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| Broadcast area | Melbourne RA1 |
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| Frequency | |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| SEN Track | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1931 (as3AK) |
Call sign meaning | Founder Akron Tyre Co |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Australian Communications & Media Authority |
| Power | 5,000watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′41.3″S145°6′37.3″E / 37.744806°S 145.110361°E /-37.744806; 145.110361 |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
1116 SEN (call sign3AK) is an Australian radio station inVictoria, Australia. Owned and operated bySports Entertainment Group, it broadcasts asports radio format. It commenced broadcasting on 29 November 1931 as 3AK, the station currently broadcasts from studios inSouth Melbourne.
The station first broadcast on 29 November 1931 as 3AK.[1] In October 2003, amid growing debt and struggling ratings, 3AK operatorsData & Commerce Limited placed the station up for sale.[2] In November, owners Data & Commerce Limited entered into a lease with the newly formed Sports Entertainment Network to create SEN 1116, a 24-hoursports radio station. Headed by managing director Danny Staffieri, formerly ofFIVEaa, the new station was promoted as 'entertaining radio with a sports focus', and would rivalhorse racing stationSport 927.[3][4]
On 19 January 2004, SEN 1116 launched onto Melbourne's airwaves, with former AFL footballersGarry Lyon,Tim Watson andBilly Brownless heading the station's "Morning Glory" breakfast show,Richmond Football Club premiership playerKevin Bartlett in mornings,Radio National'sFrancis Leach in afternoons, andDermott Brereton andAnthony Hudson in drive.[5] In the year's first radio ratings survey, the station jumped from reaching 1.2% of the Melbourne radio market as 3AK, to 2.1% as SEN,[6] growing to 2.8% in the year's fourth survey despite the lack of coverage of any major sports.[7] However, in July, the station secured broadcast rights to the2004 Summer Olympics, alongside2GB,2CC,FIVEaa,6IX,HO-FM andHot 100, among others.[8] SEN also carried coverage of the2004 NRL Grand Final from 2GB, and the2004–05 FA Premier League fromBBC Radio 5 Live.
In December 2004, the SEN brand was revealed to be expanded intoAdelaide, with Sports Entertainment Network leasingnews talk5DN fromAustralian Radio Network to createSEN 1323.[9][10] Launching on 1 February 2005, the station became a simulcast of its Melbourne sister station, with only one Adelaide-based programme – "The Boys Next Door", hosted by former FIVEaa presenterMark Aiston,The Sunday Footy Show panelistMark Bickley andPort Adelaide Football Club ruckmanMatthew Primus. However, while the station remained flat in Melbourne, ratings dwindled in Adelaide; despite gaining coverage of theNew Zealand cricket tour of Australia and the2005 VFL season, Sports Entertainment Network enteredvoluntary administration, citing $3.5 million in losses.[11] The SEN 1323 lease was cancelled, resulting in ARN launchingeasy listening-formatCruise 1323. The Melbourne station was sold back toPacific Star Network, the renamed Data & Commerce Limited.
In July 2015, the newsroom shared between SEN and sister station3MP was closed, replaced with the Victorian news service fromMacquarie National News, based at3AW.[12][13]
In November 2015, it was announced thatFrancis Leach would departABC Grandstand Digital following the axing of theGrandstand Breakfast programme, and rejoin SEN, hostingSEN Breakfast alongsideDavid Schwarz to replaceThe Morning Glory.[14] Co-hostAndrew Maher moved to afternoons, launchingSEN Lunch Break, movingDaniel Harford into drive with Mark Allen.Andrew Gaze andTim Watson, while losing regular timeslots, would remain with the station as a contributor.[14]
In January 2018, the station's schedule was again refreshed. Former ABC commentatorGerard Whateley joined the station as chief sports caller and mornings presenter, withKevin Bartlett moving to the drive show following the departure of Harford.[15][16] In April 2018, parent company Pacific Star Network merged with sports media businessCrocmedia,[17] most notable for producing theAFL Nation broadcast call heard across regional Australia.
In July 2019, SEN has partnered with Crocmedia has purchased 23 narrowband radio licences across Australia includingSydney,Brisbane,Perth,Gold Coast,Darwin andAlice Springs.
SEN has exclusive and non-exclusive rights to various sports in Australia:
Australian rules football
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Golf
Horse racing
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Tennis
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| Broadcast area | Adelaide,South Australia |
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| Frequency | 1629kHzAM |
| Branding | SEN SA |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| History | |
First air date | 6 December2018 |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 400W |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°51′43″S138°34′10″E / 34.86194°S 138.56944°E /-34.86194; 138.56944 |
| Repeater(s) | 1629 kHz AMMount Gambier |
On 13 October 2018, SEN parent company Pacific Star Network confirmed it had purchased an AM narrowband licence inAdelaide,South Australia, returning the SEN brand to South Australia.[18][19] The station launched on 1629 AM on 6 December 2018, with local presentersKane Cornes, Andrew Hayes,Kym Dillon andMichelangelo Rucci. Other programs, includingGerard Whateley's morning show and live sports coverage, will be syndicated live from the Melbourne station.[18][20]
On 9 September 2019,SEN SA Breakfast commenced simulcasting onRadioTAB's 1539AM Adelaide frequency.[21] On 2 December, a second South Australian frequency was launched – also on 1629 AM – coveringMount Gambier.[22]
SEN Track is a radio network broadcasting coverage ofhorse,thoroughbred andgreyhound racing, which launched on 28 March 2020.
| Broadcast area | Sydney,New South Wales |
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| Frequency | 1170kHzAM |
| Branding | 1170 SEN |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Sports radio |
| History | |
First air date | 22 October2020 |
Former call signs | 2CH |
Call sign meaning | Churches |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 5000W |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°51′43″S138°34′10″E / 34.86194°S 138.56944°E /-34.86194; 138.56944 |
1170 SEN (official callsign2CH) is a sports radio station in Sydney, New South Wales.
On 17 October 2021 SEN Top End launched on 1611 AM Narrowcast broadcasting coverage of the Northern Territory Football League,horse,thoroughbred andgreyhound racing.
On 7 July 2021 SEN Hobart launched on 1629 AM Narrowcast providing coverage of several local and national sports such as Cricket, AFL,horse,thoroughbred andgreyhound racing. There are live programs from Hobart on Friday, Saturday and Monday mornings.
On the 3rd March 2021 SEN Gold Coast launched on 1620 AM Narrowcast providing coverage of several local and national sports such as Cricket, AFL,horse,thoroughbred andgreyhound racing.
SEN 1323 was launched on 1 February 2005 in Adelaide, replacing5DN. It largely simulcast 1116 SEN, with a single opt-out program for the Adelaide market. The station closed following parent company Data & Commerce Limited entering voluntary administration in June 2005.
SEN+ commenced broadcasting on 13 August 2018, replacingClassic Rock Radio.[23][24] The station broadcast live coverage of theNFL,NBA,A-League andSuper Rugby as well as live and timeshifted programming from the main SEN station.
On 28 March 2020, it was replaced bySEN Track and has since been purchased byACE Radio Broadcasters to relaunch as3MP.
The station also has produced some podcasts, including:
In February 2025, SEN sacked cricket journalistPeter Lalor for his social media posts about theGaza genocide, with CEO Craig Hutchinson claiming that his posts "made Jewish people in Melbourne feel unsafe".[25]