@anonymousbroadcaster - if you can do your chart show as a high bitrate mp3 file, I could see about getting it aired on Braidwood FM if you’re interested. PM me if so.
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Is it always at this time? I will have to record it.
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No, these things are sort of done on the spir of the moment at present, but generally on the ball path of a Sunday arvo, as this is the time when both my friend and I have a day off.
Today my friend done a two hour special on 1990, which kind of encouraged me to pull out one of my old chartts for a spin. We kind of feed off each other, I guess it’s just some kind of chemistry. When I do something, he wants to hop aboard and do a thing or two as well, and vice versa.
Thanks for the offer, this is much appreciated, will keep it in mind. At present we’re talking to CBAA to get a weekly slot on COMSAT or COMRAD, I can’t remember what it was called.
The thing is if I have to committ myself at present, I would like to do this with a few other people, on kind of a rotating shift kind of thing.
At present I’m talking to my friend down the coast, and one of the other broadcasters at StarterFM, so in effect I would like to get a three hour by three week pattern going.
In effect this would be me one week, friend 1 the next week, and friend 2, the next, then back to me, and so forth. We’re just talking about it at present, and feeling out the logistics of doing such an arrangement. I don’t know if it will work, or be just too much mucking around.
On the other end, we don’t know if CBAA could even give us three hours. I can do two, so can friend 2, but friend 1 always seems to be stuffed for time in a two hour slot and would like to do three. I can easily do a three hour shift, but am easy with two as well, I’m flexible.
I’ll get back to you on this, see how things pann out. 
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CRN? That’d be a great way to get your show out there. I’m not sure how many of the 500-odd stations have CRN, but a lot of them do (either via satellite or via FTP; the station I’m involved with broadcasts CRN content sourced via FTP).
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Wow, are they that many community radio stations in Australia?, I thought 200, maybe 250 max.
Here’s today’s playlists, friend dropped out, so I’ll be doing two specials today, these will kick off from 15:00 hours this afternoon Australian Eastern.
ARIA Top 100 Singles - 27th April 1981
Playing top 20 portion of chart.
20 - Pretenders - Message of love (WEA)
19 - Visage - Fade to grey (Polydor)
18 - Steve Winwood - While you see a chance (Island)
17 - Gibson Brothers - Que sera mi vida (RCA)
16 - Reo Speedwagon - Keep on loving you (Epic)
15 - Stray Cats - Runaway boys (Arista)
14 - John Lennon - Woman (Geffen)
13 - Quick - Hip shake jerk (vinyl) (Epic)
12 - Dr Hook - Girls can get it (Mercury)
11 - Juice Newton - Angel of the morning (Capital)
10 - Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 (single version) (RCA)
09 - Blondie - Rapture (Chrysalis)
08 - Eddie Rabbitt - I love a rainy night (Elektra)
07 - Phil Collins - In the air tonight (Atlantic)
06 - Splitenz - History never repeats (Mushroom)
05 - Dr Hook - The wild colonial boy (Mercury)
04 - Swingers - Counting the beat (Mushroom)
03 - Roxy Music - Jealous guy (bryan ferry) (single version) (Polydor)
02 - Adam and the Ants - Antmusic (CBS)
01 - Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 (EMI)
Sunday 23rd April 2023
Number one this week in time
From the Leed Lemonade weekly top 40 singles charts
01 - Gonzales - I haven’t stopped dancing yet (1979) (EMI)
02 - Vapors - Turning japanese (1980) (United Artists)
03 - Christopher Cross - Never be the same (1981) (Warner)
04 - Tight Fit - The lion sleeps tonight (1982) (Jive)
05 - Culture Club - Time (clock of the heart) (Boy George) (1983) (Virgin)
06 - Deborah Harry - Rush rush (original radio version) (1984) (Chrysalis)
07 - Maria Vidal - Body rock (1985) (EMI America)
08 - Starship - Sara (single edit) (1986) (RCA)
09 - Stacey Q - We connect (1987) (Atlantic)
10 - Rockmelons - What’s it gonna be (1988) (Truetone)
11 - Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me crazy (1989) (London)
12 - Paula Abdul - Opposites attract (1990) (Siren)
13 - Susanna Hoffs - My side of the bed (1991) (Columbia)
14 - Craig McLachlan - One reason (1992) (CBS)
15 - Peabo Bryson - A whole new world (duet with Regina Belle) (1993) (Disney)
16 - Ace of Base - The sign (1994) (BMG/Arista)
17 - Vanessa Williams - The sweetest days (1995) (Polydor)
18 - Chynna Phillips - Naked and sacred (1996) (EMI America)
19 - Real McCoy - One more time (1997) (BMG)
20 - Madonna - Frozen (1998) (Maverick)
21 - Lenny Kravitz - Fly away (1999) (Virgin)
22 - Roxette - Anyone (2000) (EMI Electrola)
23 - Gina Jeffreys - Angel (2001) (ABC Music)
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Another countdown this afternoon on the fresh mix dot com, counting down the top 20 singles from this week in 1976, (week commencing Monday 26th April 1976). Programme starts at 16:00 hours Australian eastern, then directly after my show, my friend will present a mixed bag special including some very rare tracks.
