Probably around 1994.
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I wish they’d (or Wave, or both!) had stayed Classic Hits.
Both were much better listens back then than they are now.
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I agree. Power FM being competitive in the Wollongong market made it such an interesting market, and allowed Wave to target older listeners whilst i98 targeted somewhere in-between Power & Wave. This was especially evident after Grant Broadcasters, who already owned Power FM (& 2ST), acquired Wave FM in November 1995.
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They were CHR for most of ‘94 as that’s when I first discovered them. Never listened during their initial classic hits phase. That year I alternated between i98 and Power FM, thinking that it was most exotic to listen to Wollongong radio from Sydney.
By the way @TV-Expert , thanks for posting that Wave FM ad complete with the ‘Let The Good Times Roll’ positioner. You probably remember the billboards they used to have at Engadine and Dunmore (Shellharbour). I think the latter location also hosted a Power FM billboard at one point.
On the subject of billboards, 2GN had one for many years just north of Marulan on the southbound carriageway (just past Uringalla Creek). I remember it saying ‘1368 AM Stereo’ as late as the early 2000s.
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Here’s a photo of it that I took in 2006.
I do remember i98FM used to have one at Engadine back in the late 90s.
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I recall seeing that sign in 2013.
A 2 page ad from i98 FM explaining how to retune your radio upon FM conversion in June 1992… don’t see how it needed 2 pages, but anyhow!
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And a couple of Top 30/40 Charts.
2WL from 2 March 1989
And 2Day FM from 17 May 1990… Somewhat in keeping with their more adult/album feel, this only had albums, not singles.
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From the Illawarra Stereo AM history files. An interesting read.
I must have asked a few questions and Hilton Prideaux very kindly responded with advice on AM stereo modifications. Which was probably all lost on me at the time, as I was just a kid chasing stickers and merch. Nice of him to write back, though I think the second page was just to show off the two-page letterhead stationery.
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