I think there are subtle differences between say 2day / Hit 105 / Fox , and Sea Fm which has the same playlist as Hit 104.7. The regionals have more old school rock songs. Carn’t Canberra create their own log and find out what their market wants rather then the standardise regional log from Sea Fm Gold Coast?
The Hit regional stations in competitive markets are starting to drop down abit in the most recent ratings-
E.g
Gold Coast- Hot Tomato #1 / Sea Fm either #2 or #3
Central Coast - Sea Fm #1 but now under threat from Star 104.5
Obviously Newcastle cannot be compared as SCA are up against weak competition from BOG, and SCA have duopolies in other smaller regional markets.