Kent Music Report - Top 20 singles
Week Commencing Monday 26th April 1976
20 - AC DC - TNT
19 - Sherbet - Child’s play
18 - John Paul Young - I hate the music
17 - Sweet - The lies in your eyes
16 - ABBA - I do I do I do I do I do
15 - Yvvone Fair - It should have been me
14 - Frankie Valli - Oh what a night (december 1963) (single version)
13 - Kenny - Julie Anne
12 - C W McCall - Convoy
11 - Nazareth - Love hurts
10 - ABBA - Ring ring
09 - Eric Carmen - All by myself
08 - Maxine Nightingale - Right back where we started from
07 - Jim Capaldi - Love hurts
06 - Sailor - A glass of champagne
05 - Donna Summer - Love to love you baby
04 - Hot Chocolate - You sexy thing
03 - Ted Mulry Gang - Darktown strutters ball
02 - Queen - Bohemian rhapsody
01 - ABBA - Fernando
Not sure if publishing my playlists here every week is appropriate, so if mods do advise, I’ll just publish them on my twitter feed located at:
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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.
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Yes, Wollongong has the more similar logs of its 2 FM stations.
Some overspill from Sydney helps to compensate for that.
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…And for comparison, here are my two logs from this week.
2BRW 88.9- Braidwood NSW
“The Barbed Wireless”
The Conga Line
Wednesday 3rd May 2023, 1500-1700 AEST
Sesame St (The 4’s)- It’s Hip To Be A Square
Sesame St (How Now Brown & The Moo Wave) - Danger It’s No Stranger
Electric Six- Danger! High Voltage
Melissa Tkautz- Read My Lips
Melissa Manchester- You Should Hear How She Talks About You
Melissa Etheridge- Bring Me Some Water
Grandmaster Flash/Melle Mel- White Lines (12’’) (Wolfie)
JJ Cale- Cocaine (CONGA CLASSIC ROCK)
John Farnham & Dannielle- Communication
Chemical Brothers- Setting Sun
Daft Punk- Give Life Back To Music
MISSING SIX: Southern Sons special
Southern Sons- Heart In Danger (MISSING SIX)
Southern Sons- Always & Ever (MISSING SIX)
Southern Sons- Waiting For That Train (MISSING SIX)
Southern Sons- Something More (MISSING SIX)
Southern Sons- Lead Me To Water (MISSING SIX)
Southern Sons- You Were There (MISSING SIX)
Zinc- The Morning After
Taxiride- Everywhere You Go
Chris Rea- Working On It
Captain Jack- Holiday (Matt)
Dame Edna- Every Mother Wants A Boy Like Elton (RIP) (Wrong Song)
2BRW 88.9- Braidwood NSW
“The Barbed Wireless”
Billy Bob at Breakfast
Thursday 4th May 2023, 0700-0900AEST
Randy Newman- Short People (Matt)
Matt Finish- Short Note
Cat Stevens- Father & Son
Crystal Gale- Midnight In The Desert
Maria Muldaur- Midnight At The Oasis
Sting-Fields Of Gold
John Butler Trio- Losing You
Jose Gonzalez- Teardrop
Massive Attack- Safe From Harm
The Church- Myrrh
The Church- Metropolis
Emergency Broadcasting (BOOMER BLOCK):
Beatles- Help! (BOOMER BLOCK)
The Move- Fire Brigade (BOOMER BLOCK)
Fontella Bass- Rescue Me (BOOMER BLOCK)
Nervous Norvus- Transfusion (BOOMER BLOCK)
Icehouse- Don’t Believe Anymore
David Bowie/Pat Metheny Group- This Is Not America
The Shins- Australia
Arcade Fire- The Suburbs
City & Colour- Sleeping Sickness
Josh Pyke- Leeward Side
Mike & The Mechanics- Another Cup Of Coffee
Richard Marx- Hazard
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Out of all the posted logs, Braidwood FM is the best, Mix is passable, the rest complete rubbish.
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WaveFM’s log is so bland. This is what happens when you run network logs in a competitive market.
The same happens with Hit101.3 & Triple M Central Coast up against the Star104.5 logs.
Just like programming, music should be programmed locally to remain competitive & relevant to the market.
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I should add that The Conga Line specialises in forgotten retro hits, whilst the breakfast show is a mixture of softer adult contemporary and adult alternative tracks. I try and differentiate my programming somewhat from commercial radio, and also the other presenters on the station.
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I don’t care if the music is programmed locally or centrally, as long as the music is good and everything else is not terrible, then I’ll listen.
