Music format expected to remain The owners of 2CH have just about doubled their money in today's sale. When Glenn Wheatley and his investors Oceania Capital Partners bought 2CH in 2016, they paid about $5.5 million. Today they sold it to Pacific...

Sydney radio identity Malcolm T Elliot has died. He began his career at 3NE Wangaratta in 1967 before moving to 3SR Shepparton, 2TM Tamworth and then onto Newcastle with stints at 2HD and 2KO. He worked in the newsroom at 2SM and 3AK before...

Legendary TV and radio host Ron Casey, has died aged 89. One of the country’s most controversial broadcasters, his broadcast career spanned 70 years.   Well known on Wide World of Sports alongside co-presenter Frank Hyde, Ron also hosted...

Iconic radio programmer and manager Ray Bean has died. He was admitted to hospital on Saturday night following a suspected stroke and passed away this afternoon. Ray began his career at 2TM and then moved to 2VM in the same network. He moved to 2KY...

During February, Phil  reminisces about his career in radio as he celebrates his 80th birthday.    Phil is a guest in the series “Music presenters in Sydney Radio in the 1940s, 50s and 60s”, presented by Brian Crabbe on his program “...

Gary O'Callaghan's funeral has been confirmed for 1pm this Monday at St Agnes, Port Macquarie.   The former Sydney radio icon passed away last week aged 83.   He started his career at 2SM and joined 2UE in 1956 where he stayed until his...

Our most popular profile of 2016 - now unlocked. It is a strange paradox that media moguls can often be the most media-shy. It took the better part of two years to persuade Janet Cameron to grant us this interview. You won’t find her on Twitter...

And how 2WS tried to fool its competitors We know that radio advertising works but it’s not usually used to promote other radio stations. For a couple of weeks now 2GB has been running a schedule of 60 second live reads to promote sister station 2UE...

Queenslander Scott Mayman just enjoyed "30 Years of Broadcasting" taking-in work in Australia and in the United States in both news and on-air presenting.   "From News to Music show presenting - I've pretty much done it all".   ...

Yesterday RCS and Wheatstone announced a partnership that combines their respective studio technologies and resources to deliver a seamless integration of radio playout and IP audio networking.   A few months ago, radioinfo reported on Sky...

Max Carter has retired from radio after a career of 38 years starting at 2WL Wollongong in 1977, with the last 23 years spent at Sky Sports Radio - 2KY - where he finished as Chief Engineer.

Our Survey 1 analysis of the networks and cities.   Click here for the raw results and here for Spin Cycle.   Networks Southern Cross Austereo First, the good news, SCA stations hit101.9FOXFM and Triple M are number one and two FM in...

Sky Sports Radio has installed six new studios in its newly relocated broadcast complex in Sydney’s Frenchs Forest.   Wheatstone equipment has been installed by Agile Broadcast Pty Ltd, with the station choosing 27 Wheatnet IP Blades with a 570...

What are the business options for 2GB, 2UE and 2CH now that the merger is complete?   radioinfo runs the numbers on the newly merged company. From a programming point of view the options for the merged Fairfax/MRN stations in Sydney seems...

David Collins and Tanya Wilks speak to Peter Saxon. As far as anyone can tell, the record for the longest running male/female breakfast team in Australian radio history goes to David Collins and Tanya Wilks. After 21 years together they are...

Geoff Brown leads a tough life: profile by Keith McGowan On Geoff Brown’s Facebook page he lists his occupation as “Janitor BayFM99.3”. What he doesn’t tell us is that he’s also the Owner, Program Manager, Publicist and everything else you have to...

Lyal Richardson, a veteran broadcaster who was a part of Sunshine FM 104.9 for 10 years, has passed away at the age of 92. Richardson was the second DJ in Australia, starting in 1940s. Bay FM 99.3 broadcaster and host of Sydney’s first Top 40...

Radio veteran and general manager of Melbourne’s Sport 927, Noel Crowe, has quit the station after 16 years at the helm. But his departure comes as controversy surrounds the release of financial figures that show that the station has racked up...

Alan Ireland, former Sales Manager at 2KY, passed away earlier this year on the Gold Coast at the age of 88.   Ireland worked for 2KY, principally under manager Ray Hood in the 70's and 80's, in the flambouyant Potts Point building shaped like...

If the strain on the 2SM phone system is any indication of increased listening, then the return of ‘golden tonsils’ to the airwaves is already paying dividends for Sydney’s forgotten station. Along with racing station 2KY, 2SM has...

The Australian Communications and Media Authority held an auction today for five new high-power open narrowcast (HPON) licences that have been released over the past nine months as a result of variations to Licence Area Plans (LAPs) in four key...

Pure has launched a ground breaking digital radio into the Australian market, just in time for it to be shown at this week's national radio conference. The Sensia features a large touch screen, the first of its kind for digital radio, and has a...

Sky Sports Radio's engineering head Max Carter has been waiting a long time for the coming of digital radio. Years ago, when digital radio was first mooted, he could see the potential for his sports radio station to take advantage of the extra...

Commercial radio stations in Sydney have finally switched on digital radio after some unexpected delays slowed down the launch of the final Australian capital city to go digital. The newly installed channel 9B service on the main transmission tower...