I just heard a bit of “DJ style” song mixing on Triple M Greatest Hits Digital.
“Living On The Ceiling” (Blancmange) fading into “Bitter Tears” (INXS).
Worked quite well actually, haven’t heard them do that before.
The first song is also a bit of an odd choice for this station.
Star 104.5 and 2GO caught playing “High Hopes” by Panic At The Disco at the same time just minutes ago.
The ironic thing is, this would only happen on weekends, as 2GO (& Triple M Hobart) wouldn’t play the song on weekdays from 5:30am to 4pm, as it has a different log to the rest of the network, in which it doesn’t play as much newer music.
On weekends, 2GO takes the network log, but Triple M Hobart continues with its own log.
This is now also making near-weekly appearances on 97.3 Brisbane’s Saturday Night Party Mix too.
Meanwhile - here’s one I heard on the Hit Network’s RnB Fridays playlist yesterday (apparently it got spins on 32 stations sharing mostly the same list):
Icy Blu - Pump It (Nice N’ Hard). Peaked at Number 8 in Aus back in 1991.
Take On Me - A-ha
On Triple M Sydney right now … part of “Rock’s Greatest Hits” 
Played right after Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”… probably can’t get any more varied than that on Triple M (metros at least).
Barry is back! You’ll never know what he’ll play next…
Good ol Barry.
Variety is really the spice of life sometimes.
Buses And Trains - Bachelor Girl
Now Playing on Triple M Aussie…
Very pop oriented, but maybe then again after hearing A-ha on Triple M FM a few days ago, maybe a more definite sign that they are looking to soften their music.
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme just played on Hit 104.7 (2ROC) recently.
That was also played across the Hit regional network, including Sea FM Central Coast, since Hit 104.7 carries that log.
Probably not for the “Great Songs” thread, but down at Killcare Heights right now, and found 2SSR Sutherland playing “Boys” by Sabrina (1988 I think). Haven’t heard that on the radio for probably 30 years!
Moved from the ‘Digital Radio’ topic as I feel it is more appropriate here:
KIIS90s has a unique error before, with two songs playing simultaneously. Actually quite disappointing because one I really like (Shimmer by Fuel) was being interrupted by another one! The original issue was that two ads were playing at the same time, then it kept going with the music. It was revolved during the following song.
Yet another live version sighted on Mix 106.3, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” by U2. (just a Triple M station trying to be proper Triple M) Unsure of performance
Last I checked, isn’t Mix an AC? In which case U2 wouldn’t be out of place or anything unusual.
If it was something like Korn, or Kendrick Lamar, sure, it’d be out of place, and probably worth mentioning. But AC’s and softer rock do somewhat go hand in hand.
This has occurred a couple of times on 97.3FM in Brisbane before during their Saturday Night Party Mix. Two songs play simultaneously due to a previous sweeper having a delay in firing off. Guessing it might just be a playout system glitch.
A couple of times? That used to be a weekly occurrence! Usually a couple of times per party mix haha
Push It by Salt N Pepa just played on Hit 104.7, whose “Hits and Old School” is always 90s-now but this song is from 1986!
released as a single in 1988
Since when?
The Hit style guide actually lists “old school” as going back as far as 2014.
I kid you not
The network needs to be broader CHR/Hot AC and leave the rap/hip hop to RnB FRidays