13 October 2025 Kaley-Jade Baker will move into Breakfast at ARN’s Star FM Mackay and the Whitsundays in 2026. Her Breakfast co-host is yet to be confirmed. Kaley joins the brekky team following a powerhouse run in Afternoons. The latest Xtra Insights Survey for Mackay saw Afternoons with Kaley rise a phenomenal 19 points to 39.5, with a… Read More
18 August 2025 If you happen to be watching TV tonight you will see a familiar face and voice if you are in Mackay and the Whitsundays on...
1 July 2025 ARN’s Star 101.9 has certainly lived up to its callsign in the first Survey of 2025 for Mackay – taking a clear lead as the station most listened to (+5.2 to 27.1) ahead of Triple M Mackay & The Whitsundays.ABC Tropical North also enjoyed a solid gain overall (+2.9 to 13.2).Star’s Rach & Jake are… Read More
26 March 2025 After departing Dubbo Super Radio Network station ZooFM in February, Keegan Brown has moved up north and landed a job with Star 101.9 Mackay...
7 October 2024 A little Radioinfo shoutout to Star FM Mackay and the Whitsunday's afternoon announcer Kaley-Jade Baker. Kaley has been upping her profile on social media saying...
12 July 2024 After this week, all across Australia, many radio people and networks are going to need a bex and a good lie down. Tuesday was GfK...
11 July 2024 What a difference a year makes. ARN's Star 101.9 have leapt from third to first in the latest Xtra Insights survey of the Mackay and...
18 July 2023 In the latest Xtra Insights survey of Mackay, the first since July 2022, the two SCA stations, Hit Mackay & The Whitsundays and Triple M Mackay &...
17 December 2021 Sam Blacker is leaving Star 101.9 and the Mackay region to head to Newcastle and will reunite with his fiancee Tina and develop his Podcast...
8 July 2021 Hit Mackay and the Whitsundays took a hit, dropping 6.1, down to 16.4 in the latest Xtra Insights survey for Mackay, losing their number one...
2 May 2016 Mackay and The Whitsundays have this morning welcomed the latest star to the local media galaxy, Star 101.9. Formerly known as Zinc 101.9, the...
