6 August 2003 This week’s newspaper and magazine coverage includes much discussion of the ABC and coverage of Nova and triple M. ABC Budget decisions and programming...
4 August 2003 This week radioinfo speaks to John Laws about his 50 years in radio. Laws began in radio in 1953 and, after 50 years, is...
4 August 2003 Amanda Keller has decided not to renew her 2MMM breakfast show contract next year. Keller, who was brought into the breakfast co-host role by...
3 August 2003 To celebrate 1000 shows, Take 40 Australia this weekend will play some of the best number one songs from the past 20 years and feature...
3 August 2003 Not even God's radio station is safe from the wrath of angry suburban residents worried about Electro Magnetic Radiation (EMR) from transmission towers. In...
2 August 2003 Hot Tomato launched on the Gold Coast of Queensland at 2pm today (Friday 1 August). The stations is called Hot Tomato and the first...
31 July 2003 John Brennan has been coaxed out of retirement to become the new Program Director of 2GB. Chris Smith had decided some months ago that...
31 July 2003 2DAY FM Program Director Rob Logan has resigned to join Pay TV music channels musicMAX and Channel V. He will become XYZ Entertainment's...
31 July 2003 The launch of new FM Gold Coast station Hot Tomato is imminent. Managing Director Hans Torv told radioinfo: “1029 Hot Tomato will...
31 July 2003 Hobart’s Triple T FM celebrated Reggie’s Big Brother win when she returned home to Tasmania last week. Triple T has been involved with...
31 July 2003 Mix 106.3 Townsville increased its ratings share by nearly 3 points in the recent regional survey. Some of the result is due to an unusual...
31 July 2003 702 ABC Sydney has announced that Harold Mitchell, Chairman and CEO of Mitchell and Partners, will deliver the 702 ABC Sydney Andrew Olle Media Lecture...
31 July 2003 Austereo and Communicator have joined forces “to create powerful sales promotions packages using radio driven SMS and Web competition platforms”. “In a first for...
31 July 2003 The CBAA is looking for keen young broadcasters to be involved with a number of youth projects being organized in the community radio sector. ...
31 July 2003 Broadcasters are expecting Willoughby City Council to make its long-awaited decision on the development application for changes to the DRB test broadcast mast at the...
31 July 2003 This report begins a new regular item for radioinfo, that will watch what the papers are saying about the radio industry and keep an eye...
30 July 2003 WorldAudio shareholders have voted in favour of resolutions to support a $7 million capital raising, which wil be used in part to accelerate the rollout...
30 July 2003 Judge Hughesy’s got a fistful of $50,000 dollars and he’s looking to blow it on someone’s ridiculous dream. “If your dream is to save...
28 July 2003 The new management team at Triple J has been giving everything at the station the once-over as they strive for “a fresh approach”. Now that...
27 July 2003 AFTRS is holding another of its popular Radio Music Director Courses in August. A Music Director’s job is one of the most exciting and...
27 July 2003 The ABA will begin the process to auction the new Adelaide commercial radio licence next month. The long awaited service will broadcast on FM 91.9...
26 July 2003 ABC Managing Director Russell Balding has referred Senator Alston's 68 complaints about the AM Program to the Independent Complaints Review Panel. Balding said due...
25 July 2003 West Australian Newspapers has bought regional West Australian broadcast group, RedWave Media, for $11.7 million (subject to due diligence). RedWave Media operates AM...
25 July 2003 The NTC Radio Network has received Development Approval for the erection of a radio tower in the Central West township of Dubbo in New South...
25 July 2003 The United States House of Representatives has passed legislation which effectively reverses the recently modified FCC rules. The FCC changes were hailed as a way...
24 July 2003 The ABC has responded to Senator Alston’s complaint letter about Iraq War bias, dismissing most of the complaints. Senator Alston’s main focus was on the...
23 July 2003 It’s our nation’s most controversial award (after the Radio Industry Awards). As soon as the Australian of the Year Awards are announced, the critics...
23 July 2003 No one can deny that Joan Warner’s made an impact since she took on the job of CEO of Commercial Radio just two years ago....
23 July 2003 As well as a continued strong showing in the Sydney ratings, John Laws is still the king of morning radio in Regional Australia. The...
23 July 2003 The dream of every kid is a shiny new bike for Christmas, but sadly for many children, their families simply cannot afford the price of...
