No way. I hate ballads remixed with a vengeance. We don’t need the song to have a long shelf life as two different versions. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (Future Humans Remix) is probably one of the worst ever. Remixes should not be on radio unless they part of a dance party remix show.
The only exception is when a remix has charted that way and the original didn’t. For example current hit Saint JHN with Roses (Imanbek Remix).
Smooth has lost the plot. That playlist is lame. They used to be so adventurous 
I’m really digging the playlist of Toronto classic hits station Boom 97.3. I reckon WS and Gold would be better with something like this.
I’ve mentioned on “Wollongong Radio” thread the other day that i98FM now has “90 Minutes Of the 90s” at 4pm Sundays.
Here is the playlist from yesterday’s program, courtesy of Lava. 
i98FM - Wollongong, NSW
“Feel Good”
“90 Minutes Of The 90s”
Sunday 19th July 2020 - 4-5:40pm AEST
“Cotton Eye Joe” Rednex
“Blame It On The Rain” Milli Vanilli
“Sleeping Satellite” Tasmin Archer
“Go West” Pet Shop Boys
“Apple Eyes” Swoop
“Holiday” Naughty By Nature
“Calypso” Spiderbait
“Things Can Only Get Better” D:Ream
“Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” Sophie B. Hawkins
“Freak On A Leash” Korn
“Mr Vain” Culture Beat
“I’m Free” Soup Dragons
“Around The World” Daft Punk
“Vogue” Madonna
“Touch Me” 49ers
“When You’re Gone” Bryan Adams & Melanie C
“Got The Feelin’” Five
“Celebrity Skin” Hole
“A Girl Like You” Edwyn Collins
“Coma” Max Sharam
“Let’s Talk About Sex” Salt N Pepa
“Cry” Mavis’s
“5,6,7,8” Steps
“Heaven For Everyone” Queen
Plenty of songs that would fit on the “Songs Lost To Radio” thread there.
Woah that’s a mix of songs to love and hate. And what a trio, Sophie B Hawkins into Korn into Europop from Culture Beat.
The funny part is, I’d absolutely tune in to and enjoy that 90 minutes.
That’s just like the i98 I remember from my childhood.
“Apple Eyes ‘ is a great song from the mid 90s,never hear it anymore.
I like Milli Vanilli too:blush:
Apple Eyes is one of my favourite songs of the 90s, just a really fun song. I don’t think @tamago_otoko concurs though.
Bubblegum pop at its worst/best - I do still have a (purely nostalgic) soft spot for it though.
An interesting question has been posed in the “The Edge 96.1” thread:
To see how the two really compares, I’ve put the two stations head to head from a typical hour.
The Edge vs KIIS - A tale of two ARN stations in the Sydney region
Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - 11am-12pm AEST
The Edge 96.1
“Beats That Move You”
Ariana Grande / Justin Bieber - Stuck With U
Powfu / Beabadoobee - Death Bed
Topic / A7S - Breaking Me
Ed Sheeran / Chance The Rapper / PnB Rock - Cross Me
Juice Wrld Ft Marshmello - Come And Go
Doja Cat / Nicki Minaj - Say So (Remix)
Rmr Ft Future & Lil Baby - Dealer
Charlie Puth / Selena Gomez - We Don’t Talk Anymore
Staysolidrocky - Party Girl
Tinie Ft Sofia Reyes - Woppa
Jawsh 685 / Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (Remix)
Polo G - Wishing For A Hero
Bazzi - Mine
Jubel / Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight
DJ Khaled / Justin Bieber / Quavo / Chance The Rapper / Lil Wayne - I’m The One
Ariana Grande - Breathin
KIIS 1065
“Sydney’s #1 Hit Music Station”
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Regard / Raye - Secrets
Post Malone - Circles
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
Jawsh 685 / Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) (Remix)
Pink - A Million Dreams
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande - Rain On Me
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Jonas Brothers - What A Man Gotta Do
Jubel / Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight
Charlie Puth - Attention
Shawn Mendes - If I Can’t Have You
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Kygo / OneRepublic - Lose Somebody
Thank you! I just don’t know enough about modern pop music to know if there is a really true overlap or not. I doubt they would have KIIS music and WS becoming the “The Edge format” for example. I would think that is too close a format.
I guess my motive if there was overlap, is to have a 4kq like station on the old fashion analog FM band given WSFM is kinda of moving on from this format .
I wouldn’t be surprised if they have considered that since launching KIIS. Probably unlikely as I do think The Edge is a lot more urban/hip hop and probably appeals in western Sydney. But it would be interesting if they did do that. Maybe they could re-brand WS to Gold 101.7 and launch 2WS Classic Hits on 96.1. That would really be going back to their western Sydney roots.
I think I see airborne swine over Wentworth Falls.
Haha I am a bit slow, I was thinking a swine flu. Sign of the times I think.