I actually didn’t mind the Hit log for Canberra, it had some good songs in there.
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The 3GG/2XL/2GN log is still my favourite.
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Had a few listeners request the playlists of todays Sundays special. These were kind of done spir of the moment, hense why I didn’t publish anything.
December 1983 60 minutes special
01 - Elton John - Cold as christmas (in the middle of the year) (Rocket)
02 - Paul Young - Come back and stay (single version) (CBS)
03 - John Williamson - Lapti nek (jabba’s palace band) (club mix) (unknown)
04 - Donna Summer - Stop look and listen (Mercury)
05 - Lionel Richie - All night long (single version) (Motown)
06 - Little Heroes - Bon voyage (Parole)
07 - John Paul Young - Soldier of fortune (Alberts)
08 - Rock Steady Crew - Rock steady crew (hey you) (Virgin)
09 - Olivia Newton John - Twist of fate (Interfusion)
10 - Style Council - Long hot summer (album version) (Polydor)
11 - Irene Cara - Why me (Epic / Network)
12 - Michael Jackson - Thriller (single version) (Epic)
Selections from Leed Lemonade Top 40 Singles
Week ending Sunday 28th August 1988
01 - Van Halen - When it’s love (Warner)
02 - Olivia Newton John - The rumour (Interfusion)
03 - Clarence Carter - Strokin’ (original single mix) (Colossal)
04 - Robert Palmer - Simply irresistible (EMI)
05 - Cheap Trick - Don’t be cruel (single version) (Epic)
06 - Rockmelons - Thief (Truetone)
07 - Steve Miller Band - Yaya (Capital)
08 - Kylie Minogue - Got to be certain (Mushroom)
09 - 1927 - That’s when I think of you (WEA)
10 - Rick Astley - It would take a strong strong man (RCA)
11 - Moody Blues - I know you’re out there somewhere (Polydor)
12 - Chicago - I don’t wanna live without your love (Reprise)
13 - Mike Oldfield - Magic touch (featuring Jim Price) (Virgin)
14 - Thomas Dolby - Airhead (single edit) (Manhattan)
15 - Eric Carmen - Make me lose control (Arista)
16 - Gloria Estefan - Anything for you (Epic)
17 - Men without Hats - Moonbeam (album version) (Mercury)
18 - Hippos - Dark age (WEA)
19 - Robert Cray - Don’t be afraid of the dark (Mercury)
20 - Poison - Nothin’ but a good time (Enigma)
21 - Steve Winwood - Roll with it (Island)
22 - Fairground Attraction - Perfect (RCA)
23 - Inxs - New sensation (extended remix) (WEA)
24 - Maxi Priest - Wild world (single version) (Virgin / 10)
25 - Cyndi Lauper - Hole in my heart (Portrait)
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Channel X is a new radio station brand from Mediawork in NZ, launching yesterday at noon with 15 frequencies across the country (mostly made up of the stations that were formerly used by the ill-fated Today FM). Its playlist is veered primarily towards music from the 90s and 2000s, and is presented commercial-free 24/7, with no DJ breaks. Here’s a sample of its usual playlist from 24 hours after launch.
Channel X 94.0 - Southland, NZ
“Your Throwback Playlist”
Tuesday 9th May 2023 - 12-1pm NZST
“First” - Cold War Kids
“Blister in the Sun” - Violent Femmes
“Beautiful Day” - U2
“Waiting On the World to Change” - John Mayer
“Tonight, Tonight” - The Smashing Pumpkins
“Starlight” - The Supermen Lovers ft. Mani Hoffman
“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” - Green Day
“Ordinary World” - Duran Duran
“Hey Boy Hey Girl” - The Chemical Brothers
“The Boys of Summer” - The Ataris
“Sitting Waiting Wishing” - Jack Johnson
“Sell Out” - Reel Big Fish
“Complicated” - Avril Lavigne
“All These Things That I’ve Done” - The Killers
“My Name Is” - Eminem
“The Impression That I Get” - The Mighty Might Bosstones
“Wandering Eye” - Fat Freddy’s Drop
Honestly not a bad playlist IMO.
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That’s not a bad playlist. Good for MW to be bold and do something a bit different.
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HOLY **** THAT IS AN AMAZING PLAYLIST.
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Calm down- it ain’t the second coming! But yes it’s fairly solid.
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I was impressed with Flava, Hauraki and Niu when I was over in Auckland earlier this year , but the majority of the radio sounded average IMO, so it’s good to see a new station playing 90s and 2000s throwbacks.
TBH More FM, The Edge and The Hits sounded boring. Channel X looks miles better going from that playlist. I’ll give it a listen this week.
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Triple M 2000s, KIIS 90s, Oldskool 90s and Nova Noughties / Throwbacks are better IMO but it’s a good change for NZ radio, which doesn’t seem to be innovating or playing much good music anymore , with a couple of exceptions.
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