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Midwest Radio Network is an Australian company which has a global media business concentrated in two main areas, broadcasting and digital media. The broadcasting division focuses on the operation of ''FM'' and ''AM'' ''commercial radio stations'' in the Midwest region, west of Sydney, Australia. The digital media platform comprising newspaper-style news portals is internationally concentrated. ==Overview== Midwest Radio Network was founded on 7 June 1938 as Lithgow Broadcasters Pty Ltd and was granted a license to transmit that year. Initially the company was a subsidiary of Western Newspapers Pty Ltd.〔("Company History" ), Midwest Radio Network, retrieved 19 Mar 2013.〕〔 In July 1939 the company began broadcasting with the channel name 2LT〔("2LT planning 75th birthday celebrations" ), RadioInfo, retrieved 19 Mar 2013.〕 as part of the Macquarie Central Western Network. In the 1970s the company was acquired by the Transcontinental Broadcasting Company Limited. This in turn was bought by Broadcast Investments Pty Limited, the former owner of 2UE,〔("Lamb, John (1885-1974)" ), Australian Dictionary of Biography, retrieved 19 Mar 2013.〕 in 1979. Late in 1979 Lithgow Broadcasters was transferred to interests associated with John McEvoy of the Metro Hotels group. On 21 June 1984 the company changed its name to Midwest Radio Network Pty Ltd, and in 1986 became a major shareholder in a new ASX-listed public company called ''Midwest Radio Limited''. Midwest Radio Limited was involved in a number of ventures during the 1980s and 1990s, including regional radio stations in New Zealand〔("Disposal of NZ radio shareholding in XS Corporation Ltd" ), Australian Securities Exchange, 21 Aug 1998, retrieved 8 Sep 2013.〕 and FM broadcasting operations in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain. In 1996 Midwest Radio Network established a new FM station which launched with the call sign ''Kiss FM'', which it began operating in conjunction with 2LT, and servicing a similar coverage area. In 2001 Midwest Radio Network cut most of its connections with Midwest Radio Limited when that company was taken over in a reverse takeover by Unitel, a former listed public company whose principal asset was a network of radio stations jointly owned with Rural Press Limited comprising River 94.9 in Ipswich, Queensland, and South Australian stations 5AU Port Augusta, 5RM in Renmark, 5CC Port Lincoln, 5CS in Port Pirie, Magic FM in Port Lincoln, and Magic FM in Renmark.〔("To Expand Operations" ), Australian Securities Exchange, 20 Sep 2001, retrieved 8 Sep 2013.〕 Subsequently the name of the public company was changed to ''Media Corporation Australia Limited.''.〔("Change of Name" ), Australian Securities Exchange, 30 Aug 2002, retrieved 8 Sep 2013.〕 Control of the radio assets had passed to MCA and Midwest Radio Network was now concentrating on online news portals. However, in March 2006 Media Corporation Australia went into liquidation and asked Midwest Radio Network to appoint a receiver for the radio assets. Both stations were offered for sale but no buyers emerged.〔("2LT/107.9 FM Lithgow for sale" ), RadioInfo, 17 Apr 2009, reproduced on knowfirst.info (original link dead.) Retrieved 19 Mar 2013.〕 Four years later Midwest Radio Network terminated the receivership and resumed control of the radio stations.〔("Midwest Radio Network resumes control of 2LT/IceFM Lithgow" ), RadioInfo, retrieved 20 Mar 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midwest Radio Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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