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Is Australian radio ready for a KIIS FM-Triple M combo?
ARN boss Ciaran Davis is ready to do whatever it takes to get one of the most ambitious media deals in recent memory across the line.
- by Calum Jaspan
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KIIS FM owner launches $330m bid for Southern Cross Media
ARN has teamed up with private equity firm Anchorage to buy the rival radio broadcaster, having taken a 14.9 per cent stake a few months ago.
- by Emma Koehn and Calum Jaspan
Neil Mitchell celebrated as Jonesy and Amanda win big at radio awards
Breakfast radio duo Brendan Jones and Amanda Keller scooped the top gong for the fourth time at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Can Melbourne’s beloved community radio stations survive the era of Spotify?
Community broadcasters like RRR, PBS and SYN play a vital role in Melbourne’s cultural landscape, but keeping up with technology isn’t cheap.
- by Martin Boulton
Kyle and Jackie O on top as ABC shows signs of recovery in Sydney
After a disastrous low earlier in the year, ABC Sydney is showing green shoots of recovery across the schedule. The news on Triple J, however, is not so good.
- by Karl Quinn
Jacqui Felgate blames ‘oversight’ for undisclosed commercial deals
The newly appointed 3AW Drive host has addressed a series of reports about her undisclosed sponsorship deals.
- by Karl Quinn
Nova’s Tim Blackwell won lunch with his hero. The mix was interesting
Marking 12 years this month since he took on the slot, drive-time’s No.1 host can laugh about unkind colleagues and that weird thing John Laws did with his drink.
- by Michael Lallo
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Melbourne radio
Tom Elliott to replace Neil Mitchell in 3AW’s major shuffle
The former banker has hosted the Drive show since 2013 and said it was a huge honour to succeed Mitchell on 3AW, which unveiled its new line-up on Monday morning.
- by Kate Lahey and Nell Geraets
Melbourne radio just experienced a seismic shift. What’s really behind it?
In a week of absolute chaos, the big two talk stations in Melbourne have announced the biggest shake-ups to their rosters in years. What on earth is going on?
- by Karl Quinn
‘I couldn’t ignore it’: Virginia Trioli reveals why she quit ABC radio
The high-profile broadcaster will quit mornings on radio, which she has hosted since 2019.
- by Karl Quinn
Hutchison takes on netball in new radio rights deal
Sports media mogul Craig Hutchison has added netball to his sprawling broadcast empire, inking a new radio deal with the embattled sport.
- by Carla Jaeger