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The Touch wins I am with the band.

Adelaide band The Touch is officially Australia’s hottest emerging music act, beating tough competition to be crowned the official winner of Nova’s I Am With The Band competition today.

Beating a staggering 1,065 bands that entered the competition through www.novafm.com.au , The Touch won $10,000 as well as national airplay on Nova stations to help them along their journey to stardom.

Combining interlocking riffs of television with the electronic dance sounds of Bloc Party, The Touch was shortlisted by an industry-judging panel as one of the top ten bands in Australia.

ACMA declares no more automation

SCOOP APRIL 1 The ACMA will this morning issue a press release announcing that commercial radio stations are and have been in breach of their licensing conditions if they provide automated programming including where the air shift is networked from a sister station or interstate source. All shifts including mid-dawns are going to have to an announcer live to air with stations having a minimum number of 6 daytime jocks. The move will send shockwaves across the industry and station bean counters to the drycleaners. Our source for this item was Issie Joshing.

Jamie Dunn gets agro on air

We wrote over 12 months ago that Jamie Dunn was only ever going to be one person on talkback radio, himself. Since joining 4BC breakfast at the start of last year Jamie has had to find his feet and he is the first one to admit it. 2010 has seen him start to carve out his niche and he seemed to be enjoying it more, well that is until this morning.

DMG Appoints Jenny Parkes

DMG Radio Australia have announced the appointment of Jenny Parkes to the position of Group Sales Director. Jenny joins DMG from Austereo, where she has most recently held the position of Director of Sales, Sydney.

Jenny also performed the role of Acting General Manager at 2DAYFM and Triple M for eight months in 2009.

Nielsen radio ratings survey 2 2010

Survey 2 of the Nielsen radio ratings are now in Click on the link below to view the results. Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Perth

Classic Rock rolling on

Melbourne's newest radio station, Classic Rock 91.5, is working overtime to get their music mix right. PD Dan Bradley to his credit has been quick to respond to recent comments, good or bad on the old Vega web site and he has now invited the listeners to pitch in and help.

SBS ad wins Round 5 of Sirens

CRA RELEASE: An ad promoting two television programs on SBS, Mythbusters and Man vs Wild, has won the overall and single categories for round five of the 2010 Siren Awards. The ad called “Back to Back” was written by Danny Wehbe and David Roberts from agency US Sydney. It is the second time an ad for SBS, created by agency, US Sydney has won in the 2010 Siren Awards.

Nova 969’s The Man Trip

Watch out ladies, Merrick Watts, “Dools” (Scott Dooley) and “Marto” (Andrew Martin) will be going on the blokiest weekend around with 16 “manly” Nova listeners.

This week and next, Merrick, Dools & Ricki-Lee are giving listeners the chance to win a “Man Trip” away with the boys from the Nova breakfast team: Merrick, Dools and Nova’s sports reporter, Marto.

Radio industry releases first official digital radio data

CRA RELEASE: The first official data relating to digital radio broadcasts in Australia was released by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today, showing six months after the consumer launch of digital radio in the five state metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, there are 449,000 people listening to digital radio in an average week, around 104,000* digital radios in the market and 80% of people who own a digital radio would recommend it to a friend.

Mal Garvin The ultimate betrayal

Source The Age: IN JANUARY last year, Mal Garvin was awarded the Order of Australia for ''service to the community'' and for ''the development of social welfare programs that support and guide young people, and as a broadcaster and author''.

Garvin, well-known in Melbourne a decade ago for his weekly religious radio broadcasts, is an evangelist who founded a youth program called Fusion in the 1960s. It now has branches throughout Australia and overseas.

3MTR is the name

With a marketing push only weeks away it has now been revealed that the official new call sign of 3MP will be 3MTR. This domain name was registered on March 5, www.3mtr.com.au. Their Melbourne Talk Radio domain is now active. Check it out as it comes to life here.

ACMA allocates licence in Geelong

ACMA RELEASE: The Australian Communications and Media Authority has allocated a long-term community broadcasting licence in Geelong to the Geelong Ethnic Communities Council Inc (GECC). GECC, which has been operating a service known as 94.7 The Pulse under a temporary licence, will provide a long-term community broadcasting service on the 94.7 MHz FM frequency.

‘We feel this is a positive outcome for the Geelong community,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman

Neil Mitchell Law and Order survey

Source 3AW:This item will also appear on our sister site People Against Lenient Sentencing. Law and Order will be a major issue in this coming state election and 3AW's Neil Mitchell wants to know what you think on this hot topic.

Today on the Mitchell Program, Neil announced he is surveying Melbourne to obtain a snapshot of what you really think on Law and Order.

This mornin

Long lost 3XY Rocktober 1984 audio

Have a listen to this long lost audio highlighting 3XY and Roctober, 1984. We last used it on our 3XY tribute page back in 2003/2004 and although it only runs 1min 7seconds it is well worth a listen. Enjoy

Changes at Sky radio

SKY media release: Sky Sports Radio has announced a series of exciting changes and new faces for its line-up in 2010.

