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3323

Is this song has a sophisti-pop feel?

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3324

ā€˜Itā€™s Not Overā€™ is an even better example imo. A very fine track.

To me ā€˜sophisti-popā€™ blends elements of smooth jazz with straight out pop.

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3325

Not even this song or should I say cover.

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3326

An interesting article on BPR via Radioinfo:
Why Radio Stations Fail

An excerpt from the above article:

Now, there are some specific reasons why radio stations fail to attract an audience or lose an audience they once had. There are certain things that they seem to overlook, ignore or push aside, all the while leading them on the path to becoming just another sad piece of radio history.

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3327

Beyond the song, how about the cover art?

Great effort on the 1996 fashion, arty, edgy, nice continuation of 80ā€™s design ideas.

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3328

ā€¢ Local content

ā€¢ Brand heritage

ā€¢ Local decision making autonomy

Hello, SCA & Nova realised the error of your ways from 2016 - 2020 yet?

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3329

Bland national music logs
No personality
Announcers not allowed to do anything out of the box

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3330

ACMA has today released its finalised FYSO for 2020-24: https://www.acma.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/FYSO%202020-24.pdf

Coming up according to the above document:

  • Develop and consult on proposals for LAP variations in Brisbane - October-December (Q4) 2020
  • Develop and consult on a proposal to vary the Deniliquin LAP - January-March (Q1) 2021
  • Develop and consult on proposals for variations to the Remote Central and Eastern Australia Radio LAP - October-December (Q4) 2020

And perhaps the most anticipating consultation paper to be released within the next few months:

  • Consult on potential for replanning FM radio services in Perth, following the clearance of Band II television in Bunbury - October-December (Q4) 2020
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3331

Interesting. I wonder what proposals there are for LAP variations for Brisbane? Perhaps proposals from some of the AMs for FM translators like 4TAB has? Power increases?

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3332

I am keen on the Deniliquin LAP. I would like it to extend over the Border into Shepparton Area and the Area North. It might give SCA Hit and Triple M a run for there money with the only Commerical Station in the Shepparton Area.

And it will make it interesting as 2QN Breakfast presenter was on Triple M Goulburn Valley for a while

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3333

Given what Iā€™ve heard about 2QN and especially Edge FM on these forums over the years (lots of criticism over the music playlist, staff turnover, etc.), I highly doubt much would change in the highly unlikely chance their listening area was extended to cover Shepparton and the Goulburn Valley.

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3334

Yes, SCA would strongly oppose any enroaching of the Deniliquin licence area into Sheppartonā€™s.

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3335

Goulburn Valley is a big Area and I can defiantly see it atleast extend from Echuca to Shepparton then to Yarrawonga (which is classified as Murray Valley Area of the Goulburn Valley)

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3336

Most of the ACE stations can be heard well in the GVā€¦ As the same with the Shep stations can be heard well around Deni.

I would have the SCA stations any day over the ACE stations.

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3337

given the amount of data i have on my mobile if iā€™m heading outside brisbaneā€™s DAB coverage range i don;t even bother to switch on the broadcast bands anymore. i just put on a stream (be it Air1, KQED
or the NPR One App - depends on if i want news or music) and let it go

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3338

Iā€™m afraid Iā€™m the same. Once Iā€™m out of range of Brisbane DAB (and Rebel/Breeze) I generally stream as well. Occasionally Iā€™ll do RN on FM in regional areas or Rebel/Breeze where they exist but itā€™s mostly streaming outside Brisbane - and itā€™s not streaming Australian stations either.

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3339

Yep me as well. I donā€™t find any of the Australian stations appealing to me.

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3340

The problem with streaming at least in regional areas are the frequent dead zones in strong mobile coverage one encounters off the main highways. Even between Queanbeyan and Bungendore there is an extensive area of poor mobile phone reception that lasts for about 5 km. This results in a total loss of connectivity when streaming. Coverage is likely even worse east of Bungendore and especially down the mountain to Batemans Bay.

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3341

I used to cover some Shepparton news when i was Newsreader for Deniliquin

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3342

true, fortunately, most of my driving outside Brisbane DAB coverage is either to the gold coast or highway runs to Newcastle or Sydney so there are not too many dead zones

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