It was 1994 when I remember the Always Great Rock and Roll era of NXfm. Rock music seemed to be the most popular format of the time on commercial radio. Even 92.9 Fm Tamworth was running the same format and Positioner.
From memory the Austero stations at the time all had a hybrid rock top 40 format, 2Day played more soft rock as they were in a slanging match with Triple M and promised no heavy rock. They still played Screaming Jet, and the odd song by the Doors, and Midnight Oil. B105 played more heavier rock and more classic rock then 2Day.
Yes, FM104.7 in Canberra kept their rock-skewed format until around 2005. I remember still hearing plenty of classic rock tracks on there as recent as that time. Here’s an example from part of their Top 500 countdown held in late 2001: https://web.archive.org/web/20011109025349/http://fm1047.com.au:80/top500/301-400.htm
Other former rock-skewed stations in major regional markets that spring to mind include TTT in Hobart, Coast Rock & later Star 104.5 on the Central Coast, Sea FM & KROQ on the Gold Coast, and K-Rock in Geelong.
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