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ACE Radio
IndustryBroadcast radio
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Area served
Regional Victoria
Websitehttp://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

Callsign Frequency Branding Location Repeaters Format Notes
2AY 1494AM 2AY Albury, 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]
3CCS 106.3FM Mixx FM 106.3 Colac, Victoria 92.7FM - Lorne, Victoria

95.9FM - Apollo Bay, Victoria

Contemporary hit radio
3CS 1134AM 3CS Colac, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3GV 1242AM Gold1242 & Gold FM Traralgon, Victoria 98.3FM - Bairnsdale, Victoria Classic hits
3HA 981AM 3HA/3HA FM Hamilton, Victoria 92.9FM - Portland, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3HFM 88.9FM Mixx FM 88.9 Hamilton, Victoria 93.7FM - Portland, Victoria Contemporary 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]
3SH 1332AM 3SH Swan Hill, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3SHI 107.7FM Mixx FM 107.7 Swan Hill, Victoria 98.7FM - Kerang, Victoria Contemporary hit radio
3TFM 99.5FM TRFM Traralgon, Victoria 99.9FM - Bairnsdale, Victoria Contemporary hit radio
3WM 1089AM 3WM Horsham, Victoria News talk

Classic hits

3WWM 101.3FM Mixx FM 101.3 Horsham, Victoria 94.5FM - Nhill, Victoria

98.5FM - Ararat, Victoria

Contemporary hit radio
3YYB 94.5FM 3YB FM Warrnambool, Victoria Classic hits
3YFM 95.3FM Coast FM Warrnambool, 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. ^ a b c d "ACE Radio Broadcasters acquires EdgeFM, 3NE and 2QN - Mumbrella". Mumbrella.
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