Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
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- Macquarie Regional RadioWorks redirects here; not to be confused with the Macquarie Radio NetworkMacquarie Radio NetworkMacquarie Radio Network is the name of the company that owns and operates 2GB and 2CH in Sydney and MTR 1377 in Melbourne. It is a publicly listed company, majority owned by John Singleton. The Chief Executive is Angela Clarke....
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Southern Cross Austereo is an Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n company formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group.
Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television.-History:...
that were purchased by Macquarie Media Group in 2007.
Southern Cross Media History
The company owned several regional radio stations, as a result of takeovers of stations formerly owned by DMG Radio AustraliaDMG 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 RG Capital Radio Network
RG Capital Radio Network
Before being sold to Macquarie Bank, RG Capital was in a majority ownership by Australian gameshow king Reg Grundy.-Timeline:*1995 - Reg Grundy acquires SEA FM radio group for $66m*2000 - Floated on ASX...
. The company also owned the stations forming the Southern Cross Television
Southern Cross Television
Southern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, Regional South Australia, and Central Australia. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated with the Seven Network and, in some areas, have a dual...
and Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
networks around regional Australia and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, which hold varying affiliations with the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
and Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
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In December 2009, MMG security holders voted in favour of a conversion from a triple-stapled structure to a single ASX-listed company. MMG was renamed Southern Cross Media Group with former RG Capital Radio CEO Rhys Holleran as the Chief Executive Officer.
Austereo History
FM broadcasting
FM broadcasting is a broadcasting technology pioneered by Edwin Howard Armstrong which uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. The term "FM band" describes the "frequency band in which FM is used for broadcasting"...
was introduced into Australia it acquired the licence for the metropolitan 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...
area; SAFM
SAFM
SAFM is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, primarily targeted at those in the 16-35 age group on a frequency of 107.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.-Station History:...
commenced transmission in late 1980. The next station to join the network was FOX FM in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 1986, eventually to be followed by Sydney's
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
2Day FM
2Day FM
Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.2Day FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.- Transmission :...
and 4BK
B105
B105 or B-105 may refer to:*B105 FM , a Mainstream CHR radio station broadcasting out of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia*WUBE, a country music radio station broadcasting out of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America...
Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
for which the company was successful in converting to the FM band in 1990. Austereo also purchased Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
radio station 6IX with the intention of converting the station to FM. 6IX, which had been re-launched by Austereo as The Eagle 1080 AM, was consequently sold off after being outbid for either of the two new FM licences by rivals 6KY
Mix 94.5
MIX 94.5 is a commercial music radio station owned by Austereo in Perth, Western Australia.The station originally began as 6KY, beginning broadcasting on 23 October 1941 and would eventually end up at the frequency 1206 kHz. On 1 June 1991, 6KY became one of two Perth radio stations to convert...
and 6PM, which Austereo now own.
1992 saw a monopolistic arrangement take place whereby Austereo purchased the Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
owned Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
network, and Village Roadshow in turn purchased Austereo to form a single umbrella company. The purchases were part of a single deal that was unpopular due to the fierce rivalry between the two radio networks, and the fact that Village Roadshow and Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
were also direct competitors in the film industry
Film industry
The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew...
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Southern Cross Media and Austereo Merge
In March 2011, Southern Cross Media launched a A$714 million takeover bid of national radio broadcaster, the Austereo Group. On April 6, 2011 shareholders of the Austereo Group accepted the takeover bid, giving SCM a more than 90% share in the company. Southern Cross Media and Austereo merged in July 2011 to form Southern Cross Austereo.Television
- Stations branded Southern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, Regional South Australia, and Central Australia. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated with the Seven Network and, in some areas, have a dual...
are usually dual affiliates of the Seven NetworkSeven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
and Network TenNetwork TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
, with some exceptions (for instance, GTS/BKN and Southern Cross Central (QQQ)QQQQQQ is an Australian television station broadcasting in remote eastern, southern and central areas of Australia.QQQ may also refer to:* QQQ , a fictional character in the F-Zero video game series...
