Australian Radio Network

Australian Radio Network

Industry	Broadcasting
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Number of locations	6 markets
Area served	Australia
Services	Radio: KIIS Network Pure Gold Network The Edge Digital media: iHeartRadio
Owner	APN News & Media
Parent	APN News & Media
Website	Official

The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia. It includes the Pure Gold, KIIS FM, The Edge and iHeartRadio brands.

The company operates the ARN News service in Australia, which utilises international correspondents and source news stories from AAP in Australia, CNN from the United States and Sky News and IRN from the United Kingdom. ARN has newsrooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Originally ARN was a joint venture of Australian media conglomerate APN News & Media and United States radio company iHeartMedia (formerly Clear Channel Communications). On February 19, 2014, it was reported that APN News & Media had agreed to purchase Clear Channel's 50% stake in the Australian Radio Network. As a result, the Australian Radio Network is now fully owned by APN. The company continues to operate the Australian version of iHeartRadio.

Until 2014, ARN also included New Zealand radio networks Newstalk ZB, Classic Hits FM, ZM, Radio Sport, Radio Hauraki, Easy Mix, Flava and Coast. These are now part of the New Zealand Media and Entertainment, another branch of APN News & Media.

Assets

KIIS 106.5, The Edge 96.ONE and 101.7 WSFM studios in North Ryde

The Australian Radio Network operates twelve radio stations, targeting the 25-to-54 year old demographic. These stations include

• the adult top 40, adult contemporary, and active rock-formatted KIIS Network,
• the classic hits and oldies-formatted Pure Gold Network,
• the rhythmic top 40 and urban contemporary-formatted The Edge 96.ONE and The Edge Digital,
• joint venture stations Mix 106.3 and 104.7 in Canberra with Southern Cross Austereo, and
• other radio stations via DAB+ digital radio and iHeartRadio.

KIIS FM

Main article: KIIS Network

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
2WFM	106.5 MHz FM	KIIS 106.5	Sydney, New South Wales	Adult top 40	Formerly 2UW and Mix 106.5
3TTT	101.1 MHz FM	KIIS 101.1	Melbourne, Victoria	Adult top 40	Formerly 3DB, 3TT, TTFM and Mix 101.1
4BFM	097.3 MHz FM	97.3FM	Brisbane, Queensland	Adult contemporary	Joint venture with NOVA Entertainment
5ADD	102.3 MHz FM 096.7 MHz FM	Mix 102.3	Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide Hills, South Australia	Adult contemporary	Formerly 5DN, Radio 102FM and 5AD FM
6NOW	096.1 MHz FM	96FM	Perth, Western Australia	Active rock	Formerly Triple M

Pure Gold

Main article: Pure Gold Network

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
2UUS	101.7 MHz FM 088.3 MHz FM 099.1 MHz FM	101.7 WSFM	Sydney, New South Wales Camden, New South Wales Richmond, New South Wales	Classic hits	Formerly 2WS
3KKZ	104.3 MHz FM	Gold 104.3	Melbourne, Victoria	Classic hits	Formerly 3KZ and KZFM
4KQ	0693 kHz AM	4KQ	Brisbane, Queensland	Classic hits Oldies
5DN	1323 kHz AM	Cruise 1323	Adelaide, South Australia	Classic hits Oldies	Formerly 5AD, Radio 1323 and SEN 1323

Other stations

Callsign	Frequency	Branding	Location	Format	Notes
1CBR	106.3 MHz FM 107.1 MHz FM	Mix 106.3	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory	Adult contemporary	Joint venture with Southern Cross Austereo Formerly Kix 106
2ONE	096.1 MHz FM	The Edge 96.ONE	Katoomba, New South Wales	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary	Formerly 2KA and OneFM
2ROC	104.7 MHz FM 100.7 MHz FM	104.7	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory	Contemporary hit radio	Joint venture with Southern Cross Austereo
6PER	93.7 MHz FM	Nova 93.7	Perth, Western Australia	Top 40 (CHR)	Joint venture with NOVA Entertainment

Digital radio

The Australian Radio Network broadcasts a number of digital only radio stations, in addition to simulcasts of existing AM and FM stations.

Branding	Frequency	Location	Format	Notes
Chemist Warehouse Remix	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Adult contemporary
Pure Gold '80s	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	1980's music	Formerly Mix 80's
Pure Gold '90s	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	1990's music	Formerly Mix 90's
The Edge Digital	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary

Former stations

Branding	Frequency	Location	Format	Notes
4BH	882 kHz AM	Brisbane, Queensland	Easy listening	Sold to NOVA Entertainment in 2002
PureCountry	Online streaming	Worldwide, based in Sydney	Country music	Closed in 2009
KseraRadio.com	Online streaming	Worldwide, based in Sydney	Rhythmic top 40 Urban contemporary	Closed
Classic Hits Live	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Classic hits	Replaced by Pure Gold '80s in 2010
Classic Hits Plus	DAB+ block 9B (VHF, Sydney and Melbourne) DAB+ block 9A (VHF, Brisbane and Adelaide)	Sydney, New South Wales Melbourne, Victoria Brisbane, Queensland Adelaide, South Australia	Classic hits	Replaced by Pure Gold '90s in 2010

See also

• List of Australian radio stations

External links

• ARN, Australia
• New Zealand Media and Entertainment, New Zealand
• Clear Channel UK
• Clear Channel International
• Mean Fiddler accepts Clear Channel takeover bid, BBC News
• All BBC News stories for Clear Channel