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1409

Though the heritage stations on the ARN regionals skew older than the Capital Rsdio Network stations do.

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1410

I hope if the ownership transition happens it would be nice if Triple M regional can use the 2st log. Better still stations like 2go make a comeback and use the 2st log.

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1411

Here’s the playlist for “Indiego Takes Over 987”, a new specialty show on Singapore’s 987FM that features local indie music.

Indiego Takes Over 987 Playlist - 23 March 2024
9:04:12 PM - AARON BUNAC - YOU MAKE LOVE EASY
9:08:01 PM - SIO LUBIS - OKIE
9:11:55 PM - YAO - DIE FOR YOU
9:14:57 PM - NARYSAL - FOREVER AND MORE
9:18:10 PM - KEAT - IDNY
Commercial Break
9:26:13 PM - CERATONE [+] ALICIA DC - BRIDGES
9:29:57 PM - LEWLOH - LOOSE ENDS
9:32:51 PM - TYEN RASIF - TAKING OFF
9:37:45 PM - JUPITERKID - TWENTYFOUR
9:41:08 PM - VVANDERER [+] REGINA HUM - BE ALONE
9:44:26 PM - RHYU - QUIET
Commercial Break
9:50:33 PM - WILL BEALE - MOMENTARY LIVES
9:53:38 PM - LULLABOY - 3 NEW WORDS
9:56:29 PM - FOXELA [+] GELS - RUNAWAY
10:01:18 PM - KHIDIR SURATTEE - ALL NIGHT LONG
10:04:20 PM - GARETH FERNANDEZ [+] FFION - IDRM

Show recording link: 32.51 MB folder on MEGA

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Here’s the playlist for “Indiego Takes Over 987”, a new specialty show on Singapore’s 987FM that features local indie music.

Indiego Takes Over 987 Playlist - 24 March 2024
9:02:15 pm - XENA GIAM - LONGEST TIME
9:07:42 PM - ISAAC CHAN [+] REANNE - HOLLYWOOD BLISS ✓
9:11:31 PM - AKUMA - BE SAFE
9:13:38 PM - BEAR THE REMEDY - KRYPTONITE ✓
9:17:32 PM - CRAVISM [+] ABANGSAPAU [+] MARY SUE - OKEI
Commercial Break
9:24:26 PM - ISLANDEER - ALL IN
9:26:39 PM - BITTY - MANGO
9:29:23 PM - DANIEL SID - LETTING GO
9:35:06 PM - DANESH LEONADI - THUNDER & LIGHTNING
9:39:18 PM - BAKERS IN SPACE - ALL THE TIME
9:43:07 PM - EMMARAE - LIED TO ME ✓
9:47:20 PM - KHIDIR SURATTEE - ALL NIGHT LONG
Commercial Break
9:53:06 PM - URANOPHOBIA - I JUST FELL
9:57:05 PM - AARON BUNAC - YOU MAKE LOVE EASY
10:00:54 PM - JUPITERKID - TWENTYFOUR
10:08:16 PM - RHYU - QUIET ✓
10:11:36 PM - YAO - DIE FOR YOU

Show recording link:

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1413

An interesting above comment on the “AM-FM Conversions” thread has prompted me to do a side-by-side playlist between 2UE & 2CA.

Here it is below.

2UE 954AM & DAB+ - Sydney, NSW
“Easy Music”
Tuesday 26th March 2024 - 9-11am AEDT

9am

“Slipping Away” Max Merritt & The Meteors
“Rhinestone Cowboy” Glenn Campbell
“Summer Love” Sherbet
“Sky High” British Jigsaw
“You Are So Beautiful” Joe Cocker
“I Do, I Do, I Do” ABBA
“Mandy” Barry Manilow
“Sailing” Rod Stewart
“At Seventeen” Janis Ian
“Bright Side Of The Road” Van Morrison
“Spicks & Specks” Bee Gees
“Just You & Me” Chicago
“Miracle Of Love” Eurythmics

10am

“Itchycoo Park” Small Faces
“Afternoon Delight” Starland Vocal Band
“Behind Closed Doors” Charlie Rich
“Kind Of A Drag” The Buckinghams
“Love Really Hurts Without You” Billy Ocean
“Hazard” Richard Marx
“Annie’s Song” John Denver
“Lonesome Loser” Little River Band
“Blinded By The Light” Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
“Move Closer” Phyllis Nelson
“The Things We Do For Love” 10cc
“Magical Mystery Tour” The Beatles
“Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes

1053 (& DAB+) 2CA - Canberra, ACT
“Forever Classic”
Tuesday 26th March 2024 - 9-11am AEDT

