She’s still employed to do podcasts.
Podcasts. Not “radio stars”.
The Today Network, arguably a more distinct name.
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It was very Sydney-centric I thought (the 2DAY network) but you know what it stood for, much better than the bland Hit name.
And yes, SCA were clearly trying to soften the ground for renaming 2DAY and Fox to Hit as well, but fortunately sanity prevailed and those legacy brands do still live on.
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Yes. Same.
Apparently Fox is the ‘flagship’ of the Hit! network. It is great they have kept their name (and frequency) continuously since their inception in August 1980.
The FOX is cheeky, though I’m wondering… what is the significance of the feather in his mouth? A rival? And this sticker doesn’t even have the name of the station!
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I wonder if SCA had their time again, what name would they give their Today Network? Would we had seen the Fox Network go national instead?
Fair and balanced better music variety.
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I doubt it. The name Fox wouldn’t resonate in the other cities. It would seem very strange in Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide.
I reckon Triple M should have been the ‘hit’ network and FOX FM should have been the rock/ greatest hits brand.
I think those brands are more suited to their current formats as M is for music and Triple M as it is now isn’t really that so much anymore.
And you can associate FOX with older people and sport eg Pay TV sports channel.
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I’m surprised it resonated with Melbourne listeners for so long. Not sure what appeal the name Fox had in the first place.
I think the Fox name has negative connotations these days because of things like Fox News. Would not be great to pick that up as a brand these days.
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Yes. The M is Triple M is just like the M in MTV! And both are malleable.
Fox does have some street cred in this area.
In the early 90s they even positioned themselves as 'Great classic rock - the FOX. Very Triple M sounding.
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Had Fox and MMM not become a duopoly, who knows what would have happened?
The Today network I don’t think was Sydney-centric per-say & other than a couple of you saying so now, I’ve never heard anyone refer to it as that, yes it was named after 2DAYFM, but at that time the stations were very much CHR, so the Today Network was in relation to them being the network who played “Today’s” hit music, whilst also being based from 2DAY FM.
Austereo started in Adelaide, they were the owners of SAFM, it wasn’t until much later they bought FOX, 2DAY & B105, then they bought the Triple M network off Hoyts.
Austereo was up until last 10 years still very much based in Adelaide, with Melbourne a significant base of the network at FOX, though after Austereo took over Triple M from Hoyts, Sydney became a major hub for both networks as Triple M under Hoyts was basically a Sydney based network, & part of the reason 2DAY moved in with Triple M at Bondi Junction after they became 1, Melbourne & FOX never really became the major part of the network base until after the merger with Southern Cross Media becoming Southern Cross Austereo.
As well as I said above about the network being the TODAY network prior to the recent change to HIT network, part of the reason it was the TODAY network & not FOX was that Melbourne (FOX) was never a major hub of the network until much more recently & that News Corp. already had FOX networks (even if they were only in the USA & not radio but TV & Movies), so I doubt there’s any way Austereo/SCA could’ve or would want to have a FOX radio network here, either now or then. And given my previous comments it makes much more sense to have it called the TODAY network than the B Network or SA network.
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That is true. So yes, you make some valid points re: the SA control over Austereo. Just for the record, Hoyts sold MMM to Village Roadshow.
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Ah yes that’s right, then Village Roadshow merged it with Austereo, later that entity to merge with Southern Cross.
Yes it is hard to imagine.
In Brisbane prior to the merger, B105 was absolutely dominating the ratings with a 30+ share, and Triple M FM 104.5 had become pretty desperate.
So much so, it is like they adopted a ‘if you can’t beat them, join them’ approach and so imitated everything B105 did. Triple M assumed an identical format, playing exactly the same songs. On air competitions were the same (such as the B105 ticket window and Triple M ticket window), Triple M even changed their switchboard number so it was one digit different to B105’s. And noticeably, out and about, the Triple M street machines were renamed as the Triple M Triple Thunders as a direct clone of B105’s Black Thunders.
None of which was ever going to last.
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I always thought the Today Network was Sydney centric - with networking of the 6-7pm Sydney breakfast show highlights, and Hot30 coming from Sydney back in the day.
Saw this in an ad during the cricket, surprising to see tuned to a DAB station, but I suppose this was an ad for a ute so I wonder if they were overthinking the station selection - country music as working class tradie music?
Seems like a bad UX - the tuning arrows next to 9B as if you’re tuning DAB by frequency rather than station?
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Apologies if this is already being discussed, but AO Radio is back on-air early, ahead of the start of the Australian Open tournament on 12th January 2025. As of posting this, AO Radio is currently playing a program from Access 80s, an unknown 80s radio station that I can find nowhere online, not even with a quick Google search, does anyone know if Access 80s exists anymore?
With this, 99.7 FM is once again occupied by AO Radio, which unfortunately means no more DXing for hit99.7 Riverina MIA (Griffith) in Melbourne until 27th January. And although the AO says AO Radio is receivable on FM within Melbourne Park and the Melbourne CBD, surprisingly it can also be received outside of Melbourne CBD if you have the right equipment/antenna system, particularly using an element yagi antenna of sorts.
Interestingly enough, AO Radio can actually be received as far away as Cheltenham, which is 30 minutes away from the CBD itself. Enough for the @AustraliaRadio232 TEF Webserver to pick it up.
Can anyone please find out how powerful the transmitter for AO Radio really is, (i.e, the transmission power for 99.7 FM)? I’m guessing it could be a 25w transmitter of sorts, because of the fact it can be received as far away as Cheltenham. Again, just a complete guess. If anyone can find out the transmission power of the station itself on FM and where (within Melbourne Park/Melbourne CBD) the transmitter is located please, that would be great. Cheers! 
