The company operates radio stations nationally in the capital cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth, as well as regional Queensland.
"Jack" Ryan of 2CA Canberra; Russell A. Yeldon of 2WL Wollongong; Eric and O. Robinson of 2HR Hunter River; J. J. Armitage and D. R. Armstrong of Broadcasting Service Association Ltd.[3] In November the same year Bennett was sacked[4] by Denison and Butters from both his managerial position with 2 GB and as a director of BSA, though public pronouncements had him resigning voluntarily.
[5] In July 1938 Sir Hugh Denison announced a further expansion and reorganisation of the company as the Macquarie Broadcasting Service with a capital of A£250,000.
Affiliated stations in the new network were 2CA Canberra; 2 GB and 2UE Sydney; 2WL South Coast; 2HR Hunter River; 3AW Melbourne; 3HA Hamilton; 3TR Sale; 3SH Swan Hill; 4BH Brisbane; 5DN Adelaide; 5RM Renmark; 6PR Perth; 6KG Kalgoorlie.
[citation needed] The new company purchased the worldwide transcription business of 2 GB and BSA and placed under the direction of Frederick Daniell, with sales managed by Clive Ogilvy and Grace Gibson.
Contracted actors included James Raglan, Lou Vernon, Peter Finch, Betty Suttor and Harry Dearth.
[6] The company became a major shareholder in Australian and New Zealand Theatres, Ltd, which had taken over the entertainment business J. C. Williamson's, and in Broadcast Enterprises Ltd, of London.
[8] From inception and until the early 1960s, the network was renowned for its high quality productions of variety programs, quizzes, dramas and serials.
Macquarie stations solved the problem by quickly increasing their news, talk, commentary and current affairs content.
[10] In 1973, a significant year because it was the 50th anniversary of broadcasting in Australia, the Macquarie Network had the following affiliates: 2 GB Sydney; 2CA Canberra; 2PK Parkes; 2WL Wollongong; 3AW Melbourne; 4BH Brisbane; 4BU Bundaberg; 4GY Gympie; 5DN Adelaide; 6IX Perth; 6BY Bunbury; 6MD Merredin; 6WB Katanning; 7HO Hobart.
[13] To comply with legislation only allowing two radio licences to be held by one party in each market, stations 2CH and 4LM were sold;[14] and the merger was completed in March 2015.