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I’ve been listening to 4KQ breakfast this week and it’s just too sad. Listeners calling in in tears… Not sure I can listen to their last show.

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My workmate is still listening to 4KQ also,unless she’s been living under a rock she must know by now she will have to change her station very soon😕 I don’t think she will want to listen to sports talkback.

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I’m sure all the fans will be listening as much as possible while they still can.

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I’ll listen this Friday as it will be the breakfast team’s final show. I wasn’t listening to 4KQ as I forgot to bring my small DAB radio to work today.
A lady rang up yesterday for the quiz and she said she will miss 4KQ ,and what station will she have to listen to in her thrift shop.If ever I went into a charity store,ie:Vinnies,Lifeline,the staff in these stores are usually middle aged women ,their main listening audience,the over 55 year olds

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4KQ are running promos for the 6pm show on 30 June. Seems like it will be hosted by the breakfast team plus “familiar voices” and “into the night” so perhaps until midnight close?

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Still nothing about upcoming shutdown of 4kq on 4kq.com.au

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What will happen at Midnight? Silence until 6AM when the new licencee takes over?

Reminiscent of when 4TAB on 1008 used to shut down each night at midnight well into the 2000’s.

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But here’s the Playlist of the Historic Last Weekend focusing on the Songs that Stopped the Brisbane Charts: https://www.4kq.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/06/4KQs-Number-1s-Weekend.pdf

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https://www.4kq.com.au/entertainment/music/classic-hits-4kqs-very-last-special-weekend-25th-26th-june/

Sunday Morning from 10 be listening for ‘4KQ- 75 Years A Brisbane Icon’, a special tracing the history of Classic Hits 4KQ.

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Please Record it just in case we miss it?

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I cant understand why ARN dont replicate these 4KQ weekends into Melbourne via Gold 104.3. By comparison, the Gold playlist is more skewed towards 80s and 90s but like other Melbourne stations - very safe.

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It will prob be the SEN overnight show ? It will be interesting what happens. I am sure someone will record it.

Yeah same with WSFM too. It would be great to replicate a Sydney version of 4KQ. I must admit I don’t listen to WSFM much. Some people say the 80s weekends are good.

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It’s gotten pretty safe in the last 12 months or so… not as good as it used to be.

Their “Grand Vinyl” weekends are more adventurous with the music selection.

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Join Classic Hits 4KQ for our last very special weekend ! It’s a weekend of Brisbane Number 1 hits, from the 60s,70s and the 80s. All weekend long, the songs that topped the Brisbane Top 40 charts, and then Sunday Morning from 10 be listening for ‘4KQ- 75 Years A Brisbane Icon’, a special tracing the history of Classic Hits 4KQ.

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If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Gold rates well and is one of the most successful ARN stations.

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Even Brisbane’s KIIS 97.3 which plays a Few 80’s and 90’s Songs on a Hourly Basis can draw Strong Ratings, Which they Came Second in the Latest Ratings with 10.8%.

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Today’s Nine at 9 on 4KQ is “You Done Me Wrong” - a subtle dig?

Included “You’re Moving Out Today” by Carole Bayer Sager and You’re No Good by Linda Ronstadt :smile:
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I reckon it should go silent until 6am. Would give the techs enough time to switch from ARN to SEN’s feed to sort out any problems and have a proper launch in the morning.

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Bit hard to test if there’s any problems when it’s silent though!

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Off air checks. Studio to transmitter checks etc. Take the station completely off air to make sure everything is good to go.

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