Company type | Public |
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ASX: AEO | |
Industry | Broadcast media |
Founded | 1980Adelaide, Australia | in
Founder | Paul Thompson |
Defunct | 21 July 2011 |
Fate | Acquired by Southern Cross Media Group |
Successor | Southern Cross Austereo |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
Products | |
Website | 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's majority shareholder Village Roadshow sold its shareholding to Southern Cross Media Group, which began trading as Southern Cross Austereo from 21 July.[1][2]