Resonate Broadcasting is an Australian media company, operating radio stations across various centres across regional

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, as well as Hawaii. Formed in 2008, it currently operates 16 radio stations across Australia and the United States.

History

Resonate Broadcasting was founded in 2008 by Rex Morris and Guy Dobson. The former was the group Program Director for

Austereo Austereo was an Australian mass media company based in Melbourne. It was founded in 1980 by Paul Thompson, and operated 16 radio stations in metropolitan and regional Australia under the Today Network and Triple M brands. In 2011, the company' ...

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Network, based in

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, while the Dobson was Austereo's CEO. The first acquisitions were of three stations divested by

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following its purchase of

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–

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, and 4GC and

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. In July 2012, the stations were joined by two more, with

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and

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. On 31 May 2012, the company acquired three radio stations in Hawaii from Chaparral Broadcasting – KHBC and

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, and

KHWI KHWI (92.1 FM), is a radio station in Holualoa, Hawaii broadcasting an Adult Top 40 format. Prior to October 2012, the station simulcasted co-owned KIPA and KHBC. The station is currently owned by Resonate Hawaii, LLC., a division of Australi ...

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– through subsidiary Resonate Hawaii, LLC. KHBC and KWHI began simulcasting as

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''The Wave @92FM'', and in 2013 was joined by

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''102.7 The Beach''

KTBH-FM KTBH-FM (102.7 FM) – branded 102.7 The Beach – is a Hot AC/Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Kurtistown, Hawaii, serving the island of Hawaii. KTBH-FM is owned and operated by Resonate Hawaii, LLC, a division of Australia- ...

. After an attempted sale to

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fell through, in February 2015 3GG was acquired by the

Capital Radio Network Capital Radio Network is an Australia, Australian radio company, which owns stations in Canberra, Goulburn, Cooma, the Snowy Mountains, Gippsland and Perth. The company is a subsidiary of Blyton Group, with Kevin James Blyton as managing direc ...

. On 30 October 2015, it was announced the company had acquired the assets of Macquarie Regional Radio, a subsidiary of

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, thereby adding eight stations to their network in Queensland.

Assets

Resonate Regional Radio Network

Resonate Hawaii, LLC

Former

References

External links

Resonate Broadcasting websiteResonate Project Group website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Resonate Broadcasting Australian radio networks Radio broadcasting companies of Australia 2008 establishments in Australia Mass media companies established in 2008