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...
23 July 2003 Gold Coast station Hot Tomato has now been testing for a week and all reports are that there is good reception right across the listening...
23 July 2003 Sydney community station FBi is currently running tests before a planned full-power launch date of August 29. Technical Director Tim Traeger interrupted his work wiring...
23 July 2003 This year’s IBC2003 conference and exhibition will be held in Amsterdam this September The Conference will run 11-15 and trhe Exhibition dates are 12-16 September....
23 July 2003 Gerald Brown, in his e-broadcastnewsasia newsletter, reports the current media situation in Iraq (reprinted courtesy of e-bna). Out from the ashes of a...
23 July 2003 The BBC is embroiled in controversy surrounding the death of British weapons expert Dr David Kelly, who was the source of various BBC stories about...
23 July 2003 ABC sources expect more program cuts ahead as the result of the 2003 Federal Budget, which did not grant the increases the ABC said were...
23 July 2003 The ABC's Transmission Planning Manager, Craig Todd, explains details of the current maintenance work at the Liverpool transmitter site, which is currently causing the shutdown...
23 July 2003 Over the past few weeks ABC702 breakfats presenter Angela Catterns has been extolling the virtues of taking up knitting. This has led to an unusual...
23 July 2003 98.5 Sonshine FM’s annual on-air party Radiothon will take place at the end of August. It is described as "three days of mayhem as...
23 July 2003 The hunt is on for young and funky TV presenters to front a show about the Australian Dance Culture. The program is a spin off...
23 July 2003 The ABA is proposing to make available an additional transmitter for commercial radio service MIXX FM to serve the town of Portland, Victoria. The...
23 July 2003 The Australian Communications Authority has allocated various Low Power Open Narrowcast licences between FM 87.0 and 88.0 around Australia, for the reserve price of $250...
23 July 2003 The ABA has registered the revised codes of practice for subscription television broadcasting and narrowcasting services, open narrowcasting television services, subscription narrowcasting radio services and...
17 July 2003 The major regional market radio surveys were released today for the Cairns, Townsville, Mackay and Albury/Wodonga markets. Share figures for each market are below.
17 July 2003 Albury’s RG Capital station The River retained its market share in the face of some good gains by opposition stations 2AY and ABC in this...
17 July 2003 5CS’s regular ‘Business After Hours’ function last week provided a bit of fun and a networking opportunity in the listening area, plus a...
17 July 2003 Gold Coast Hot Tomato station began on-air tests today after weeks of loading music into the new RCS playout system, recruiting staff, briefing clients and...
17 July 2003 Anna Willems has been appointed to the position of Program Director for DMG’s new Sunshine Coast radio station which is set to launch later this...
