Looking at their websites, as well as from my brief listenings to those stations, Max is the most CHR-skewed of the BOG FM stations, judging by its “Today’s Hottest Music” positioner, which is certainly the case during local programming (6am-6pm weekdays, 6am-12pm Saturdays). But when they’re taking networked programming at other times, it’s more ‘Hot AC’ skewed, playing music from the 80s, 90s & Today. Perhaps the potential strong competition from Star FM Port Mac into the Taree market made Max more younger-skewing.
2RE is local at 6-9am & 12-6pm on weekdays, as well as 6am-12pm on Saturdays. Their website has a page on the kind of music you would expect to hear on the station, which ranges from the 60s to today, with a special emphasis on the 70s & 80s. With that in mind, I would imagine that 2RE’s music is more ‘classic hits’ based than 2MC’s “Greatest Hits from the 80s to now” format, probably due to the fact that its main frequency is on AM, even though they have FM translators at Great Lakes on 100.3 & Gloucester on 100.1.
Along with having strong fortitious reception of the SCA stations from Port Mac, the Taree radio market also has a good community radio station in 101.5 Great Lakes FM, based at Forster, which generally has a “Hits & Memories” format, particularly during weekdays.