Triple M reached an 18.8 in breakfast by S2/1989 (and peaked with 19.6 a year later), but it took years to get there from a 2.7 in 1981. Its first double-digit survey was an 11.6 in S4/1984.
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Yes, 4KQ reached a 17.1 in S2/1983 and even tied for #1 with 4BH in S1/1984.
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Yes, I remember 2SM switching to country. Do you know what year that was? I vaguely remember it was right when stations started broadcasting online for the first time (back when RealAudio was a thing).
Hey Ron.
According to Billboard it was October 1 1998. And you’re right. At that time (albeit on dial-up) I remember just being so amazed to be able to listen to Z100 and KIIS and Capital on RealAudio. I remember thinking at the time ‘this is absolutely incredible’.
The magazine article you posted was dated 1992, noting that 2SM changed to country on 1 October.
2SM had this bumper sticker from 1992:
However, 2SM did have a second stab at country a few years later (possibly 1998?) as Kick-AM
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That’s interesting.
4KZ Innisfail/Tully had a narrowcast country station called KICK Country. They are now part of the Super Radio Network.
That logo always reminds me of the old 2CH logo.