Looking at Newcastle and you could argue it’s a resounding NO.
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Hmm… Interesting article considering it is the same radio network that is networking major metro radio stations.
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But also River is a bit unique in the ARN market - a solus fringe metro station that needs to avoid overlap with KIIS, I guess the potential market size is there to sustain that as well.
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I’d imagine that some of the uniqueness of the circumstance helps with “live and local” being successful too - Ipswich is (and has) had its own identity for some time, but as urban sprawl creeps further west there is real potential for the loss of that identity to be replaced with the area simply being part of a greater Brisbane. Having a local station that focuses on the local element helps retain some of that identity.
You still need engaging content (music selection and/or on-air talent) when you’re live and local too.
Being an SEQ resident since the 80s I can tell you that happened long ago. Ipswich retains some local identity but on the whole it’s seen as a part of greater Brisbane. In fact most of the newer growth areas of Ipswich like Springfield and Ripley identify much more as just another part of Brisbane than Ipswich. It is only 40km from Ipswich centre to the Brisbane CBD, and only 29km from Springfield for example. These days it really has no more local identity than say Logan, Redlands or Moreton Bay.
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Is JAM Nation still airing on River94.9? I thought they were also aired onto 4BH Brisbane - but I can’t find any mention of JAM Nation on either website.
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Definitely hasn’t been airing on 4BH.
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Last time it aired on 4BH was December 2022. It didn’t come back in 2023.
I’m not sure it has ever aired on River 94.9 either. They simulcast 9 News Brisbane at 6pm and then the 20-20 Retro Countdown is on at 7pm.
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Amy Collett is coming home from NZ to take on the CD role at Wave 96.5
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Where is the previous CD going to?
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Five years? Seems so quick.
If the most profitable duo in town isn’t enough for Corey, he must have a better offer.
Previous GM Trish Mears will be able to return from retirement!
10 years for Katie Woolf on Mix 104.9 Darwin: “The most difficult day you could ever imagine was my first day in the job”
While prepping stories about the finalists for this year’s ACRAs, and the Xtra Insights survey results for Darwin, I noticed that July marked ten years at Mix 104.9 for morning presenter Katie Woolf OAM.
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Barry Drinkwater is no longer the afternoon/workday host of River94.9.
Is he still with ARN? Has he (finally) been promoted to CD at the station?
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Possibly, considering Drew Chapman recently left to go to KIIS97.3.
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Happy 90th birthday to 5MU today
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Shaun is moving back to Melbourne to spend time with family while searching for the next opportunity to connect with a local audience.
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A pretty decent effort from a workday announcer who has only been in the market for 18mths.
I love the mention of, “Everything Townsville”. Isn’t this something Triple M Townsville would be using (as other Triple M markets have/are using it)?
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