MACQUARIE RADIO NETWORK S 2GB AND 3AW TAKE THE CROWN AGAIN IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE TUESDAY JUNE 2ND, 2015

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1 MACQUARIE RADIO NETWORK S 2GB AND 3AW TAKE THE CROWN AGAIN IN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE - MRN HAS THE LARGEST 40+ AUDIENCE AND DOUBLE THE TIME SPENT LISTENING OF ANY NETWORK - - MACQUARIE IS THE HOME OF FOOTBALL - TUESDAY JUNE 2ND, 2015 Macquarie Radio Network s (MRN) powerhouse News Talk stations 2GB in Sydney and 3AW in Melbourne have topped the radio ratings again as Number One stations in both markets, according to today s Gfk Survey 3 results. MRN s network of News, Talk, Music and Sport stations have a national reach of more than 2.3 million Australians All People 10+ and a dominant share of more than 1.9 million of the influential All People 40+ age group. The time that MRN s audience spends listening to its stations is double that of the nearest commercial competitor. Macquarie is the home of football this season, with the top rating Continuous Call Team of Ray Hadley, Darryl Big Marn Brohman, Mark Levy and Mark Piggy Riddell bringing all the NRL action to 2GB Sydney and 4BC Brisbane listeners, while 3AW in Melbourne and 6PR in Perth have the nation s best AFL commentary teams including Tim Lane, Tony Leonard, Cameron Ling, Matthew Richardson, Karl Langdon, Peter Bell and Drew Morphett in what is already a sizzling season of footy. 2GB has once again continued its unbroken decade-long reign as Sydney s most listened to station, with an audience share of 11.9%. As Melbourne s most listened to station for 9 years, 3AW continues to dominate with a 13.7% share in the latest survey. 2GB and 3AW enjoyed strong performances in the competitive Breakfast and Morning slots. The Alan Jones Breakfast Show commands a 14% share, while 3AW Breakfast team Ross & John s share was 20.1%, their 107th survey win in Melbourne. 2GB s Ray Hadley still holds the Number One position in Mornings in Sydney, with an unequivocal win. Hadley s audience is at 14.4%. Audiences have embraced the new presenter lineup at Brisbane News Talk station 4BC, with share growth of 0.4% to 5.0%. Breakfast s Alan Jones and Mornings Ray Hadley have seen their listener base grow to 6.4% and 5.8% respectively, while Clare Blake, Ben Davis and Ross Greenwood also contributed to gains across the station. In Perth, News Talk station 6PR s Breakfast show with Steve Mills and Basil Zempilas delivered an 11.3% share and still leads time spent listening at more than 12 hours per week. MRN s music stations of 2CH in Sydney, Magic 1278 in Melbourne and Magic 882 in Brisbane and held their key 40+ demographic audiences.

2 Our strong network offering is really starting to resonate with listeners and advertisers and our football coverage of NRL and AFL is unrivalled. We are Number One in the two key markets of Sydney and Melbourne offering the best radio talent in the country as trusted sources of news, views and information, MRN Chief Operating Officer Adam Lang said. Macquarie Radio Network is a powerful national information and entertainment network with Australia s best radio and digital brands. Our audience first strategy across News, Talk, Music and Sport means we can deliver the biggest over 40 demographic for advertisers - an audience no other radio company can match. MRN National Agency Sales Director Nick Randall said: We are the home of football this season and offer a first class national football platform for advertisers, with the most respected NRL and AFL commentary teams on our Talk and digital stations. Our unique and influential 40+ audience offers advertisers a genuine point of difference. We are creating fresh content with brand integration on our stations, DAB+, our mobile and online assets and across the Fairfax Media suite of assets, that are now all available from one sales team, which is receiving a positive response from advertisers. TO FOLLOW For further information contact: Adam Lang Nick Randall For Chief further Operating information Officer contact: National Agency Sales Director Macquarie Radio Network Macquarie Radio Network Rochelle adam.lang@fairfaxmedia.com.au Burbury T: Source: 774 GfK 577 Radio Probe Survey About Macquarie Radio Network: Macquarie Radio Network is is a national network of of News, Talk and Music format stations targeted at at people aged 40-plus. The national News Talk network Talk network is comprised comprised of Sydney s of Sydney s 2GB and 2GB 2UE, and Melbourne s 2UE, Melbourne s 3AW, 3AW, Brisbane s Brisbane s 4BC and 4BC Perth s and Perth s 6PR. The 6PR. national The national Music Music network network consists consists of Sydney s of 2CH, Sydney s Melbourne s 2CH, Melbourne s Magic 1278 Magic and 1278 Brisbane s and Brisbane s Magic 882. Magic The Macquarie 882. The Macquarie Radio Network Radio also Network includes also the includes divisions the rugbyleaguelive.com.au, divisions Fairfax Radio com.au, Syndication Fairfax Radio and Satellite Syndication Music and Australia. Satellite The Music Macquarie Australia. Radio The Macquarie Network also Radio represents Network Adelaide s also represents News Adelaide s Talk station News 5AA Talk to national station advertisers. to national Fairfax advertisers. Media Group Fairfax (ASX: Media FXJ) has Group a 54.5% (ASX: interest FXJ) has in a Macquarie 54.5% interest Radio in Network. Macquarie Radio 5AA Network.

