Macquarie Radio Network
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Macquarie Radio Network is the name of the company that owns and operates 2GB
and 2CH
in Sydney and MTR 1377 in Melbourne. It is a publicly listed company, majority owned by John Singleton
. The Chief Executive is Angela Clarke
.
2GB
is Sydney
's highest ratings radio station (as at July 2010), and has high profile presenter Alan Jones
as its breakfast announcer. It is a news talk format.
2CH
is an older music format targeting listeners 40 years and over.
Macquarie National News
is the name of the news service of Macquarie Radio Network.
In 2010, Macquarie joined forces with Pacific Star Network
to launch Melbourne's revamped 3MP
as MTR 1377
.
Historically, the network was much larger, up till the late 1980s encompassing 2GB
Sydney, 3AW
Melbourne, 4BH
Brisbane, 5DN Adelaide, 6PR
Perth, 2CA
Canberra and 2WL Wollongong.
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
and 2CH
2CH
2CH is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia, at 1170 kHz AM. It broadcasts an oldies format, and is aimed to an older age demographic...
in Sydney and MTR 1377 in Melbourne. It is a publicly listed company, majority owned by John Singleton
John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur)
John Desmond Singleton AM is an Australian entrepreneur. He built his success and wealth in the advertising business in Australia in the 1970s and 1980s...
. The Chief Executive is Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke
Angela Clarke is an English actress best known for playing Colette Daly in the television drama series Soldier Soldier...
.
2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
is Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
's highest ratings radio station (as at July 2010), and has high profile presenter Alan Jones
Alan Jones (radio broadcaster)
Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
as its breakfast announcer. It is a news talk format.
2CH
2CH
2CH is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia, at 1170 kHz AM. It broadcasts an oldies format, and is aimed to an older age demographic...
is an older music format targeting listeners 40 years and over.
Macquarie National News
Macquarie National News
Macquarie National News is the name of the news service provided by Macquarie Radio Network Pty Ltd. It reaches both Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, through the radio stations 2GB, 2CH, MTR 1377 and SEN 1116. However, it also has broader reach through LIVENEWS.com.au, the websites of the...
is the name of the news service of Macquarie Radio Network.
In 2010, Macquarie joined forces with Pacific Star Network
Pacific Star Network
Pacific Star Network Limited is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange .PNW holds two broadcasting licences in Melbourne Australia - 3AK/SEN 1116 and 3MP/MTR 1377 , both operating on transmitter power 5 kW...
to launch Melbourne's revamped 3MP
3MP
3MP began transmission 21 July 1976, as Melbourne's seventh commercial radio station and the first new commercial station in over 40 years. The original licencees included a consortium of businessmen and media identities....
as MTR 1377
Melbourne Talk Radio
Melbourne Talk Radio is a radio station operating in Melbourne which commenced on 19 April 2010. It replaced 3MP, which used the 1377 kHz frequency. 3MP moved to digital only under the name of 3MP MyMP...
.
Historically, the network was much larger, up till the late 1980s encompassing 2GB
2GB
2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, AM. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, and is the number one station in Sydney.-History:The station commenced broadcasting in August 1926...
Sydney, 3AW
3AW
3AW is a talkback radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.-History:...
Melbourne, 4BH
4BH
4BH is a radio station in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, Australia. Its analogue broadcast frequency is 882 KHz AM and markets itself for the baby boomer market. 4BH also broadcasts in digital using the dab+ format on the Brisbane 2 DAB ensemble channel 9B 204.640 MHz...
Brisbane, 5DN Adelaide, 6PR
6PR
6PR, known as 882 6PR, is a commercial radio station based in Perth, Australia. Its focus is on news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. 6PR is owned by Fairfax Media, an Australian media company that owns television and radio businesses throughout Australia and...
Perth, 2CA
2CA
2CA is a commercial radio station on the AM band in Canberra, Australia, which originally began broadcasting on 1050 kHz changing to 1053 kHz in 1978. 2CA has had many owners since its inception and is currently jointly owned by regional radio operators the Capital Radio Network and Grant...
Canberra and 2WL Wollongong.