9 September 2004 The community broadcasting sector is planning a big event next week to launch the results of a listener survey which is expected to send shockwaves...
9 September 2004 The bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta was being covered minutes after it happened by Australian radio reporters. Most stations broke into regular programs...
9 September 2004 Ross Turner has been appointed as the new Program Director for SEA-FM Rockhampton–Gladstone and 4RO Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast. General Manager, Peter Upton, says:...
8 September 2004 Rural Press has declared it is on the acquisition trail and has already earmarked the seven stations Macquarie Bank will need to divest after its...
8 September 2004 2GB News Director, Justin Kelly, has scrapped thoughts of taking legal action against morning presenter and Olympic caller, Ray Hadley, over the infamous Athens tirade....
8 September 2004 John Laws is searching for Australia's next 'Rising Star'. In what is described as the 'fairest talent quest of its kind', the 2UE morning...
8 September 2004 UK media regulator, Ofcom, has revealed plans for a new FM commercial radio licence for the Kidderminster area in the West Midlands. Radio companies...
8 September 2004 Three of the biggest media groups have been invited to discuss possible bids for BBC Worldwide. Executives from Time Warner, Walt Disney Corporation and...
7 September 2004 Nova 969 is offering listeners the chance to win an Ian Thorpe bodysuit. But, the catch is the prized item has been somewhat stretched...
7 September 2004 Peter Dick will return to 4BC along with rising talk presenter, Clare Blake, replacing the departing Ian 'Bear' Maurice on afternoons. With Maurice finishing...
6 September 2004 In a bizarre irony, two members of Frenzal Rhomb have begun filling in on Triple J drive, in direct competition with Austereo's Jackie O and...
6 September 2004 Fresh from launching Adelaide's 919 in Adelaide, DMG Radio has released latest research from the United States, which confirms that listener tune-out escalates during long...
6 September 2004 Pacific Star Network, formerly Data & Commerce (DCL), has slashed operating losses from $9.1 million to $2.9 million. The recent name change seems to...
5 September 2004 Brisbane's top rating B105 has admitted using computer software to speed up songs on its playlist, joining fellow Austereo station, Melbourne's Fox FM, in 'fessing...
5 September 2004 Austereo's newly created Client Strategist for the Brisbane market, John Musgrove, begins work today. He has spent more than 25 years in radio and...
5 September 2004 The ABC says a recent Newspoll survey of community attitudes confirms overwhelming public belief that the Corporation is 'balanced and even handed' in reporting news...
5 September 2004 2UE drive presenter, Steve Price, looks set to renew his contract. The new deal will tie him up for a further three years.
4 September 2004 Speculation is growing that 2GB News Director, Justin Kelly, is considering legal action against morning presenter and Olympic host, Ray Hadley, over his off air...
4 September 2004 Australia’s federal election has now been called, and radio stations all over the country are moving into election mode with 36 days to go before...
2 September 2004 In our last episode of the ongoing battle between plucky little Sport 927 and the mighty international research conglomerate, Nielsen Media Research, Noel Crowe, Sport...
1 September 2004 Australia's newest FM radio station, Nova 919, has gone on air in Adelaide from its new Hindmarsh Square studios (click below to listen). Merrick...
1 September 2004 The first keynote speakers have been announced for the 2004 Commercial Radio National Conference, from Friday 15 October at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. ...
1 September 2004 With an election little more than five weeks away, the Federal Government has opted to extend the terms of two directors on the ABC Board...
1 September 2004 Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has recommended that the state's media organisations be allowed to have access to new police radio transmissions. The...
1 September 2004 Digital radio in Australia is creeping closer, with both players involved in testing making significant moves in recent weeks. Broadcast Australia, the company conducting...
1 September 2004 It is a year since Sydney community station FBi went to air and the station is celebrating with a birthday bash and subscriber drive. ...
31 August 2004 RG Capital Radio Ltd has announced a full year net profit of $10.5 million, with its acquisition by Macquarie Bank’s Regional Media Limited to be...
31 August 2004 The ABC has halved its number of top level executives, bringing five key operational departments under one director. The five support areas, which had...
31 August 2004 In London, Virgin Radio’s once troubled breakfast show has received a boost with the news that award winning presenters, Geoff Lloyd and Pete Mitchell, have...
31 August 2004 DMG is gearing up for the launch of its new Brisbane station, NOVA 106.9, with Sean Ryan starting today as General Manager. Even though...