How do ATN source the data for their regional traffic reports? In most towns there’s only a small handful of roads/intersections that can get even remotely busy and they rarely vary. The traffic report are virtually useless and completely miss out any major disruptions such as accidents and special events.
And that’s the problem. It’s not the reporters, it’s the content. Canberra has limited traffic cameras. They’d be better off reporting by exception (listeners calling in accidents) like they used to do, rather than just running through the usual hot spots in lieu.
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Yeah, The Parkway heading into Civic is always busy 8:00-9:00am, really no point in regurgitating that every morning.
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Aside from some traffic cameras, we use a number of GPS traffic maps for regional markets: google maps, livetraffic etc
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Google Maps is good when it has up to date information, in fact it can be and is great. But it also appears to use regular traffic congestion that can happen at a particular time and day to assume it is happening at other times and on other days. Google Maps very often tells me there is congestion on a road when there just isn’t any issues at all.
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I want to have a go at this too, but this is probably a more relevant thread to do Canberra Radio Ratings Predictions (especially with the FM stations actually being a joint venture between ARN and SCA).
With the national capital traditionally being a strong ABC town, I’d probably expect ABC Radio Canberra to be #1 or close to it in the ratings.
I reckon Mix 106.3 will probably be in 2nd place, with Hit 104.7 at #3. The reason I say this is because (from what I can gather) Mix 106.3 is going in with an unchanged lineup from the last radio ratings survey, while Hit 104.7 have new presenters this year in the form of Ned & Josh on breakfast and Gemma Maddox in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, the recent presenter changes at 2CA and 2CC won’t make much movement to the ratings of either station IMO.
If I’m not mistaken, Skyfire is Canberra’s big fireworks display held once a year on a Saturday night in March.
Canberra Radio Ratings Survey #1 for 2018 covers about eight weeks from February 4 to March 31.
From what I can gather, that didn’t help the ratings for Hit 104.7 in Survey #1 the past two years.
Another observation about the traffic reports - when I hear them on the Sydney stations with the same presenters we have here, they always sound like they’re phoned in. The local reports on Mix and Hit have crystal clear audio…
I’ve stopped listening to Hit - I used to enjoy Ryan and Tanya, and Hamish and Andy. Both are gone and I find the replacements for both shows terrible.
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Are you right there?
wot
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Unrelated but I can’t stop reading your posts in Brough’s voice
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Congrats to Courtenay Davies who has married.
Good to shift Wilko off bfast.
SCA and ARN couldn’t afford both Nige and Scotty? Poor.
2CA, 2CC & ABC Canberra were affected by this afternoon’s storm, which caused them to go off air for a while.
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And broadcasting. One thing for the TX site to be out but the studios too.
Question must be asked, why isn’t the backup geni/UPS keeping the studio lights on?
What are the active digital blocks transmitted from Black Mtn?
9C for national?
Is 8D on for the commercials or still on the trial allocation of 10B?
Yes.
It’s most likely still on the trial allocation of 10B. Full-time commercial DAB+ transmissions should commence sometime in the first half of this year.
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Thanks, when they have the new TX acquired and commissioned, the change will happen.
I will be staying on a farm at Mt Fairy on Tue night, north east of Bungendore, south west of Tarago. I will let you all know of the eastern fringe reception and will keep hitting the manual tune button for 9C at the high points on MR 92 from Nowra.
My time at the computer to research is limited between now and then, so any suggestions of high points is welcome.
I’m fortunate that the following day, will be travelling north perhaps via Gundaroo, Gunning, Crookwell and across the Lachlan to Oberon likely via Tuena, so will really be testing the fringe coverage of this great new 18.5kW ERP transmitter.
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Based on @Radiohead’s reception of Canberra DAB - you would assume the commercials were on the channel 10 frequency unallocated to DTV is Syndey area.
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I forgot about a email I sent to SCA asking for Mix 106.3 to be rebranded to a Triple M station… I just got a reply:
" Hi Aaron, thanks for the message.
We don’t have any plans to rebrand MIX106.3 CBR to MMM.
Our on air product is a little different in that apart from some excellent weekday shows with Kennedy Molloy and Luke Bona – all our music and content is managed and created in Canberra.
We think that our uniquely Canberra station supported by the legendary MMM brand is just perfect as MIX106.3.
Please stay in touch and let me your thoughts about how the station and our shows are travelling.
Cheers Rod"
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