9am

“Dreamer” Supertramp
“More Than This” Roxy Music
“More Than A Feeling” Boston
“It Takes Two” Marvin Gaye / Kim Weston
“Breakfast At Sweethearts” Cold Chisel
“Livin’ Thing” Electric Light Orchestra
“Maneater” Hall & Oates
“Talk It Over” Grayson Hugh
“The Long Run” The Eagles
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Whitney Houston
“I Want You To Want Me” Cheap Trick

10am

“Another One Bites The Dust” Queen
“My Love” Paul McCartney & Wings
“Shutdown” Australian Crawl
“Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder
“Money For Nothing” Dire Straits
“September” Earth, Wind & Fire
“Joyride” Roxette
“Who’ll Stop The Rain” Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Celebration” Kool & The Gang
“Friday On My Mind” The Easybeats
“Boogie Fever” The Sylvers
“Say You Will” Foreigner

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1414

Quite different. I don’t think Smooth or WS play as much 70s music these days as either station.

I just did the Smooth Log. Edit and the WS one, to me even I don’t listen often but the playlist seems to be similar and consistent every time I tune in.

Smooth 95.3 FM

9:00
26/03/2024 09:03:06 AEDT Belinda Carlisle Heaven Is A Place On Earth 4m 7s 1987
26/03/2024 09:07:06 AEDT Michael BublĂ© Haven’t Met You Yet 4m 5s 2009
26/03/2024 09:11:07 AEDT UB40 / Chrissie Hynde I Got You Babe 3m 9s 1985
Cover
26/03/2024 09:14:07 AEDT Lady A Need You Now 3m 56s 2011
26/03/2024 09:17:48 AEDT Daryl Hall & John Oates Out Of Touch 4m 21s 1984
26/03/2024 09:21:48 AEDT Spiller / Sophie Ellis-Bextor Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) 4m 0s 2000
26/03/2024 09:25:29 AEDT Elton John / Kiki Dee Don’t Go Breaking My Heart 4m 35s 1976
26/03/2024 09:29:29 AEDT Robbie Williams Rock DJ 4m 19s 2000
26/03/2024 09:38:41 AEDT Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up 3m 34s 1987
26/03/2024 09:42:11 AEDT Bryan Adams / Melanie C When You’re Gone 3m 25s 1998
26/03/2024 09:45:32 AEDT Culture Club Time (Clock Of The Heart) 3m 44s 1982
26/03/2024 09:49:12 AEDT Justin Timberlake Can’t Stop The Feeling! 3m 56s 2016
26/03/2024 09:52:53 AEDT Crowded House Something So Strong 2m 54s 1987
10:00
26/03/2024 10:03:55 AEDT Stevie Wonder I Just Called To Say I Love You 6m 16s 1984
26/03/2024 10:08:16 AEDT LeAnn Rimes Can’t Fight the Moonlight 3m 36s 2000
26/03/2024 10:11:47 AEDT KC & The Sunshine Band That’s The Way (I Like It) 3m 5s 1975
26/03/2024 10:14:47 AEDT The Bangles Manic Monday 3m 6s 1986
26/03/2024 10:17:47 AEDT George Michael Careless Whisper 6m 32s 1984
26/03/2024 10:22:18 AEDT Whitney Houston I’m Every Woman 4m 45s 1993
26/03/2024 10:25:38 AEDT David Bowie Modern Love 4m 48s 1983
26/03/2024 10:29:18 AEDT CeCe Peniston Finally 4m 5s 1992
26/03/2024 10:39:00 AEDT Eurythmics Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) 3m 37s 1983
26/03/2024 10:42:21 AEDT Barry White You’re The First, The Last, My Everything 4m 36s 1974
26/03/2024 10:45:41 AEDT F. R. David Words 3m 28s 1982
26/03/2024 10:48:41 AEDT All Saints Pure Shores 4m 29s 2000
26/03/2024 10:52:42 AEDT Fleetwood Mac Everywhere 3m 47s 1987

