Gold 101.7 WSFM? Hah!
The âWSâ in WSFM actually stands for something (or at least used to, back in the 2WS days), it would be nice if ARN realised thatâŚ
Yes. Western Suburbs. Thatâs why I said it should be Westie FM. 
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I still prefer the good old 2WS call sign âŚ
Whatâs wrong with just 101.7 2WS? (thatâs how 2GO does it and I think it works well).
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I think thatâs what it started as
AlmostâŚ
I think it was 2WS FM101.7
Ah yes youâre right
I like the current callsign 2UUS which is a good homage to the original AM callsign 2WS.
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Radio Today has picked up the story on the change of positioner for both WS & Gold: http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/10387-arn-hit-refresh-better-music-and-more-of-it.html
Also of note: Jason Staveley has replaced Eddie Hribar as WSFM music director, and will continue to host the drive shift.
âBetter Music And More Of Itâ
The '90s called. They want their boring radio slogan back
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Theyâll probably start playing 90s hits now so that should make their listeners feel even more nostalgic.
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They already do, their playlist is mostly 80âs to now.
Iâm sure WSFM already has music from the '90s on their regular playlist. Infact theyâve been known to play music from as recently as 2011, according to listener reports here!
According to an excerpt from the article that I have linked, ARNâs national Content Director Duncan Campbell said of the refresh:
âWe are now playing more music than ever with a strong focus on what our audience love from the 80s, along with the best hits of the 90s and 2000s.â
So this would mean that WS & Gold would be pretty much eliminating 70s music from their playlists (in fact, itâs only a few years ago that 60s music has disappeared from WSâs playlist), and in turn increasing the amount of 90s/00s music. Whilst being an AM station, Iâm sure that 2CH in Sydney, now under a different ownership, would be filling the musical void that WS had left behind.
In fact, when comparing with commercial FM stations from nearby fringe markets, I would think that WS would now not be sounding much different to that of 2GO & Star 104.5 from the Central Coast. Meanwhile, 2ST, which can be picked up in many parts of Sydney through 102.9 from Bowral, sounds more like a real âclassic hitsâ station than what WS is at present, with plenty of 60s & 70s music being played on a regular basis, along with some newer adult-friendly music thrown in.
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WS and Gold seem to be really diverging from 4KQ even more lately music-wise. KQ still play a lot of 70s including 70s lunchbox and even entire weekends.
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Theyâre a bit slowâŚ
Itâs been like that for over 2 weeks, and you read it here on MS first 18 days agoâŚ
We need something like this for the site
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Iâm thinking a Nine News 3 panel wipe would do the trick.