Southern Cross Broadcasting
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Former type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Fairfax Media Macquarie Media Group |
| Founded | August 20, 1987 (1987-08-20) |
| Defunct | November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05) |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
Key people | Tony Bell, Managing Director John Dahlsen, Chairman |
| Products | Television Radio |
| Website | www.southerncrossbroadcasting.com.au scb.com.au |
Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited was a diversified Australian media company, that owned and operated a variety of media businesses, primarily radio and television.
Contents
1 History
2 Assets
2.1 Television stations
2.2 Radio stations
2.3 Other businesses
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
History
- 30 May 2007 - Southern Cross Broadcasting announced its sale of NWS-9 (its Adelaide 9-affiliated TV station) to the WIN Corporation for $105 million.[1]
- 3 July 2007 - Southern Cross Broadcasting recommended Macquarie Media Group's offer of A$1.35 billion, for a takeover of the corporation.[2] The proposed Scheme is subject to approval by SCB shareholders at a Scheme Meeting expected to be held in October 2007.
- 3 July 2007 - If the sale to Macquarie Media Group is successful, MMG have a separate arrangement directly with Fairfax Media to on-sell to them Southern Cross Broadcasting's radio assets, as well as the Southern Star Group, Satellite Music Australia and their digital media businesses.[3] Only Southern Cross's television stations would remain with Macquarie Media Group. Conversely, Fairfax's radio assets would become part of Maquarie.
- 5 November 2007 - The company's assets were officially acquired by the Macquarie Media Group.[4]
Assets
Television stations
Southern Cross Ten
CTC - Australian Capital Territory/Southern NSW (Canberra)
GLV/BCV - Victoria (Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland, Albury-Wodonga)
NRN - Northern NSW/Gold Coast QLD (Newcastle, Central Coast, North Coast, Northern Rivers, Gold Coast)
TNQ - Queensland (Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns)
SGS/SCN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
Southern Cross Television
TNT - Tasmania (Hobart and Launceston)
TND - Northern Territory (Darwin)
GTS/BKN - South Australia (Spencer Gulf region of South Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales)
QQQ - Central Australia (Remote Eastern, Southern and Central Australia)
Tasmanian Digital Television (50% share with WIN Corporation)
Channel Nine Adelaide (NWS) (Channel Nine station located in Adelaide) (Brought over by WIN Corporation on 30 May 2007)- MyTalk
Radio stations
- Talk stations
- 2UE
- 3AW
- 4BC
- 6PR
- Music stations
- 96fm
- Magic 1278
- 4BH
Other businesses
- Southern Star Group
- Southern Cross Telecommunications
- Southern Cross Sales
- Southern Cross View
- Southern Cross Syndication
- Southern Cross SMA
- MyTalk.com.au
See also
- Fairfax Media
- Macquarie Media Group
References
^ "WIN buys Channel 9 Adelaide". AAP. theage.com.au. 2007-05-30. Retrieved 2007-05-30..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Southern Cross Broadcasting sold for $1.35b". abc.net.au. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
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"Letter to shareholders regarding Macquarie Media Group proposed acquisition" (PDF). Southern Cross Broadcasting. 2007-06-19. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
^ "Southern Cross falls to Mac and Fairfax". The Australian. 3 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
External links
- Southern Cross Broadcasting
- Southern Star Group
- Satellite Music Australia