Sky Sports Radio’s new schedule includes enhancements to the racing stable with the expansion of racing coverage due later this month, while its sports team will be laden with premiership talent.

Classic Rock 95.3 FM comes to Sydney

DMG Radio Australia today announced the launch of a new radio station in Sydney, Classic Rock 95.3FM.

Formerly vega, Classic Rock 95.3FM will be Sydney’s only dedicated Classic Rock station, totally focused on this music 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

ABC Chairman Maurice Newman must Explain

ABC Chairman Maurice Newman's criticism of the media's coverage of global warming is extraordinary and inappropriate,” said Glenys Stradijot, a spokesperson for Friends of the ABC (Vic).

“Mr Newman is entitled to his personal views on controversial matters. But his expression of them while he remains head of the ABC damages public confidence in the national broadcaster’s independence.

Call for expressions of interest to speak at national radio conference

CRA RELEASE: For the second year in a row, Commercial Radio Australia has called for expressions of interest for people wanting to speak at its national conference on October 15 at Crown in Melbourne. Speakers are being sought to present on issues of relevance to the radio industry - digital technologies, broadcasting trends, programming and content, and opportunities and challenges for the media industry at home and around the world.

Action stations

Source The Age: JOHN Singleton and Steve Price may have to rethink the name of their new radio station because ''Melbourne Talk Radio'' is already registered as a business name by Melbourne Observer media mogul Ash Long. The radio duo will also have to do something about the bad reception on the 1377 frequency, now used by 3MP, because while it has traditionally been crystal clear while travelling up the Nepean Highway to Dromana, it's crackly in the metropolis. As for the station's call sign, Long may consider selling the name if the price is right. view article

Chrissie Swan goes full circle

When Vega 91.5 decided to ditch Chrissie Swan from breakfast late last year she must have thought 2010 was going to be a pretty lousy year. Well that certainly has not been the case as Chrissie was lucky enough to land a role hosting the Network Ten new morning show, The Circle.

The program which premiered on 9 February 2010
Showing posts with label Radionews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Radionews. Show all posts

The Touch wins I am with the band.

Thursday, April 1, 2010 | 0 comments »

Adelaide band The Touch is officially Australia’s hottest emerging music act, beating tough competition to be crowned the official winner of Nova’s I Am With The Band competition today.

Beating a staggering 1,065 bands that entered the competition through www.novafm.com.au , The Touch won $10,000 as well as national airplay on Nova stations to help them along their journey to stardom.

Combining interlocking riffs of television with the electronic dance sounds of Bloc Party, The Touch was shortlisted by an industry-judging panel as one of the top ten bands in Australia.

ACMA declares no more automation

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SCOOP APRIL 1 The ACMA will this morning issue a press release announcing that commercial radio stations are and have been in breach of their licensing conditions if they provide automated programming including where the air shift is networked from a sister station or interstate source. All shifts including mid-dawns are going to have to an announcer live to air with stations having a minimum number of 6 daytime jocks. The move will send shockwaves across the industry and station bean counters to the drycleaners. Our source for this item was Issie Joshing.

Jamie Dunn gets agro on air

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | 0 comments »

We wrote over 12 months ago that Jamie Dunn was only ever going to be one person on talkback radio, himself. Since joining 4BC breakfast at the start of last year Jamie has had to find his feet and he is the first one to admit it. 2010 has seen him start to carve out his niche and he seemed to be enjoying it more, well that is until this morning.

DMG Appoints Jenny Parkes

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DMG Radio Australia have announced the appointment of Jenny Parkes to the position of Group Sales Director. Jenny joins DMG from Austereo, where she has most recently held the position of Director of Sales, Sydney.

Jenny also performed the role of Acting General Manager at 2DAYFM and Triple M for eight months in 2009.

Nielsen radio ratings survey 2 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | 0 comments »

Survey 2 of the Nielsen radio ratings are now in Click on the link below to view the results. Adelaide Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Perth

Classic Rock rolling on

Monday, March 29, 2010 | 0 comments »

Melbourne's newest radio station, Classic Rock 91.5, is working overtime to get their music mix right. PD Dan Bradley to his credit has been quick to respond to recent comments, good or bad on the old Vega web site and he has now invited the listeners to pitch in and help.

SBS ad wins Round 5 of Sirens

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CRA RELEASE: An ad promoting two television programs on SBS, Mythbusters and Man vs Wild, has won the overall and single categories for round five of the 2010 Siren Awards. The ad called “Back to Back” was written by Danny Wehbe and David Roberts from agency US Sydney. It is the second time an ad for SBS, created by agency, US Sydney has won in the 2010 Siren Awards.

