i think I’ve got that one somewhere. Give me a day or so, I’ll see if I can find it…
Also perhaps to go with the ‘wave’ theme, 2MW Murwillumbah which carried a wave motif (of sorts) across a number of logos:
EDIT: I am reminded that the last Radio 97 logo there, from 1990, is still in use today… 34 years later??
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That’s a Caralis speciality, they are still using the original NEW FM logo from 1989 too.
I love the 2TM and 8DN logos for representing smaller regional stations with a local feeling. The 2TM logo screams Tamworth.
It seems to be that the most common tie in to make a logo local is the natural environment and the ocean - 4GG and 2WL
Melbourne’s iconic 3KZ logo may be the only one that ever tied local public transport into a radio station, although trams are so Melbourne. More Melbourne than Kyle and Jackie O anyway.
The Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are the winner for most commonly used symbol in a logo - 2GB, 2SM and 2CH have all made reference at some point.
Yes it’s hard to come up with something unique to that town for most stations.
I suppose some could incorporate a local “big” something into it eg. A banana in the 2CS logo for instance, or a ram into the 2GN one.
How about this old logo from local station 3RPP?
4CA used to feature a croc, I guess that’s a symbol for localism 
3DB also had the Melbourne city buildings when it had its “New Beginning” in 1986
Rock with the Croc on 4CA!
I bet a certain Elton John song got a fair bit of airplay.
Even station names can reflect a location. Wellington NZ had “Radio Windy” in the 1970s and 1980s (a reference to Wellington’s notoriously windy days, of which I have personally experienced) and in the 90’s they had an FM station called “The Quake”, taking the mickey out of the fact that the city does get the shakes every now and then.
I think Christchurch had a station called Shake 96.1 in the early 90s, possibly for the same reason, though that has a vaguer connotation to the seismic activity.
Invercargill did have Foveaux FM, named after the strait separating the South and Stewart Islands.
It became a More FM affiliate in early 2005, when Mediaworks ditched a lot of the legacy local station names.
I was thinking of something older but I can’t locate it now. Either misplaced or it was my imagination.
Here’s another “local” branding, from 1993,
I am not familiar with Esperance but a seal with a bow-tie is… something…
Of course, 6SE is now Triple M. Makes about as much sense as a seal wearing a bow-tie
6VA Albany WA from 1971
4VL - air-heads
6VA got a bit more colourful in 1985 (now it’s just Triple M as well)
That’s why I thought the station building (2MW/Radio 97 AM)in Greenway Drive ,Tweed Heads South is deserted as there’s no longer any logo on that building ,I remember when there still was,probably when my parents first moved not far from there 23 years ago.
What actually happened to these 6xx stations that resulted in most of them became either RadioWest or Spirit my friends???
(there are not much history I found on the internet regarding these…)
Most became Radio West and I think a lot took programming out of Bunbury early on as many were only servicing small towns, like Katanning and Bridgetown.
I think 6KG Kalgoorlie was the last one to fall under the Radio West banner, that was in 1995.
yeah but wasn’t that took several years of ownership buyout between those stations my friends?
also in the pre-radiowest days those stations were either part of “GWN Radio” or “Rainbow” network… something, my friends?