). - Stations branded Southern Cross TenSouthern Cross TenSouthern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
are sole affiliates of Network TenNetwork TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. These stations often brand themselves both with the Network Ten and Southern Cross Ten logos, from time to time.
Radio
The format of each station is defined by one of two common formats:- Today Network - a popular music format targeted at 18-39 year olds, using various Today NetworkToday NetworkThe Today Network is a network of Contemporary Hit Radio stations run by Southern Cross Austereo in Australia.-Affiliates:-History:The Today Network started when the Austereo Radio Network secured the first commercial FM licence in Adelaide in 1980. Austereo launched a station called Double SA FM,...
brands in metropolitan areas along with the Star FMStar FM (Australian radio network)Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is...
, Hot FMHot FM (Australian radio network)Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG...
and Sea FMSea FM (Australian radio network)Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements...
brands in regional areas. - Triple M Local Works - talkback and adult contemporary music format targeted at over 35s, mainly on the AM and heritage FM stations, as well as Triple M, Gold FM, Mix FM and RadioWestRadioWestRadiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio...
in Western Australia.
Agreements were reached between Southern Cross Austereo, DMG and Prime Television
Prime Television
PRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
to ensure that existing brand names owned by DMG Radio in regional markets could continue to be used by both Southern Cross Austereo and Prime.
Programming
Group Program Director - Rod BriceSouthern Cross Austereo produces its own networked programming across both brands, which include:
| Network | Show Name | Announcer/s | Description |
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| Today | The Big K's Download Show | Craig "Big Kahuna" Collett | Artist Specific Program/Segments |
| Today | Hit Blitz Workday | Madigan | Morning Program |
| Today | JK's Workday | Jack Lawrence | Afternoon Program |
| Today | Fifi and Jules | Fifi Box and Jules Lund | Monday to Thursday Drive Program |
| Today | Hamish and Andy | Hamish Blake and Andy Lee | Friday Drive Program |
| Today | Game On Air | Cam St.Clair | Video Game Reviews |
| Today | The Dirt | Charli Robinson | Nightly Entertainment News |
| Today | The Hot 30 Countdown Hot30 Countdown The Hot30 Countdown, is an Australian radio show hosted by Matty Acton and Maude Garrett. It is broadcast on the Today Network to every state in Australia, following 'The Dirt'.... |
Matty Action and Maude Garrett | Nightly Countdown Program |
| Today | Landed Music | Rebecca Dent | Nightly Australian Music Program |
| Today | Truck Radio | Sarah Maree Cameron | Overnight Program |
| Today | Red Eye Radio | Doug Terry | Graveyard Network Program |
| Lworks | Classic Vinyl | Trevor Smith | Artist Specific Program/Segments |
| Lworks | Property Matters | Real Estate Program | |
| Lworks | Health Matters | Dr. John D’Arcy | Personal Health Program |
| Lworks | Money Matters | Kel Harper & Josie Kay | Personal Finance Program |
| Lworks | 30 Something | Kim Bunney | Nightly Countdown Program |
| Lworks | Sunday Groovies | Various | 70's & 80's Focused Program |
| Lworks | Talking Back the Night | Christian Argenti | Overnight Talk-Back Program |
| Lworks | The Dan & Ken Show | Dan Lyons & Ken Green | Drive Program |
Some of its stations picked up the Continuous Call Team
Continuous Call Team
The Continuous Call Team is an Australian radio sports program, covering the news and live games of the National Rugby League. It is produced and broadcast by 2GB Sydney, and is relayed to stations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.The team have...
when Broadcast Operations Group
Broadcast Operations Group
Owned by Bill Caralis, Broadcast Operations Group operates a number of radio stations in northern New South Wales & southern Queensland, Australia. These are collectively known as the "Super Radio Network"...
could not resolve broadcast rights issues with 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
and the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. The most notable was KOFM in Newcastle, who also picked up rights to cover games of the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
Criticisms
One major criticism of the regional stations owned by Southern Cross Austereo is its reliance on networking news and also programs outside of breakfast from one of four networking centres:- Gold CoastGold Coast, QueenslandGold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
(national and regional centre) - Townsville (regional centre)
- AlburyAlbury, New South WalesAlbury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
(regional centre) - BunburyBunbury, Western AustraliaThe port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district...
