SEN Track

SEN Track is an Australian radio network operated by Crocmedia, a division of Pacific Star Network. The network launched on 28 March 2020 and broadcasts live coverage of horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing across six markets. It is a sister network to the Melbourne-based 1116 SEN.

SEN Track
TypeSports radio
Country
Australia
SloganThe New Sound of Chasing, Pacing and Racing
HeadquartersSouth Melbourne, Victoria
Broadcast area
Australia
OwnerPacific Star Network
Launch date
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)
SEN Track NSW
SEN Track Vic
SEN Track Qld
SEN Track WA
AM: 657 kHz Perth
LanguageEnglish
Replaced

History
Further information: SEN+ and Rete Italia

SEN Track was born out of SEN+, which commenced broadcasting in Melbourne on 13 August 2018.[1][2] The station was a simulcast of the 1116 SEN service, opting out for coverage of sports including the NFL, VFL, NBL and Super Rugby. The station also broadcast coverage of the 2019 Spring Racing Carnival.[3]

On 3 July 2019, Pacific Star Network announced its subsidiary Crocmedia had acquired 23 broadcasting licences from Gumnut Nominees, the licencee of Italian language radio network Rete Italia, at the value of A$6.25 million.[4]

On 27 March 2020, Crocmedia announced it would launch SEN Track, a radio station covering horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing.[5] At the time, racing codes were the only Australian sports operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. SEN Track launched the following day in Melbourne, replacing SEN+, and on the former Rete Italia frequencies in Perth and Wollongong. In April, the network expanded to Gosford, Ingham and Atherton,[6] with Crocmedia announcing it would replace Vision Christian Radio in Brisbane and Rete Italia on the Gold Coast from September.[7]

In June 2020, Crocmedia announced it would sell the licence of its Melbourne station to ACE Radio,[8] and seek to acquire a further three narrowcast licences from Gumnut Nominees, covering Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin.

Programming

Network opt-outs
  • In Victoria and Western Australia, SEN Track stations simulcast Garry & Tim 8–9am AEST Monday–Friday.
  • In New South Wales and Queensland, SEN Track stations air Sportsday 6–7pm AEST Monday–Friday.

Transmitters
New South Wales
Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W		 Transmitter coordinates Notes
801 kHz AMGosford5,00033.327927°S 151.466578°E / -33.327927; 151.466578
1575 kHz AMWollongong5,00034.513668°S 150.879177°E / -34.513668; 150.879177
Victoria
Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W		 Transmitter coordinates Notes
1377 kHz AMMelbourne5,00037.93351°S 145.217241°E / -37.93351; 145.217241Simulcast on DAB+ digital radio
Queensland
Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W		 Transmitter coordinates Notes
96.9 MHz FMIngham49218.689645°S 146.214773°E / -18.689645; 146.214773
99.1 MHz FMAtherton3,28017.222963°S 145.447263°E / -17.222963; 145.447263
Western Australia
Frequency Broadcast area ERP
W		 Transmitter coordinates Notes
657 kHz AMPerth2,00031.795756°S 115.889255°E / -31.795756; 115.889255

References
  1. Wilson, Zanda (7 August 2018). "PSN rebrands 1377 AM to SEN+". Radio Today.
  2. Samios, Zoe (8 August 2018). "Pacific Star Network rebrands Classic Rock Radio as SEN+". Mumbrella.
  3. "Spring racing is back on SEN". Radioinfo.com.au. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. "FY19 GUIDANCE CONFIRMED AND ACQUISITION OF 23 RADIO LICENCES" (PDF). Pacific Star Network. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. "Crocmedia to support racing industries with 'pop-up' stations". Radioinfo.com.au. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  6. "Gosford gets a new racing and sports station". Radioinfo.com.au. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  7. "SEN announces new radio stations in Queensland and local breakfast show". Radioinfo.com.au. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. Challenor, Jake (5 June 2020). "ACE Radio to purchase 1377AM Melbourne from Pacific Star". Radio Today (Australia). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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