A spokesperson has told radioinfo that the WIN newsroom closures will have "no impact on the company's radio stations."

WIN owns i98 in Wollongong and C91.3 in Campbelltown.

WIN will close NSW newsrooms in Orange, Dubbo, Albury and Wagga Wagga, plus will shut down its newsroom is Queensland's Wide Bay area, which covers Hervey Bay and Bundaberg.

Weekday television news programs in each region will finish tomorrow week, Friday 28 June.

Former i98 presenter Fairlie Hamilton is returning to the station to co-host the Breakfast slot with Marty Haynes.

Hamilton, who is well-known to listeners from her previous six-year stint at the station, had no doubts about taking up an offer to rejoin the crew, having missed the amazing Illawarra lifestyle during her recent travels.

This morning, local Camp Quality Mum Bec Stewart won the honour of being the lead bike in this Sunday’s i98FM Camp Quality Convoy with Breakfast Show hosts Marty Haynes and Bianca Dye.

The bidding was fierce between Bec and local companies Fastway Couriers, Riviera Pools and Takeidokai Martial Arts who joined together to make an incredible $54,973 donation. However thanks to a generous last minute contribution of $8,000 from John at Strata Consolidation, Bec was able to make a final bid of $60,000 to be the lead bikes.

i98FM came in as number one overall in the Illawarra survey region, with a 23.8% share.
 
The new, CRA approved Wollongong Research Survey conducted by IRIS Research saw i98FM’s Marty and Bianca retain top spot in the breakfast timeslot, with 24.8%.
 
Wave FM scored 16% overall, with a strong result in the over 40 demographics. Wave breakfast scored 16% in that timeslot.