Southern Cross Media Group - 2dbo, 2gz, 2wg, 2wzd, 3sr FM, Ctc (TV Station), Dtd (TV Station), Glvbcv, Gtsbkn, Hot FM (Australian Radio Network), K (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: 2DBO, 2GZ, 2WG, 2WZD, 3SR FM, CTC (TV station), DTD (TV station), GLV/BCV, GTS/BKN, Hot FM (Australian radio network), KOFM (Newcastle), NRN, NXFM, QQQ, Sea FM, Southern Cross Austereo, Southern Cross Television, Southern Cross Ten, Star FM, TDT (TV station), TND, TNQ, TNT (TV station). Excerpt: Southern Cross Austereo is an Australian group of companies formed in July 2011 by the merger of Southern Cross Media Group and Austereo Group. The Group's parent company, Southern Cross Media Group Limited, is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX code: SXL). Southern Cross Media was previously known as Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, prior to the absorption of the remaining assets of Southern Cross Broadcasting that were purchased by Macquarie Media Group in 2007. Southern Cross Media logo used until July 2011The company owned several regional radio stations, as a result of takeovers of stations formerly owned by DMG Radio Australia and RG Capital Radio Network. The company also owned the stations forming the Southern Cross Television and Southern Cross Ten networks around regional Australia and Tasmania, which hold varying affiliations with the Seven Network and Network Ten. In December 2009, MMG security holders voted in favour of a conversion from a triple-stapled structure to a single ASX-listed company. MMG was renamed Southern Cross Media Group with former RG Capital Radio CEO Rhys Holleran as the Chief Executive Officer. Austereo Group logo used until July 2011The company was founded by Paul Thompson, and when commercial FM broadcasting was introduced into Australia it acquired the licence for the metropolitan Adelaide area; SAFM commenced transmission in late 1980. The next station to join the network was FOX FM in Melbourne in 1986, eventually to be followed by Sydney's 2Day FM and 4BK Brisbane for which the company was successful in converting to the FM band in 1990. Austereo also purchased Perth AM radio station 6IX with the intention of converting the station to FM. 6IX, which had been re-launched by Austereo as The Eagle 1080 AM, was consequently sold off after being outbid for either of the two new FM licences by rivals 6KY and 6PM, which Austereo now own. 1992 saw a monopolistic arrangement take place whereby Austereo purchased the Hoyts owned