for the formerly unrelated macquarie regional radioworks see southern cross austereo . for the parent company formerly operating as macquarie media group see southern cross media group . macquarie media limited type public company asx mrn industry broadcast radio founded 31 march 2015 31 march 2015 headquarters pyrmont new south wales australia key people adam lang chief operating officer parent fairfax media 54.5 % john singleton promotions pty. ltd. 45.5 % website mrn.com.au macquarie media limited asx mrn is an australian media company operating radio stations nationally in the capital cities of sydney melbourne brisbane and perth as well as regional queensland it is based in the sydney suburb of pyrmont . it is a publicly listed company majority owned by fairfax media . it also operates news service macquarie national news . contents 1 history 1.1 before 2015 1.2 2015 onwards 2 assets 2.1 radio 2.2 macquarie media syndication 3 references 4 external links history edit before 2015 edit in some respects the history of macquarie began when 2gb first went on the air in 1926 . however the network itself was formed in 1938 . 1 from inception and until the early 1960s the network was renowned for its high quality productions of variety programs quizzes dramas and serials . most of these programs emanated from sydney . as well as being heard on all of the network s stations right across the country they were also syndicated to non network stations . with the coming of television in 1956 the radio audience for these types of programs dropped dramatically . macquarie stations solved the problem by quickly increasing their news talk commentary and current affairs content . in 1973 a significant year because it was the 50th anniversary of broadcasting in australia the macquarie network had the following constituent stations 2gb sydney ; 2ca canberra ; 2pk parkes ; 2wl wollongong ; 3aw melbourne ; 4bh brisbane ; 4bu bundaberg ; 4gy gympie ; 5dn adelaide ; 6ix perth ; 6by bunbury ; 6md merredin ; 6wb katanning ; 7ho hobart . 1 during the 1930s 40s 50s 60s and 70s there were a number of other commercial radio networks another key one being the major network 2 3 by the late 1980s macquarie had become australia s only national commercial radio network . however during the last three decades a number of new networks have arisen including the macquarie regional radioworks unrelated to the macquarie radio network . in 2007 13 networks owned or controlled 80 per cent of the 261 australian commercial radio stations 4 in 2010 macquarie entered a joint venture with pacific star network to relaunch melbourne radio station 3mp as mtr 1377 . on 2 march 2012 mtr ceased operations when pacific star was unable to pay any monies owed to macquarie . 5 on 31 august 2011 macquarie acquired the smart radio network which encompasses 4vl triple ccc fm 4hi 4zr 4lm 4sb and hot country network at a cost of 6 million . these stations are part of macquarie regional radio which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the macquarie radio network . 2015 onwards edit in december 2014 macquarie announced that it had agreed to a merger with fairfax media . under the deal fairfax will gain a 55 % share in the macquarie radio network with macquarie s existing shareholders holding the remaining 45 % . 6 to comply with legislation only allowing two radio licences to be held by one party in each market stations 2ch and 4lm will be sold . 7 the merger was completed in march 2015 . 8 9 10 11 in april 2015 a number of programming changes occurred at macquarie s stations . at 4bc brisbane breakfast presenters ian skippen and loretta ryan mornings host patrick condren nights host walter williams and weekend breakfast presenter murray shoring were axed as well as sister magic 882 nights presenter jo henderson . in total 18 positions were cut and programming replaced by networked shows from 2gb and 2ue . 12 13 14 in sydney 2ue s afternoon announcer angela catterns was axed as was the entire newsroom and the station s news services were replaced by the macquarie s national news service 15 while in melbourne all of magic 1278 s lineup and most of the production team was cut . 16 on 30 october 2015 it was announced the company had divested its regional assets selling eight radio stations to resonate broadcasting . 17 18 on 6 november it was announced that all of magic 882 s programming with the exception of nights would be networked from magic 1278 in melbourne . 19 on 10 november 2015 the company changed its name to macquarie media limited . 