(regional centre)
Queensland
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Atherton Atherton, Queensland Atherton is a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Atherton had a population of 7,068.-Roads:... |
4AMM "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (97.9 MHz FM) |
| Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... |
4BBB "B105 B105 FM B105 is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting on 105.3 MHz in Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Austereo Radio Network. B105's primary audience is 10 to 24 age group.-History:... " (105.3 MHz FM), 4MMM 4MMM 4MMM is one of Brisbane, Australia's commercial FM Rock radio stations, primarily targeted at those in the 25-50 age group... "Triple M" (104.5 MHz FM) |
| Bundaberg | 4RGB "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (93.1 MHz FM) |
| Cairns | 4RGC "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (99.5 MHz FM), 4HOT "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (103.5 MHz FM) |
| Emerald Emerald, Queensland Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council.... |
4HIT "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (94.7 MHz FM) |
| Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous... |
4SEA "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (90.9 MHz FM), 4GLD "Gold FM" (92.5 MHz FM) |
| Kingaroy | 4KRY "CFM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (89.1 MHz FM) |
| Mackay Mackay, Queensland Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar.... |
4RGM 4RGM 4RGM, operating as Sea FM, is an Australian radio station in Queensland. It broadcasts in Mackay on 98.7 MHz, and in Airlie Beach on 92.3 MHz. The studio is located in the Suncorp building on Victoria Street in Mackay. The station began broadcasting on 21 September 1999 at Mackay.-References:*... "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (98.7 MHz FM), 4MKY "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (100.3 MHz FM) |
| Maryborough Maryborough, Queensland Maryborough is a city located on the Mary River in South East Queensland, Australia, approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city is serviced by the Bruce Highway, and has a population of approximately 22,000 . It is closely tied to its neighbour city Hervey Bay which is... |
4CEE "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (101.9 MHz FM), 4MBB "Mix FM" (103.5 MHz FM) |
| Mount Isa | 4MIC 4MIC 4MIC, branded on-air as Hot FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media Group. The station serves Mount Isa, Queensland.... "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (102.5 MHz FM) |
| Nambour Nambour, Queensland The area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established... (Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast, Queensland The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in... ) |
4SEE 4SEE 91.9 Sea FM is a commercial radio station licensed to, and serving the Sunshine Coast and surrounding areas. It broadcasts on 91.9 MHz on the FM band from its studios in Maroochydore. It is owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media, and is sister station to 92.7 Mix FM... "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (91.9 MHz FM), 4SSS "Mix FM" (92.7 MHz FM) |
| Rockhampton Rockhampton Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia... |
4RGK 4RGK 4RGK is a radio station in Central Queensland, broadcasting as Sea FM.The station is owned and operated by Macquarie Southern Cross Media out of studios in Rockhampton, Queensland.... "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (101.5 MHz FM), 4ROK "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (107.9 MHz FM) |
| Roma Roma, Queensland Roma is a town in the western Darling Downs area of Queensland, Australia, by rail WNW of Brisbane. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways... |
4ROM "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (95.1 MHz FM) |
| Townsville | 4TOO "4TO FM 4TO FM 4TO FM is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland owned by Southern Cross Media Group. The station first commenced broadcasting in 1931 on the 774 AM frequency. In 1999, 4TO-FM commenced broadcasting on 102.3 FM... " (102.3 MHz FM), 4RAM "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (103.1 MHz FM) |
| Toowoomba/Warwick Warwick, Queensland Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick had a population of 12,562.... (Darling Downs Darling Downs, Queensland The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of eleven major regions of Queensland.... ) |
4GR (864 MHz AM), 4RGD "CFM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (100.7 MHz FM) |
New South Wales
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Albury Albury, New South Wales Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area... 1 |
