It looks like Gavin Millers Classic Hits Countdown now airs on 4bh on Sunday Morning now
Also what Ace should do is from July get Laurel, Gary & Mark to host 4bh Classic Hits Breakfast while keeping Trevor Sinclair to host the Easy Breakfast on 2ue
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I am curious whether or not ARN will challenge them using Jukebox Saturday Night, as they still own the IP protection to that title. Trade Mark 1060981 | IP Australia | Trade Mark Search
I was thinking the same @glen2006 .
The Breeze also has Saturday Night Jukebox.
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2WS use to have it too. Maybe ARN choose not to take action.
2ws is owned by ARN mind you
They (ACE Radio) could be using it under licence if ARN no longer want to use it in or around Brisbane, so ARN could be making some money off allowing 4BH to use that program title?
ARN obviously don’t give a rats about 4BH going Classic Hits, so if ARN don’t intend to put a Jukebox Saturday Night program on River 94.9, then why not give ACE the rights to use the name & make some money out of it.
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Smart and obvious move by ACE. Good to see they are increasingly tailoring the leased Nine stations to their local markets. As for my local 2UE, i hope they keep the focus very much on Easy Music (and don’t go Classic as we have WS and CH filling that niche). 2UE need to keep it light, bright and keep broadening the log to add more Easy 90s fresh hits.
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They keep saying that ACMA hasn’t yet approved the SEN purchase. If it does not go ahead OR if SEN choose to retain classic hits on 4KQ what would this mean for 4BH?
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
I don’t think I’ve ever known ACMA to block a sale? Have they ever? Given this sale was to fulfil a regulatory requirement I’m not sure on what basis they’d refuse it.
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Speaking of CH, There owned by Sports Entertainment Network & they air One Talkback Program on Sunday Nights.
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I agree. I’ll eat my hat if ACMA ever did anything to benefit the listener.
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I’ve been listening to 4BH this afternoon while working from home. I think they’ve got the music mostly right now to satisfy ex-4KQ listeners. They might just be missing that odd rare track that 4KQ throw in on weekdays, and have many of on weekends. They will need to broaden the playlist on weekends. Then they just need some local announcers and to bring across the breakfast crew. As an aside I was in my doctor’s surgery and they have had 4KQ on for years and years - they still listen via good old-fashioned AM radios too! I asked the receptionist what they were going to do once 4KQ finished. Firstly, she knew what I was talking about, and secondly she said they would be switching to 4BH… I got the sense it was very reluctantly! She also commented that it was “absolutely ridiculous” that 4KQ was being killed off…
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I’ve been listening to 4BH on DAB while in my car,the music isn’t too bad but they could do with more variety…
It’s a shame also there’s no local presenters,they’re all from down south and voice tracked 
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Don’t worry too much about voice tracking from Down South (its the same on 2UE weekdays except for brekky). The music is the main ingredient…the voices are mostly some background weave for this format. I think ACE are doing a good job for the voice trackers…pleasant and inoffensive.
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I’ve noticed over the last few weekends that 2UE seems to have stopped airing Swans and Giants AFL games. AFL Nation still lists 2UE as taking the games each week, but it seems to not actually be happening.
I’ll try to remember to check 4BH and 2UE during Lions v Giants tomorrow.
When they were taking the games it seemed to be analog only with DAB and streaming playing music without voicetracking or news.
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What Ace should do is what ARN is doing with Hot Tomato Gold and play 90’s on Magic 1278 as well. Hot Tomato Gold plays 60,70, 80s and 90’s
I think most people want that as well
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Live and local keep me listening to the radio, although I may not be in the majority.
If there are no local and live announcers, I will switch to ad-free Foxtel Music or an ad- free streaming service.
The announcer allows me tolerate the ads. It’s turns the radio into music and company.
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Part of the appeal of 4KQ is the local focus. The discussion of local events, past and present are a key part of its success. Plus the log is not just an oldies/classic hits format - it is unique, and not found on any other station in the world. Lose that and the attraction for me is much less. I can easily source generic classic hits music formats elsewhere.
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