# Random Radio **URL:** \ **Category:** General Radio and Digital\ **Created:** [December 28, 2015, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263 "2015-12-28T08:01:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 342
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6959 "2026-01-11T06:27:52Z")
It’s working fine for me. ---
**Author:** ![Rubbishman](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/rubbishman/32/302610_2.png) [@Rubbishman](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rubbishman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6960 "2026-01-13T11:27:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/p-dHNPwqiaE/maxresdefault.jpg "Jamie Dunn: Agro, Being Sacked, Kyle Sandilands & A Channel 7 Comeback?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-dHNPwqiaE) Great interview with Jamie Dunn… absolutely worth a watch ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6961 "2026-01-14T16:00:40Z")
> **[Commercial radio hit with 38% royalty hike](https://www.mediaweek.com.au/commercial-radio-hit-with-38-royalty-hike/)** > > PPCA responds to the Copyright Tribunal’s new commercial radio licence rate, arguing that the one per cent cap limits fair royalties. ---
**Author:** ![Rubbishman](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/rubbishman/32/302610_2.png) [@Rubbishman](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rubbishman)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6962 "2026-01-14T16:07:17Z")
another nail in the coffin of radio ---
**Author:** ![News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@News727](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/News727)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6963 "2026-01-14T16:20:49Z")
As Radioinfo puts it. > no real winners for all parties involved in the stoush. Not the **PPCA** or **APRA AMCOS,** despite a 38% increase in royalties paid when commercial radio plays music. Not **Commercial Radio and Audio (CRA),** despite no change to the 1% statutory cap of industry advertising revenue that limits the amount of royalties payable for those sound recordings played. Not for burgeoning Australian musicians who are likely to see little of the extra royalty payments, and not for those working in the broadcast industry whose annual radio awards night, the ACRAs, was a casualty of the costs of the CRA being part of this legal dispute. Good job guys, everyone is screwed over now. ---
**Author:** ![AustralianAerial](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/australianaerial/32/427176_2.png) [@AustralianAerial](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/AustralianAerial)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6964 "2026-01-14T18:21:44Z")
That Radioinfo article was impossible to read. I wish they’d stop trying to blend opinion into their news pieces - give us the straight story and editorialise over it later. ---
**Author:** ![CrowdedHouse](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@CrowdedHouse](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/CrowdedHouse)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6965 "2026-01-15T12:47:44Z")
Well V4 of [YachtRockAM.com](http://YachtRockAM.com) switched on tonight. Gemini TTS voices are powering the hourly news, as well as the voices for the Breakfast show and Drive program. Rest of the shifts (except Sunday night) are ElevenLabs voices. I’ve been helping a guy in the US known as the ‘RadioDJ Dude’ craft a News AI program, but I’ve beyond his RSS feed version (to be launched soon) and am experimenting with Gemini 3 and Google search grounding to create news bulletins. Suno is now better at making short 4-5 second radio jingles/bumpers and the funny thing is, anything under 5-6 seconds, Suno thinks it made a mistake and refunds your credits! So, bumpers for free! Testing today with the Breakfast saw the host lose accent a few times, so I’ll need to look into that. Using a self made program for the Breakfast and Drive shows, where I can have three (or theoretically more) voices in a conversation, where Google’s own program is limited to two. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas_whitrod/32/242245_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas_Whitrod)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6966 "2026-01-16T06:47:20Z")
Is this station online only or is it available on the AM band? I remember hearing about experimental test transmissions on 1080kHz. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6967 "2026-01-16T06:50:35Z")
> [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](#): > > I remember hearing about experimental test transmissions on 1080kHz. it’s on their website: > Yes, we shamelessly promote “1080 AM” on-air, but before you spend your afternoon desperately spinning the AM dial in Melbourne, know this—the transmitter operates at a mighty (read: minuscule) 100 milliwatts. That’s enough signal to cross a basketball court… but not exactly the Bay. If you want to actually hear us, grab your nearest internet-enabled device and stream away. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas_whitrod/32/242245_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas_Whitrod)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6968 "2026-01-18T23:06:20Z")
Would it be safe for a Melbourne station to broadcast on 1548kHz without interference? ---
**Author:** ![tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tamago_otoko/32/488237_2.png) [@tamago\_otoko](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/tamago_otoko)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6969 "2026-01-18T23:31:04Z")
It would get obliterated by ABC Capricornia at night. That thing gets out across the entire country. ---
**Author:** ![Vidiot](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/vidiot/32/459050_2.png) [@Vidiot](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Vidiot)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6971 "2026-01-19T03:07:48Z")
99.7 FM, the Australian Open station from the top of Tennis Australia’s admin building, is back on the air. But… if you listen on a mono radio, all you hear are sound effects from the courts, juddering. That’s because the commentary is totally out of phase. You can only hear it on a stereo receiver and it sounds all wrong of course. And it’s messing up the audio processing on the effects when the commentators speak. Wonder how long it’s been like this? EDIT: Still not fixed as of Tuesday morning. I sent them a message via their web page telling them specifically it was for the tech team. Probably was ignored. As in WTF does this have to do with tennis?! ---
**Author:** ![danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/danielgonline)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6972 "2026-01-19T03:31:51Z")
It’s a conspiracy to force you to [listen online](https://ausopen.com/aoradio), I tell ya! ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas_whitrod/32/242245_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas_Whitrod)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6973 "2026-01-19T04:57:49Z")
What radio stations in Melbourne do you think should go DAB & online only? ---
**Author:** ![Global](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b77776/32.png) [@Global](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Global)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6974 "2026-01-19T05:11:12Z")
> [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](#): > > What radio stations in Melbourne do you think should go DAB & online only? There are about 30 stations that are already DAB & online only? ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas_whitrod/32/242245_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas_Whitrod)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6975 "2026-01-19T05:43:54Z")
I am talking about stations in Melbourne currently on AM or FM becoming DAB and online only. ---
**Author:** ![Global](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b77776/32.png) [@Global](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Global)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6976 "2026-01-19T06:15:01Z")
> [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](#): > > I am talking about stations in Melbourne currently on AM or FM becoming DAB and online only. Well it certainly won’t be commercial or ABC stations, and I doubt whether many community stations would be interested in switching off their AM or FM signal? Even some of the narrowcasters in Melbourne are investing in upgrading their FM transmitters. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nicholas_whitrod/32/242245_2.png) [@Nicholas\_Whitrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nicholas_Whitrod)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2026, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6977 "2026-01-19T08:23:10Z")
Maybe DAB only for major stations like KIIS, GOLD or Smooth will be exclusive to Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. ---
**Author:** ![Vidiot](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/vidiot/32/459050_2.png) [@Vidiot](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Vidiot)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6978 "2026-01-23T04:39:53Z")
Now AO (Australian Open) radio isn’t even on the air as far as I can tell. 99.7. What a disaster. They don’t even promote it anywhere around Melbourne Park or on the web site. ---
**Author:** ![TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/televisionau/32/125_2.png) [@TelevisionAU](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TelevisionAU)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/6979 "2026-01-23T09:01:08Z")
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