$5,000 would more than pay for the accommodation and then you can stay where you want. Probably an even better outcome.
But the winner would just need to be aware of that before they go spending the $5k on other things first
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Hence why it pays to read the terms and conditions before you enter
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From tonightâs Media Watch.
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Just saw it⌠what the heck⌠welcome to stupidity
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Interesting to read Capitalâs statement. I donât think anyone was doubting that the winners were âreal peopleâ. The doubt is that each station inferring that the winner is a local. Iâm sure itâs not illegal but itâs dodgy smoke and mirrors.
Mind you, Capital is not exactly inventing the wheel, here. Austereo was pulling this trick about 15 years ago.
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Yes, Media Watch covered that too back in 2005 (19 years ago, in fact (!)).
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i was close-ish 
Although I donât think thatâs the promotion/competition that I was thinking of. There was one where there was an hourly (or so) segment with a different announcer to the one doing the shift but included listeners calling in or being called, so I am guessing it was an announcer/segment based at 2Day but piped through to Fox, etc. But it was never disclosed as such. It was always very vague in that no suburb or locality names were ever given but it was never truly revealed (unless one read the T&Cs I guess) that the contest was a ânationalâ one.
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And in 2021, during Alphabucks, when Hit were using slogans like the âCentral Coasts radio first millionaireâ to make it sound like it was a local competition or winner (as the winnerâs name in every market was Stacey).
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Opinion piece by Radio Todayâs Sarah Patterson on CRNâs editing.
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I wonder if this is in response to the MediaWatch story above?
6iXâs latest tactic is very Perth-focused.
Probably not considering itâs been running since before the MediaWatch story aired.
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He will commence on his new role from Monday 8th July.
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âŚof Group Program Director, overseeing programming operations across the networkâs five markets, Canberra, Perth, Goulburn, Snowy Mountains and Gippsland.
Davidson, who has been with Capital Radio Network for 18 years, will finish on 22 August 2024, with Haizer officially taking over from 16 September.
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It was already mentioned on a couple of other threads but Capital has launched their new Forever Classic 60s station:
https://radioinfo.com.au/news/feeling-groovy-the-capital-radio-network-debuts-a-60s-station/
It is available on DAB+ in Canberra & Perth, as well as on FM through their HPON licences in Canberra (97.5) & Goulburn (100.7), as well as on their LPON licences in Cooma (87.6) & Jindabyne (88.0).
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It would be nice to see them add the 70s as well, though that would be sailing a bit close to the wind for a narrowcast format. Vintage FM get away with it but that canât be heard Sydney wide, unlike 97.5 Queanbeyan which covers most of Canberra.
Given the coziness of the Canberra market though, even a psuedo FM conversion for 2CA to 97.5 wouldnât ruffle too many feathers. If QBN 96.7 tried a SWR like format on the other handâŚ
The Vintage FM playlist is excellent btw, plenty of songs that even I havenât heard of. Itâs what 2CA should sound like IMO. 2CA is painfully safe these days; they were more adventurous 10-15 years ago.
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I tuned in for a little while yesterday. Interesting that theyâve got occasional location idents and local commercials a few times an hourâŚbut nothing from the newsroom.
That said, 2CC ran a mid-afternoon news bulletin at 6pm while 2CA had the actual 6pm news, so maybe adding the complication of news to Forever Classic 60s would be a bad idea.
Enjoyed the playlist. Immediately became my preferred station if I want to escape from talk for a while and canât be bothered opening up the music app on my phone. Audio sounded slightly more compressed and flat on DAB than FM. Preferred the sound of the FM even with the occasional bit of static creeping in as I drove around the inner north of Canberra.
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It looks like nights on GNFM are now voicetracked, rather than just solely automated music.
Some voice tracks include the station name too, some are generic (so probably get aired on XLFM and 3GG as well).
A nice change and a rarity in this day and age in regional commercial radio.
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Yeah i have noticed that too but also noticed that when listening late at night at work they donât always take a news update at the top of the hour
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Listening to Nat & Westo (for Fox removals) on 6ix this morning. Big plugs for their âWhatâs in the boxâ promotion thanks to Tucker Fresh IGA, your chance to win $150 (Thatâs even worse than 4BHâs cash prizes).
6.38AM Horror movie - Shirley & the boys
[Sting 6ix breakfast with Nat & Westo]
6.42 AM Flashdance - Irene Cara
6.46AM Nat leads a segment What are the main indicators we are becoming our parents? A Gen X chitty chat ensues, Westo saying âYou know youâre old when you turn your modem off every nightâ
6.49 6ix Timesaver traffic
[Sting 6ix - A Capital Network Station]
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6.52 You took the words right out of my mouth - Meatloaf (This is exactly the type of music you want at this time of the morning. Energising, not like the dreary stuff they have on Breeze).
6.56 Back to the âage you become your parentsâ discussion, Nat actually has me laughing. Cue: call in. (I can understand why 6ix has her (rather than just a âmore music breakfastâ), sheâs quite a talent).
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7.00 Capital Radio Network news - Phillipa Marr
7.07 Westo talks about 'still a little bit to get through - plugs the âwhatâs in the box againâ, Nat plugs the call-in again.
7.08 Brass in pocket - Jimâs former wife
7.11 Cool for Cats - Jools Holland
6ix are currently bottom overall with a 4.9 share, down from 5.6 in the previous book. While they may not have a high Cume, I would imagine with a pretty upbeat breakfast show that would propel them into some good TSLs during the day.
The musicâs pretty tight and well targeted. Hereâs an hour from yesterday:
| 2025-01-22 | 09:06:07 AWST | Eagles | Life In The Fast Lane | 4m 46s | 1976 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | 09:10:47 AWST | Breakfast Club | Right On Track | 4m 17s | 1987 | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:15:08 AWST | The Police | Message In A Bottle | 4m 50s | 1979 | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:20:10 AWST | Tina Arena | Chains | 4m 22s | 1994 | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:23:09 AWST | Racey | Some Girls | 3m 27s | 1979 | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:38:52 AWST | The Doobie Brothers | Listen To The Music | 3m 47s | 1972 | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:49:04 AWST | Little River Band | Cool Change | â | â | |
| 2025-01-22 | 09:52:55 AWST | Queen | A Kind Of Magic | 4m 24s | 1986 |
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