WSFM

9:00
26/03/2024 09:10:27 AEDT Bruce Springsteen Dancing In The Dark 4m 1s 1984
26/03/2024 09:14:27 AEDT U2 One 4m 36s 1991
26/03/2024 09:19:08 AEDT Kate Bush Running Up That Hill 4m 59s 1985
26/03/2024 09:24:08 AEDT Ray Charles / The Blues Brothers Shake A Tail Feather 2m 51s 1980
Cover
26/03/2024 09:27:09 AEDT Youth Group Forever Young 3m 59s 2006
Cover
26/03/2024 09:30:29 AEDT Paul Simon You Can Call Me Al 4m 40s 1986
26/03/2024 09:34:50 AEDT Queen Bohemian Rhapsody 5m 54s 1975
26/03/2024 09:46:12 AEDT The Communards / Sarah Jane Morris Don’t Leave Me This Way 4m 31s 1986
26/03/2024 09:50:12 AEDT George Michael Careless Whisper 6m 32s 1984
10:00
26/03/2024 10:04:35 AEDT Midnight Oil Beds Are Burning 4m 16s 1987
26/03/2024 10:08:36 AEDT Dan Hartman I Can Dream About You 4m 8s 1984
26/03/2024 10:12:57 AEDT Chris Isaak Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing 2m 54s 1995
26/03/2024 10:15:37 AEDT Michael Jackson Billie Jean 4m 54s 1982
26/03/2024 10:20:17 AEDT Blondie Heart Of Glass 5m 50s 1978
26/03/2024 10:23:18 AEDT UB40 Red Red Wine 5m 21s 1983
Cover
26/03/2024 10:25:38 AEDT Kings Of Leon Use Somebody 3m 51s 2008
26/03/2024 10:29:38 AEDT Bonnie Tyler Total Eclipse Of The Heart 6m 58s 1983
26/03/2024 10:33:39 AEDT Paul Kelly / The Messengers To Her Door 3m 17s 1987
26/03/2024 10:42:10 AEDT Fleetwood Mac Little Lies 3m 41s 1987
26/03/2024 10:45:41 AEDT Roxette Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) 3m 51s 1991
26/03/2024 10:49:01 AEDT The Escape Club Wild, Wild West 4m 5s 1988
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1415

Last week I was in Laurieton and Forster and was able to spend a bit of time listening to 2RE on 88.9. In Forster, I got better reception on 100.3FM.

Here’s a log of what was played at different times when I was able to jot down song titles

Thursday 21st March (Random songs between 3-5pm - some I didn’t get down)

Joanne - Jackie
Harry Connick Jnr – I could Only Whisper Your Name
Easybeats – St Louis
Go West – We Close Our Eyes
Supercharge – Think I’m Gonna Fall In Love
Kim Wilde – Chequred Love
OMC – How Bizarre
Racey – Lay Your Love On Me
Michael Buble - Sway
Stevie Wright – Guitar Band
Roger Vodurious – Get Used To It

Thursday 21st March (5-6pm - full list)
Cher – Shoop Shoop Song
Faith Hill – This Kiss
Def Leppard – Photograph
Vance Joy – Saturday Sun
ABC – Look of Love
Lynard Skynard - Freebird
George Benson – Give Me The Night
Visage – Fade To Gray
Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Alex Party – Wrap Me Up

Friday 22nd March (6am-9am) Full Playlist
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Fanfare For The Common Man
Shania Twain – That Don’t Impress Me Much
Walk The Moon - Shut Up & Dance
Prince and New Power Generation - Get Off
Noiseworks – Burning Feeling
Madonna – Into The Groove
Little River Band - Help Is On Its Way
Supertramp – It’s Raining Again
Tom Jones – Delilah

Boston – More Than A Feeling
(A country sounding song about Gloucester - didn’t get the title or artist - it was played in relation to a ticket giveaway to the Gloucester Show)
Kevin Borich Express – Goin’ Downtown
Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This
Uncle Kracker – Smile
JPY – Love Is In The Air
Barenaked Ladies – One Week
Soup Dragons - I’m Free

The Bureau - Only For Sheep (One Hit Wonder segment)
Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Vance Joy - Lay It On Me
Icehouse - Great Southern Land
Boomtown Rats - I Don’t Like Mondays

Friday 22nd March (1pm-2pm) One or two songs missing
Martina McBride - I Love You
Tina Charles - I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance)
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
Taxi Ride - Everywhere I Go
Peter Gabriel - Steam
Simply Red - If You Don’t Know Me By Now
Cold Chisel - Saturday Night
Small Faces - Tin Soldier

Saturday 23rd March (11-12pm) 80’s Hour
Men At Work - Live It Up
Elton John - Healing Hands
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
Tina Turner - One Of The Living??
Crowded House - When You Come
John Cougar Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow
Bruce Springsteen - I’m On Fire
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
Joe Jackson - Stepping Out

Saturday Afternoon and All Day Sunday was networked from 2SM.

I have to say that this was one of the more adventurous playlists I have heard in quite a while. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the local programming on 2RE. A big well done to whoever programs the music locally. It would be a station I would listen to online during local hours if they streamed online!