3 SYDNEY 2GB 2GB has recorded its 88th consecutive survey win, with now 11 years as Number One Alan Jones celebrated his 104th consecutive survey win, a 13 year run as Number One in Breakfast and 187th overall survey win Ray Hadley has won his 88th consecutive survey win. The NRL Continuous Call Team celebrated its 29th year of broadcasting this survey, in 120 markets Australia wide. Former League International and current Nine Network Footy Show panellist Brett Finch joined the team in As part of the Final Farewell Tour, Hadley and the team are broadcasting at locations around Australia. Alan Jones and Chris Smith broadcast their shows from Canberra in the lead up to the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli. Alan Jones broadcast a special show on Anzac Day and Deputy News Director and Breakfast newsreader Natalie Peters was in Gallipoli covering all the stories. Ross Greenwood broadcast a special Budget night edition of Money News that went to air on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, 5AA and 6PR featuring interviews with the Treasurer Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and the CEO of the Business Council Australia Jennifer Westacott, Chief Economist at Deloitte Access Economics Chris Richardson, CEO Council of Small Businesses Australia Peter Strong and advertising legend Harold Mitchell. 2UE 2UE continues to engage and entertain an audience of 312,000 cumulative listeners per week John Stanley and Garry Linnell continue to consolidate their second year in the Breakfast slot with 195,000 listeners each week George and Paul continue to command an enormous - ENDS weekend - listening audience of 197,000 listeners. For Drive further presenter information Justin Smith contact: presented his program from Gallipoli to mark the 100th Anniversary of the ANZAC landing. On ANZAC Day Smith also presented a landmark broadcast from Gallipoli that was broadcast on 2UE, 3AW, Rochelle 4BC and Burbury 6PR. 2UE has launched the latest phase of its bus back advertising campaign, featuring Breakfast presenters Third John Avenue Stanley and Consulting Garry Linnell and using images of Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten bald. 2CH About 2CH Macquarie grew Radio the station Network: cumulative audience by 30,000 to 280,000 listeners per week Macquarie Radio Network is a national network of News, Talk and Music format stations targeted at people aged 40-plus. The national News Talk Breakfast with Gareth McCray grew cumulative audience by 12,000 to 136,000. network is comprised of Sydney s 2GB and 2UE, Melbourne s 3AW, Brisbane s 4BC and Perth s 6PR. The national Music network consists of Sydney s Radio Gareth Syndication McCray and is now Satellite the Music 2CH Australia. Breakfast The host, Macquarie taking Radio over Network from also Johnny represents Young Adelaide s who took News over Talk from station Glenn 5AA to Wheeler, national advertisers. who Fairfax was injured Media Group in an (ASX: accident. FXJ) has Johnny a 54.5% now interest returns in Macquarie to Afternoons Radio Network. and Bob Rogers is in Mornings.

