• Hot Tomato was purchased by Grant Broadcasters in December 2018
• Whippy started in radio in his hometown of Newcastle
A sale price was not revealed, but there has been speculation the station sold for close to $30m.
Australia’s biggest independent commercial FM station has noted it is #1 across all sessions.
Flan and Emily Jade with Christo have dominated in 2017
How the independently owned station stays competitive
1029 Hot Tomato continues to be able to claim leadership in all timeslots
Miles has been with Hot Tomato since it launched in 2003
Gale will join Mal Lees and Moyra Major on the show
Bradley has consulted Hot Tomato for the past four years, working with the previous two content directors
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