2CA & FM104.7 went their separate ways in 1997 after the Austereo/ARN Joint-Venture was formed between FM104.7 & Mix 106.3.
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Do you have any of the following for Canberra? I"ve not been able to find these surveys in my research:
S1/1994, S1/1996, S2/1996, S1/1997, S1/2000, S2/2001
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I have S1/1994 & S2/2001, but not the rest, sorry. 
Canberra - S1/1994
FM104.7: 28.0
2CN: 17.8
Canberra FM: 13.1
2CC: 11.4
2CA: 10.3
2JJJ: 7.5
Canberra - S2/2001
FM104.7: 21.8
666 ABC: 18.3
Mix 106.3: 15.5
2JJJ: 12.7
ABC FM: 8.2
2CC: 5.9
2RN: 5.7
2CA: 5.2
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Many thanks! 
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Today’s radio ratings show sister stations 97.3FM and 4KQ as equal number one.
Has this ever been achieved before with equal No.1 stations for the same network in the same market?
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Not a metro market, but in Canberra, both FM104.7 & Mix 106.3 shared the #1 position in S2/2006, in which they got 22.2% each.
In Newcastle in S1/2004, both KOFM & NXFM shared the #1 spot with 20.7% each.
In the Gold Coast in S1/2009, both Sea FM & Gold FM shared the #1 spot with 14.9% each.
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Do you have the last survey which included Kix106?
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Yes I do.
Canberra - S2/1993
FM104.7: 26.3
2CN: 19.9
2CC: 12.4
2CA: 10.3
KIX106: 9.5
ABC-FM: 7.0
2RN: 6.6
2JJJ: 5.7
It’s little wonder why KIX was blown up & then reborn as Canberra FM (along with a callsign change from 2KIX to 1CBR) after getting beaten by the two commercial AM music stations.
Here’s the Canberra Times article about the above ratings result.
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Thanks for that, I was really surprised how poorly it rated considering it was the only other commercial fm station in Canberra and getting soundly beaten by 2CA / 2CC.
Fm104.7 was so strong then and this was even before Martin Molloy started in 1995.
Kix 106 was my preferred station when passing through Canberra. Fm 104.7 was really then a cross between 2day and Triple M with lots of classic rock.
I wonder why Canberra did not take to top 40 new music back then?
Interestingly comparing Kix last survey 9.5 and Canberra fm’s first survey 13.1 they did not take listeners off fm104.7 which would have been their goal, they came off their sister
2CC instead.
Other then when it first started what was the highest it rated against
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In S1/1990, KIX rated 19.1% against FM104.7’s 24.6%, a gap of 5.5%. In the following survey (S2/1990), KIX rated 17.7% against FM104.7’s 20.8%, a gap of 3.1%, which is the closest gap between the two stations pre-1997.
The latter survey was when JJJ launched its Canberra service in August that year, in which it debuted with 4.3%. This would have resulted in both FM104.7 & KIX losing audience share from S1/1990 to S2/1990, especially for the former station.
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With 4KQ being equal No 1 in the latest Brisbane survey it made me wonder when was the last time an AM music station topped a survey. I think it would also have been 4KQ. If I recall correctly 4KQ won a survey in about 1993 or 1994 beating B105 and 4MMM. I think it was only one survey and it coincided with 4BH’s failed flip to talk with New 882. Before that in Brisbane at least you’d have to be looking at the early 80s (either 4BH or 4BK) for the last time an AM music station was No 1. I think FM104 got to No 1 by about 1983 or 1984 and stayed there until B105 came along. I’m sure someone on here will have details of the other capitals - it would be interesting. Maybe 2SM or 2UW would have been the last No 1 AM music station in Sydney? And 3MP for Melbourne? Guessing 5AD (when it was AM) for Adelaide and 6PM for Perth?
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The last AM music station to take out #1 overall in Sydney was 2CH in S3/1984 (2WS was equal #1 with 2UE earlier that year).
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2CC in Canberra was last #1 overall in S1/1989, when it scored 23.8%, just ahead of FM104.7’s 23.1%.
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On the Central Coast of NSW, 2GO outrated Coast Rock FM in 1991, scoring 27% to Coast Rock’s 26.2%. This was back when it was still on AM before it converted to FM the following year.
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Even more incredibly, in Melbourne, 3MP managed to take out #1 overall throughout much of 1992!
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It seems that your recollection is correct:
Following that survey (which I think would’ve been the first of 1994), B105 probably would’ve been the most dominant force in Brisbane radio during the 1990s and Early 2000s?
If I’m being honest I would’ve expected it to be 2SM, 2UW or maybe 2WS given the amount of support that station had in the Western suburbs even during the days it was still on AM.
…and when it was a proud local institution, rather than the sad regional Triple M station it is now.
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The last time 2GO was #1 was in 2009, when it scored 17.5%. This was followed by Star 104.5 with 14.3% (when it was a rock station) & Sea FM with 12.4%.
Back when, 2GO was owned by Macquarie Southern Cross Media, in which it was still local from 5 or 6am until 6pm on weekdays. Its music log was still done locally, tailored for the local market, and provided a wide variety of music from the 70s to today.
These days, Star 104.5 is the most local commercial station on the Central Coast, which is certainly being reflected in this year’s ratings survey.
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when was the last time 2SM was #1?
From what I gather, 3XY was last #1 in Survey 1, 1983 (12.1%)
3MP still managed to hit #1 in Survey 2, 1994 with 14.5% share, but within 12 months it was down to 7th place (8.4%)
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The last time 2SM was #1 was S3/1979 (tied with 2UE with a 17.0)
S2/1979 was the last outright #1 for 2SM with a 17.5.
S3/1979 was the end of a 3 year streak at the top for 2SM.
S1/1983 was the last time 3XY was #1, they were tied with 3AW/1278 with a 12.3 share.
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In response to the June 1991 aircheck of 2Day FM that was posted in the “Radio History” thread:
Here is the Sydney ratings results for S4/1991.
#1: 2MMM: 14.6
#2: 2DAY: 14.4
#3: 2UE: 12.7
#4: 2WS: 10.5
#5: 2CH: 7.5
#6: 2KY: 6.5
#7: 2BL: 6.4
#8: 2UW: 6.1
#9: 2GB: 5.9
#10: 2JJJ: 2.6
#11: 2RN: 1.8
#12: 2SM: 1.7
#13: ABC-FM: 1.6
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Just had a look at the names that would’ve been presenting on 2GB weekdays at that time: Steve Parsons, John Pearce, Gwen Plumb, Anne Deveson, Brian White, Paul Lynch, Howard Craven.
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