Ace Radio

ACE Radio
Industry Broadcast radio
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Area served
Regional Victoria
Website http://www.aceradio.com.au

Ace Radio is an Australian radio company that owns and operates several AM and FM stations in Victoria. It is jointly owned by the Handbury and Paterson families[1] and includes 13 radio stations, one newspaper (The Weekly Advertiser - free to Wimmera residents), Country Directories Australia, ACE Direct Sales, Radio Training Institute (Australia's only network owned radio school)[2] and employs over 160 people.

Assets

CallsignFrequencyBrandingLocation RepeatersFormatNotes
2AY1494AM2AYAlbury, New South Wales News talk
Classic hits
Acquired from Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2005[3]
2MOR 102.5FM Edge FM 102.5 Deniliquin, New South Wales Contemporary hit radio Formerly part of North East Broadcasters which was acquired by ACE Radio in 2017.[4]
2QN 1521AM 2QN Deniliquin, New South Wales News talk

Classic hits

Formerly part of North East Broadcasters which was acquired by ACE Radio in 2017.[4]
3CCS106.3FMMixx FM 106.3Colac, Victoria 92.7FM - Lorne, Victoria

95.9FM - Apollo Bay, Victoria

Contemporary hit radio
3CS1134AM3CSColac, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3GV1242AMGold1242 & Gold FMTraralgon, Victoria 98.3FM - Bairnsdale, VictoriaClassic hits
3HA981AM3HA/3HA FMHamilton, Victoria 92.9FM - Portland, VictoriaNews talk

Classic hits

3HFM88.9FMMixx FM 88.9Hamilton, Victoria 93.7FM - Portland, VictoriaContemporary hit radio
3NE 1566AM 3NE Wangaratta, Victoria 89.3FM - Mount Hotham, Victoria

90.1FM - Mount Beauty, Victoria

90.1FM- Myrtleford, Victoria

99.1FM - Mount Buffalo, Victoria

News talk

Classic hits

Formerly part of North East Broadcasters which was acquired by ACE Radio in 2017.[4]
3NNN 102.1FM Edge FM 102.1 Wangaratta, Victoria 92.1FM - Bright, Victoria

93.3FM - Mount Beauty, Victoria

Contemporary hit radio Formerly part of North East Broadcasters which was acquired by ACE Radio in 2017.[4]
3SH1332AM3SHSwan Hill, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3SHI107.7FMMixx FM 107.7Swan Hill, Victoria 98.7FM - Kerang, VictoriaContemporary hit radio
3TFM99.5FMTRFMTraralgon, Victoria 99.9FM - Bairnsdale, VictoriaContemporary hit radio
3WM1089AM3WMHorsham, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3WWM101.3FMMixx FM 101.3Horsham, Victoria 94.5FM - Nhill, Victoria

98.5FM - Ararat, Victoria

Contemporary hit radio
3YYB94.5FM3YB FMWarrnambool, Victoria Classic hits
3YFM95.3FMCoast FMWarrnambool, Victoria Contemporary hit radio

Programming

While programming varies in each market, both AM and FM stations broadcast a variety of locally produced, as well as nationally networked, programmes.

AM stations

FM stations

Radio Training Institute

The Radio Training Institute is owned and operated as a division of ACE Radio Broadcasters, making it the only broadcast school in Australia directly connected to an active commercial radio network.

References

  1. Smith, Faye (25 November 2004). "Tributes flow for Helen Handbury". The Wimmera Mail-Times. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Ace Radio buys Melbourne Radio School". Radio Info. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Ace Radio announces acquisition of 2AY from MRRWorks". Radioinfo.com.au. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "ACE Radio Broadcasters acquires EdgeFM, 3NE and 2QN - Mumbrella". Mumbrella.
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