RG Capital

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RG Capital
IndustryCommercial Radio Broadcasting
Predecessor 90.9 Sea FM
Founded1995;27 years ago (1995)
Founder Reg Grundy
Defunct2004 (2004)
FateAcquired by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Headquarters

RG Capital Radio in the radio industry was an Australian radio company, formed in 1995 by Reg Grundy with the acquisition of 90.9 Sea FM. Between 1996 and 2000, the group grew to 28 stations across regional centres, and was subsequently floated on the Australian Securities Exchange, before its assets were sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004, [1] [2] and the network disbanded.

Stations

As of November 2000, RG Capital Radio operated 30 stations: [3]

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References

  1. "Macquarie Bank Group announces intention to acquire RG Capital Radio". Macquarie Bank Limited . 3 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 July 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. Ubels, Helen; Frew, Wendy (2 June 2004). "Grundy set to quit $173m radio empire". The West Australian . Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  3. RG Capital Radio Limited Submission to the House of Representatives Communications Committee Inquiry into The Adequacy of Radio Services in Non-Metropolitan Australia