Industry Broadcasting Area served Australia Website www.arn.com.au Parent organization APN News & Media | Number of locations 6 markets Owner APN News & Media Headquarters Sydney | |
Services Radio:
KIIS Network
Pure Gold Network
The Edge
Hit 104.7 (50%)
Digital media:
iHeartRadio Profiles | ||
The australian radio network
The Australian Radio Network is a group of commercial radio stations around Australia. It includes the Pure Gold, KIIS Network, The Edge and iHeartRadio brands.
Contents
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
The Australian Radio Network operates twelve radio stations, targeting the 25-to-54 year old demographic. These stations include
Digital radio
The Australian Radio Network broadcasts a number of digital only radio stations, in addition to simulcasts of existing AM and FM stations.