It’s been how many years? Very slow.
Yeah the 711AM transmission was shut down around 2006 I think ? Or was it 2008…
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I’m amazed BA have held onto the site for either length.
To bring this topic back to life, commercial radio in parts of Tasmania is going through some exciting times.
Firstly, this occurred in North West Tasmania:
And from Monday 1st April, commercial DAB+ transmissions in Hobart will commence.
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I guess the question is will there be anything extra actually worth listening too on DAB…
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Looking at their “Song History” page on their websites at this moment on a Sunday afternoon during the AFL season, it appears the Grant stations in Northern Tasmania are not taking AFL Nation this year.
This leaves Triple M Hobart as the only commercial station in all of Tasmania to broadcast the AFL.
Here’s a copy of the news opener advertising DAB+ coming to Hobart on April 1st, which aired just after 6 PM today on Triple M Hobart.
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Strangely low modulation levels on 105.7 SBS Radio Hobart. SBS is averaging 30% deviation, while other stations are averaging close to 100% (percentage of 75khz). The same with Triple J (although not as bad). Triple J here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qje5jfzEkHU
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I recall there was a proposal for Sbs radio to go into Launceston years ago but I don’t think it ever got off the ground. I think there was a frequency allocated but they never went to air.
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SCA will launch Easy Hits and Triple M Classic Rock Digital alongside hit100.9 and Triple M Hobart from April 1
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I think it was supposed to be on 104.5
ABC Radio Hobart weekend presenter, Chris Wisbey, has announced his retirement after 38 years with the broadcaster. His last day will be Sunday 7th April with a special farewell broadcast to air at 10am-12pm.
More: https://radioinfo.com.au/news/chris-wisbey-announces-his-retirement-abc-radio-hobart
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Brian Carlton at Harvey Norman.
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On this day in 1937 7HT was officially opened by Premier A G Ogilvie.
The company that held the license was Metropolitan Broadcasters Pty Ltd. The original members of the board were B. A McCann (Chairman), Colonel Spencer (Secretary and Treasurer), Len McCann, Robert Morris, and F. Peacock.
The original manager of 7HT was Richard C. Thomas, from the ABC and was known as “Taffy.”
The original announcers were: R C. Thomas (Children’s Session and general), Ron Phyle (General and Studio Manager), Neta Chaston (Women’s Session and general), Jim Cross (“Early Bird” on the Breakfast Session), and Bill Barwick (Sporting Editor).
Copy was Neta Chaston, Schedules and Office was Elaine Ogilvie, Sales was Jim Cross and Bill Barwick, and Technical was Gil Miles (Chief Engineer), and Norm Stone (Technician).
Pat Stephenson joined two weeks later as the Record Librarian and woman announcer and within six months there came Ritch Vertigan, Jack Spencer, Jack Vertigan, and Wally Elliott.
The original transmission site was at Rosny Hill with the power of 500 watts. 7HT’s original studio was situated at 71 Murrary Street, which today is near the entrance to the Cat and Fiddle Arcade.
From the Mercury
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7XS Studios in Queenstown today. Sounds as though they are local all day? Even yesterday it sounded local. Or voicetracked.
Drove from Queenstown to Launceston today and found 7XS was definitely unique compared to BU/AD and LA/SD.
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7XS shares 7HO’s log for most of the day (cutting to the Northern Tasmanian AC log for Tasmanian Talks at midday). Mostly voicetracked from Hobart, I think. They do an awesome job for such a small area.
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Seemed to skew a bit older than HO from my 2 days of listening but won’t argue as you live here and I don’t 
For a one station market I think they do well. Good mix of music (I’m not a fan of new music and the newer music they played wasn’t too bad), and had a local feel about it. Very small market so surprised it sounded the way it did.
I think they need to pump a few more watts into the transmitters but that’s for another argument 
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It’s amazing to think that 7XS, as the only commercial radio station on the West Coast of Tasmania, plays a better variety of old & new music than its sister station in a 2-station market of Wollongong (Wave FM), which mostly play the same music as its only other commercial rival (i98).
Here are the links via Lava (log-in required):
7XS
Wave FM
i98
And yes, I know talking about Wollongong radio is out of place for the “Tasmanian Radio” thread, but it’s worth pointing it out on how there’s better music variety on just one station than across two stations that compete with each other. 
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