A few standouts - Def Leppard’s Photograph! WOW! One of their first singles in the 80’s. I can’t remember the last time I heard that one on radio. Ditto with Freebird!
Prince - Get Off
 would be suitable for the “Did They Really Play That?” threat. The announcer did back announce saying it was a kind of risque type song! LOL
Noiseworks & Kevin Borich Express - I had to Shazam these as I have never heard them before.
Peter Gabriel’s Steam - I couldn’t believe this one being played. A great radio song that’s so underrated!

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1416

Thanks for a bit of insight on the kind of songs that 2RE plays. :+1:

With a good radio, 2RE provides a very decent alternative to Triple M from Port Macquarie at the northern end & Newcastle at the southern end, given that the former’s signal spills over into parts of their respective licence areas.

I’d imagine that in the Port Stephens area, 2RE (along with Max 107.3) would be heard well there, where you also have the option of Port Stephens FM, Great Lakes FM & 2NUR FM. :slight_smile:

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1417

Great effort!

Yes, 2RE does play some great songs that you only hear on community radio elsewhere.

I get fair reception here in Newcastle and a few of their songs have made my “Great songs on radio” posts since they moved to FM a couple of years ago.

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1418

Yeah thats a great log , I think regional stations under BOG seems give the programmers more freedom. Like 2bs has some great music.

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1419

2RE had a pretty good coverage down to Tea Gardens, then every so often would dip in and out to Newcastle. Decent reception on the M1 to about Morriset. Afterwards, it was the high parts of the M1 only - the furthest south I could pick up 2RE was Mt White, then another station took over on the frequency (after researching, it was Radio Skid Row).

I did listen to several of these stations. Max 1073 didn’t do much for me. I did flick over a couple of times during the brekky show and the announcer was banging on about astrology during the 2 talk breaks I heard - was quite boring.
One night, I listened to Great Lakes FM
a young presenter was on, who I though was quite good playing a mix of music from 90’s to today.
I had a listen to Hit Port Macquarie while they were local 9am-12pm - the music was what you’d expect, but I have to say, the young announcer, I think she said her name was Hope, was very good. She’ll definitely be snapped up by a larger station soon.
Didn’t catch 2NUR or Port Stephens FM.
The last station I happened to pass by was StarFM
didn’t take too long to keep going
jingle, fake call about how good the breakfast show is, then annoying jingle into break! Uggh!
The definite highlight was the music mix on 2RE while local :slight_smile:

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1420

Late last year, I drove between Brisbane and Sydney for the most part, listened exclusively to BOG stations.
Didn’t listen to 2LM or 2GF as they were on relay.

Triple Z and 1047 Grafton were local, each with different music logs and you could tell the announcer was local.

I also listened to 2HC Coffs Harbour and Super Radio 531 93.5 Port Macquarie (They really need a proper name) during their local hours - both had different playlists and the talk breaks were about local issues/events. John O’Callaghan in Port Macquarie sounds so much like his legendary father
and he was filling in as local newsreader in Taree late last week.
Then of course Taree - MAXFM & 2RE.

It got me thinking
while there is a lot of criticism about the network, the local offerings are very good, with passionate on air staff that do a great job
If the network were to be sold off, we’d lose all of this!

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1421

Further to what you’ve said Laoma, my guess would be the stations like 2HC and 531 (where they only have 3 local hours), the local announcer would probably be the music director and would program the music for their shift themselves. 
 I know there are a few BOG employees here
would that be correct?

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1422

Yeah it appears that way. I don’t know for sure. I am sure most people in music radio behind the mic would love the freedom to control the music. I suppose in the BOG empire under some circumstances one can do this. The retro radio countdown I think is another example there is some freedom as well (maybe within reason). Heard on regional ARN stations.

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1423

Hope Endean is her name:

Heard her on Grafton’s 104.7 and was impressed. Some people are natural on air and although sounding young, you can tell Hope will do well.

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1424

That 2RE log is great
88.9 seems to be the frequency for fun!

I would never get away with playing ‘Gett Off’ on the Conga Line. I got a formal complaint for playing Puddle Of Mudd’s ‘Control’ last week!

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1425

I hope you have an opportunity to respond.

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1426

It’s been sorted out now. But from here on in, let’s just say I’ll be very conservative with the music I play. At least I know I have listeners :slight_smile:

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1427

That probably says a lot about radio in this country.

Unable to push the boundaries for fear of listener/ACMA repercussions.

Mind you, for every 1 complaint, there’s probably 99 others who liked or didn’t mind, but you rarely hear about that.

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1428

This won’t affect 99.9% of what I play as most of it is pretty straight down the line pop/rock, but it is slightly frustrating that the minute I test the boundaries a tiny bit I get castigated. That tends to happen a bit in life so it is what it is.

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