News Talk 4BC wins two big awards at ACRAs

18 October 2006 News Talk 1116 4BC had some good wins at the ACRAs. Program Director Greg Cary was awarded the Best Program Director Award and 4BC’s Sales...

Government Spectrum holdings reviewed

18 October 2006 To help the Australian Communications and Media Authority better achieve "an appropriate balance" between government use of the radiofrequency spectrum and its use by the...

Media sector on fire

17 October 2006 WA Newspapers (WAN), the owner of a network of West Australian radio stations and the main state newspaper The West Australian, is in play, with...

2NUR Newcastle breaches sponsorship guidelines

17 October 2006 Newcastle community radio station 2NUR FM has breached its licence conditions by broadcasting advertisements and sponsorship announcements that ran in total for more than five...

Media ownership changes carried: flash

17 October 2006 The government’s controversial media reform package has passed through the Lower House and will now be law. Opposition Members attempted last minute amendments however the...

ACRA 2006 awards: full winners list

16 October 2006 The 2006 Australian Commercial Radio Awards were held under the big top at Luna Park Sydney with special guest John Cleese opening the ceremony and...

New ABC editorial policies will set higher standards: Mark Scott

16 October 2006 ABC Managing Director Mark Scott has announced changes to the ABC's Editorial Polices, signalling an effort to be more balanced across all programming, not just...

Hinch unwell again

16 October 2006 For the second time in six months, 3AW Drive host Derryn Hinch is battling a mystery illness. Hinch was reportedly checked into Cabrini hospital in...

Rep Rugby League back on Supernetwork

16 October 2006 2HD and the Bill Caralis Supernetwork are set to call the Newcastle versus Great Britain Rugby League challenge game this Friday at Energy Australia Stadium....

Aussies score global radio awards

16 October 2006 Whilst the Australian commercial radio industry has been focused on its own awards ceremony, another international radio awards event has taken place almost simultaneously, with...

Rob Logan to move to multimedia

15 October 2006 The Sydney Confidential column of today's Daily Telegraph is reporting Rob Logan will move from his role as program director of WSFM into a multimedia...

New Selector at Conference

14 October 2006 Radio Computing Services (RCS) debuted its next edition of the industry standard music scheduling software tomorrow at the Commercial Radio Australia National Conference at Luna...

16% more digital listening in the UK: Radio Conference speaker Nick Piggott

14 October 2006 Commercial Radio’s National Radio Conference takes place tomorrow at Luna Park in Sydney. On the conference agenda are digital radio, management, programming and regulatory topics,...

Back your gut feelings on programming: John Cleese at Radio Conference AUDIO

14 October 2006 John Cleese has told delegates at the National Radio Conference: "The more anxious people become, the more they want to measure things," urging programmers...

Diversification and Scale will drive media deals: Radio Conference analysts

13 October 2006 Some media companies think "diversification and scale" will protect them from the threats of new technology and new media competition, according to analysts speaking at...

Regional stations push local content review as Media bills pass Senate

12 October 2006 In a strong show of unity against the unpopular provisions of the media bills, the regional radio members of Commercial Radio Australia have signed an...

DAB, DRM, DMB in phones? Yes says Nokia.

12 October 2006 Responding to a question at the National Radio Conference about radio chips in phones, Nokia's David Watkins told delegates that the international phone company is...

Jono and Jo breakfast show wins top BBC Gillard Award

11 October 2006 BBC London’s Jono and Jo brekkie show has won the award for best BBC brekkie show in the Gillard Awards for National and...

Regional operators may have to close stations: Rhys Holleran

11 October 2006 Regional radio groups are deeply concerned at the local content requirements and the heavy handed approach being applied to regional radio, but not tv and...

Coonan backs off mandatory local radio content as Media bill passes Senate

11 October 2006 Last minute lobbying from regional radio proprietors appears to have been heard by Communications Minister Helen Coonan who is now proposing to review the mandatory...

2UE and ABC Journos nominated for Walkley Awards

11 October 2006 Radio reporters have featured prominently in this year’s Walkley Award nominations for journalistic excellence. ABC Radio’s Peter Cave and Tim Palmer, and 2UE News Director...

Surviving the Drought: National ABC Country Hour broadcast

11 October 2006 In the face of one of the most widespread droughts to ravage rural Australia, ABC Radio is presenting a special national radio program called ...

Happy 100th Birthday Dot Dawson

11 October 2006 Radio veteran Dot Dawson, the wife of country music legend Smokey turns 100 today, 12 October. Smokey & Dot present the Australian Country Music...

Radio ad revenue: Sydney down 6% other cities up

11 October 2006 Advertising revenue for Australia’s metropolitan commercial radio stations increased by 0.9% in the September 2006 quarter to $150.8 million compared with the same period a...

Radio National Science Show breached Code of Practice

11 October 2006 ABC Radio National’s Science Show breached the ABC Code of Practice according to a finding by ACMA. An ACMA investigation decided the ABC...

6PR’s ‘gentleman of fortune’ remembered on station’s 75th birthday

11 October 2006 Perth’s oldest surviving commercial radio station 6PR turns 75 years old this Saturday, 14 October. Bridget Griffen-Foley has contributed this glimpse into the early days...

Media Bills latest: government gets support from National Senator Fiona Nash

10 October 2006 NSW Nationals Senator Fiona Nash has taken the spotlight off Barnaby Joyce by announcing her support for the government's media legislation package after reaching...

Regional operators revolt against local news

10 October 2006 Regional licence holders are less than impressed with the government's proposed local news restrictions. A four and a half hour quota of "live and...

100.9 FM Perth off the air for good

9 October 2006 Perth’s aboriginal radio station WAAMA, also known as 6AR, has had its licence cancelled after many months of difficulty about format changes, membership infighting and...

Joyce still not locked in on bill changes

9 October 2006 Despite an apparent agreement with rebel National senators announced by the government this morning, Senator Barnaby Joyce says he may yet cross the floor to...

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