SEN Track is an Australian radio network operated by Sports Entertainment Network, a division of Pacific Star Network. The network launched on 28 March 2020 and broadcasts live coverage of horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing to nine cities and towns in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia. It is a sister network to the Melbourne-based 1116 SEN.
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| Type | Sports radio |
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| Country | Australia |
| Availability | New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia |
| Headquarters | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Broadcast area | Australia |
| Owner | Pacific Star Network |
Launch date | 28 March 2020 |
Official website | www |
| Language | English |
| Replaced | |
History
editSEN Track was born out of SEN+, which commenced broadcasting in Melbourne on 13 August 2018.[1][2] The station was a simulcast of the 1116 SEN service, opting out for coverage of sports including the NFL, VFL, NBL and Super Rugby. The station also broadcast coverage of the 2019 Spring Racing Carnival.[3]
On 3 July 2019, Pacific Star Network announced its subsidiary Crocmedia had acquired 23 broadcasting licences from Gumnut Nominees, the licensee of Italian language radio network Rete Italia, at the value of A$6.25 million.[4]
On 27 March 2020, Crocmedia announced it would launch SEN Track, a radio station covering horse, thoroughbred and greyhound racing.[5] At the time, racing codes were the only Australian sports operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. SEN Track launched the following day in Melbourne, replacing SEN+, and on the former Rete Italia frequencies in Perth and Wollongong. In April, the network expanded to Gosford, Ingham and Atherton,[6] with Crocmedia announcing it would replace Vision Christian Radio in Brisbane and Rete Italia on the Gold Coast from September.[7]
In June 2020, Crocmedia announced it would sell the licence of its Melbourne station to ACE Radio,[8] and seek to acquire a further three narrowcast licences from Gumnut Nominees, covering Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin.[9]
Programming
editNetworked programming is produced mostly from Crocmedia's studios in South Melbourne. In Melbourne and Perth, the station simulcasts the final hour of Garry & Tim and the first two hours of Whateley from 1116 SEN.
In New South Wales and Queensland, two local programs — Breakfast with Joel and Jimmy and Sportsday Central — are produced from studios in North Sydney. Play-by-play coverage of Friday night National Rugby League matches also air in these markets under the NRL Nation brand,[10] while coverage of Central Coast Mariners A-League matches are broadcast in Gosford.[11]
Notable presenters
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Transmitters
edit| Frequency | Broadcast area | Power W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
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| 801 kHz AM | Gosford | 5,000 | 33°19′41″S 151°28′00″E / 33.327927°S 151.466578°E | |
| 1539 kHz AM | Sydney | 1,000 | 33°50′52″S 151°04′53″E / 33.847825°S 151.081389°E | Simulcast on DAB+ digital radio |
| 1575 kHz AM | Wollongong | 5,000 | 34°30′49″S 150°52′45″E / 34.513668°S 150.879177°E |
| Frequency | Broadcast area | Power W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1593 kHz AM | Melbourne | 5,000 | 37°38′19″S 145°01′07″E / 37.638547°S 145.01861°E | Simulcast on DAB+ digital radio |
| Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
| 89.1 MHz FM | Mildura | 98.4 | 34°11′57″S 142°10′21″E / 34.199037°S 142.17253°E | |
| 91.9 MHZ FM | Latrobe Valley | 1640 | 38.240848°S,146.285988°E |
| Frequency | Broadcast area | Power W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1053 kHz AM | Brisbane | 500 | 27°27′50″S 153°07′25″E / 27.463772°S 153.123747°E | |
| 1620 kHz AM | Gold Coast | 400 | 28°04′03″S 153°26′03″E / 28.067509°S 153.43404°E | |
| Frequency | Broadcast area | ERP W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
| 96.9 MHz FM | Ingham | 492 | 18°41′23″S 146°12′53″E / 18.689645°S 146.214773°E | |
| 99.1 MHz FM | Atherton | 3,280 | 17°13′23″S 145°26′50″E / 17.222963°S 145.447263°E |
| Frequency | Broadcast area | Power W |
Transmitter coordinates | Notes |
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| 657 kHz AM | Perth | 2,000 | 31°47′45″S 115°53′21″E / 31.795756°S 115.889255°E |
References
edit- ^ Wilson, Zanda (7 August 2018). "PSN rebrands 1377 AM to SEN+". Radio Today.
- ^ Samios, Zoe (8 August 2018). "Pacific Star Network rebrands Classic Rock Radio as SEN+". Mumbrella.
- ^ "Spring racing is back on SEN". Radioinfo.com.au. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "FY19 GUIDANCE CONFIRMED AND ACQUISITION OF 23 RADIO LICENCES" (PDF). Pacific Star Network. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Crocmedia to support racing industries with 'pop-up' stations". Radioinfo.com.au. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Gosford gets a new racing and sports station". Radioinfo.com.au. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "SEN announces new radio stations in Queensland and local breakfast show". Radioinfo.com.au. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Challenor, Jake (5 June 2020). "ACE Radio to purchase 1377AM Melbourne from Pacific Star". Radio Today (Australia). Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "SIGNING OF ACQUISITION AGREEMENTS FORRADIO LICENCES (Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin) and SALE AGREEMENT OF 1377AM RADIO LICENCE (Melbourne)" (PDF). Pacific Star Network. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "NRL Nation markets" (PDF). SEN. Crocmedia.
- ^ "Broadcast Guide". Football Nation. Crocmedia.