Am I understanding this correctly that SEN Shepparton is simply rebranding to SEN Goulburn Valley?
What are the local content requirements? How many hours a week and what timeslot?
i thought it was 3 hours each weekday but not tied to a specific shift?
Do the local shifts have to be based in the same area or can they be presented remotely?
This licence condition requires regional commercial radio licensees to broadcast the applicable number of hours of material of local significance during daytime hours (5 am to 8 pm) each business day. The applicable number of hours is: 30 minutes for small licences and 3 hours for all other licences.
https://www.acma.gov.au/local-content-regional-commercial-radio
Local significance is easiest to get done by being presented locally, but they can make content that ârelatesâ to the area and present it from outside.
Given theyâve already mentioned taking the breakfast shows, Iâd assume weâd get a 1-4pm shift as the local one, as thatâs outside of the core portions of the SEN schedule.
Theyâll also need to have local news and weather updates at times.
1260 is the commercial 3SR license (The converted 3SR FM, now Triple M, is 3SRR) that theyâve picked up in the RSN purchase.
âSEN Sheppartonâ is just one of their streaming only stations, I assume for local ads? Iâm not aware of any Shep exclusive content on that service - some of them seem to have a once a week podcast kind of show, but canât find one.
Iâd assume it will be absorbed by that, but will need to be a bit more than a rebrand.
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well according to this job ad, SEN is planning on producing a local 3-hour weekday shift for SEN Goulburn Valley. Presumably they are required to do this to forefill licence requirements.
https://radiotoday.com.au/job/sen-goulburn-valley-1260-announcer/
Thatâs great for the region. My guess would be either afternoon or drive. Drive would make sense. Could be a really good show.
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SEN taking the sport nation feed of the Warriors vs Titans game today.
Iâm not sure how their ad commitments are working with that today.
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Fairly niche timeslot ey. Guess itâll be podcast.
Gotta be. The fact itâs only on SEN SA on a Friday morning? Seems like itâs more a live podcast record than a radio show
Based on the SEN Guide, it appears SEN has not renewed the English Premier League broadcast rights. However Sport Nation (the former SENZ) is airing EPL starting with tonightâs Aston Villa V Newcastle match (not this morningâs season opener which would be in breakfast hours in NZ) so itâs just the Australian operation which isnât.
TalkSPORTâs international distribution rights were due to expire at the end of last season. I canât find any announcement of an extension or renewal (plenty of articles about BBC and TalkSPORT renewing domestic radio rights though), but clearly there has been an extension as Sport Nationâs coverage is listed as âEPL on TalkSPORTâ. I wonder if uncertainty about this extension may have played a part in SEN not renewing?
By the looks of the individual match listings on the Fixtures and Results page on TalkSPORTâs website (Football Fixtures & Results | talkSPORT), they have retained the ability to stream all matches of the season to non-UK audiences. I also wonder if the non-exclusive nature of the rights where everyone could just bypass SEN and go straight to the source made renewing the rights agreement an unattractive proposition compared to running the cheaper automated replays of previous programs?
Beware that from this season, Premier League is providing their own match commentaries (heck, even the around-the-grounds âShowcaseâ) on their official app to non-UK/Ireland audiences.
Talksport is keeping their own service presumably, so we could be looking at 2 international-facing feeds. If theyâre partnering, then itâs 1.
And for the Sport Nation situation, Iâd be cautious about the âEPL on Talksportâ title because it could very well mean a retransmission of the web stream.
The first test is at 5am. Iâll check all the feeds and see where theyâll be coming from.
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Isnât TalkSport available here via Novaâs apps? Or am I thinking someone else. Thatâs where those rights may have headed to?
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What will Happen to Horse Racing in the Goulburn Valley from September 1?
3AK which is Melbourneâs SEN Callsign
It is since December of last year. That feed would only have one game on Fri/Sat/Mon each and all displaced midweek games though, in accordance with UK rights.
Assuming it isnât blacked out during gametime.
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Feed check done.
Sport Nation is carrying talkSPORT UK coverage, but did not take the earlier pregame. There was alternate programming on Rova and static noise on the official website.
Update: The EPG is a massive lie. It says it has commentaries of 3 games live, which is not true. As said earlier, SN carries UK feed of talkSPORT, which only has one game on Saturday (9:30pm), and then moves to a whiparound show and a phone-in. That is whatâs being carried on SN, not dedicated commentary of the later matches. Astonishing.
Meanwhile, talkSPORT is now the official producer of radio feeds on the official Premier League app. The feed you hear on talkSPORT website is no different to the feed on the app. Commentators refer to the platforms as âthe Premier League app, the Premier League website, or via a local radio partnerâ. You still get promos of talkSPORT shows in the breaks though.
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Many thanks for checking that out. Great work. Great information.
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