MRN launches Sydney comedy radio station The Crack

Tim Burrowes

January 29, 2010 5:06

A new comedy and music radio station will launch in Sydney and online on Monday.

The Crack, from Macquarie Radio Network, will be available on digital radio. It is being produced for the network by the Open Narrowcast Entertainment (ONE) Network and will include performances by unknown Aussie comedians as well as comedy recorded around the world.

ONE Network Director, Darren Frearson, said, “Comedy has a broad appeal among Australians.”

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.