Sinead Burgess wins Country artists scholarship

craRising country music star, Sinead Burgess has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) Scholarship for Breakthrough Country Artist. The scholarship is awarded in conjunction with the CMA (Country Music Association of America) Australian Advisory Group.

Chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said the scholarship was an important way for the commercial radio industry to support country music.

Robbie Buck leaving Triple J for 702

triplejRobbie Buck is leaving Triple J breakfast to join 702 ABC Sydney where he will take over the evening slot. Robbie has enjoyed 11 years at Triple J across various shifts and is well respected for his music knowledge. The shift to ABC local radio will take place from January 2010 and as well as 702 ABC Sydney he will be heard across regional NSW and in Canberra through 666 ABC.

SportFM breached licence conditions

sportfmThe Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that SportFM, the holder of a temporary community broadcasting licence in Fremantle, Western Australia, has breached its radio licence conditions by broadcasting advertisements and by exceeding the hourly sponsorship limit of five minutes.

Merrick & Rosso & Kate Ritchie go outdoors in "Australian first interactive billboard"

DMG Radio Australia will this week launch a four week outdoor campaign for
the Merrick & Rosso & Kate Ritchie brekkie show, featuring an “Australian-first
interactive billboard”…not really.
The ads, developed by Nova 969’s creative agency Three Drunk Monkeys, will
be featured on JCDecaux and AdShel transit sites from this week. A taxi back
version of the campaign will also launch in October.

Aussie stars to perform at Radio Awards

guysebCRA release: The 21st annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) are shaping up to be great entertainment with Australian performers, Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Kisschasy all performing at the event in Sydney next month. As well, international star, Matt Nathanson will perform at this year’s ACRAs, which will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, October 10.

2GB secures NRL broadcast rights for three more seasons

nrl2GB has secured exclusive commercial radio rights to broadcast both NRL Premiership and ARL representative matches for a further three seasons.
2GB's top-rating Continuous Call Team will broadcast more than 15 hours of Rugby League commentary across Friday, Saturday and Sunday every week during the season. Full article

Sinead Burgess wins Country artists scholarship

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 0 comments »

craRising country music star, Sinead Burgess has been awarded the 2009 Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) Scholarship for Breakthrough Country Artist. The scholarship is awarded in conjunction with the CMA (Country Music Association of America) Australian Advisory Group.

Chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Australia, Joan Warner said the scholarship was an important way for the commercial radio industry to support country music.

Robbie Buck leaving Triple J for 702

Thursday, September 24, 2009 | 0 comments »

triplejRobbie Buck is leaving Triple J breakfast to join 702 ABC Sydney where he will take over the evening slot. Robbie has enjoyed 11 years at Triple J across various shifts and is well respected for his music knowledge. The shift to ABC local radio will take place from January 2010 and as well as 702 ABC Sydney he will be heard across regional NSW and in Canberra through 666 ABC.

SportFM breached licence conditions

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sportfmThe Australian Communications and Media Authority has found that SportFM, the holder of a temporary community broadcasting licence in Fremantle, Western Australia, has breached its radio licence conditions by broadcasting advertisements and by exceeding the hourly sponsorship limit of five minutes.

Merrick & Rosso & Kate Ritchie go outdoors in "Australian first interactive billboard"

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | 0 comments »

DMG Radio Australia will this week launch a four week outdoor campaign for
the Merrick & Rosso & Kate Ritchie brekkie show, featuring an “Australian-first
interactive billboard”…not really.
The ads, developed by Nova 969’s creative agency Three Drunk Monkeys, will
be featured on JCDecaux and AdShel transit sites from this week. A taxi back
version of the campaign will also launch in October.

Aussie stars to perform at Radio Awards

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guysebCRA release: The 21st annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) are shaping up to be great entertainment with Australian performers, Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian and Kisschasy all performing at the event in Sydney next month. As well, international star, Matt Nathanson will perform at this year’s ACRAs, which will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, October 10.

2GB secures NRL broadcast rights for three more seasons

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nrl2GB has secured exclusive commercial radio rights to broadcast both NRL Premiership and ARL representative matches for a further three seasons.
2GB's top-rating Continuous Call Team will broadcast more than 15 hours of Rugby League commentary across Friday, Saturday and Sunday every week during the season. Full article