With The Wave in Mandurah launched yesterday as an FM conversion of 6MM, I thought it would be good to compare 6MM with The Wave, thanks to their playlist page on their website.
Here is 6MM’s playlist from last Friday, when it was still an AM station.
1116 6MM - Mandurah, WA
Friday, 28th September 2018
11am-2pm AWST
11am
“Underneath The Radar” Underworld
“There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” Shawn Mendes
“Magic” Coldplay
“Blaze of Glory” Jon Bon Jovi
“Mr Mysterious” Vanessa Amorosi
“All Loved Up” Amy Shark
“Zoom” Fat Larry’s Band
“Diamonds & Pearls” Prince
“Fireflies” Owl City
“The Impression That I Get” Mighty Mighty Bosstones
“Meant to Be” Bebe Rexha and Florida-Georgia Line
“Help Is on It’s Way” Little River Band
“Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd
12pm
“The Middle” Zedd and Grey and Maren Morris
“Sing It Back” Moloko
“Happier” Ed Sheeran
“Evie (Part 1)” Stevie Wright
“Ho Hey” The Lumineers
“Before Too Long” Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
“The Story of Us” Taylor Swift
“Twisted” Keith Sweat
“Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy” Billy Thorpe
“Edge of Glory” Lady Gaga
1pm
“We Will Together” Eurogliders
“Dusk Till Dawn” Zayn & Sia
“Superheroes” The Script
“ABC” Jackson 5
“Back To You” Selena Gomez
“No Lies” Noiseworks
“The Rising” Bruce Springsteen
“Can’t Get Enough of You Baby” Smash Mouth
“Right Here Waiting” Richard Marx
“2002” Anne-Marie
“The Horses” Daryl Braithwaite
“Way Down We Go” Kaleo
“Cold” Maroon 5
And here’s The Wave from today.
91.7 The Wave - Mandurah, WA
Tuesday, 2nd October 2018
10am-2pm AWST
10am
“Baby, I Love Your Way” Big Mountain
“Out of Mind Out of Sight” Models
“Black Fingernails Red Wine” Eskimo Joe
“A Change Would Do You Good” Sheryl Crow
“Pride (In The Name Of Love)” U2
“Don’t Tell Me The Time” Martha Davis
“Close To You” Maxi Priest
“Let’s Dance” David Bowie
“Use Somebody” Kings Of Leon
“Walking In Memphis” Marc Cohn
“Is She Really Going Out With Him” Joe Jackson
“Faith” George Michael
“Smooth” Santana & Rob Thomas
11am
“Hungry Like The Wolf” Duran Duran
“Only Wanna Be With You” Hootie & The Blowfish
“Would I Lie To You” Eurythmics
“Escape” Enrique Iglesias
“Last Kiss” Pearl Jam
“Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)” Glass Tiger
“Rock ‘n’ Me” Steve Miller Band
“Club At The End Of The Street” Elton John
“Ghost” Ella Henderson
“Can’t Help Myself” Flowers/Icehouse
“One Headlight” The Wallflowers
“Freeway Of Love” Aretha Franklin (RIP)
“You Ain’t Thinking About Me” Sonia Dada
12pm
“Heaven Is A Place On Earth” Belinda Carlisle
“Cool World” Mondo Rock
“Love Is The Drug” Roxy Music
“Chained To The Wheel” Black Sorrows
“Something Got Me Started” Simply Red
“Let’s Stay Together” Tina Turner
“One Night In Bangkok” Murray Head
“Paper In Fire” John Cougar Mellencamp
“Dance Hall Days” Wang Chung
“I’m Gonna Getcha Good” Shania Twain
1pm
“Learning To Fly” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
“Second Chance” .38 Special
“Clocks” Coldplay
“My Island Home” Christine Anu
“While You See A Chance” Steve Winwood
“As The Days Go By” Daryl Braithwaite
“Mr Jones” Counting Crows
“Relax” Frankie Goes To Hollywood
“The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” Prince
“Ebony Eyes” Bob Welch
“Everywhere” Fleetwood Mac
“Lets Groove” CDB
You can see more of The Wave’s playlist here: https://www.917thewave.com.au/on-air/played/
As you can see above, 6MM as an AM station played more newer music than The Wave does as an FM station, which is quite ironic. Then again, since The Wave now has an equal advantage with sister station Coast FM by broadcasting on the same band, there’s little point on having too much overlap in the music between the two.
From the perspective of an avid radio listener in Perth, there’s now a good adult music alternative on commercial FM in contrast to Mix 94.5 & 96fm.