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- ↑ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1983 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal
- 1 2 3 A slim-line Wesgo tunes in to the 90s Australian Financial Review 9 October 1992
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
- ↑ Rural media group buys into Wesgo Canberra Times 9 December 1987 page 54
- 1 2 FM station sold Canberra Times 18 January 1995 page 27
- ↑ Wesgo brawl over broken down deals Australian Financial Review 26 November 1990
- ↑ Broadcasting act gives owners sudden choice Australian Financial Review 20 October 1992
- ↑ APN jumps Austereo sell-off to boost Wesgo Australian Financial Review 18 January 1994
- 1 2 2SM chief quits after clash Canberra Times 13 April 1994 page 31
- ↑ Wesgo tries many paths to growth Australian Financial Review 20 April 1990
- 1 2 3 Willesee buys back into radio Canberra Times 25 October 1990 page 17
- 1 2 Cash rich Wesgo set for expansion Canberra Times 29 March 1988 page 29
- 1 2 Wesgo radio stations in Qld sell off Canberra Times 23 June 1988 page 21
- ↑ ALP ratifies sale Canberra Times 6 April 1986 page 3