today

14 August 2004 ABC NewsRadio today celebrates 10 years on air, with the best kind of birthday present a radio station could wish for – a new studio....

Peter Harvie says DMG auction win ‘logical’

14 August 2004 Austereo Executive Chairman, Peter Harvie, spoke to radioinfo just after the Melbourne licence auction, which will put one more station into competition with Austereo in...

Hellier’s Happy New Year

14 August 2004 2Day FM breakfast co-host and comedian, Peter Hellier, and his wife are expecting their second child. The couple already has a two year old...

Austereo Announces New National Marketing Manager

12 August 2004 The Austereo network has moved quickly to appoint a new National Marketing Manager, after the sudden departure of Richard Howarth, who spent only three months...

2GB’s Chris Smith: from nobody to Sydney’s number one arvo presenter

12 August 2004 Just two and half years ago, talk-radio newcomer, Chris Smith took over arguably the most daunting job on Sydney radio – 2GB’s Afternoon Show, which...

$50,000 Fine for 3BA over Workplace Bullying case

12 August 2004 3BA Radio Ballarat has been convicted and fined a total of $50,000 after pleading guilty to “failing to provide a safe workplace with adequate systems,...

Another Filipino Radio Reporter Shot Dead

12 August 2004 A reporter with a Catholic radio station in the Philippines has been shot dead in his home, south of Manila, becoming the fourth journalist to...

Missing: one 800 kg transmitter – information needed

12 August 2004 2ME and its related country music radio network have not had good luck with transmitters recently. Two were maliciously damaged and now one has been...

Athens Athletes Add their Voices to RADD

11 August 2004 RADD – Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes Against Drink Driving - has joined forces with members of Australia’s Olympic team in the latest round of...

Alston Defends Austereo Job

11 August 2004 Former Communications Minister, Richard Alston, has defended his decision to take up a position in with Austereo in the industry he used to oversee. ...

Follow Auction Live today on radioinfo

11 August 2004 DMG Radio is the hot favourite to win Melbourne's new FM licence this afternoon when it goes to auction - in what will be the...

Survey 5: talk top in Sydney & Melbourne, Austereo consolidates elsewhere

11 August 2004 The latest Survey 5 Capital City Ratings have been released. The survey was conducted for Commercial Radio Australia covering the period Sun 9 May to...

5DN celebrates 80 Years by digging up its past

11 August 2004 As part of 5DN Adelaide's celebration of its 80th year, it has dug up a station time capsule planted 20 years ago. Pictured are Jeff...

Nick Erby nominated for two Achiever Awards

11 August 2004 Veteran country music broadcaster, Nick Erby, has received two nominations in the Country Music Association of Australia's prestigious industry voted ‘Achiever Awards’. The nomination's...

Coonan accused of Misleading Parliament over Alston Consultancy

11 August 2004 Communications Minister, Helen Coonan, has been accused of misleading Parliament, after being forced to admit former Minister, Richard Alston, had been in contact with her...

Coober Pedy & Cocos Is Win Community Licences

11 August 2004 The ABA has allocated new community radio licences in Coober Pedy, South Australia, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Western Australia. The licences have gone...

New Murwillumbah Community Licence & Deepwater/Glen Innes Merger

11 August 2004 The ABA has allocated a new community radio licence for the Murwillumbah licence area on the NSW far north coast. The successful applicant, North Coast...

New Site to help Penrith Radio Start Up

11 August 2004 The ABA has approved a change in the transmission site and radiation pattern for a Penrith open narrowcasting radio service, planned to operate on 1476...

Strong Ad revenue reported for radio in July

11 August 2004 Commercial radio continues to “perform well” this year with advertising revenue figures for July up by about 25% according to the latest figures. Price...

AMRAP funding for Music Correspondents and Music Recordings

11 August 2004 The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) has announced new funding for community stations and individual broadcasters to produce short program content that highlights Australian...

Adstream buys DART Audio as part of expansion

11 August 2004 Dart Audio was the first digital audio delivery network for Australian commercial radio, setting up an ISDN network some 10 years ago. Recently DART was...

Defiant Triple J Refuses to pull September 11 Image

10 August 2004 Youth network, Triple J, says it will not withdraw a promotional image, depicting its logo hanging from the World Trade Centre. The network has...

Digital radio winner Carol McCormack found at The River.

10 August 2004 Survey 5 in Sydney turned out to be the toughest yet to predict. The winning entry in the radioinfo survey competition scored just seven out...

Funding Threatens ABC Services

9 August 2004 ABC Chairman, Donald McDonald, has warned that if the Federal Government does not provide more money, the national broadcaster might have to cut back on...

ABA Board continues to Shrink

9 August 2004 After the departure of David Flint, the ABA Board faces even greater upheaval, with almost half the members to be gone within two months. ...

Austereo Strategist for Brisbane

9 August 2004 Austereo has appointed a 'Client Strategist' for the Brisbane market. Former Account Manager at Neilsen Media Research, John Musgrove, will start on 6 September...

Bob Rogers Breaks Down On Air

9 August 2004 Radio industry stalwart, Bob Rogers, has reportedly broken down on air while talking about the death of a teenager in a car crash. According...

More Finalists announced for Commercial Radio Awards

9 August 2004 Further ACRA Award Finalists have been announced in the categories of Best Music Director, Brian White Memorial Award, Most Popular Station Manager, Best Station Sales...

Your last chance to win a PURE Digital radio before Survey 5’s out!

8 August 2004 Hear what all the fuss is about through your very own Digital Radio. For picking the order of the Sydney book, you could win the...

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