Who will buy Nine Radio?
With a deal to buy Nine radio rumoured to be close, long-time media insider James Manning runs through the potential buyers.
There’s been no shortage of commentary about the ongoing sale process at Nine Entertainment to offload its radio division.
Speculation about new ownership reached fever pitch at the end of 2025 with former owner of the stations John Singleton the favoured candidate.
The start of 2026 has seen reports that “Singo” and his team have cooled on the deal.
Mumbrella has interviewed a number of radio players, some who wished to remain anonymous, and come up with a list of potential candidates.
“Ray Hadley has been quoted as saying he would return to radio if Singleton was again the owner.”
Let’s pray that Singo’s interest has cooled off in that case.
A great read Mumbrella. No other outlet would provide such an analysis on the potential sale of Nine’s radio assets.
The Cat has cash to splash – plus he loves a filthy radio party!
Catalano for the win
‘Will anyone buy Nine radio’..
May have been the more appropriate title for this article.