FOX and Smooth are not oldies formats. FOX is a hit music station with some 90s and noughties throwbacks, and Smooth is an easy-listening pop station, which plays 80s, 90s and noughties.
I would even say Triple M plays quite a lot of 90s and noughties rock - so that is hardly an ‘oldies’ station.
Really, only Magic and 3MP would fall into this category - over 50s. Gold FM over 40s. Smooth FM over 35 females.
I would love to see that. There is a gap in the market for this type of station in Australia.
Wow I remember those days. When I lived in Western Sydney I once chased the orange 96.1 road rager car around for tickets to a party at Kaos nightclub. Never got them. I even think it was sponsored by Hawkesbury Valley Holden.
Thought my memory was faulty re. Kaos nightclub but looks like it wasn’t after all! I was only in primary school back then. Definitely remember the Hawk Holden ads though with Robert? and Norrrrmma.
Can’t be a hit music format if they’re playing tunes from 2 decades ago.
In the 90’s I was in high school, now I’m 46.
Radio needs to get with the times & be an innovator
100% RnB and Hip Hop. Well, we can’t accuse them of not servicing their listening areas, lol
They are pretty much that now, why do they have to relaunch, I see it as a pointless exercise. Mike E and Emma’s breakfast show was to Edgy for where they want to take the station, fine launch a new breakfast show.
The Edge 96.1 rates well in Sydney’s dab+ ratings, but poorly nationally.
Relaunching it and simulcasting it on dab+ nationally with Sydney content and ads will have the same results. I actually think they will be worse off for loosing Mike E and Emma.
Why so much effort for a station that is not included in the Sydney GFK ratings??
If you look at North America though, it’s similar to Australia. Even big markets like Chicago and LA only have one or maybe two purely CHR stations, and they are also rans in the ratings. The stations at the top are dominated by AC, Soft AC, hot AC, classic hits and classic rock.
I do agree a commercial version of BBC R1 would be good though.
Sea FM is not to my taste at all.
The songs on Triple M are good, but they’ve all been flogged to death - sometimes for decades.
Hot Tomato is probably the one I would pick, but even it’s not exactly an inspiring mix.
Exactly. I’ve even heard announcers say “There’s this great new track by artist X, check it out on streaming sites. Coming up next, one of their old classics!” (paraphrased).
Absolutely laughable.
that ed sheeran and george ezra make me cringe lolthere odd in that list
Comparison of Hot Tomato Gold and Zinc 96 FM this morning.
The Hot Tomato list is an export from DAB+ text. The Zinc log is a straight export from the RDS broadcast. The RDS included time codes. It shows the extra songs inserted into the playlist. Much of the time, the same song is playing on both stations.
| HT Gold | Zinc |
|---|---|
| Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go’s | 09:50:47 Our Lips Are Sealed - The Go-Go’s |
| Hammerhead - James Reyne | 09:53:28 Hammerhead - James Reyne |
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears | |
| No Secrets - The Angels | |
| Always The Sun - The Stranglers | |
| Working My Way Back To You - The Spinners | |
| I’d Die To Be With You Tonight - Jimmy Barnes | 10:04:15 I’d Die To Be With You Tonight - Jimmy Barnes |
| House Of Fun - Madness | 10:07:52 House Of Fun - Madness |
| Take My Breath Away - Berlin | 10:10:40 Take My Breath Away - Berlin |
| Turn Me Loose - Loverboy | 10:14:36 Turn Me Loose - Loverboy |
| Veronica - Elvis Costello | 10:21:41 Veronica - Elvis Costello |
| Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves | 10:24:40 Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves |
| Avalon - Roxy Music | 10:28:15 Avalon - Roxy Music |
| Rev It Up - Jerry Harrison & The Casual Gods | 10:32:15 Rev It Up - Jerry Harrison & The Casual Gods |
| Footloose - Kenny Loggins | 10:39:51 Footloose - Kenny Loggins |
| Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits | 10:43:36 Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits |
| Every Little Step - Bobby Brown | 10:49:03 Every Little Step - Bobby Brown |
| Legs - ZZ Top | 10:52:41 Legs - ZZ Top |
| Kyrie - Mr. Mister | 10:56:52 Check us out at www.radiozinc.com.au or Call 1300 89 19 29 |
| Computer One - Dear Enemy | |
| Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi | |
| Gypsy - Fleetwood Mac | |
| You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon | 11:03:07 You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon |
| Walking On The Moon - Police | 11:07:40 Walking On The Moon - Police |
| Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop Cumma Cumma Wang Dang - Monte Video and The Cassettes | 11:12:24 Check us out at www.radiozinc.com.au or Call 1300 89 19 29 |
| Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses | 11:15:08 Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses |
| Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young | 11:24:01 Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young |
| Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl | 11:28:13 Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl |
| Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie | 11:32:32 Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie |
| You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive | 11:36:19 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive |
| Only The Lonely - The Motels | 11:42:35 Only The Lonely - The Motels |
| Close To Me - The Cure | 11:45:33 Close To Me - The Cure |
| All I Want Is You - U2 | 11:49:15 All I Want Is You - U2 |
| Made My Day - Tim Finn | 11:53:14 Made My Day - Tim Finn |
| Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer | 11:56:20 Check us out at www.radiozinc.com.au or Call 1300 89 19 29 |
| Little Jeannie - Elton John | |
| Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna | 12:04:21 Papa Don’t Preach - Madonna |
| Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive - Men At Work | 12:08:15 Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive - Men At Work |
| And We Danced - The Hooters | 12:11:57 And We Danced - The Hooters |
| I Found Someone - Cher | 12:15:27 I Found Someone - Cher |
| Modern Girl - James Freud & The Radio Stars | |
| Missing You - John Waite | 12:25:12 Missing You - John Waite |
| R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s) - John Mellencamp | 12:29:18 R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s) - John Mellencamp |
| Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters | 12:31:55 Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters |
| Sounds Of Then - GANGgajang | 12:39:08 Sounds Of Then - GANGgajang |
| True - Spandau Ballet | 12:42:56 True - Spandau Ballet |
Seems like everyone is giving Shoop Shoop Diddy Wop… a run! Heard it on Mix 106.3 on the Saturday Night Party Mix.
Computer One! Woah yes please!!!
XL FM etc. spin it semi regularly; I’ve also heard the even rarer track ‘The Good Life’.
Two online-only, DJ/Ad less hits stations.
5-6pm AEST
Canada’s Classic Hits 109 "70s, 80s, 90s"
I Wanna Be Rich - Calloway (1989)
Two of Hearts - Stacey Q (1986)
I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto (1983)
I Would Die 4 U - Prince (1984)
It Takes Two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock (1988)
Hip to Be Square - Huey Lewis & The News (1986)
Cold as Ice - Foreigner (1977)
All Night Thing - Invisible Man’s Band (1980)
Everything Changes - Kathy Troccoli (1991)
Never, Never Gonna Give You Up - Barry White (1973)
Heartbeat It’s a Love Beat - The DeFranco Family (1973)
Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer (1985)
Til I Hear It From You - Gin Blossoms (1995)
Devil Woman - Cliff Richards (1976)
Invisible Touch - Genesis (1986)
Australia’s Totally Radio Greatest Hits "Hits & Giggles"
Wonderful Life - Black (1986)
Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis (1996)
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears (1989)
Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello (1977)
Just Like Jesse James - Cher (1989)
Rocket Man - Elton John (1972)
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston (1985)
You’re My Best Friend - Queen (1976)
Automatic - The Pointer Sisters (1984)
Sounds of Then (This is Australia) - Gang Gajang (1985)
Dressed for Success - Roxette (1988)
Message in a Bottle - The Police (1979)
China Girl - David Bowie (1983)
Some good songs in the Totally Radio Greatest Hits log.
I prefer the other one personally. The Totally Radio list has songs that get a lot of airplay already.
From 2SM Gibson and Moore show June 1977 (I believe 22-6-77 around 9:25 to 10 :25 am )
What can I say Boz Scaggs
Little things by Bobby Goldsboro
I honestly love you by Olivia Newton John.
Walk right in by Dr Hook
You and me by Alice Cooper
Sherry by Four Seasons
Don’t leave me this way by Thelma Houston
Sounds of silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell
Wouldn’t it be nice by The Beach Boys
Isn’t she lovely Stevie Wonder
This is from the facebook group 1270 2SM | Facebook You can request to join.
Whoopsie, I’ve even played it twice recently on my show, once in my six hour 1983 special at the end of March, and on my april fools day novelty songs special. Thought I was the only one who remembered this absolute 80s gem.