RG Capital explained

RG Capital
Industry:	Commercial Radio Broadcasting
Fate:	Acquired by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks
Predecessor:	90.9 Sea FM
Successors:	-->
Founder:	Reg Grundy
Areas Served:	-->
Owners:	-->

RG Capital Radio in the radio industry was an Australian radio company, formed in 1995 by Reg Grundy with the acquisition of 90.9 Sea FM. Between 1996 and 2000, the group grew to 28 stations across regional centres, and was subsequently floated on the Australian Securities Exchange, before its assets were sold to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004,^{[1] [2]} and the network disbanded.

Stations

As of November 2000, RG Capital Radio operated 30 stations:^[3]

• 2GO Central Coast
• 3GG Warragul
• 3SR FM Shepparton
• 4GR Darling Downs
• 4RO Central Queensland
• 7AD Devonport
• 7BU Burnie
• 7LA Launceston
• Gold FM Gold Coast
• KOFM Newcastle (50% joint venture with Austereo)
• Magic 107 Hobart
• NXFM Newcastle (50% joint venture with Austereo)
• The River Albury/Wodonga
• Sun FM Shepparton

Mix FM

• Mix FM Sunshine Coast
• Mix FM Townsville
• Mix FM Wide Bay

Sea FM

• Sea FM Burnie
• Sea FM Cairns
• Sea FM Central Coast
• Sea FM Central Queensland
• C FM Darling Downs
• Sea FM Devonport
• Sea FM Gold Coast
• Sea FM Hobart
• Sea FM Mackay
• Sea FM Sunshine Coast
• Sea FM Townsville
• Sea FM Warragul
• Sea FM Wide Bay

Notes and References

1. News: Macquarie Bank Group announces intention to acquire RG Capital Radio. 2 July 2015. Macquarie Bank Limited. 3 June 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040724142715/http://www.macquarie.com/com/about_macquarie/media_centre/20040603a.htm. 24 July 2004.
2. News: Ubels. Helen. Frew. Wendy. Grundy set to quit $173m radio empire. 2 July 2015. The West Australian. 2 June 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040606184430/http://www.thewest.com.au/20040602/business/tw-business-home-sto125915.html. 6 June 2004.
3. http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_representatives_Committees?url=cita/regional_radio/submissions/irsub186.pdf RG Capital Radio Limited Submission to the House of Representatives Communications Committee Inquiry into The Adequacy of Radio Services in Non-Metropolitan Australia