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.
3AW coming 5th must have been a bit of a low point for them