# Random Radio

**URL:** <https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263>\
**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:** 354

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**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:** [September 11, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7201 "2026-09-11T05:21:15Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [AM To FM Conversions](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/am-to-fm-conversions/3694/2627)

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**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7202 "2026-09-15T23:10:52Z")

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I can’t remember which thread we were discussing radio stations with animal names like Fox etc. While I’m not generally a fan, my favourite is Coyote 102.5 in Albuquerque. It was featured in a scene of Breaking Bad so I wondered whether it was a real station. So I looked it up and it is, and it still streams. A classic rock format that’s actually pretty good. Having been to New Mexico, coyotes are really part of the landscape there, and you can hear them howling at night in places like Santa Fe and the suburbs of Albuquerque. Great name for a local station. I think if stations use animal names they kind of have to be “alpha” animals, like Bear, Coyote, Eagle etc.

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**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:** [September 16, 2026, 5:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7203 "2026-09-16T05:04:09Z")

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Coyote as a station name would only work in the US.

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**Author:** ![Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/58f4c7/32.png) [@Brianc68](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brianc68)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7204 "2026-09-16T08:45:22Z")

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Well, of course.

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**Author:** ![Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Candi)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7205 "2026-09-16T14:00:51Z")

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Los Angeles had KLIT…

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**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:** [September 23, 2026, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7206 "2026-09-23T08:56:34Z")

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![PXL_20260923_033727801](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/2/e/c/2ec0d48e46f76064d818ca490532283f41112498.jpeg)  
If you didn’t know Scorpions were an 80s rock band you’d want to keep your distance from Triple M 😁

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**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:** [September 23, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7207 "2026-09-23T09:02:24Z")

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I had to think if there was a Brisbane sports team called The Scorpions! I hate the way their RDS only mentions the artist and not the song title.

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**Author:** ![awakening](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/awakening/32/517502_2.png) [@awakening](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/awakening)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7208 "2026-09-23T09:28:40Z")

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> [@tamago\_otoko](#):
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> If you didn’t know Scorpions were an 80s rock band you’d want to keep your distance

Why?

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**Author:** ![Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Candi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7209 "2026-09-23T10:49:16Z")

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Cane toads are the problem in QLD.

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**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7210 "2026-09-29T00:30:51Z")

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Not sure if this has been mentioned.

A new Victorian digital radio station called East Gippsland Digital Radio will launch this Thursday.

[https://radiotoday.com.au/new-victorian-digital-station-to-launch-next-month/](https://radiotoday.com.au/new-victorian-digital-station-to-launch-next-month/)

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**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:** [September 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7211 "2026-09-29T03:17:56Z")

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> [@JohnsonTV](#):
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> A new Victorian digital radio station called East Gippsland Digital Radio will launch this Thursday.

So not an actual radio station, but a streamer?

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**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:** [September 29, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7212 "2026-09-29T03:34:09Z")

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Or possibly just a series of podcasts?

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**Author:** ![Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Candi)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7213 "2026-09-29T03:44:19Z")

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> [@Vidiot](#):
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> So not an actual radio station, but a streamer?

 ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/9/8/f/98f08f56008b4260abb6cacc6ac0cbc5c71655bb.jpeg)

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**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:** [September 29, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7214 "2026-09-29T11:12:39Z")

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How would I be able to hear East Gippsland Digital Radio when it launches?

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**Author:** ![danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/danielgonline)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7215 "2026-09-29T12:12:13Z")

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I made my comment directly to Radio Today:

> It’s extraordinarily annoying that nowhere in this article, nor on their Facebook or Instagram accounts, does it say how to listen to East Gippsland Digital Radio.

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**Author:** ![OzzieViking](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OzzieViking](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OzzieViking)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7216 "2026-09-29T12:19:10Z")

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I don’t remember seeing any DAB+ spectrum being assigned out there… and even if there was, ACE Radio and ABC/SBS (and maybe SCA) would probably have their first picks being the sole broadcasters that way, rather than a new player.

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**Author:** ![Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Candi](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Candi)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7217 "2026-09-29T13:09:00Z")

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streaming is the future (until the next tech change)

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**Author:** ![ron12](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@ron12](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ron12)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7218 "2026-10-02T01:52:10Z")

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> [@JohnsonTV](#):
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> A new Victorian digital radio station called East Gippsland Digital Radio will launch this Thursday.

Here is the link to hear the station.

> **[TMGCast](https://cast1.typicalmedia.net/player/east-gippsland-digital-radio?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadOVem8RjVfKMexzisE8KNgg6YEMmc-oPi8r7Z52cZVC9Ieq2zXIOHBepO62A_aem_JAlp9OfnwW-GqSF-3nhzxA)**

They still have some teething problems.

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**Author:** ![danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@danielgonline](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/danielgonline)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7219 "2026-10-02T02:15:24Z")

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> [@ron12](#):
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> They still have some teething problems.

EGDR are currently in a “10,000 [‘Same Old Girl’ by Darryl Cotton](https://youtu.be/IX8BD9lrn2o) in a Row Commercial-Free” launch stunt.

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**Author:** ![ron12](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@ron12](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ron12)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/random-radio/263/7220 "2026-10-02T15:43:24Z")

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> [@danielgonline](#):
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> EGDR are currently in a “10,000 [‘Same Old Girl’ by Darryl Cotton](https://youtu.be/IX8BD9lrn2o) in a Row Commercial-Free” launch stunt.

Not any more.

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