Media essays

In Exquisite Stereo – a history of commercial FM radio in Australia (2004)

By Peter Macato

Abstract
In Exquisite Stereo is a history of the implementation of commercial FM radio in Australia. The history of commercial FM radio in Australia is an area that has not been researched in any great detail. This thesis will examine the question of how the emergence of FM commercial broadcasting changed the face of the Australian radio industry and investigates its subsequent impact on the industry. The thesis is an examination of the pre-implementation, implementation and post-implementation stages of commercial FM radio in Australia and examines the audience shift from AM music broadcasters to FM broadcasters and the period of reassessment during the eighties and nineties as to radio's relevance in Australian society.

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