Keep in mind that The Edge does make a impact on the existing CHR’s (if you can call them that), especially when it comes to cume figures. All one has to do is look at the digital ratings.
I would however safely say with mild confidence, that overall The Edge is probably on par with or just below the SCA pair ratings wise, potentially even beating them when 2Day was in the doldrums.
The other simple reason why ARN will be adverse to flipping Edge to classic hits, is as it’s protection for KIIS, incase of 2Day/Nova moving more rhythmic, as well as trying to get some extras off JJJ. (Which is somewhat the current trend of music by the sounds of it)
Back in 2006, it was adding a new format more than protection, but now…
With the Hit Network skewing older, I thought it would be interesting to see how it compares with competing similar-formatted FM stations in certain regional markets.
This is from this afternoon at 2-3pm AEST.
Hit (Regional)
"Get That Feeling"
Harry Styles - Adore You
Diana King - I Say A Little Prayer
Benee / Gus Dapperton - Supalonely
Ed Sheeran / Camila Cabello / Cardi B - South Of The Border
Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle
Jubel / Neimy - Dancing In The Moonlight
Beyonce - Single Ladies
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
OneRepublic - Didn’t I
Mariah Carey - Dreamlover
Infernal - From Paris To Berlin
James Bay - Chew On My Heart
The Cardigans - Lovefool
Lizzo - Good As Hell
Dido - White Flag
As for how the competition is sounding…
Star - Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, QLD
"Today’s Best Music"
Owner: Grant Broadcasters
GRL - Ugly Heart
Topic / A7S - Breaking Me
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Sam Smith / Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
Selena Gomez / Marshmello - Wolves
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Daryl Braithwaite - Love Songs
Nickelback - Photograph
Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now
Tom Petty - I Won’t Back Down
Calvin Harris / Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
Marcy Playground - Sex And Candy
Kygo / Miguel - Remind Me To Forget
102.9 Hot Tomato - Gold Coast, QLD
"The Gold Coast’s Best Music"
Owner: Grant Broadcasters
Brando - Look Into My Eyes
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Adele - Hello
Marshmello / Halsey - Be Kind
Noiseworks - Take Me Back
Meduza / Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart
James Arthur - Say You Won’t Let Go
Dua Lipa - Break My Heart
Reef - Place Your Hands
Justin Bieber / Quavo - Intentions
Ricki-Lee - Last Night
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Post Malone - Circles
Crowded House - Something So Strong
105.3 New FM - Newcastle, NSW
"Newcastle’s Best Music"
Owner: Broadcast Operations Group
Lava doesn’t cover the full hour, with plenty of songs missing in that hour, but it should give a bit of an idea of what the station sounds like.
Jess Glynne - I’ll Be There
Eurythmics - Right By Your Side
OneRepublic - Didn’t I
Guns N’ Roses - November Rain
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
Dermot Kennedy - Outnumbered
Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Star 104.5 - Central Coast, NSW
"More Music Variety"
Owner: Nova Entertainment
Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance
Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me
Sam Smith / Normani - Dancing With A Stranger
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
LeAnn Rimes - Can’t Fight the Moonlight
Dua Lipa - Physical
Michael Jackson - Remember The Time
Coldplay / The Chainsmokers - Something Just Like This
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Ariana Grande / Justin Bieber - Stuck With U
Diana King - I Say A Little Prayer
Vance Joy - Riptide
7HO FM - Hobart, TAS
"100% Hobart"
Owner: Grant Broadcasters
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Amy Shark - Everybody Rise
Jonas Blue / JP Cooper - Perfect Strangers
Coldplay - Orphans
Rihanna / Jay Z - Umbrella
Lorde - Green Light
Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Nea / Felix Jaehn - Some Say (Remix)
Sheppard - Let Me Down Easy
Ellie Goulding - On My Mind
Here’s what 2CH is sounding like before they move to DAB+ in the near future. Presumably there won’t be any format changes after the move.
Classic Hits 2CH
“Classic Hits”
Host: Trevor Sinclair
Wednesday 26/08/2020 2-3pm
Fortunes - YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES
Eagles - THE LONG RUN
Bee Gees - NEW YORK MINING DISASTER
Barry Manilow - COPACABANA
Elton John - BLUE EYES
James Taylor - AUSSIE HOSES
James Taylor - YOUR SMILING FACE
Buddy Holly - RAVE ON
Billy Joel - THE RIVER OF DREAMS
Nat King Cole - WHEN I FALL IN LOVE
Wilson Pickett - IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
Gary Wright - DREAM WEAVER
America - YOU CAN DO MAGIC
I couldn’t find anything on Spirit, and whether the music has changed since the double-branding relaunch on Monday.
I never knew that James Taylor was so passionate about Aussie Hoses that he wrote a song about it 
That is a known glitch with 2CH via Onlineradiobox, the running together of artists with advertisements.
Sorry, I was aware of the glitch when I copied the playlist over, I forgot to delete that one!