Wesgo

Wesgo
ASX: WSG
IndustryRadio
Founded14 October 1982
Founder2WS
2GO
Defunct1995
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
$7.7 million (1993/94)

Wesgo was an Australian media company that owned radio stations. It was founded on 14 October 1982 when radio stations 2WS in Sydney and 2GO in Gosford merged.[1][2] In October 1987, eight stations were purchased from AWA making it the largest radio operator in Australia with 50 stations.[3][4] In 1994 it was purchased by Australian Provincial Newspapers and delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange.[5]

  1. ^ Annual Report for year ended 30 June 1983 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal
  2. ^ A slim-line Wesgo tunes in to the 90s Australian Financial Review 9 October 1992
  3. ^ Radio days are over for AWA Canberra Times 29 October 1987 page 16
  4. ^ Rural media group buys into Wesgo Canberra Times 9 December 1987 page 54
  5. ^ FM station sold Canberra Times 18 January 1995 page 27