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DMG Radio Australia
DMG Radio Australia operates commercial radio networks in metropolitan and regional areas of Australia. The company is 50% owned by United Kingdom company, Daily Mail and General Trust Group. Lachlan Murdoch's Illyria Pty Ltd bought 50% of the company in November 2009.DMG Radio Australia was formed...
and Lachlan Murdoch's company Illyra, and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
's only commercial talkback
Talk radio
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radio
Radio
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station. The station has a range of programs including news, sport, current affairs, social issues, gardening, lifestyle, cars, travel and health. The station has had the longest stretch of rating number one in the coveted breakfast timeslot, narrowly missing one number one win since 2004. It has won most years (majority of 8 AC Nielsen surveys per annum) every year 2004-2010.
History
5AA commenced broadcasting in Kent Town on 14 March 1976 on the frequency 1390 kHz. It was moved to 1386 kHz with the introduction of 9 kHz spacing on the AM dial in 1978. The station now broadcasts on 1395 kHz.5AA commenced its life with a "Beautiful Music" format and quickly became Adelaide's no 1 rating radio station. In 1976, the only FM competition was the ABC owned Classic FM. AM stations were the ABC owned 5AN, 5DN 972 - "Licenced to talk" and music stations 5KA on 1197AM and 5AD on 1323AM.
In the 1980's 5AA was sold to the State Government owned TAB, ditching music to begin broadcasting horse and dog racing, with talkback in between race calls. The station shifted to the TAB headquarters in Pulteney Court, Adelaide, with "Talk of the Town" as its slogan. However, it plummeted in popularity as a result of its schizophrenic broadcasting policy. With the advent of narrowcast licences, the TAB purchased frequency 1539AM and shifted all racing there, freeing up 5AA for talk and interviews.
A new slogan was adopted, "5AA, Where you don't miss a thing" and the station began a slow rise in the ratings to challenge 5AN (now 891ABC) and the rebadged 5DN, on the 1323AM frequency (now Cruise1323).
On 27 September 1996, 5AA was sold by the State Liberal Olsen Government as part of its asset sales program to repay state debt, caused by the $3b collapse of the State Bank 5 years earlier. The new owner became dmg Radio Australia, under the local Chairmanship of CEO Paul Thompson, with the national headquarters based in Adelaide. (In 1980, Thompson established Double-S-A FM (now SAFM) as the first FM commercial radio station in Adelaide, which led to the formation of radio giant Austereo.)
Another new logo was adopted, Interactive Radio FIVEaa, and the station reclaimed the number one mantle in 2002.
In late August 2004, the station shifted to new premises in Hindmarsh Square with the launch of NOVA FM, also owned by dmg Radio Australia.
In December 2009, dmg sold 50% of its share to Lachlan Murdoch's company Illyria and Paul Thompson became non-executive Chairman, before retiring from an illustrious radio career spanning 4 decades and an induction to Radio's Hall of Fame.
FIVEaa remains one of the top rating stations in Adelaide, jockeying for the outright number one position in 2011 with MIX 102.3, but is certainly Adelaide's first choice for news and talk, with its only remaining competitor ABC891 in the middle of the field.
On 1 December 2011, popular breakfast co-presenter Jon Blake resigned to go to rival radio station Triple M.
Past Presenters include:
- Jon Blake
- Scott McBain
- Brian Bennett (dec.)
- Matthew Clarke
- Ken Cunningham
- Ken Dickin
- Chris Dittmar
- Sonya Feldhoff
- Fr. John Fleming
- Pamela Francis (dec.)
- Graham Guy
- Peter Idol
- Barry Ion
- Paul Makin
- Leigh McClusky
- Xavier Minnecon
- Murray Nicol (dec.)
- John Pemberton
- Tony Pilkington
- Shaun Rehn
- Greg Sanders
- Phil Sheldon
- Michael Smyth
- Gerard Stone
Weekdays
- Overnight with Peter Godfrey. (12-6:00am)
- Breakfast with Keith Conlon and John Kenneally. (6-9am)
- Morning with Leon BynerLeon BynerLeon Byner in an Australian broadcaster who started his radio career in 1966 in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia. Byner currently hosts a morning talk show on radio station 5AA FIVEaa in Adelaide. During his career Byner has worked on radio in every Australian state capital since...
. (9am-1pm) - Afternoon with Amanda BlairAmanda BlairAmanda Blair is a Australian radio broadcaster, a former columnist with the Sunday Mail, and a former member of the Social Inclusion Board, and has been a board member of the Adelaide Festival since 2004...
. (1-4pm) - FIVEaa Sport Show with Graham CornesGraham CornesGraham Studley Cornes OAM is a former Australian rules football player and coach, as well as a media personality with a weekday drivetime sports program that he hosts on Adelaide 5AA with Stephen Rowe....
and Stephen RoweStephen Rowe (footballer)Stephen Rowe is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League ....
. (4-7pm) - FIVEaa News Hour with Andrew Reimer. (7-8pm)
- Night with Bob FrancisBob Francis (radio)Bob Francis is a talk back radio presenter on South Australian radio station 5AA. His program airs between 8pm and 12 midnight weekdays and is rated as Adelaide's most popular talk back program.-Career:...
(8-12pm)
Saturdays
- Overnight Talkback. (12-6am)
- Michael Keelan's Weekend with Michael Keelan. (6-9am)
- Saturday Sport Show featuring David Wildy, Chris McDermott, Nathan Bassett, Andrew McLoud and Michelangelo Rucci. (9-12pm)
- FIVEaa Car Torque with Peter Sellen. (12-1pm)
- Saturday Afternoon with Leith Forrest (1-4pm)
- Saturday Evening with Will Goodings or Ashley Felderhoff (4-8pm)
- Saturday Night with Ali Rodda. (8pm-12am)
Sundays
- Overnight Talkback. (12-6am)
- Michael Keelan's Weekend with Michael Keelan. (6-10am)
- During winter: The Sunday Roast with Leith Forrest and Chris McDermottChris McDermottChris McDermott is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South...
. (10am-12pm) - During summer: DIY Show (10-11am) & Travel Show (11am-12pm) both hosted by Neil Humphrys
- FIVEaa Sunday Afternoon with Wayne Phillips. (12-3pm)
- FIVEaa Soccer Show with Dom Rinaldo (3-4pm)
- Sunday Evening with Lucy Cornes, (4-8pm) including the Health Show (7-8pm)
- Sunday Night with Sean Perry. (8pm-12am)
Casual Presenters
- Mark Aiston
- Brad Aldridge
- Monique Bowley
- Lucy Cornes
- Ashley Felderhof
- Leith Forrest
- Graeme Goodings
- Will Goodings
- Dave Howard
- Daniel Norton
- Amber Petty
- Andrew Reimer
- Jane Reilly
- Julie Reynolds
- Ali Rodda
- Mike Smithson
5AA News Room
- Matthew Pantelis, News Director
- Jane DoyleJane DoyleJane Doyle is a presenter for Seven News in Adelaide having joined the Seven Network from ABC TV.-Early career:One of Adelaide's most respected and popular TV presenters, Doyle began as a school teacher before moving in journalism in far-north Queensland...
. Breakfast news & Chris McDermott, Breakfast sport - Anne Stone. Mornings
- Kendall Brettig. Afternoons
- Hannah Foord. Nights/Weekends
- Marcus Wilson. Nights/Weekends