Capital_Radio_Network

Capital Radio Network

Capital Radio Network

Australian radio network


Capital Radio Network is an Australian radio company, which owns stations in Canberra, Goulburn, Cooma, the Snowy Mountains, Gippsland and Perth. The company is a subsidiary of Blyton Group, with Kevin James Blyton as managing director for both. The company first acquired 2XL (now XLFM) in the Snowy Mountains, as well as 2CC and 2CA in Canberra - the latter two offloaded from parent companies Australian Radio Network and Austereo respectively in order for them to launch joint-venture stations 104.7 and Mix 106.3.

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In February 2015, Capital Radio Network acquired Gippsland-based 3GG.[1][2]

With the exception of XLFM, Snow FM and 3GG, all stations are operated as a 50/50 joint-venture with Grant Broadcasters.

Owned and Operated Stations

Signage outside the studio building for 2GN and Eagle FM in Goulburn, with the Capital Radio Network logo present.

Networks

Some Capital Radio Network stations broadcast identical formats and programming in the networks below:

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Former Stations

In the 1990s, Kevin Blyton held a 40% stake in Newcastle's NXFM.[4]

Outside of buying and selling stations in the same stations/territories as current stations, he has also held stations in Tasmania and Queenstown, New Zealand.

Notes

  1. 50% owned by Grant Broadcasters

References

  1. "3GG finally sold. Kevin Blyton new owner". Radioinfo.com.au. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. "3GG Sold to Kevin Blyton". Radio Today. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "DAB+ digital radio goes live in Canberra". Radio Today. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "The History of Newcastle Radio Stations". www.soundworld.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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