20 assets edit radio edit news . talk . sport . callsign frequency location format notes 2gb 873 am dab 9b sydney new south wales news talk 2ue 954 am dab 9a sydney new south wales news talk 3aw 693 am dab 9b melbourne victoria news talk 4bc 1116 am dab 9b brisbane queensland news talk 6pr 882 am dab 9b perth western australia news talk nts dab 9a sydney dab 9b sydney new south wales melbourne victoria brisbane queensland perth western australia news talk formerly fairfax radio nts macquarie media also manages national sales for nova entertainment owned and operated fiveaa . magic network callsign frequency location branding format notes 2ch 1170 am dab 9b sydney new south wales magic 2ch oldies easy listening due to acma regulation the station must be divested 3ee 1278 am dab 9b melbourne victoria magic 1278 oldies easy listening 4bh 882 am dab 9b brisbane queensland magic 882 oldies easy listening formerly branded as 4bh stations formerly owned and operated and divested since 2012 station frequency location format fate notes mtr 1377 1377 am dab 9a melbourne victoria news talk closed in 2012 joint venture with pacific star network hot country radio 1611 am dalby queensland country music sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 triple c fm 101.7 fm charleville queensland adult contemporary sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 4hi 1143 am emerald queensland classic hits sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 4lm 666 am mount isa queensland classic hits sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 4sb 1071 am kingaroy queensland classic hits sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 4vl 918 am charleville queensland classic hits sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 4zr 1476 am roma queensland classic hits sold to resonate broadcasting in november 2015 macquarie media syndication edit macquarie media syndication distributes radio content via satellite to various australian radio stations . currently 61 shows are distributed . music hamish & andy hit network ray hadley s country music countdown 2gb hit 30 hit network the dan & maz show hit network world tour of country spirit radio network news macquarie national news 2gb rural news 2gb rural news victoria 3aw state news new south wales 2gb state news queensland 4bc state news south australia fiveaa state news victoria 3aw news talk 2gb with miranda devine 2gb 2ue sports today 2ue 3aw sports today 3aw the alan jones breakfast show 2gb the a league show 2gb australia overnight 2ue the caravan camping & 4wd show 2gb the chris smith afternoon show 2gb drive with tom elliott 3aw friday night lights 3aw the garden clinic 2gb healthy living with dr ross walker 2ue the kerry o keeffe show 2gb the leon byner morning show fiveaa life and technology with charlie brown 2gb the luke grant show 2gb money news with ross greenwood 2gb mornings with neil mitchell 3aw mornings with stuart bocking 2ue nightline with simon and phil 3aw nights with steve price 2gb outdoor and fishing show 2gb the ray hadley morning show 2gb saturday night live with pete graham 2ue saturday night with warren moore 2gb sharina s psychic connections 2ue sports zone 2gb sunday business with ross greenwood 2gb sunday night with bill crews 2gb weddings parties celebrations 2gb sport and special events afl live crocmedia a league live crocmedia australian federal budget 2gb australian federal election 2gb big bash league 2ue the continuous call team 2gb melbourne cup 3aw off the bench crocmedia off the hook crocmedia remembrance day 2gb sportsday central crocmedia sportsday queensland crocmedia sportsday south australia crocmedia sportsday victoria crocmedia sportsday western australia crocmedia stumps crocmedia references edit a b the magic spark r.r. walker 1973 the hawthorn press . the major network was formed in 1938 by mr dave worrall manager of 3db melbourne . it lasted until the late 1970s and included stations in most capital cities ie 2ue 3db 4bk 5ad 6pr 7ht . other former radio networks include federal network ; associated broadcasters of australia ; awa broadcasting . there were also a number of state based networks . changing stations the story of australian commercial radio bridget griffen foley unsw press 2009 ; referenced as commercial radio a snapshot cra sydney 2007 butler ben ; battersby lucy 2 march 2012 . no worries as mtr goes off the air . the age . fairfax media . 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