2BDR "The River" (105.7 MHz FM), 2AAY 2AAY 2AAY, branded on-air as 104.9 Star FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media. The station is based in Albury New South Wales.2AAY is a hub station providing much of the programming for the rest of the network... "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (104.9 MHz FM) |
| Coffs Harbour | 2CFS "2CS" (106.3 MHz FM), 2CSF "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (105.5 MHz FM) |
| Dubbo | 2DBO 2DBO 2DBO, branded on-air as 93.5 Star FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media. The station is based in Dubbo, New South Wales.It is also broadcast on relay transmitters in Gilgandra , and Narromine .... "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (93.5 MHz FM) |
| Gosford Gosford, New South Wales Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district... (Central Coast) |
2GGO 2GGO 2GO was the Central Coast’s first commercial radio station. 2GO started on the AM frequency then switched to the current FM107.7 frequency. 2GO supports the Give Me Five For Kids and Little Legends... "2GO" (107.7 MHz FM), 2CFM "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (101.3 MHz FM) |
| Griffith Griffith, New South Wales Griffith is a city in south-western New South Wales, Australia. It is also the seat of the City of Griffith local government area. Like the Australian capital, Canberra and the nearby town of Leeton, Griffith was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Griffith was named after Sir Arthur Griffith the... |
2RG 2RG 2RG is an Australian radio station on 963 kHz serving the Griffith, NSW region. It was opened in September 1936.... (963 kHz AM), 2RGF "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (99.7 MHz FM) |
| Kempsey Kempsey, New South Wales Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia and is the council seat for Kempsey Shire. It is located 15 kilometres inland from the coast of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Highway and the North Coast railway line cross the Macleay River... 2 |
2PQQ "2MC FM" (106.7 MHz FM), 2ROX "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (105.1 MHz FM) |
| Newcastle Newcastle, New South Wales The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas... |
2XXX "NXFM NXFM NXFM is an Australian radio station, licensed to, and serving Newcastle, New South Wales and surrounding areas. It broadcasts at 106.9 MHz on the FM band from its studios in Charlestown... " (106.9 MHz FM), 2KKO "KOFM" (102.9 MHz FM) |
| Orange Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.... |
2GZF 2GZF 2GZF, branded on-air as 105.9 Star FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media. The station is based in Orange, New South Wales.... "2GZ" (105.9 MHz FM), 2OAG "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (105.1 MHz FM) |
| Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
2DAY "2Day FM 2Day FM Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.2Day FM is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.- Transmission :... " (104.1 MHz FM), 2MMM 2MMM 2MMM is a radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia. Triple M Sydney is part of the Austereo Triple M network and broadcasts on the 104.9 MHz frequency.-The Early Days:... "Triple M" (104.9 MHz FM) |
| Wagga Wagga | 2WG 2WG 2WG is an Australian radio station which transmits on 1152 kHz on the AM band. It is licensed to the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The station is the first radio station to have a radio receiver built in regional New South Wales and was originally owned by a husband and wife team, the late... (1152 kHz AM), 2WZD 2WZD 2WZD, which is branded as 93.1 Star FM, is an Australian radio station that transmits on 93.1 MHz FM and is owned by Southern Cross Media.-History:... "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (93.1 MHz FM) |
1. Translators for The River on 90.1 MHz in Omeo
Omeo, Victoria
Omeo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Alpine Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2006 census, Omeo had a population of 452. The name is derived from the Aboriginal word for 'mountains' or 'hills'...
and 96.5 MHz in Corryong
Corryong, Victoria
Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
. There is also a translator for Star FM
Star FM (Australian radio network)
Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is...
in Corryong
Corryong, Victoria
Corryong is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located east of Albury-Wodonga, near the upper reaches of the Murray River and thus close to the New South Wales border. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Corryong had a population of 1,228....
on 95.7 MHz.
