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Radio Today article also hinting at a change to a light talk - sport format.

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Doesn’t mean anything. That site has less inside information and speculates more than Mediaspy now.

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Speculates more than MediaSpy?

I didn’t think that was possible?

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I think Nikole Gunn has summarised a number of the speculations in this thread quite well - and to be honest phrases it a lot more eloquently than what I can :stuck_out_tongue:

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As a Cronulla Sutherland Rugby League Supporter I enjoy listening to talking sport on 2sm …

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Just heard something on TL that DIDN’T sound like an advertorial.

The presenters were talking about Fetch TV, and one of them said they had issues with theirs whereby it was recording one channel and was watching that on timeshift and had a second recording scheduled, and said that the timeshifted one unexpectedly stopped when the second one started recording.

Did it sound like a editorial comment?

The tone of their voice didn’t sound any different.
I only listened for a few minutes.

Is there an agreement of having 954AM not become a music station for 2yrs? If so, is this about to expire, hence, a format change for TL?

Secondly, whatever the plan for TL, surely it won’t impact John & Gary? They’re doing better in Sydney plus reached 5% at one point. It’d be sad to see them go.

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I don’t want to see them go, John and Gary are wasted in this lifestyle format and some what embarrassing hearing them talk about how to remove stains from clothing, They should go back to the original format and report on Politics/Sports/News/Entertainment it would be a better show. But if the rumors are true and Talking lifestyle is given the flick for a sports station, I think they will go.

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It seems that any suggestion that the CCT will move to Talking Lifestyle is not going to happen as per Ray Hadley this morning. Increased sporting content is probably not on the agenda either.

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So Macquarie media succeeded in destroying 2ue…with the help of fairfax offcourse.

Why what did Ray say?

CCT I think will stay on GB. I think Ray is a bit like John Laws in the 70s/80s. I think he does influence the management because he rates well. I’d say if CCT went back to 2ue he may not be happy. It’s his baby and I guess understandably wants it on the same station.

But now I do admit there are less options compared to John Laws top rating days. If Ray wanted to leave he may need to have his talk show on FM. John Laws jumped from UE , GB , and UW.

2sm would not be an option these days.

Have to agree, obviously Ray pulls some of the strings but perhaps nowadays not as many as he would like. I suppose the next question is what 2GB will do with Luke Grant. Maybe remain a “floater”.

For Brisbane 882 & Sydney 954 Maybe, Melbourne 1278 will Return to Easy Listening/Oldies.

954 Sydney was a talkback station for decades before the “Talking Lifestyle” relaunch.

I can’t see the “Magic” format ever returning to Sydney. It wasn’t successful on 2CH and I doubt it’ll work on what used to be 2UE.

As I said, more likely to be rubbish talk or. Noise…

This would be a good time to make Talking Lifestyle, JOY 954. And give it to the JOY Melbourne arm.

We don’t need another easy listening station station in Sydney. Just an honest classic hits station. If 2ue is not talk it should be that. They could try Vega 954 am again…

I can imagine the jingle now:

“It’s the way rock n roll should be, the Classic Hits live on 2UE…” :stuck_out_tongue:

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