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Everything about Macquarie Regional Radioworks totally explainedMacquarie Southern Cross Media is an Australian company, owned by Macquarie Media Group. The company owns several regional radio stations, as a result of takeovers of stations fomerly owned by DMG Radio Australia and RG Capital Radio Network.
Brands
The format of each station is defined by one of two common formats:
- Hit Music Network - a popular music format targeted at 18-39 year olds, using the Star FM, Hot FM and Sea FM brands.
- Local Works - talkback and adult contemporary music format target at over 35s, mainly on the AM and hertiage FM stations, as well as Gold FM and Mix FM and RadioWest in Western Australia.
Agreements were reached with Macquarie, DMG and Prime Television to ensure that existing brand names owned by DMG Radio could continue to be used by both Macquarie and Prime.
Programming
Group Program Director - Rod Brice
Macquarie Southern Cross Media produces its own networked programming across both brands, which include:
Charles Wooley Across Australia, a talk show dedicated to issues in regional Australia, presented by 60 Minutes reporter Charles Wooley.
The Big K's Work Day, afternoon program
The Benchwarmers with Ant and Becks, afternoon program
The List with Matty and Renee, a Top 30 program
Red Eye Radio, overnight program
The Night Mix, nighttime programming
Health Matters with Dr. John D'Arcy, health issues with Dr. John D'Arcy
Money Matters, personal finance issues
Sunday Groovies, Seventies and Eighties music and trivia
Truck Radio with Nic, overnight program
Talking Back the Night, overnight program with Kym Ferguson
The Grind, weekdays '10 in a row' with Brendo
Some of its stations picked up the Continuous Call Team when Broadcast Operations Group couldn't resolve broadcast rights issues with 2GB and the National Rugby League. The most notable was KOFM in Newcastle, who also picked up rights to cover games of the Newcastle Knights.
Criticisms
One major criticism of stations owned by Macquarie is its reliance on networking programs outside of breakfast from one of four networking centres:
Gold Coast (national and regional centre)
Townsville (regional centre)
Albury (regional centre)
Bunbury (regional centre)
Stations owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media
Cairns
Mareeba
Townsville
- Hot FM 103.1
- 4TO FM 102.3
Mackay
Emerald
Charters Towers
Mt Isa
Rockhampton/Gladstone
Maryborough
Bundaberg
Darling Downs
Kingaroy
Roma
Sunshine Coast
Gold Coast
Coffs Harbour
- 2CS FM 106.3
- Star FM 105.5
Port Macquarie
- 2MC FM 100.7
- Star FM 105.1
Newcastle¹
Central Coast
Dubbo
Orange
- Star FM 105.1
- 2GZ FM 105.9
Griffith
Wagga Wagga
Albury
Young
¹ = Owned in a 50-50 joint venture with Austereo. NXFM is considered an Austereo Today Network station, while KOFM is considered part of the Austereo Triple M network. Macquarie Southern Cross Media handles administration and sales for both stations.
Bendigo
Mildura
Gippsland
- Star FM 94.3 & 97.9
- 3GG AM 531
Shepparton
Hobart
Burnie
Launceston
Scottsdale
Devonport
Mount Gambier
Bunbury
- Hot FM 95.7
- 6TZ AM 963/756/1134 Collie
Albany
Esperance
Kalgoorlie
Northam
Narrogin
Katanning
Merredin
Bridgetown
Former Owned and Operated Stations
Due to conditions placed upon the takeover, Macquarie had to sell these stations to other parties during 2005.
These stations in Queensland were sold to Prime Television:
4CA, Cairns
SeaFM and MixFM, Townsville
4MK, Mackay
4RO, Rockhampton
4CC, Rockhampton/Gladstone
This station on the NSW/VIC border was sold to Ace Radio:
2AY, Albury-WodongaFurther Information
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