2. Translators on 100.7 MHz (2PQQ) and 102.3 MHz (2ROX) in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, New South Wales
Port Macquarie is a city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, located about north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. The city is located on the coast, at the mouth of the Hastings River, and has an estimated population of 44,313....
.
Australian Capital Territory
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... 1 |
2ROC "104.7" (104.7 MHz FM), 1CBR "Mix 106.3 Mix 106.3 MIX 106.3 is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo.... " (106.3 MHz FM) |
1. A joint venture of 50/50 ownership exists in Canberra with the Australian Radio Network
Australian Radio Network
The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia and New Zealand. A joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company Clear Channel Communications, the group is the largest radio company in Australasia...
where Southern Cross Austereo programmes 104.7 and ARN
ARN
Arn may refer to:given name*people called Arn** Arn Anderson , American professional wrestler** Arn Menconi, District 2 Commissioner in Eagle County, Colorado...
programmes Mix 106.3
Mix 106.3
MIX 106.3 is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network and Southern Cross Austereo....
and manages administration for both stations.
Victoria
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Bendigo | 3BBO "3BO" (93.5 MHz FM), 3BDG "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (91.9 MHz FM) |
| Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
3FOX "Fox FM FOX FM (Melbourne) Fox FM is a radio station that serves the Melbourne, Australia, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 101.9 MHz. Licensed to Mount Dandenong, Victoria, the station is currently owned by the Austereo Radio Network. The station's transmitter is located on the ATV-10 transmission tower on top... " (101.9 MHz FM), 3MMM 3MMM 3MMM is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Its target demographic is the 30 - 54 age group... "Triple M" (105.1 MHz FM) |
| Mildura | 3RMR "3MA FM" (97.9 MHz FM), 3MDA "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (99.5 MHz FM) |
| Shepparton Shepparton, Victoria Shepparton is a city located on the floodplain of the Goulburn River in the north east of Victoria, Australia approximately north-east of Melbourne. It is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. The estimated population of Shepparton's statistical area is 48,926.It began as a sheep station... |
3SRR "95 3SR FM"2 (95.3 MHz FM), 3SUN "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (96.9 MHz FM) |
| Warragul Warragul, Victoria Warragul is a rural centre with a population of 12,943 people east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north... (Gippsland) |
3SEA "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (94.3 MHz FM1) |
1. Re-transmitter at 97.9 MHz FM in Traralgon
Traralgon, Victoria
Traralgon is a regional city located in the Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. Traralgon is a city within the City of Latrobe....
.
2. The actual 3SR call sign and frequency (1260 kHz AM) is now owned by, and is a full-time simulcast of, horse and greyhound racing station 3UZ
3UZ
3UZ is the official callsign of a medium-wave radio station in Melbourne, Australia which broadcasts under the name Radio Sport National.-History:...
"Sport 927" from Melbourne.
