Should be a local person in each market 
but wonât happen.
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The new show starts on Tuesday 15th March (Monday 14th is a public holiday in Tasmania).
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Ed Cowlishawâs new show starts next Monday, March 7.
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Coincidental that Woody has followed the path of Kim & Dave from 100.9 Breakfast to 107.3 Breakfast.
However, more interesting is that Triple M Hobart havenât replaced the Spoonman shock jock/talkback format with the same. Reverting to the previous male/female host lighter breakfast format.
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Ahhhh Kim & Dave on Sea FM, what memories, such a great duo.
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On TTT are better memories of genuinely local station.
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Seriously thought it was the title of a Looney Tunes cartoon, Woody and Tubes!
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I know what you mean! FM breakfast crews rarely have more formal titles.
Itâs the opposite on AM talk, I could never imagine 2GB promoting Ben Fordham as something like âBennyâ or âFordyâ.
I guess that reflects the nature of their programs, FM music being more carefree, AM talk more serious.
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I just heard âBad Habitsâ by Ed Sheeran on Triple M Central Coast.
Grrrr. Itâs not rock!
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At least itâs not the Billy Field version.
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But itâs âGood Times and Greatest Hitsâ now⌠canât imagine that weâll still be hearing it on the radio in 10-20 years time, but who knows.
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Is it Gold Coast changing the log to try and win the ratings?
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I wouldnât be surprised if it is the case, considering its rivalry with the now ARN-owned Hot Tomato.
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Thereâs always been rivalry on the Gold Coast. When you own two incumbent stations, 100% of the local commercial market, a competitor is a very big problem for the owner yet great for the audiences, clients and radio overall.
SCA and predecessors have always tried to remain competitive with local drive on Gold 92.5/MMM until end of 2020. Itâs that SCA have cut so many resources from the Gold Coast, including local music programming that theyâve been shooting themselves in the foot.
Hot Tomato has suffered under the Cameronâs ownership with reduced outdoor advertising, reduction in on air talent, not renewing Mal Lees a big mistake and the awful sharing of music with other Grant stations rather than maintaining the local music research and Gold Coast only music programming (understand it is programmed locally yet is designed as one size fits all for many markets).
The Camerons bought the station from the Torvs with already a good profit margin. The Cameronâs cuts have been to their detriment and to SCAâs gain.
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Agreed. Hot Tomato has definitely gone downhill since Grant bought them.
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Star is still playing Whigfieldâs âSexy Eyesâ, so anything is possibleâŚ
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Do we think ARN will understand what theyâve bought? The Gold Coast is the 6th biggest market in the country after all. However, as an outsider looking in, what the f**k does the name mean? I get it was the new player back in 2003, and as was the way back then, they were quite irreverent, but what were the Torvâs thinking calling it Hot Tomato? I just donât understand. Do we honestly think ARN will keep the name (sorry, I know itâs off-topic)?
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The name doesnât really mean anything but it has brand recognition across the Gold Coast just like Sea FM (and what Gold FM did). Perhaps if Grant Blackley lands at ARN one day itâll share the âKIIS Nameâ
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I think itâs one of the best names in Australian radio. Itâs outrageous which got it huge cut through. It became instantly recognisable and built up almost a cult like following.
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Hot Tomato â Hans Torv. He named it after his initials - it just happens to be a sick name for a radio station. They followed the Nova programming format with the ânever more than 2 ads in a rowâ at the beginning. Pretty clever not to reinvent the wheel.
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