The greatest mismatch in sporting history

29 October 2003 After months of old fashioned sledging, Merrick the 'Chicken Torpedo' (on account of his skinny legs) finally put his goggles where his mouth was and...

World Audio staff changes

29 October 2003 In the past week there have been several departures from World Audio’s Radio 2 station in Sydney’s western suburbs. General Manager Michael Hibard and...

Geoff Hill joins Austereo as Sydney Director of Sales

29 October 2003 Experienced media executive Geoff Hill has joined the Austereo team as Sydney Director of Sales. “” said National Sales Director, Gary Pert says: “We’re delighted...

RN debate on the Future of Higher Education

29 October 2003 Does higher education only benefit the few who attend, or is it vital to Australia as a whole - a driving force behind a better future for...

Triple J restoring the balance

29 October 2003 Ever wondered what The Young Liberals would do if they took control of Triple J? Hold onto your Expense Account. You're about to find...

SBS faces same problems as ABC

29 October 2003 This week it was announced that Gerald Stone has been appointed as Deputy Chairperson of SBS and that conservative columnist Christopher Pearson has been...

Magic 105.9 supports cancer charity

29 October 2003 Tomorrow is National Bandana Day to raise money for Canteen to assist youth with Cancer and newly launched South Australian regional station Magic 105.9 is...

ABA enquiry into Perth’s Groove FM

29 October 2003 As reported last month on radioinfo, Perth’s Nova station has filed a complaint against community station Groove FM for breaching the conditions of its licence....

Canberra’s FM104.7 Gets Local with Music

28 October 2003 Not content with high Australian content to maintain a local feel, Canberra's FM 104.7 will focus on music that's even closer to home when it...

Hot 91.1 on air – hear audio of launch

27 October 2003 The Sunshine Coast's newest station, Hot 91 is now on air after yesterday's midday launch. Listen to the launch countdown by clicking below.

88.1 2RDJ FM turns 20 – Street FM turns One

27 October 2003 On November 5th, 88.1 2RDJ-FM Sydney will celebrate 20 years of broadcasting since 1983, when they got a telegram stating they could go to air....

The Net is Best for Audio Says Dave Cox, DBM

27 October 2003 Five years after DBM Systems designed Australia’s first web-based delivery for radio commercials the entire industry is converting to Internet delivery according to Managing Director,...

The Radio Awards acceptance speeches you didn’t get to hear

26 October 2003 Unlike the Logies or the Academy Awards, there are no acceptance speeches at the Radio Awards for the sake of brevity. But if you did...

AMRAP’s making noise about new Australian music – Winning entry by Paul Mason

25 October 2003 The community broadcasting sector's Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (Amrap) has been very busy lately producing and distributing a ton of radio content about local...

Harold Mitchell speaks at Olle Memorial Lecture

24 October 2003 This year’s Andrew Olle Media Lecture at the Sydney Convention Centre was presented by advertising industry heavyweight Harold Mitchell. At speaking at the function also...

Triple M Adelaide turns format ‘upside down’

22 October 2003 As foreshadowed on radioinfo some weeks ago, Triple M Adelaide has announced impending format changes. The station will launch a totally different format from...

New Sunshine Coast Station Hot 91 launching next week

22 October 2003 Queensland Sunshine Coast's newest radio station will be called Hot 91 and will go to air next week, from midday on Monday October 27. The...

US interest in buying 3AK

22 October 2003 With the 3AK sale process now approved at a shareholder meeting this week, one radioinfo source has revealed there is interest in the station from...

Aus Music month on Triple J

22 October 2003 November is Ausmusic month on Tripe J and to kick it off the station will feature an Australian music weekend on November 1 & 2....

4VL’s new transmitter

22 October 2003 The Smart Radio Network – owner of Radio 4VL in Charleville, has invested “a considerable amount of money” to buy a brand new 2.5...

Jazz Greats celebrate Julian Lee’s 80th birthday

22 October 2003 On 2 November, Australian performers and musicians are throwing a birthday party for broadcaster/pianist Julian Lee’s 80th Birthday, at The Basement Nightclub in Sydney. ...

Nova’s Merrick and Rosso get very trashy

22 October 2003 Tomorrow morning (24 October), Nova 969's Merrick and Rosso will rubbish claims they never give away anything good on their breakfast show, by lifting the...

CBAA conference details – November in Queensland

22 October 2003 The Community Radio sector’s annual conference is being held at the end of November, with registrations and award entries are being taken now. The...

Broadcast Quality AM & FM PCI Radio Capture Cards

22 October 2003 AM and FM Tuner PCI Cards are now available for Windows 2000 & XP in Australia. The radio capture cards are designed for...

Media stocks looking good according to analysts

22 October 2003 Stock market analysts this week reported that the market has upgraded its earnings expectations for the media sector, which has climbed more than 35% since a...

Adobe buys Cool Edit

22 October 2003 Adobe has acquired the technology assets of Syntrillium Software and so, has acquired the audio editor Cool Edit. Adobe has now released a rebranded...

radioinfo – How’s It Going Since the Change?

22 October 2003 In the three months or so since we changed the radioinfo site from totally free to part paid, many people have asked us whether it...

2003 ABC Heywire winners announced

22 October 2003 17 year-old Clayton Murray-Mitchell, a Koori boy from Echuca, is the 2003 Central Victorian winner of the ABC’s Heywire competition. He will join 37...

Perth’s Sonshine FM completes Operation Christmas Child

22 October 2003 98.5 Sonshine FM's Operation Christmas Child concluded last Friday. Thanks to over 680 churches, businesses and individual Sonshine FM listeners, 2438 gift-packed shoeboxes were brought...

Community Radio Station gives Hope to charity – Winning story by Daniel Anderson

19 October 2003 Congratulations to Daniel Anderson, the latest winner of our weekly free subscription to radioinfo. If you'd like to submit a story, click on...

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