Tasmania
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Hobart Hobart Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as... |
7TTT "Sea FM Sea FM (Australian radio network) Sea FM is a commercial Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania and is owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements... " (100.9 MHz FM), 7XXX "Heart 107.3" (107.3 MHz FM) |
South Australia
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| 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... |
5SSA "SAFM SAFM SAFM is a commercial FM radio station in Adelaide, Australia, primarily targeted at those in the 16-35 age group on a frequency of 107.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network.-Station History:... " (107.1 MHz FM), 5MMM 5MMM 5MMM is a radio station broadcasting in Adelaide, Australia. Its target demographic is the 30 - 54 age group... "Triple M" (104.7 MHz FM) |
| Mount Gambier Mount Gambier, South Australia Mount Gambier is the largest regional city in South Australia located approximately 450 kilometres south of the capital Adelaide and just 17 kilometres from the Victorian border.... |
5SE (963 kHz AM), 5SEF 5SEF 5SEF, branded on-air as 96.1 Star FM, is an Australian radio station owned by Southern Cross Media. The station is based in Mount Gambier South Australia. Like most of the Star FM network, the only local program that is broadcast from Mount Gambier is the Breakfast Program. All other programming... "Star FM Star FM (Australian radio network) Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is... " (96.1 MHz FM) |
Western Australia
| Licence area | Radio stations owned (call sign Call sign In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations... , branding if any, frequency Frequency Frequency is the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit time. It is also referred to as temporal frequency.The period is the duration of one cycle in a repeating event, so the period is the reciprocal of the frequency... ) |
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| Albany Albany, Western Australia Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state.... |
6VA "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (783 kHz AM), 6AAY "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (106.5 MHz FM) |
| Bridgetown Bridgetown, Western Australia -Notable people:*Emily Barker, singer-songwriter*Jon Doust, author and comedian*Robyn McSweeney, politician*Tom O'Dwyer, cricketer*David Reid, politician*Deborah Robertson, novelist and poet-External links:* * * * * * * *... |
6BY "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (900 kHz AM), 6BET "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (100.5 MHz FM) |
| Bunbury Bunbury, Western Australia The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth and Mandurah. It is situated south of Perth's central business district... |
6TZ "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (963 kHz AM)1, 6BUN "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (95.7 MHz FM) |
| Esperance Esperance, Western Australia Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,... |
6SE "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (747 kHz AM), 6SEA "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (102.3 MHz FM) |
| Kalgoorlie | 6KG "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (981 kHz AM), 6KAR "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (97.9 MHz FM) |
| Katanning Katanning, Western Australia Katanning is a town located 277 km south east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2006 census, Katanning had a population of 3,808.-History:... |
6WB "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (1071 kHz AM), 6KAN "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (94.9 MHz FM) |
| Merredin Merredin, Western Australia -Economy:The agricultural land around Merredin produces 40% of Western Australia’s wheat quota. As a focal point for the region, Merredin’s local bulk handling co-operative receives and processes in excess of a million tonnes of grain every year... |
6MD "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (1098 kHz AM), 6MER "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (105.1 MHz FM) |
| Narrogin Narrogin, Western Australia Narrogin is a large town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, southeast of Perth on the Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Wagin... |
6NA "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (918 kHz AM), 6NAN "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (100.5 MHz FM) |
| Northam Northam, Western Australia Northam is a town in Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers, about north-east of Perth in the Avon Valley. At the 2006 census, Northam had a population of 6,009. Northam is the largest town in the Avon region... |
6AM "RadioWest RadioWest Radiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio... " (864 kHz AM), 6NAM "Hot FM Hot FM (Australian radio network) Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG... " (96.5 MHz FM) |
| Perth Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... |
6PPM "92.9" (92.9 MHz FM), 6MIX "Mix 94.5 Mix 94.5 MIX 94.5 is a commercial music radio station owned by Austereo in Perth, Western Australia.The station originally began as 6KY, beginning broadcasting on 23 October 1941 and would eventually end up at the frequency 1206 kHz. On 1 June 1991, 6KY became one of two Perth radio stations to convert... " (94.5 MHz FM) |
1. 6TZ also re-transmitted via 1134 kHz AM in Collie
Collie, Western Australia
-External links:*...
(6CI, now listed by ACMA
Australian Communications and Media Authority
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government statutory authority within the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio...
under 6TZ), and 756 kHz AM in Busselton
Busselton, Western Australia
-Growth and development:According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the Shire had a permanent resident population of 25,950 in 2004 with the town of Busselton accounting for 67% or 17,400 of the total. The Shire's permanent population is expected to continue to increase significantly to...
and the Margaret River
Margaret River, Western Australia
Margaret River is a town in the South West of Western Australia, located in the valley of the eponymous Margaret River, south of Perth, the state capital. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....
region.
Television assets
- Southern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross TelevisionSouthern Cross Television, or Southern Cross, is an Australian television network available in Tasmania, Darwin, Regional South Australia, and Central Australia. Although the programming varies from region to region, all areas are affiliated with the Seven Network and, in some areas, have a dual...
