Given the conversations on the “Grant Broadcasters” thread, I thought I would compare how some of the stations sounded on this day 2 years ago, and then compare it to how it sounds now.
Firstly, from Monday 6th May 2019 at 10am-12pm AEST, back when the following stations still had their own Music Directors, and therefore their own logs which wasn’t shared with other stations.
Wave FM 96.5 - Wollongong, NSW
"The Illawarra’s Best Music"
10:00am
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside
Ava Max - So Am I
REM The One I Love
Dominic Fike - 3 Nights
Pink - Whatever You Want
Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
George Ezra - Shotgun
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
The Badloves - Lost
Khalid / Normani - Love Lies
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
11:00am
Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better
The Cars - You Might Think
Rita Ora - Let You Love Me
Birds Of Tokyo - Plans
Britney Spears - …Baby One More Time
The Chainsmokers / 5 Seconds Of Summer - Who Do You Love
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Conrad Sewell - Changing
OneRepublic - Counting Stars
Marshmello / Chvrches - Here With Me
Tom Petty - Free Fallin’
Rudimental / Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me
River 94.9 - Ipswich, QLD
"The Best Music Mix"
10:00am
INXS - Burn For You
Hoobastank - The Reason
Katy Perry - Roar
The Knack - My Sharona
Busby Marou - Best Part Of Me
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day
Diesel - Man Alive
Magic! - Rude
Faith Hill - This Kiss
Noiseworks - Touch
Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
Big Audio Dynamite - Rush
Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)
11:00am
Ronan Keating - Lovin’ Each Day
Paul Simon - Graceland
DNCE - Cake By The Ocean
Guns N’ Roses - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
Cold Chisel - My Baby
Ava Max - So Am I
Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
Paul Kelly / The Messengers - Before Too Long
Justice Crew - Que Sera
Hot 91 - Sunshine Coast, QLD
"Today’s Best Music"
10:00am
Bryan Adams - Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
George Ezra - Hold My Girl
Coldplay / The Chainsmokers - Something Just Like This
Modjo - Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Pink - Walk Me Home
Peking Duk / Sarah Aarons - Fire
Daryl Braithwaite - The Horses
Marshmello / Bastille - Happier
Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry
Fastball - The Way
The Veronicas - Think Of Me
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl
11:00am
Charli XCX / Troye Sivan - 1999
Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
Calum Scott / Tiesto - Dancing On My Own (Remix)
Amy Shark - Mess Her Up
The Pussycat Dolls / Busta Rhymes - Don’t Cha
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love
Ava Max - So Am I
Beyonce - Irreplaceable
Kygo / Miguel - Remind Me To Forget
Jimmy Barnes - I’d Die To Be With You Tonight
Fast forward exactly 2 years later (Thursday 6th May 2021 at 10am-12pm AEST), and those stations now use logs that are heard on multiple stations, some of which may not be sourced locally.
Wave FM 96.5
"The Illawarra’s Best Music"
Log originated from: 7HOFM Hobart
Also heard on: Sea FM Burnie & Devonport
10:00am
Gavin DeGraw - I Don’t Want To Be
Amy Shark / Keith Urban - Love Songs Ain’t For Us
Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight
Sam Smith - Diamonds
Maroon 5 - Sugar
Bryan Adams - Heaven
Joel Corry / Raye / David Guetta - Bed
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
24kGoldn / Iann Dior - Mood
Blind Melon - No Rain
Khalid / Normani - Love Lies
Bernard Fanning - Wish You Well
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
11:00am
Jawsh 685 / Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (Remix)
Avicii / Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
Sam Fischer / Demi Lovato - What Other People Say
Live - All Over You
Mark Ronson / Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Guy Sebastian - Standing With You
Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Birds Of Tokyo - Lanterns
Dua Lipa - We’re Good
New Radicals - You Get What You Give
Hailee Steinfeld / Grey / Zedd - Starving
Stereophonics - Dakota
River 94.9 - Ipswich, QLD
"The Best Music Mix"
Log shared with: Bay 93.9 Geelong, 3BA Ballarat, LAFM Launceston, 7SD Scottsdale, 7XS Queenstown & Mix 104.9 Darwin
10:00am
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Tones & I - Fly Away
The Hooters - All You Zombies
Taxiride - Get Set
Milky Chance - Stolen Dance
The Knack - My Sharona
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Jonas Brothers - Sucker
Nine Days - Absolutely (Story Of A Girl)
The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town
Maroon 5 / Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything For Love
Coldplay - Talk
A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
11:00am
John Farnham - Age Of Reason
The Weeknd - Save Your Tears
Bon Jovi - Always
Rob Thomas - Lonely No More
Jerry Harrison - Rev It Up
Fergie - Big Girls Don’t Cry
John Mellencamp - Hurts So Good
George Ezra - Budapest
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Pearl Jam - Daughter
Kygo / OneRepublic - Lose Somebody
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Hot 91 - Sunshine Coast, QLD
"Today’s Best Music"
Log shared with: Every other Hot AC station except 7HO, Wave FM & Sea FM Burnie/Devonport
10:00am
Katy Perry - Roar
Sam Fischer / Demi Lovato - What Other People Say
Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
Ava Max - My Head & My Heart
Rudimental / Jess Glynne / Macklemore / Dan Caplen - These Days
Nirvana - Come As You Are
Nick Jonas - This Is Heaven
Pink - Who Knew
Guy Sebastian - Love On Display
Jimmy Barnes - Driving Wheels
Khalid / Normani - Love Lies
Taylor Swift - Mr. Perfectly Fine
Sigala / James Arthur - Lasting Lover
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
11:00am
Illy / Vera Blue - Papercuts
Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
Daft Punk / Pharrell Williams / Nile Rodgers - Get Lucky
Smash Mouth - I’m A Believer
Tom Grennan - Little Bit Of Love
Flume / Tove Lo - Say It
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Sam Smith - Diamonds
Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes
Glass Animals - Heat Waves
Ginuwine - Pony
Dua Lipa - Break My Heart
Imagine Dragons - On Top Of The World