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Illyria sells Prime Media
Illyria yesterday sold their (nearly) 9% stake in the Prime Media Group, the parent company of the Prime Radio Network in Queensland. The sale, at 68c per share, yielded $22m, valuing the ...
Family FM eat and they vote
In a nice bit of PR for the station, Brisbane's 96.5 Family FM have gained some welcome publicity for a peaceful protest led by Breakfast Announcer Liam Renton. The protest is against the planned ...
Harmer joins Mix
ARN has extended their '3pm Pick Up' brand to include a segment within the show called 'The 3pm Pick Up Panel'. The Panel will feature five women, all mothers, led by Wendy Harmer and they will ...
K-Rock Geelong ‘giving back’
This morning at 6am the anchor of K-ROCK Geelong's Breakfast show, Leroy Brown, commenced a marathon 27-hour broadcast to highlight the issues faced by those with mental illness. The 27-hour ...
SCA win WA award
In the annual Media Organisation of the Year awards in Western Australia, Southern Cross Austereo have become the first organisation to place first twice. The awards are based on how media ...
MTR drowned in debt
Yesterdays Nielsen Media Survey result had one less station rated in the Melbourne market with MTR having been removed. It appears likely the 1377 frequency will be rebirthed as 3MP, although ...
ACMA finds Kyle breached decency
ACMA has this morning released its findings into the Kyle Sandliands incident on 22 November last year when he criticised a female journalist. They have found that Sandilands comments were deeply ...
Dicko off the wagon
Former 91.5 Melbourne Breakfast host, Ian 'Dicko' Dickson is back on the booze after years of sobriety.  Dicko, who revealed his struggle with alcohol on Andrew Denton's Enough Rope and on ...
Camilla on Koffee break
After hiring, and then firing, Camilla Severi from the Nova 106.9 Breakfast show within three months, DMG Radio have announced that she will move to a new role on digital brand 'Koffee'. Severi ...