2 August 2004 Gold Coast based Hot Tomato is celebrating its first anniversary. Despite being the only group to outbid DMG's Paul Thompson, at a commercial FM...
2 August 2004 Austereo drive co-hosts, Kyle and Jackie O, have been on the end of a 'Media Watch' spray for their treatment of Frenzal Rhomb after a...
2 August 2004 The ABA is proposing to make channel capacity available for new and improved services in the Cairns and Wagga Wagga areas. This follows consideration...
2 August 2004 A five week course for disadvantaged young people from the Oasis Youth Support Network has culminated in a one hour broadcast on Sydney's top rating...
2 August 2004 New Zealand radio presenter, Grant Kereama, says he helped save the life of international rugby union star, Jonah Lomu, because that is what mates do....
1 August 2004 Former 2Day FM breakfast crew co-host, Paul Holmes, begins his new drive show this afternoon on 101.7 WSFM. The Australian Radio Network (ARN) says...
1 August 2004 DMG is gearing up for the launch of its new Brisbane station, NOVA 106.9, appointing Sean Ryan as General Manager. Even though DMG has...
1 August 2004 Only days after Austereo received the all clear from the Supreme Court to use the disputed slogan, 'totally different,' the network plans to introduce it...
1 August 2004 Written submissions from the public, in response to applications for new community radio licences for the Lithgow and Warrumbungles areas of NSW, have closed. ...
1 August 2004 The application deadline has passed for new community radio broadcasting licences for Roxby Downs in South Australia and Swan Hill in Victoria. Acting ABA...
31 July 2004 John Cameron has been appointed as the ABC's new Director of News and Current Affairs after acting in the position since May this year. ...
31 July 2004 ABC 702's Ultimo foyer was packed to capacity last Friday, with more than 1000 people knitting quilt squares for the needy. There were so...
30 July 2004 This Sunday evening (1 August), disadvantaged young people from the Oasis Youth Support Network will take over the studios of Sydney's top rating FM station,...
30 July 2004 With 15 days to go before the Olympics, Melbourne sport-talk station, SEN1116, officially launched its coverage of the Athens 2004 Games last night (Thursday 29th)...
30 July 2004 The Queensland Police Union has questioned the media's right to listen to police radio communications, saying the information broadcast by officers can be highly sensitive....
29 July 2004 The Federal Court has upheld Austereo's appeal to overturn a decision by the Registrar of Trade Marks' about the use of the Nova slogan ‘Sounds...
29 July 2004 Clear Channel's reduced advertising schedules under its new policy (see earlier stories) have leaked out within days of the announcement. radioinfo can reveal...
29 July 2004 Townsville marketing organisation ‘Townsville Enterprise’ is worried by speculation that DMG stations in North Queensland might be taken over by Macquarie Bank. The organisation’s CEO...
29 July 2004 Let's hope this never happens with radio news bulletins in Australia! .
28 July 2004 Teeth were bared as Alan Jones returned fire on Ian Temby for his comments at the enquiry into the Penrith Panthers' financial dealings (see...
28 July 2004 The television industry is about to call for tenders to supply portable people meters for its ratings service, Oztam. The main tenderers are expected to...
28 July 2004 Former Sydney, Adelaide and Gold Coast identity, Ray Arthur, has started a radio school in the UK for presenters and journalists, designed so graduates can...
28 July 2004 Commercial Radio Australia's Creative Director addresses an Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) conference today, putting a strong case for radio as the best medium to communicate...
28 July 2004 Public submissions have closed on applications for a new community radio broadcasting licence for the Braidwood area of NSW. Applications can be viewed on...
28 July 2004 RADD (Recording Artists Actors and Athletes Against Drink Driving) has a new swag of talent to add to its banks. Gold medal winning swimming sensation,...
28 July 2004 ABC Western Australia’s acting Local Radio Manager, James O’Brien, says there has been “an overwhelming response” to his advertisement for a new afternoon presenter to...
28 July 2004 Sam Ciccarello has been appointed the new general manager of Austereo’s two Adelaide stations, SA FM and 104.7 Triple M. He will begin his new...
27 July 2004 Jon Kennedy's sister, Simone, has informed radioinfo of further details of his death. "Jon passed away of a heart attack in the early...
27 July 2004 Following up the Clear Channel move to reduce radio advertising inventory, and Paul Thompson's comments last week, radioinfo has also spoken to DMG's Group Sales...
27 July 2004 The Creative Advisory Committee, set up to advise the radio industry on advertising issues and devise strategies to increase ad market share, will hold its...