Nova 969’s The Man Trip

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Watch out ladies, Merrick Watts, “Dools” (Scott Dooley) and “Marto” (Andrew Martin) will be going on the blokiest weekend around with 16 “manly” Nova listeners.

This week and next, Merrick, Dools & Ricki-Lee are giving listeners the chance to win a “Man Trip” away with the boys from the Nova breakfast team: Merrick, Dools and Nova’s sports reporter, Marto.

Radio industry releases first official digital radio data

Monday, March 22, 2010 | 3 comments »

CRA RELEASE: The first official data relating to digital radio broadcasts in Australia was released by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) today, showing six months after the consumer launch of digital radio in the five state metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, there are 449,000 people listening to digital radio in an average week, around 104,000* digital radios in the market and 80% of people who own a digital radio would recommend it to a friend.

Mal Garvin The ultimate betrayal

Sunday, March 21, 2010 | 2 comments »

Source The Age: IN JANUARY last year, Mal Garvin was awarded the Order of Australia for ''service to the community'' and for ''the development of social welfare programs that support and guide young people, and as a broadcaster and author''.

Garvin, well-known in Melbourne a decade ago for his weekly religious radio broadcasts, is an evangelist who founded a youth program called Fusion in the 1960s. It now has branches throughout Australia and overseas.

3MTR is the name

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 0 comments »

With a marketing push only weeks away it has now been revealed that the official new call sign of 3MP will be 3MTR. This domain name was registered on March 5, www.3mtr.com.au. Their Melbourne Talk Radio domain is now active. Check it out as it comes to life here.

ACMA allocates licence in Geelong

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | 0 comments »

ACMA RELEASE: The Australian Communications and Media Authority has allocated a long-term community broadcasting licence in Geelong to the Geelong Ethnic Communities Council Inc (GECC). GECC, which has been operating a service known as 94.7 The Pulse under a temporary licence, will provide a long-term community broadcasting service on the 94.7 MHz FM frequency.

‘We feel this is a positive outcome for the Geelong community,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman

Neil Mitchell Law and Order survey

Monday, March 15, 2010 | 2 comments »

Source 3AW:This item will also appear on our sister site People Against Lenient Sentencing. Law and Order will be a major issue in this coming state election and 3AW's Neil Mitchell wants to know what you think on this hot topic.

Today on the Mitchell Program, Neil announced he is surveying Melbourne to obtain a snapshot of what you really think on Law and Order.

This mornin

Long lost 3XY Rocktober 1984 audio

Friday, March 12, 2010 | 4 comments »

Have a listen to this long lost audio highlighting 3XY and Roctober, 1984. We last used it on our 3XY tribute page back in 2003/2004 and although it only runs 1min 7seconds it is well worth a listen. Enjoy

Changes at Sky radio

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SKY media release: Sky Sports Radio has announced a series of exciting changes and new faces for its line-up in 2010.

Sky Sports Radio’s new schedule includes enhancements to the racing stable with the expansion of racing coverage due later this month, while its sports team will be laden with premiership talent.

Classic Rock 95.3 FM comes to Sydney

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | 10 comments »

DMG Radio Australia today announced the launch of a new radio station in Sydney, Classic Rock 95.3FM.

Formerly vega, Classic Rock 95.3FM will be Sydney’s only dedicated Classic Rock station, totally focused on this music 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

ABC Chairman Maurice Newman must Explain

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ABC Chairman Maurice Newman's criticism of the media's coverage of global warming is extraordinary and inappropriate,” said Glenys Stradijot, a spokesperson for Friends of the ABC (Vic).

“Mr Newman is entitled to his personal views on controversial matters. But his expression of them while he remains head of the ABC damages public confidence in the national broadcaster’s independence.

Call for expressions of interest to speak at national radio conference

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 0 comments »

CRA RELEASE: For the second year in a row, Commercial Radio Australia has called for expressions of interest for people wanting to speak at its national conference on October 15 at Crown in Melbourne. Speakers are being sought to present on issues of relevance to the radio industry - digital technologies, broadcasting trends, programming and content, and opportunities and challenges for the media industry at home and around the world.

Action stations

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 | 0 comments »

Source The Age: JOHN Singleton and Steve Price may have to rethink the name of their new radio station because ''Melbourne Talk Radio'' is already registered as a business name by Melbourne Observer media mogul Ash Long. The radio duo will also have to do something about the bad reception on the 1377 frequency, now used by 3MP, because while it has traditionally been crystal clear while travelling up the Nepean Highway to Dromana, it's crackly in the metropolis. As for the station's call sign, Long may consider selling the name if the price is right. view article

Chrissie Swan goes full circle

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When Vega 91.5 decided to ditch Chrissie Swan from breakfast late last year she must have thought 2010 was going to be a pretty lousy year. Well that certainly has not been the case as Chrissie was lucky enough to land a role hosting the Network Ten new morning show, The Circle.

The program which premiered on 9 February 2010