- Southern Cross TenSouthern Cross TenSouthern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
Former owned and operated stations
Due to conditions placed upon the takeover of DMG Radio's regional stations in 2005, Maqcuarie Southern Cross Media had to sell these stations to other parties:- To Prime TelevisionPrime TelevisionPRIME7 is an Australian television network owned by Prime Media Group Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN/CWN in Orange and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network...
:- 4CA, Cairns
- Sea FMSea FM (Townsville)Zinc 100.7 is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland, owned by Prime Media Group Limited. It is part of the Zinc radio network which also broadcasts into Cairns, Mackay, Gladstone and Rockhampton, and the Sunshine Coast.-Programming:The station is aimed at the over 35...
and Mix-FMMix-FMMix FM is a commercial Australian station based in Townsville, Queensland owned by Prime Media Group Limited.-Programming:...
, Townsville - 4MK4MK-FMZinc FM is a radio station in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It was purchased by Prime Media Group Limited in 2005 from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks.1931: 12 January – Zinc FM begins broadcasting as 4MK for the first time...
, Mackay - 4RO4RO-AM4RO is an Australian radio station in Rockhampton, Queensland, broadcasting since 1932.-History:The station was launched on 2 July 1932. The opening of 4RO resulted in Rockhampton being the first regional town in Queensland, to have two stations....
, Rockhampton - 4CC, Rockhampton/Gladstone
- To Ace RadioAce RadioACE Radio is an Australian radio company, owning several AM and FM stations in Victoria.Its latest acquisition is 2AY Albury Wodonga, purchased from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2005.-AM network:*1494 2AY Albury-Wodonga...
:- 2AY2AY2AY is an AM radio station broadcasting from Albury, New South Wales, to South West New South Wales and North East Victoria.-History:2AY Albury was started by Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Limited, and opened on December 17, 1930. In recent times, 2AY, and Star FM Albury, were owned by DMG Radio...
, Albury-Wodonga
- 2AY
Further, due to conditions triggered by the purchase of the assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting
Southern Cross Broadcasting Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television.-History:...
, Macquarie Media Group was required to sell further stations to meet further diversity requirements at the time; the transactions to satisfy this being completed on 2008-03-14:
- To Grant BroadcastersGrant BroadcastersGrant Broadcasters is an Australian regional radio network that also includes a small number of metropolitan radio stations. It is a privately owned company, held by Janet Cameron and her family. The company was started by Cameron's father, Walter Grant in the 1970s.-CHR/Rock:*Hot 100 100.1 FM and...
:- Launceston, TasmaniaLaunceston, TasmaniaLaunceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
: 7LA7LA89.3 LAFM is a radio station based in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.It opened on 14 December 1930, broadcasting on 1100 kHz and from 1978 1098 kHz...
(1098 kHz AM) - Burnie, TasmaniaBurnie, Tasmania- Sport :Australian rules football is popular in Burnie. The city's team is the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian State League.Rugby union is also played in Burnie. The local club is the Burnie Rugby Union Club. They are the current Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide Division Two Premiers...
: 7BU "Heart 558" (558 kHz AM), 7SEA "Sea FM" (101.7 MHz FM) - Scottsdale, TasmaniaScottsdale, TasmaniaScottsdale is a town in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies on the Tasman Highway, around north-east of Launceston and south-east of the coastal town of Bridport. It is part of the Dorset Council....
: 7SD "Heart 540" (540 kHz AM), 7RGS "Sea FM" (99.7 MHz FM) - Devonport, TasmaniaDevonport, Tasmania-Sport:The Devonport Football Club is an Australian Rules team competing in the Tasmanian Statewide League. The Devonport Rugby Club is a Rugby Union team competing in the Tasmanian Rugby Union Statewide League...
: 7AD "Heart 900" (900 kHz AM), 7DDD "Sea FM" (107.7 MHz FM) - Queenstown, TasmaniaQueenstown, TasmaniaQueenstown is a town in the West Coast region of the island of Tasmania. It is located in a valley on western slopes of Mount Owen on the West Coast Range.It had a population of 5,119 people . At the 2006 census, Queenstown had a population of 2,117....
