Judging by what I heard on Monday, they’ve been heavily promoting the station as being on “1170 and in stereo on DAB” at just about every available opportunity including a number of promos specifically promoting the DAB+ service.
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I think Cherie is being careful not to “chuck a MML” and lose their existing 2CH listeners. Too much change and it could be a bad thing. Hence, why I can see they’ve kept Bob Rogers to a Saturday night.
I’d expect more very gradual changes over the coming months from CH-erie & Co.
Hopefully EON has the patience and continues the investment in the station.
… if it were owned by SCA or MML there would’ve already been 7 breakfast show changes and 9 format changes …
Well done EON and 2CH. I can sense a lot of ex-2UE listeners will be switching to Chris Kearns and Tim Webster. A move that 2SM has failed to build upon.
Webster’s most entertaining segment on 2UE was music with Glenn A Baker. Remnants still exists on the internet.
Edit: Forget that, I just realised the links do not work
Overtime they might add segments like that in. Tim is a good broadcaster, I’m way outside their demo but he is engaging.
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Agree. They would be silly to limit Tim to only doing 40-60 second music talk breaks.
I can see 2CH becoming what 2UE should’ve become post MML merger… that is, a hybrid tall & music station. Like vega, only a more focused music positioner.
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However, good on Glenn and John for putting their own money where their mouths are and convincing OCP to stump up the lion’s share of a huge investment in 2CH. It’s great to see such an increase of investment in a long neglected licence.
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Thats actually not accurate.
You don’t thinking hiring a new schedule of on air staff, Cherie and others in the office isn’t a big investment?
wrong inaccuracy… I will narrow it down for you
More Church Themed Programming On Sunday’s Please?
2CH could simulcast “Spotlight” or “Don’t Tell” in DAB+ on a Sunday night.
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Yet they still Play Classic Country Songs, The Last Major Metro Commercial Station in Australia to do so.
Don’t Tell - is that hosted by George Pell?
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Gearge was a special guest star.
Sort of like Heather Locklear on Melrose Place.
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The religious programming at 2CH isn’t going anywhere soon - they’re advertising for a “Religious Producer” (or should that be a religious producer?)
http://radiotoday.com.au/job/religious-producer/
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Rather unfortunate really. I am trying hard to listen to 2CH but really struggle with all the frivolous talkback in the evenings and don’t listen before 9 on a Sunday morning or after 6 on Sunday nights.
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Yeah the religious stuff would turn me off as well. I don’t really get it either. How come 2CH is stuck with this licence condition?
Surely it’s the only commercial radio station in the country with this kind of format restriction?
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Didn’t 2CH used to be owned by the NSW Council of Churches, hence the callsign? I guess it’s a legacy thing from when they originally sold off the station many years ago.
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Well 2sm I think was run by the Catholic Church. They have moved on. Maybe they get funds from the churches to maintain their shows.
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Yes but 2SM used to be owned by the Catholic Church, and the “K” stations (KQ, KA and KY) we’re once owned by the Labor party. It’s still highly unusual - or rather unique - that conditions would be attached to a format once sold. I don’t think there’s another example of this in Australia?
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