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Has Video killed the Radio Star?
In today's Daily Telegraph, Kathy McCabe has written an article on the power of television shows to make music stars such as Adelaide singer Rachael Leahcar (right). Coincidentally she has ...
Gotye goes #1 in USA
In awesome news for Australian music, Melbourne singer/songwriter Gotye has overnight gone to number 1 on the US charts. 'Somebody that I used to know' is the first number 1 in the US in 12 ...
MCM parties with VEVO
MCM Media officially launched VEVO into the Australian and New Zealand markets last night.  Around 200 guests enjoyed the hospitality of MCM Media CEO Simon Joyce (right), and VEVO Senior VP ...
Kyle joins Sunrise
2Day FM have been running a series of challenges this week which see both Kyle and Jackie O separately taking on awkward situations. Jackie O was sent on a blind date with a complete stranger, ...
Molly writes to Australia
Molly Meldrum has written an open letter today in Melbourne's Herald Sun to his friends and supporters. Molly was seriously injured at his Richmond home just prior to Christmas and spent weeks in ...
New Music Director for 92.9 Perth
  Amanda Lee (left in red) has this week commenced as Music Director and Operations Manager of Southern Cross Austereo's 92.9 in Perth. Lee was previously Music Director of Nova 919 ...
Great ‘Story Arc’ from Sea FM
Often some of the most powerful content on radio stations occurs when a station, or show, develops a compelling 'story-arc' across multiple shows, or days, or even weeks. When done well, it ...
ABC celebrates Anzac Day
As Anzac Day grows in stature each year, the ABC have announced the launch of a special event digital radio station for Anzac Day 2012. The station will broadcast national and international dawn ...
Fox Listener crashes Logies
A few weeks ago Matt & Jo on Fox FM challenged one of their listeners, Charlie Cotton, to prove his ingenuity to them in order to become a psuedo member of the Breakfast show. The challenge ...
Fitzy & Wippa join Zinc Qld
The Prime Radio Network in Queensland has commenced running the Nova Networks daily 'best of' Fitzy & Wippa program on their Zinc 'adult rock' formated stations. Zinc are running the show ...
Radar Radio goes to the footy
Southern Cross Austereo's Radar Radar have joined with the AFL to provide 'Live at the Footy' across 13 nights at the MCG and Etihad Stadium through 2012. The program, which has run for a ...
Who do One Direction appeal to?
One Direction are massive, the level of interest and coverage they are receiving on this Australian visit is extraordinary, not unprecedented, but still extraordinary.  Radio, particularly ...
Another music streaming venture
Telstra have announced a partnership with San Francisco streaming service MOG. They are intending to stream a minimum of 15 million songs to smartphones and computers following their launch, and ...