Nine completes takeover and becomes owner of Macquarie Media
Nine is officially the owner of Macquarie Media, with the transaction completed Friday and Nine commencing town halls with Macquarie employees this week.
Nine CEO Hugh Marks said he is “tremendously excited” about what owning the radio station will do for the business, and thanked staff for their patience during the process, which has involved the departure of Macquarie Media CEO Adam Lang and 3AW boss Stephen Beers, the appointment of Tom Malone as managing director of Nine’s radio assets, and Macquarie Sports Radio ceasing to broadcast.
It’s quite sad to see how stations spend big money on tried and developed options.
I was an avid listener of Mac Sports Radio, as it gave a new alternative to what was on the radio.
I am a 40 something listener, too old for commercial radio, and too young for talkback radio, once i discovered what a great product you had on the sports radio my dial never moved from 954. And A LOT of my friends made the switch
Now i do not know what to listen to anymore, my spotify account is getting a good workout, and swear never to listen to talkback radio.
Thanks 9 radio for killing the only good station you had, and hope someone else gets most of your disposed content back on the air, as you proved that is all about money and not developing a new (almost untouched) segment on Australian radio, instaed favouring and persisting withe the good ol establishment
Thanks
A dissapointed ex-listener
Mr Marks talks about “connecting with the community” and that makes sense but, it’s important not to cut a person off at the socks when valid points are being offered by callers who have taken the trouble to call the TB line. For many it takes guts to talk on the radio.
Let’s be more patient ..
O HAVE GROWN UP WITH TALKBACK RADIO & I THINK NJNE WILL INPORVE THE RATIGS OF 3AW/ 2GB/4BC5PR BY AGGRESSIVLY ADVERTYISING TEIR RADI ASSETS ON NINE
Improve ratings!
I wonder when the opposition is Netflix etc.
How do you rate loosing listeners from radio internet and Netflix etc.
3AW needed a shake up. Love the move for Dennis Walter but to put Dee Dee Dunlevy in afternoons a massive blunder. Nice lady but not what afternoons needs.
2GB loosing their best duo on the weekend is not the way to get listeners back. George and Paul had a world audience.
Chris Smith gone from afternoons REALLY!
People listen to radio from their phones now and move from station to station and State to State. There is a massive void in afternoons now.
Peta and Jane has been the best radio hour we have ever heard on radio so where are they going?
Is Melbourne going to miss out on these top rating ladies?