Music Directors Course: applications open for Melbourne and Brisbane

1 August 2006 AFTRS is again running its successful Music Directors Course, and this year has expanded the locations where it is offered, due to popular demand. ...

Steve Kyte appointed new Local Radio Manager for ABC Victoria

31 July 2006 Steve Kyte, previously the Program Director of 774 ABC Melbourne, has been appointed the new Local Radio Manager of ABC Radio Victoria. English born Kyte...

“The Book” 7th edition – 1956 – 2005 back in print.

31 July 2006 Music and Program Directors from radio stations across Australia will be pleased to hear that “The Book” is back in print. After completing...

Well, surprise! Public radio listeners tend to be left-wing

30 July 2006 It turns out the stereotype of left-leaning, gray-haired, classical music-loving public radio listeners is actually pretty true. A study released by Arbitron finds that...

Alan Jones disputes talk radio audience is trending old

30 July 2006 Alan Jones is angry that media buyers have made several assumptions about talk radio and his 2GB program. Jones says, in a story in today’s...

Coonan to assure protection of rural diversity

30 July 2006 Communications Minister Helen Coonan is preparing to address fears over rural media diversity in an effort to swing the Nationals behind her plans for the...

Brisbane B105’s Gabby grabs a groom

30 July 2006 Scott Asche of Mount Crosby will be the groom for blushing bride, B105’s breakfast announcer Gabby Millgate. It was announced on air that 34 year...

Records broken…yet again…at the 702 ABC Sydney Knit In

30 July 2006 ABC listeners have doubled the previous number of wraps and squares created for Wrap With Love at the fourth annual 702 ABC Sydney KNIT IN,...

vega launches new marketing campaign with real listeners

30 July 2006 dmg Radio Australia has unveiled a new marketing campaign this week for its Sydney and Melbourne vega fm stations with real listeners as the central...

NX FM wins, 2HD biggest increase in Newcastle survey

29 July 2006 2HD had the biggest increase in the latest Newcastle survey, released today. The Supernetwork talk station rose by 1.5 share points, strengthening its hold on...

ACMA breaches by Sydney and Hobart community stations

29 July 2006 The Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that Radio Eastern Sydney Cooperative Ltd, the licensee of community radio service 2RES, breached the Broadcasting Services...

AFL radio rights price tag at $1 million

29 July 2006 The AFL is chasing $1 million for 2007 radio rights and restructured broadcast packages. This could push the ABC out of the race and...

Emotional farewells for 4KQ’s John Knox

29 July 2006 After close on 50 years in the radio industry, 4KQ newsreader John Knox, Brisbane's longest serving on air personality, retires next Friday (04/08) after he...

London’s LBC radio extends coverage via DAB

28 July 2006 London radio station LBC is to broadcast to the regions by broadcasting on the DAB digital network. The station, which won the breakfast show...

New study shows PPM’s big potential for sports radio

27 July 2006 Arbitron has released the results of a study called “The Value of Play-by-Play in a PPM World” to demonstrate to broadcasters and advertisers how the...

Sydney FM103.2 podcast makes it into its category Top 10 after only 3 weeks

27 July 2006 Just three weeks since the launch of FM103.2’s new website, incorporating podcasting of the Sydney community radio station’s most popular programs, the Reflection program with...

Simon Ruhfus appointed new 2UE General Manager

27 July 2006 Southern Cross Broadcasting has announced the appointment of Simon Ruhfus as General Manager of 2UE. Ruhfus has 20 years experience in a range of...

SBS head of radio forced out according to The Australian

26 July 2006 “Mr. Luu left SBS with the same passion he brought to the job.” That’s what the SBS Media release said about the departure of its...

Nova unsigned initiative supports aussie artists

26 July 2006 Unsigned Australian artists will have the opportunity to raise their profile with a new program just launched. The Nova Unsigned Initiative is a partnership between...

Australian Commercial Radio Award finalists announced

26 July 2006 Finalists have been announced for this year’s Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs). Competing for the Best On-Air Team category (metro) will be five of Australia’s...

ABC Brisbane studio investigation ramps up

26 July 2006 ABC management has appointed further experts to examine the cancer issue at its Toowong radio and tv studios, while ABC staff at the Brisbane studios...

Greek radio narrowcaster unlicenced, fined and off air

26 July 2006 After a detailed investigation by Australian Communications and Media Authority inspectors, George Leoudis of Sydney’s Hurlstone Park, has been convicted and fined for operating...

Stations congratulate their ACRA finalists

26 July 2006 Talk Radio 1116 4BC General Manager David McDonald has congratulated Brisbane’s radio stations on their “domination” of the Program Director category in the ACRA finalists...

Jtv launches Vodcasts

26 July 2006 ABC Radio, TV and New Media will this week launch a vodcasting trial of its new jtv programming, and also ABC TV’s The Chaser’s War...

Google ads on radio in USA

26 July 2006 Google-powered ads, which have become a mainstay on Web sites, are now being played on at least one radio station in Detroit according to a...

RadioActive launches radio training courses in India

26 July 2006 Indian radio consultancy company RadioActive has launched two radio training courses, in partnership with the Xavier Institute of Communications, in the rapidly growing Indian market....

Hinch not likely to be charged on sex assault claims

26 July 2006 Victorian police have recommended that Derryn Hinch not be charged over sexual assault allegations made against him by a former business partner. Hinch was...

The piano man says he’s an analogue man during 104.3FM special

25 July 2006 Melbourne Gold 104.3 is claiming an exclusive one hour special with Billy Joel who talks with John Peters reflecting on the entertainer’s classical roots, heavy...

Independent member says Nats must oppose media-ownership reforms

24 July 2006 According to Peter Andren, Independent Member for Calare, the federal Nationals should follow the lead of the Queensland National and vote to protect “localism, diversity...

2GB News Promo causes collateral damage

24 July 2006 Not soon after 2UE made substantial cuts to its overnight news service, 2GB started promo-ing its own service, telling listeners that it is the only...

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