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Hamish McLennan, chairman of ARN Media, which owns KIIS FM.

ARN blasts archaic ownership laws, says it would ‘look at’ Nine Radio

The high-profile media executive says ownership restrictions should be scrapped in a world where local companies are competing against massive global players.

  • Kylar Loussikian

December 2024

Ray Hadley as he announces his resignation from 2GB.

Exits, cuts and Smooth FM: Nine mulls future of 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR

While it has shelved plans to replace its Perth radio station with a music feed from Nova, there are plenty of challenges at the company’s radio division.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones

June 2022

Pictured: Ed Kavalee, Dave Hughes and Erin Molan.

Southern Cross Austereo leaps into ‘attention’ economy

The home of the Hit and Triple M radio networks has conducted a pioneering study into just how much attention its audience is paying to content and ads.

  • Miranda Ward

September 2021

Commercial Radio Australia’s chief executive Joan Warner says the change to the radio ratings system is the biggest since 1947.

Radio set to revolutionise its outdated ratings system

Australia’s radio industry is set for a shake-up as its metropolitan ratings system prepares to transition from paper surveys to e-diaries and smart watches.

  • Miranda Ward

August 2021

Ben Fordham took over from Alan Jones on June 1.

Ben Fordham returns to number one in Sydney breakfast

Sydney radio station 2GB’s high-profile breakfast show host has regained his crown from rivals KiisFM’s Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Kyle Sandilands.

  • Miranda Ward

July 2021

Ben Fordham has lost the Sydney breakfast radio crown.

Ben Fordham loses breakfast radio crown to KiisFM

Sydney radio station 2GB’s high-profile breakfast show host Ben Fordham has lost his crown as the harbour city’s most-listened-to program to FM rivals KiisFM’s Jackie ‘O’ Last and Kyle Sandilands.

  • Miranda Ward

September 2020

Ben Fordham took over from Alan Jones on June 1.

Ben Fordham maintains radio's crown after Alan Jones' departure

Alan Jones retired from radio in May, but it didn't take long for the shock-jock to reappear with an exclusive prime-time gig at News Corp's Sky News Australia.

  • Max Mason

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