2UE should broadcast ALL Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney AFL Home and Away and Finals Fixtures and The AFL Grand Final.
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2UE already airs international cricket & the Big Bash during the Summer so adding the NRL (whether itās exclusively or a simulcast of 2GB) along with a decent lineup of sports shows/presenters might not be a bad idea at all
one SLIGHT problem gents - Sydney isnāt Melbourne, and we arenāt sports nuts because thereās nothing left in our boring, pathetic little lives, like the Mexicans are.
Sport wonāt rate in Sydney.
2UE is now broadcasting out of MRNās studios in Pyrmont
Interesting that 2UE are in what looks to be the old 2GB studios. It would have made more sense to update all the studios to have a consistent setup across all the stations under the same roof.
as opposed to what 2UE is doing now?
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I would have expected that as wel. In saying that they may just be upgrading the studios in a staged approach.
This is correct, towards the end of his show Trevor mentioned that in a few weeks they would be in a new hi-tech studio down the corridor.
what? Being treated like some offshoot of the family that no-one likes or cares about?
Hows about it gets treated like a serious radio station with serious news and issues that arenāt full of rabid right-wing nutcases but actually seeks out opinions from all sides and treats the listener with respect?
But whilstever the idiot Singleton owns it, that will never happen.
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Youāre right and I agree it should be a proper news format but as you say itās never going to be treated like a mainstream news outlet as long as itās being owned by 2GB. So I donāt think itās a bad idea to go for an alternative sports-leaning format that at least gives the station some purpose and clear focus rather than as you say have it treated like some unwanted family member.
Sydney might not be as sports mad as Melbourne but Iām sure sport still has potential in Sydney radio and would synergise well with 2GB without necessarily cannibalising it.
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The Australian reporting that Macquarie Radio does not have commercial radio rights to the Rio Olympics, Seven apparently is asking for too much money. Jones and Ross & John will broadcast live from Rio but will not have live coverage.
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thatās because SCA bought them.
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I would doubt it. Iām sure thereās been war-gaming from stations doing sports 24/7 previously and nothing has been able to come from it.
2UEās superior signal strength is ideal for a baby-boomers talk/music format frankly. Its signal is stronger than 2CH and if done correctly could really stand out in the market.
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Exactly @MarkHD, maybe they could copy Melbourneās 3MP. Was in Sydney a few weeks ago and you have NOTHING nearly as good. Melbourne radio is far superior. And we have lot of interests beside sports. We just have a sports radio station because we follow the best code, AFL! 
Only kidding both cities are wonderful and Iāve lived in both.
But SCAās coverage is mostly limited to Triple M stations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide (Triple M doesnāt have a physical station in Perth). Perth viewers will be left with ABC Radio coverage only.
Not true - the coverage is for the entire Triple M and LocalWorks networks, which includes regional markets and Perth (via Mix 94.5)
I have re-read the media release of SCA gaining Olympics radio rights. As I understand it, the coverage on Triple M and LocalWorks networks are for selected events and similar to Macquarieās coverage at London 2012. The difference this time is the pop-up digital radio station ā7 Rio Liveā (simulcast of Sevenās live telecast) but it can only be heard in some capital cities only.
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IIRC only the āFMā rights.
āAMā rights are still up for grabs. Iām sure Seven and Macquarie will work out a deal. Not sure where the ABC fits in all this? Maybe they will miss out.
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Any word on how the AFL radio rights negotiations are progressing.
Anyone know why 4BC would have a narrowcast licence on the north east of Fraser Island? Or is the ACMA database wrong?
http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/site_search.site_lookup?pSITE_ID=403291