Comment from Peter Saxon

The ACMA has found that Harbour Radio Pty Ltd, the licensee of radio station 2GB, breached the Commercial Radio Code of Practice in an Alan Jones Breakfast Show segment broadcast on 23 August 2018.

This video is courtesy of 7 News.

Survey one is out tomorrow and there will be plenty of interest around revamped breakfast shows and now some added spice with reports Andrew Bolt and possibly Alan Jones departing from Macquarie Media.

Alan Jones and Michael Daley have had a heated discussion on the future of the SCG Trust Board on 2GB this morning with the NSW Opposition Leader saying he intends to “sack the board”.
 
Mr Daley told Jones, “If I’m elected, the board will go, I want a new broom through. I know you’ve been on that board for 30 years … but the board will go, it will be sacked”.
 

Macquarie Media has released its half year company results for 2019, with Underlying Net Profit (NPAT) down 6% on last yea

Statutory EBITDA, an ‘apples with apples’ comparison requirement from the stock exchange, was down 45% ($6 million), but this includes a range of one-off significant items such as impairment, legal claims and property.

Legal claims, such as the Wagner family defamation payment are expected to impact on the company’s bottom line by over $4 million.

2GB is appealing a gag order placed on the station after Alan Jones was found to have defamed the Wagner Family.
 
In a judgment last September in Brisbane’s Supreme Court, Justice Flanagan granted a request by the Wagners to stipulate that Jones and the Macquarie Radio stations could not repeat statements defaming them.
 
2GB’s lawyers have submitted that the judge erred in granting the injunction.
 

Summer, the time for holidays, the festive season, family vacation and time to throw out your old unwanted radio line-up and fit into something new.

The merger of Nine and Fairfax is due to complete this Friday.

Along with the merger of both companies, Nine will also end up owning Fairfax Media's 54% share of Macquarie Media.

But would Nine like to own it all? Perhaps so.

Nine has responded to media speculation today with a short media statement saying the company has "had discussions" about the remaining 46% of shares in Macquarie Media, most of which are owned by John Singleton.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Alan Jones may be back behind the 2GB microphone as early as Monday next week.