John “Burgo” Burgess is returning to 6iX from 22nd April, in which he’ll present the 6am-Midday slot on Saturdays. He was previously the breakfast presenter for the station from 2012 until the end of 2015.
Source: Radioinfo
Also, I’ve noticed through their now playing feature on RadioApp on a weekend afternoon just gone, as well as through Crocmedia’s website, that 3GG is not broadcasting the AFL this year, and they’re not taking Sportsday on weeknights either. That means the station is in a unique position of being the only adult commercial music station in Regional VIC (apart from Grant’s Bay 93.9 in Geelong) to not broadcast the AFL. In fact, on their Facebook page, they quite proudly claim themselves to be Football free in 2017!
So if one wants to listen to 2GN/XL’s playlist on a weekday morning, Friday night or weekend afternoon during the NRL season, then listening to 3GG online would be a good alternative, since they take the same log.
It’s worth confirming (since I was down there 2 weeks ago) that 3GG can be heard into Northern Tasmania quite well during the day, providing a good alternative to the local stations.