Wesgo
Australian radio broadcasting company
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Wesgo was an Australian media company that owned radio stations. It was founded on 14 October 1982 when radio stations 2WS in Sydney and 2GO in Gosford merged.[1][2] In October 1987, eight stations were purchased from AWA making it the largest radio operator in Australia with 50 stations.[3][4] In 1994 it was purchased by Australian Provincial Newspapers and delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange.[5]
Assets
| Station | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2AY | Albury | purchased October 1987[3] |
| 2GN | Goulburn | purchased October 1987[3] |
| 2GO | Gosford | [2] |
| 2CH | Sydney | purchased October 1987[3] |
| 2KO | Newcastle | [6] |
| 2SM | Sydney | purchased July 1992[7] |
| 2WS | Sydney | [2] |
| Gold 104.3 | Melbourne | purchased January 1995[5] |
| Magic 693 | Melbourne | [8] |
| 3BO | Bendigo | purchased October 1987, sold 1993[3][9] |
| 3GG | Warragul | 60% purchased March 1990[10] |
| 4CA | Cairns | purchased October 1987, sold October 1990[3][11] |
| 4CC | Gladstone | purchased November 1995 |
| 4HI | Emerald | purchased March 1988, sold June 1988[12][13] |
| 4KQ | Brisbane | purchased April 1986[14] |
| 4LG | Longreach | purchased March 1988, sold June 1988[12][13] |
| 4MK | Mackay | sold October 1990[11] |
| 4TO | Townsville | purchased October 1987, sold October 1990[3][11] |
| 5KA | Adelaide | sold 1993[9] |
| 6KY | Perth | purchased October 1987[3] |