4 MELBOURNE 3AW Breakfast s Ross Stevenson and John Burns celebrate their 107th survey in a row as number 1. An 11 point lead on the nearest commercial station Morning s Neil Mitchell delivered 13.1% of the Melbourne audience by engaging 424,000 listeners per week Football. 3AW really is football. Winning the footy ratings Friday night, Saturday night and Sunday afternoons Drive s Tom Elliott remains the number one Drive program with 12.2% of the audience. Freeze MND (Motor Neurone Disease) campaign supported by 3AW s Ross Stevenson raised more than $35,000. Ross will slide into an icy bath at the MCG on June 8 before the game. The Neil Mitchell and Denis Walter programs joined forces to raise funds for the Royal Children s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Busking Melbourne was created with an outside broadcast and buskers in the streets helping to raise more than $50,000 in the lead-up to the full day broadcast on Good Friday. 3AW commemorated ANZAC Day with an outside broadcast at the Shrine hosted by Darren James conveying the emotion of 100,000 in the crowd. 3AW s coverage continued live from the ceremony at ANZAC Cove in Gallipoli, with Justin Smith hosting a national broadcast. Justin and his team received an ACRA in 2014 for the national broadcast from the final ANZAC Day ceremony involving Aussie troops held at the Tarin Kowt Australian Defence base in Afghanistan. MAGIC1278 New Breakfast program. John Blackman and Jane Holmes have held share in a competitive market and with significant station changes Remained strong in key demographics over 40. The Magic listeners are responding positively to the new music and lineup. A recent listener morning tea at Eureka For Tower further was information a great success contact: and there was a lot of positive feedback for the new music being featured. John Blackman and Jane Holmes are sounding like an on air team who have been together for years and the listeners are Rochelle enjoying Burbury the new combination. Dave Ferguson in Drive has maintained a strong audience base. About Macquarie Radio Network: Macquarie Radio Network is a national network of News, Talk and Music format stations targeted at people aged 40-plus. The national News Talk network is comprised of Sydney s 2GB and 2UE, Melbourne s 3AW, Brisbane s 4BC and Perth s 6PR. The national Music network consists of Sydney s Radio Syndication and Satellite Music Australia. The Macquarie Radio Network also represents Adelaide s News Talk station 5AA to national advertisers. Fairfax Media Group (ASX: FXJ) has a 54.5% interest in Macquarie Radio Network.

5 BRISBANE 4BC Steady growth across our new line up with Alan Jones in Breakfast and Ray Hadley in Mornings Time spent listening has increased again on 4BC at almost 12 hours listening per week Good jump in cumulative audience for our weekend programs, which includes our ongoing commitment to Rugby League with the Continuous Call Team, hosted by Ray Hadley. 4BC listeners are responding well to the new presenter lineup, integrating the powerhouse talent of Alan Jones and Ray Hadley with locally produced programs. 4BC listeners know where to come to find in-depth and quality coverage of local news events such as the storm event in May and live broadcasts from the NRL to the State of Origin. MAGIC882 Magic 882 Breakfast with Ian Keenan in his third survey continues to grow, now up to 5.3% and Mornings with Donna Lynch up to 5.5% Magic 882 cumulative audience up to 142,000 All programs across the entire day increased share. Magic 882 had consistent growth across all dayparts and consolidated its position with increased time spent listening across the week. Solid increase in our core demographics of 55-64, and 65+ PERTH 6PR For further information contact: Breakfast with Steve Mills and Basil Zempilas continues to impress recording a result of 11.3% Rochelle Burbury 6PR leads the market with the highest time spent listening (TSL) of any Perth station posting a result exceeding 12 hours The Weekend Wake Up with Rod Tiley Saturday and Sunday 6.00am am recorded an impressive 12.1%. About 6PR Macquarie enjoyed Radio a full Network: survey period during the AFL season and was helped by both the Fremantle Dockers and West Macquarie Coast sitting Radio on Network top of is a the national AFL ladder, network interest of News, Talk has and never Music been format greater stations and targeted 6PR at is people the authority aged 40-plus. for listeners The national wanting News Talk network to find is out comprised about of all Sydney s things 2GB AFL. and 6PR 2UE, enjoyed Melbourne s being 3AW, part Brisbane s of extended 4BC and Perth s network 6PR. The by national taking Music part network in the ANZAC consists dawn of Sydney s service from Gallipoli and the Budget night special with Ross Greenwood and is looking forward to more of these Radio Syndication and Satellite Music Australia. The Macquarie Radio Network also represents Adelaide s News Talk station 5AA to national advertisers. to come. Fairfax 6PR Media also Group teamed (ASX: FXJ) up has with a 54.5% the Starlight interest in Foundation Macquarie Radio to hold Network. a series of auctions on May 1st that raised more than $30,000 for this worthwhile charity.