Ah it would probably make sense if they were, adding Ipswich
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The AC/gold-based station aims on average for a 41-year-old. In 1984 that was someone born in the middle of WW2. In 2024, that is someone born the year Bob Hawke became PM.
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The provincial designation isnāt anything related to licences. Itās a classification use by CRA to separate the larger and smaller regional markets for purposes of ratings and ACRAs.
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So if we assume that these stations are playing what their listeners liked when they were 17 (for example)ā¦
In 1984 gold would be songs from 1960.
In 2024 gold would be songs from 2001 
Even as a young person, that last statement just seems somehowā¦ wrong.
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What you liked when you were 17 is different from what you want to hear on a retro station when you are in your 40s. Retro stations canāt āplay it allā, only pretend that they do. They wonāt play stuff that their audience is unfamiliar with as adults or now dislikes as opposed to when they were a teen.
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I know what you mean. It seems wrong and in some ways I donāt think a simple timeline comparison works anymore. Music from the 60s and 80s for example has held on much longer in popularity than 40s or even 50s music. 00s and 10s music will mostly be forgotten long before they stop playing 80s or 90s music. Unpopular opinion but itās about quality (and also quantity). There was simply way more quality hit music being produced and cycling through in the 80s. An Ed Sheeran song wouldnāt have stayed in the Top 10 for 6 months in 1985.
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I had in mind Australian stations that copy American stations such as WLTW in NYC - AC with a some golds.
Radioinfo has picked up on the story.
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SEN Track 801 Gosford is off air & has been for some time, the area has been flooded (only minor) last couple of weeks with all the rain weāve had, but that shouldnāt have affected it really, bases of the masts are well above ground level (about 2m), so itād have to be an extremely big flood for them to short out, & the transmitter is upstairs (2 story transmitter building), I think I remember there was a local electricity outage during a heavy rainstorm a couple of weeks ago & it probably never came back on after the power was restored.
I havenāt bothered contacting either SEN or the tech about it, think I might wait to see how long it take for them to notice & turn it back on, also guessing Iām the only person who listens to it, which I donāt normally, just tune in occasionally to see if itās on air & how itās going.
Rete Italia let the site go to rack & ruin, & it was often off air, but while SEN did do a lot of maintenance when they took over & got it up to a reasonable standard, Iād say itās off air more now than it ever was under Rete Italia, & SEN supposedly monitor it via a remote receiver so should know if itās on air on not, but seemingly they donāt as itās usually me who notifies the tech itās off, then he notifies SEN & goes & fixes it.
Thereās something very weak I can pick up on the opposite side of the lake to the SEN Track 801 transmission site around Long Jetty - North Entrance area, but itās been so weak last couple of days I canāt make out what it is mixed with the background noise/interference. Iām thinking it might be 5RM as thatās receivable on the Central Coast/Newcastle when Gosford 801kHz is off air?
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And nothingās happened yet with 747 either, has it?
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No
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I believe the building has been sold to an undisclosed buyer this comes with the news 2GO and Hit have axed 6 more jobs on the Coast in production and creative.
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SCA Central Coast is fast becoming the KIIS101.1 Of SCA. Just a wasted asset.
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I see SCA Acronym continuesā¦ Sack C*** annually
sad to seeā¦ sending good luck to those people put off and hope that they find another job quickly
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5RM skywave is very effective. Amazing where you can hear it across Austlkralia.
Now I donāt need to, can stream HT Gold to hear nearly the entire Gold format.
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Why hasnāt www.star1045.com.au put a photo of Meg Alexander (mornings announcer) online yet? She has been with the station for quite a while now. Every other announcer has their photo featured.
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Maybe sheās not comfortable with her photo being online?
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Hit Newcastle didnt put her online either and she was onair there for about 6 years.
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Plenty of photos of Meg online, just not on the station website. Nothing outrageously different looking about her.
Itās really no big deal. Many announcers over the years havenāt had a photo on the website.
Perthās #1 Fred Botica was always featured as a silhouette. It really makes little difference & as stated, plenty of photos online if youāre that keen to put a face to the name.
Knowing Megs like I do, sheād be killing herself laughing at all of this.
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