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| Type | Public (ASX: AEO) |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
| Key people | Peter Harvie, Chairman Michael Anderson, Chief Executive Officer Gus Dobson, Group Program Director Paul Thompson, Founder Des DeCean, Director of Technologies Kathy Gramp, Chief Financial Officer Patrick Joyce, Group Operations Manager Mark Downes, Group Technology Manager |
| Industry | Radio |
| Products | Today Network Triple M Network Mix 94.5 (Perth) KOFM (Newcastle) Mix 106.3 (Canberra) Radar Radio(DAB+, Internet) |
| Website | www.austereo.com.au |
The Austereo Radio Network is a national commercial radio network in Australia.
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History
The company was founded by Paul Thompson, and when commercial FM broadcasting was introduced into Australia it acquired the licence for the metropolitan Adelaide area; SAFM commenced transmission in late 1980. The next station to join the network was FOX FM in Melbourne in 1986, eventually to be followed by Sydney's 2Day FM and 4BK Brisbane for which the company was successful in converting to the FM band in 1990. Austereo also purchased Perth AM radio station 6IX with the intention of converting the station to FM. 6IX, which had been re-launched by Austereo as The Eagle 1080 AM, was consequently sold off after being outbid for either of the two new FM licences by rivals 6KY and 6PM, which Austereo now own.
1992 saw a monopolistic arrangement take place whereby Austereo purchased the Hoyts owned Triple M network, and Village Roadshow in turn purchased Austereo to form a single umbrella company. The purchases were part of a single deal that was unpopular due to the fierce rivalry between the two radio networks, and the fact that Village Roadshow and Hoyts were also direct competitors in the film industry.
Austereo has joint partnerships in Canberra. Australian Radio Network and Austereo have a joint partnership with 104.7 and Mix 106.3. In Newcastle, Macquarie Southern Cross and Austereo have a joint venture with NXFM and KOFM. Austereo is a ratings winner in some markets. In Brisbane, the once un-beaten B105 for 14 years is now rated 8th. The first new commers to the Brisbane radio market in 22 years, ARN's 97.3 FM[1] is number #1 25-54 Female and DMG's Nova 106.9[2] is now number #1 all people. Conversely, in Melbourne, Fox FM's drive show, Hamish and Andy, is a constant ratings winner, and has become the first radio show, on either AM or FM, to outrate Derryn Hinch in drivetime It is currently half owned by a one M. Selvaraj.
Corporate
Austereo was partially floated in 2001 on the Australian Stock Exchange. Its Ticker symbol is AEO.
As of July 2005 the upper management were:
- Peter Harvie, Chairman
- Michael Anderson, Chief Executive Officer
- Gus Dobson, Group Program Director
Radio operations
Today Network
Slogan: "<city name>'s Hit Music Station"
- 2Day FM - Sydney 104.1 MHz
- Fox FM - Melbourne 101.9 MHz
- B105[3] - Brisbane 105.3 MHz
- 92.9 - Perth 92.9 MHz
- SAFM - Adelaide 107.1 MHz
Triple M Network
Slogan: various
- 2MMM - Sydney 104.9 MHz
- 3MMM - Melbourne 105.1 MHz
- 4MMM[3] - Brisbane 104.5 MHz
- 5MMM - Adelaide 104.7 MHz
- Mix 94.5 - Perth 94.5 MHz
Joint-venture
- KOFM (joint venture with Macquarie Southern Cross Media)[4] - Newcastle 106.9 MHz
- NXFM (joint venture with Macquarie Southern Cross Media)[4] - Newcastle 106.9 MHz
- 104.7 (joint venture with Australian Radio Network)[5] - Canberra 104.7 MHz
- Mix 106.3 (joint venture with Australian Radio Network) - Canberra 106.3 MHz
Digital DAB+/Online
- Radar (commenced broadcasting on May 4th 2009 or commencement of digital broadcasting in May for most capitals)
- Hot30 Jelli (commenced broadcasting on November 27th 2009 online and on digital radio)
References
- ^ 97.3FM Brisbane
- ^ Nova 1069
- ^ a b Austereo had a monopoly on the FM Commercial audience in Brisbane until the launch of Australian Radio Network/DMG Radio Australia joint venture 97.3 FM in 2004.
- ^ a b The joint venture with Macquarie Southern Cross Media is a 50/50 ownership of both stations, although in practice Austereo manages programming for both NXFM and KOFM,Macquarie Southern Cross Media manages administration for both stations.
- ^ A similar joint venture of 50/50 ownership exists in Canberra with the Australian Radio Network where Austereo programs 104.7 and Mix 106.3 and ARN manages administration for both stations.
See also
External links
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