Currently on the Gold Coast 41 floors up in Southport and naturally I’m testing out the FM reception. There is a temporary licence on 101.7 transmitting from Pit Lane at the Gold Coast 600 providing race commentary. Antenna height 10m ERP 25w
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I thought I got something on that the other day, down Ashmore way. I’d presumed it was just a car FM transmitter or similar as it faded quite quickly and ABCFM Southern Downs started coming in over the top. Thanks for confirming what it was
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In the 2011 FM spectrum planning for Vietnam, Radio Hanoi, as well as VOH in Saigon was granted three FM frequencies (as opposed to only 1 in other provinces/cities). For the Radio Hanoi case, they would got 90, 96 and 98.9 FM.
However, the biggest crisis in Hanoi Radio-TV’s 68th anniversary are ridden their radio division. Right now only 90 FM is on the air, with 96 FM already off-air with no warning for 2 weeks, while 98.9 FM is off the air for more than 2 months. The On 365FM team, which broadcasted on 98.9 FM since April, is under limbo because they may have to permanently become online-only by streaming on vtvcab.vn (although few programs are, since today, networked to 103.1 Tây Ninh FM). I have a feeling that Radio Hanoi are under the way of surrendering those licenses (except 90 FM, which is the capital’s news and traffic station).
On 365FM is a radio network, that, basically, have a format that resemble commercial, Regional Australian AM stations, but somewhat adjusted to fit with FM broadcasting standard, broadcasting programming that ranged from specialist all-talk programs (such as dealing with legal procedures and health/sex advice) to nostalgia or gold-based AC music programs, and a Hot AC-oriented music show. The channel is the successor of 365fm and 91.com.vn radio network, created in 2016 by former employees of 91fm in response of new management’s reform of the latter’s programming.
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I’m listening to Radio Caroline on my internet radio tonight,they’re playing some great tunes 
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I liked this tagline that WSFM used tonight on it’s ‘Totally 80s’ weekend.
“Songs that we taped off 2SM and bought at Brashs in Pitt St”
Memories.
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For me I have strong distrust at “Western” radio services in general (that is, US, UK, AU or sometimes NZ) because it doesn’t sound “great” than what I would imagine. What they just have are catchy and ultra-polished jingles, that’s all.
Many would think that Vietnamese radio would need to constantly “renewing themselves” from their antiquated programming structure. But “renewing” doesn’t mean that they must adopt a format consists of 15 songs repeated endlessly and celebrity talking rubbish like they do on television screens. Meanwhile because public service requirements on local radio services are so strong that most are acted just like a community radio station in the West. Some provincial services only (to date) programmed own stuff of maybe half-hour a day of information and current affairs, and the rest is piped in from VOV-1 via satellite.
I have ranted a lot about 91fm and why I still enjoyed that channel. In fact, I’m used to watching TV in the evenings, but as programming started to be rubbish as if all of the world, I switch to radio and found a comfort place.
I listened to 91fm like, almost all day and what I feel is that while it could best fit to be titled as an “AC” station, it seems like radically different to “Mainstream AC” in the West. A full hour of easy-listening and sometimes fully AAA block at midday, a quizzies and regional/folk music in early afternoon. This is not quite fully “AC” nor “Soft AC” for me, but rather a weird hybrid between Double J, Mix and Easy Music Network instead.
The situation of music vs. content at 91fm is quite different. It catered to middle-aged drivers, so in drivetime it’s not talking rubbish but mostly all-traffic information service, while after 8pm they would have more of “content” focus, but this is quite different, they want to have a place to sending love and telling something you’re shy to, so they seems to be very nice, not too loud, and deep, in-depth feeling. And what I feel glad is that they’re really live and always being relatable with ordinary people’s experience. Even their voice is not too loud but rather full of soft emotions too. I feel like the team has done very great to make each presenters’ personality became fully displayed, rather than generic “consulted” and “uniformed” format.
Not sure if anyone would think about US, UK, AU, NZ and Vietnamese radio anyway @myfriend
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Latimer on another planet giving Melbourne a 7
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Latimer has been on another planet since before working at 5DN and thinking it was salvageable.
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Don’t you need to be on another planet to have a programming role at Nova?
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In the post Paul Thompson led Nova, yes, appears par for the course to have many strange types with their hands on the gears.
Needs a big clean out and a clear group programmer external to the company appointed.
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This is uncle Rupert’s owned BMG nova networks yeah?…
Why do they have roles that need to be filled with some fresh blood?
Nova is owned by DMG Radio Australia.
Nova Entertainment
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The parent company for Nova Ent is Illyria, a private owned company by Lachlan Murdoch.
Nova stations were formally owned by DMG UK.
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Formerly, as in previously.
This thread has been mind bending enough, at least it’s heading towards accurate now
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Sorry typo.
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Anyone know why I’m getting ABC Classic on 91.3 in the Inner West?
Other stations are correct.
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No idea. I receive C91.3
Receiver overload at your end?
SDR Gain set too high?
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