Company Profile

Sky Sports Radio has been broadcasting the best of thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing to a state-wide audience for more than 34-years of its 86-year history.

The National Racing Service, broadcast on Sky Sports Radio daily throughout NSW, each week covers more than 1500 races. Live race descriptions are complemented by appropriate pre-race form guides, up-to-date TAB information, mounting yard mail and post-race opinions.

Sydney metropolitan area listeners tune to Sky Sports Radio via a five kilowatt transmitter located at Homebush and the Sydney footprint is expanded by a wide-spread of more than 104 narrowcast transmitters. The narrowcast transmitters ensure a state-wide coverage as far north as Tweed Heads, south to Bega and west to Broken Hill.

Sky Sports Radio also has pioneered new digital radio technology with date displays and exclusive sports content currently available on its digital channels. More live racing and sports betting entertainment is being added constantly to the digital service.

Digital radio provides listeners with a richer experience with the broadcasting of text such as TAB racing and sports odds, tips, results and special promotions. At this stage digital service only is available to Sydney metropolitan listeners.

Sky Sports Radio also utilises online technology and podcast’s daily highlights from the Big Sports Breakfast as well as full programs and streaming high quality broadcasts online.

Racing may be the backbone of the company but Sky Sports Radio, as the name suggests, has a variety of other sporting programs.

The flagship in this arena is the Big Sports Breakfast co-hosted by Terry Kennedy and Michael Slater on air each weekday morning from 5:30am to 9am. It is the only all-sports breakfast program in New South Wales. Big name national and international sports stars call in for breakfast and along with the expert views of a strong team of regular contributors guarantees the listeners are kept up-to-date with the latest news and views on their favourite sports.

The casual racing enthusiast and the more serious punters are catered for in an informative and entertaining fashion with Inside Running. Each Saturday and public holiday from 6:30am Andrew Bensley hosts this comprehensive coverage with expert help from Ron Dufficy, Michael Fraser, Deane Lester and a team of other respected form analysts throughout the country.

Other programs garnering a loyal audience on Sky Sports Radio include:

• Punters Post Mortem (Mondays 9am to 10am) Terry Kennedy, Ron Dufficy and Deane Lester present an authoritative overview of the previous weekend racing highlights.
• Racing HQ (9am to 10:30am Tuesday to Friday) is a fast-moving racing news program hosted by the omniscient Andrew Bensley. News, views and interviews abound during this fast-moving hour and a half.
• Sports Sunday (7am to 10am) hosted by Jimmy Smith and Stuart Clark. The first hour is devoted to racing with expert comments from Ray Thomas and Malcolm Johnston and from 8am general sports is covered by Jimmy, Stuart and a regular panel of experts.
• The Weekender (Sundays 5am to 7am) Co-hosted by Daryl Beattie and Adam Royter covers a wide spectrum of recreational activities. Fishing, camping, caravaning and four-wheel driving are the highlights. There are reports on where the fish are biting and the latest weather conditions. 

This unique blend of high-calibre racing and general sports coverage broadcast throughout the state has installed Sky Sports Radio as a leader in sporting coverage.