Given this morning’s comments…
…I thought I’d take a look at how the Wollongong stations have been doing lately.
i98FM - Wollongong, NSW
“Feel Good”
Thursday 4th May 2023 - 2-3pm AEST
“Moves Like Jagger” Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
“On My Own” Ricki Lee
“Ho Hey!” Lumineers
“Heaven” Niall Horan
“Do Your Thing” Basement Jaxx
“Unholy” Sam Smith feat. Kim Petras
“Praising You” Rita Ora feat. Fatboy Slim
“I Took A Plane To Ibiza” Mike Posner
“Mr Jones” Counting Crows
“Ferrari” James Hype
“ABCDEFU” Gayle
“Wish You The Best” Lewis Capaldi
“2 To Be Loved (Am I Ready)” Lizzo
“This Is What You Came For” Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
Wave FM 96.5 - Wollongong, NSW
“The Illawarra’s Best Music”
Thursday 4th May 2023 - 2-3pm AEST
“Stressed Out” Twenty One Pilots
“Made You Look” Meghan Trainor
“Wake Me Up” Avicii
“To Be With You” Mr Big
“Summer Nights” Casey Barnes
“Good Old Days” Macklemore / Ke$ha
“Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” Wham!
“Snap” Rosa Linn
“What I’ve Done” Linkin Park
“Special” Lizzo / SZA
“Big Yellow Taxi” Counting Crows / Vanessa Carlton
“Never Gonna Not Dance Again” Pink
“Youngblood” 5 Seconds Of Summer
As you can see, i98 has moved a bit more towards CHR, allowing Wave a bit more breathing space, in which they play a few more older/AC tracks.
Now, does that compare to Canberra? Let’s find out.
For the comparison to be more fair, I’m only focusing on the FM stations.
Mix 106.3 - Canberra, ACT
“Sounds Like Canberra”
Thursday 4th May 2023 - 2-3pm AEST
“Underneath The Radar” Underworld
“Flowers” Miley Cyrus
“Rhythm Of My Heart” Rod Stewart
“Bow River” Cold Chisel
“Bad Day” Daniel Powter
“Chain Reaction” John Farnham
“Die For You” The Weeknd
“Everybody Hurts” R.E.M.
“Rain” Dragon
“Cold Heart” Elton John / Dua Lipa / Pnau
“Paradise City” Guns N’ Roses
“Brave” Sara Bareilles
Hit 104.7 - Canberra, ACT
“Your #1 Hit Music Station”
Thursday 4th May 2023 - 2-3pm AEST
“Raise Your Glass” Pink
“Special” Lizzo / SZA
“The Boys Of Summer” DJ Sammy / Loona
“Celestial” Ed Sheeran
“Bad Guy” Billie Eilish
“10:35” Tiesto / Tate McRae
“Ghetto Gospel” 2Pac
“Love Again” The Kid Laroi
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version)” Taylor Swift
“Ridin’ Solo” Jason Derulo
“Therapy” Budjerah
“Untouched” The Veronicas
“Do It To It (Remix)” Acraze / Cherish
As you can see, there’s a bit more musical variety across the two FM stations in Canberra, each targeting a distinct audience with very minimal overlap in the playlists to one another.