Haha it does. I remember when Susie OāNeill first joined Nova 106.9 breakfast the show was called Ash, Kip & Luttsy with Susie OāNeill, so itās not unprecedented to name it like that.
Interesting. Perhaps theyāll put K&J into Adelaide first and surprise everyone. It might be easier without the daylight saving time change. At least Adelaide time remains in step with NSW and VIC.
Adelaide will still be 30 minutes behind - unless they run the whole schedule live, SA listenerās wonāt be able to call into the show to participate in games, etc - not like we will be listening anyway
Well if they are getting a new host for Brisbane, surely they will get a new host for Adelaide, given Mix 102.3 is usually one of the top rating stations.
Fair enough - would imagine they would drop the day presenter first though
Wouldnāt surprise me - there always seems to be a few names which keep moving around stations (i.e. Ali Clarke from Triple M to ABC to Mix, Jody Oddy from Mix to Nova)
Iād throw a name in the hat, Molly Rose who was the afternoon announcer and anchor of the Rush Hour on Triple M who got made redundant. She used to do breakfast on Power FM which is an ARN regional station.
The other option Iād be surprised if ARN hadnāt thought about, would be to roll out K&J on 102.9 on the Gold Coast. Kyle seems desperate to broadcast into āQueenslandā. I wouldnāt put it past the ābrainsā at ARN to rebrand Hot Tomato to KIIS102.9. Itās potentially less risky than 97.3 in the short term and gives them that sought after Queensland footprint. ARN have previously stated that 102.9 has metro level revenue and the GC is a significant city in its own right. Not that I want it to happen, I hope K&J expand no further at all.
I doubt Hot Tomato would ever rebrand to KIIS - especially given the lacklustre ratings Hit, now back to SeaFM and Triple M now Triple M Gold have had.
Weāll see, but I wouldnāt be so sure. If thereās one regional station that I think might take on the KIIS brand it would be 102.9. For all intents and purposes the GC market is a metro market. Huge commuter traffic between Brisbane and GC too.
Do a radio version of Today All Day with same day replays (have lunch with K and J) , flashbacks, greatest āhitsā padded out with contemporary music.
That would be suicidal, Hot Tomato have the #1 Breakfast show and pretty much #1 in all shifts. Why do that as you would be handing the crown to Triple M Gold.
IMO It looks like the national strategy has been put on hold with ARNās strategy now putting everything into lifting the Melbourne ratings. If Kyle was calling all the shots they would be going into Brisbane and Adelaide in 2025 and two breakfast teams out of a job. This is not happening with ARN expanding the Brisbane Breakfast team. I hope Mitch was not the fall guy for the new appointment to the Brisbane Breakfast show?