I know, I really give up lol
They seem desperate for people to use the app. That’s fine but surely given 75% of new cars sold now have DAB+ they would promote that as well.
Also I just don’t like the 6GT brand. It’s just not catchy to me.
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Looks like no expense was incurred for Magic1278 in general.
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Have they considered buying 6IX from Capital/Grant? Would be a nice fit for 6PR to mirror the rest of their duos in cap cities. Plus a ready made brand and space they can lease!
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I’m sure they’d love to but they may not be wanting to sell.
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Anyone can be brought, just for the right price. 
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I don’t know if Nine Music Radio is something Nine really want. They just adopted it as part of the sale and went for the cheapest option a basic music station. The jewel in the crown is 3AW and 2GB. Now its just a way to have less potential competition especially in Sydney by keeping it and create a no frills music network. My bet is SEN would want to buy 6IX in front of Nine Radio. They have more hunger to expand. I would not surprised if SEN acquires 4BH at the “right price” or if 4BC does not rate perhaps offloading it to SEN.
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Just imagine how much money Nine could make it ALL stations were as successful and as resourced as 2GB and 3AW.
Not as much as they’d make by not resourcing the stations to make them successful.
Probably.
How long have 9Radio had their music stations?
If I recall correctly, didn’t they say they’d look to increase announcers, etc. over the coming months?
Maybe they looked, then looked away.
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They’ve had 2UE, Magic 1278 & 4BH as music stations since February, which is nearly 9 months ago now.
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Interesting. 4BH just cut over to the Melbourne Cup call.
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Yes, 9 radio is taking the call today.
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According to the Nine Radio Syndication website, Nine Radio (still) has the rights to the Melbourne Cup radio call and all stations must go through Nine to get the call. I wonder if Nine will let the rights go whenever the current contract expires.
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Noticed my local Salvos store had 2UE playing (AM) so it must be starting to get discovered.
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If anyone has listened to the first hour of the Brent Bultitude show from 2HD/2SM when he plays music is a simple formula 2UE could use across other shifts.
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True, though I am guessing Nine doesn’t want any talk on 2UE as to not potentially take listeners off 2GB.
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Just heard a sweeper for Perth’s 6GT on 2UE Sydney.
On a positive note they are playing some music I haven’t heard on radio for years including some Linda Ronstadt and even John Sebastion’s Welcome Back Kotter theme.
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It’s kinda of good they don’t really care, so the format can occasionally have some real rarities like the songs mentioned.
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This is a super old post @Brianc68, I decided to log into a FM radio in the UK and BBC Radio 2 does fill a gap we should fill in Australia.
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Since Eddie McGuire quit Triple M. Would Nine Radio go after him now to maybe host afternoons on Nine Radio (Music) ?
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