Surely it hurts the 2GB product to be trying to make something that can be networked to Queensland? Or are the shows still just NSW focused with no regard to the listeners outside the state?
While I’m reluctant to assume that the ownership change matters - Nine on television do a lot to seem local to Queensland, and clearly they see that as particularly important there as they often go above what Melbourne get in terms of splitting from the Sydney “national” news content.
If it makes sense on TV, surely that should be part of their vision for the radio side of their operations as well.
this. there is minimal qld content and thats why they are as popular as a ham sandwich in a synagogue. you’ll get the occasional rant about the “lefty qld government” or something else but it seems they are using the frequency because they don’t it will be taken away
i would hope so - 9 probably the best at local content in Qld
If Nine are to fix and not flick MRN, getting the Brisbane stations under the control of QTQ GM, Kylie Blucher would be their best path to rehabilitation for BC and BH.
Kylie worked for Austereo in their halcyon days in the 90’s in Sydney and Brisbane. She knows radio and its business very well.
Written it before and will write it again, BC has a ready to go breakfast show with QTQ staff, Luke Bradnam and Ben Dobbin, tailor a Brisbane version of the Ross and John bfast show, bring a couple of producers up from Melbourne who understand the content needed and you’ve created a vital fundamental of local shifts to later build from.
Find a decent, local talent for a lead in at 3am - 5:30am, yes, Brisbane is up at this time and many are the long TSL audience that would be perfect for BC and away you go.
I think they still had local shows over summer 15/16 as they didn’t start taking Chris Smith until January 2016 and there was a lot of speculation that summer about whether they were going to replace Clare Blake - who left in the November - with another local shift or Chris Smith. We know the outcome! Certainly no local shows in the summers of 16/17 or 17/18 so this will be the third summer with nothing local
And we know what happened to Kim, he disagreed on air with the anti Qld rubbish the Sydney based bully, Ray Hadley was sprouting and therefore, Kim’s fill in gig was not renewed.
This afternoon’s announcement that Tony Jones will present sport on Today show on Nine means he may no longer be able to fill in for Neil Mitchell as the broadcast times will clash (Today from 5.30am to 9am, Neil Mitchell from 8.30am to midday). Who should be the stand-in host on 3AW mornings?
Great to hear Michael McLaren has returned from holiday and for this week is also heard on 3AW. For one horrible moment I thought we were going to hear that fool Tony Moclair.