2Day FM have held the #1FM spot in Sydney since 2006. 7 years on and WSFM have today overtaken them to be the #1FM station in Sydney, but only by a whisker.
This win for WSFM is the result of much time and effort, as their Content Director Charlie Fox explains to Radio Today.
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 14:30 Category: Mark Hales
Will & Woody have been heard on the Today network since mid 2011 doing various shifts, from late nights, to weekends, to national fill-in gigs.
At the moment they are no longer on the radio and are “funemployed”, as Woody describes it.
Today we find out more about the duo - how they were discovered, their approach to prep, what they learnt while at SCA and what's next for them.
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013 06:00 Category: Mark Hales
It was no surprise that Southern Cross Austereo announced the sale last week of Sea FM and Mix FM on the Sunshine Coast, legally they had no choice other than to sell.
What was a surprise to many was the identity of the successful bidder.
Eon Broadcasters, a company owned by the ASX-listed Oceania Capital, and by Glenn Wheatley, acquired the stations for $17.75m, which based on speculated earnings, means the stations have been acquired on a multiple of around 6x EBITDA.
We had a chat with Glenn Wheatley about his plans for the Sunshine Coast stations, and Eon Broadcasters more broadly.
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Tuesday, 12 March 2013 06:00 Category: Mark Hales
Post survey 1 I caught up with triple j Manager Chris Scaddan (pictured) to talk about the results in what was a good day for the network.
Mark: Firstly, congratulations on a strong start to the survey year for triple j. Up in every market, with the biggest increases coming in Sydney and Adelaide.
Commercial radio tend to believe any rise for triple j in survey 1 is Hottest 100 related. With all markets up strongly on weekends – especially with 2JJJ #2 FM (WSFM only FM station in front of you) - is their assumption correct or are other factors at play ?
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Thursday, 07 March 2013 06:00 Category: Mark Hales
Over the last couple of days you may have come across a very clever and powerful campaign being shared around social media.
Roadtrip Forever was developed by Southern Cross Austereo for their client the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
I had a chat with Angus Stevens, Creative Director Vision Sales at SCA, to find out more about it....
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 06:00 Category: Mark Hales
Well, here we are again, back for another year.
I hope you managed to have some time off over the non-survey period and are ready and raring to go in 2013.
Survey 1 is now underway. All the plans and lineup changes will be in place and, for many, the alarm clock has been set for 3.30am again (I don't miss those days !!). I hope you have a successful and enjoyable year ahead.
I also want to start the year by personally thanking you for your support of Radio Today since we launched less than 12 months ago.
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Monday, 21 January 2013 09:00 Category: Mark Hales
It was 3pm on December 5, 2002 when Nova 93.7 in Perth officially launched. 10 years ago today.
Some of the original team included Gary Roberts (Managing Director), Shandra Moran (Promotions & Marketing), Natalie Locke (breakfast), Tim Blackwell (arvos/drive), Daniel Underhill (Creative - now PD), Stephen 'Gus' Lloyd (Chief Engineer), John Dawson (Financial Controller), myself as Music Director and many more fresh faces below...
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The build process from an empty shell to a functioning radio station was a once in a lifetime experience for many of us.
These pics show the build nearing completion...
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Wednesday, 05 December 2012 06:00 Category: Mark Hales
Across the weekend, quick, blurry shots started being posted on Facebook and Twitter of Justin Bieber outside his hotel room (see right).
The teen star is here for 3 days, mainly to pre-record a performance for the grand final of 'Australia's Got Talent'.
A few key radio shows are gearing up for their interviews with Biebs, like @fifi_box from Fifi & Jules who said...
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Monday, 16 July 2012 10:18 Category: Mark Hales
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