With all the discussion of why Grant’s FM stations in QLD & Hobart are performing well against the SCA stations in the “Regional Radio Ratings” thread, due to Star performing well in Cairns (where it’s #1) & Mackay (where it made a nice increase in ratings), as well as Hot 91 on the Sunshine Coast( in which it outrated the EON-owned Sea FM), I thought it would be good to have a look at the playlists of the following Grant stations mentioned, as well as comparing it with Wave FM in Wollongong, in which it has underperformed against i98FM for the last few years.
All of the logs took place on Tuesday 3rd September 2019 at 1-3pm AEST.
Firstly, to Wollongong, where I also throw in i98FM for good measure.
Wave FM 96.5
"The Illawarra’s Best Music"
1pm
Macklemore / Ryan Lewis / Mary Lambert “Same Love”
Ed Sheeran / Khalid “Beautiful People”
U2 “All I Want Is You”
KIAN “Waiting”
Lady Gaga “The Cure”
Grinspoon “Chemical Heart”
Taylor Swift “Lover”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Birds Of Tokyo “Good Lord”
Young MC “Bust A Move”
Pink “Walk Me Home”
2pm
Kesha “This Is Me”
Dean Lewis “7 Minutes”
GRL “Ugly Heart”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Californication”
Kygo / Whitney Houston “Higher Love”
Niall Horan “Slow Hands”
Iggy Pop / Kate Pierson “Candy”
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Sia “Chandelier”
Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls “Dumb Things”
Amy Shark “Mess Her Up”
i98FM
"Feel Good"
1pm
Katy Perry “Never Really Over”
Bon Jovi “Have A Nice Day”
Pink “Walk Me Home”
Backstreet Boys “Larger Than Life”
Billie Eilish “Bad Guy”
Drax Project / Hailee Steinfeld “Woke Up Late”
Shawn Mendes “Stitches”
Tone Loc “Wild Thing”
Clean Bandit / Demi Lovato “Solo”
Miley Cyrus “Slide Away”
Ed Sheeran “Shape Of You”
Tones And I “Dance Monkey”
2pm
Sam Smith “How Do You Sleep?”
Destinys Child “Bootylicious”
Birds Of Tokyo “The Greatest Mistakes”
Marshmello / Chvrches “Here With Me”
Savage Garden “Affirmation”
5 Seconds Of Summer “Easier”
Avicii / Aloe Blacc “S.O.S.”
Flo Rida “Good Feeling”
Fine Young Cannibals “She Drives Me Crazy”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Freya Ridings “Castles”
Jonas Blue / William Singe “Mama”
Hole “Malibu”
Over up in QLD…
Hot 91.1 - Sunshine Coast, QLD (this log also goes out to Hitz Bundaberg & Star in North QLD)
"Today’s Best Music"
1pm
Charlie Puth “Attention”
Taylor Swift “You Need To Calm Down”
Deep Blue Something “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”
Amy Shark “Mess Her Up”
Jessica Mauboy “Little Things”
John Butler Trio “Zebra”
George Ezra “Shotgun”
Midnight Oil “Beds Are Burning”
Tones And I Dance “Monkey”
Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone”
Marshmello / Kane Brown “One Thing Right”
Everclear “Santa Monica”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Ed Sheeran “Castle On The Hill”
Prince “1999”
Rita Ora “Let You Love Me”
2pm
Pink / Cash Cash “Can We Pretend?”
TLC “Waterfalls”
Conrad Sewell “Healing Hands”
Kygo / Whitney Houston “Higher Love”
Katy Perry “Hot n Cold”
Sam Smith / Normani “Dancing With A Stranger”
The Presidents Of The United States Of America “Lump”
Dean Lewis “Straight Back Down”
Swedish House Mafia / John Martin “Don’t You Worry Child”
Loud Luxury / Brando “Body”
Haddaway “What Is Love”
Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out”
Anne-Marie “2002”
Down in Hobart…
101.7 7HO FM
"100% Hobart"
1pm
Jamelia “Superstar”
Mabel “Don’t Call Me Up“
Foo Fighters “Next Year“
Tones And I “Dance Monkey“
Pseudo Echo “Funky Town”
Hozier “Someone New“
Anne-Marie / James Arthur “Rewrite The Stars“
Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Zephyr Song“
Jonas Brothers “Only Human“
Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry“
2pm
Genesis “I Can’t Dance“
Sam Smith “How Do You Sleep?“
Katy Perry “Last Friday Night (TGIF)“
Ava Max “So Am I“
Blink 182 “All The Small Things“
X Ambassadors “Renegades“
Taylor Swift / Brendon Urie “Me!“
Icehouse “Crazy“
Ali Gatie “It’s You“
Sheppard “Let Me Down Easy“
Lenny Kravitz “Fly Away“
Amy Shark “All Loved Up“
A station that I think Wave FM should model their playlist on…
River 94.9 - Ipswich, QLD
"The Best Music Mix"
1pm
Amy Shark “I Said Hi”
Linkin Park “Numb”
Mr Mister “Broken Wings”
BoDeans “Closer To Free”
Michael Bublé “Haven’t Met You Yet”
The Police “Every Breath You Take”
Jimmy Barnes “Shutting Down Our Town”
The B-52’s “Roam”
Oasis “Wonderwall”
Robbie Williams “Let Me Entertain You”
The Offspring “Come Out And Play”
2pm
Spiderbait “Black Betty”
Billy Joel “You’re Only Human (Second Wind)”
Tom Walker “Leave A Light On”
George Michael “Freedom! '90”
Nickelback “If Today Was Your Last Day”
The Pretenders “Brass In Pocket”
Jessica Mauboy “Little Things”
The Black Crowes “Hard To Handle”
Pseudo Echo “Funky Town”
Train “Play That Song”