: 7XS7XS7XS is a radio station based in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, broadcasting on the FM radio band on a frequency of 92.1 MHz, to the west-coast of Tasmania.It was opened on 29 May 1937 as with the callsign 7QT.Currently runs:...
"West Coast 7XS" (837 kHz AM), 7AUS "Aus FM" (92.1 MHz FM)
- Launceston, Tasmania
- To Resonate Broadcasting:
- Warragul, VictoriaWarragul, VictoriaWarragul is a rural centre with a population of 12,943 people east-southeast of Melbourne in Victoria. Warragul lies between the Strzelecki Ranges to the south and the Mount Baw Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range to the north...
: 3GG3GG3GG is a regional adult contemporary radio station that operates in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It was owned and operated by RG Capital before being acquired by the then newly formed Macquarie Regional RadioWorks before their sale to Resonate Broadcasters in March 2008.The station broadcasts on...
(531 kHz AM) - Charters Towers, QueenslandCharters Towers, QueenslandCharters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 137 kilometres inland from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. In 2006 the population was 7,979 people, some 450 fewer than in the 2001 census. During the last quarter of the 19th century the town boomed as the rich gold...
: 4GC (828 kHz AM), 4CHT "Hot FM" (95.9 MHz FM)
- Warragul, Victoria
- To Smart Radio/Pinecam Pty Ltd (owners of the 4VL4VL4VL is an Australian radio station owned by Smart Radio Group. The station serves Charleville, Queensland....
licence in Charleville, QueenslandCharleville, QueenslandCharleville is a town in south western Queensland, Australia, 758 kilometres by road west of Brisbane . It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Murweh Shire, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres...
):- Emerald, QueenslandEmerald, QueenslandEmerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Central Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Emerald had a population of 10,999. The town is the business centre for the Central Highlands Regional Council....
: 4HI4HI4HI is a radio station in Emerald, Queensland, Australia. It is owned by Macquarie Regional Radio Network Pty Ltd along with other sister stations around Queensland...
(1143 kHz AM) - Kingaroy, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
: 4SB "Heart 1071" (1071 kHz AM) - Mount Isa, QueenslandQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
: 4LM (666 kHz AM) - Roma, QueenslandRoma, QueenslandRoma is a town in the western Darling Downs area of Queensland, Australia, by rail WNW of Brisbane. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways...
: 4ZR (1476 kHz AM)
- Emerald, Queensland
- To Broadcast Operations GroupBroadcast Operations GroupOwned by Bill Caralis, Broadcast Operations Group operates a number of radio stations in northern New South Wales & southern Queensland, Australia. These are collectively known as the "Super Radio Network"...
:- Young, New South WalesYoung, New South Wales-Demographics:On census night, 7 August 2001, there were 6,821 people counted in Young. There were 238 people who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census...
: 2LF2LF2LF is an Australian radio station serving the Young region. It was opened in February 1938....
(1350 kHz AM), 2LFF "Star FM" (93.9 MHz FM)
- Young, New South Wales
- To Coastal Broadcasters Pty Ltd (owners of the 4KZ licence in Innisfail, QueenslandInnisfail, QueenslandInnisfail is a town located in the far north of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the major township of the Cassowary Coast and is well renowned for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia's wettest towns...
):- Atherton, QueenslandAtherton, QueenslandAtherton is a town on the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Atherton had a population of 7,068.-Roads:...
: 4AM4AM (AM)4AM is a radio station in Atherton, Queensland on 558kHz AM. 4AM is also heard in Cairns. Also they are on 1422kHz AM in Port Douglas.-On air line up:Monday to Friday*5-9am: Terry Siva*9-12am: Greg Cary Morning Program*12-3pm: Mark Hogan...
(558 kHz AM)
- Atherton, Queensland