Have to say I’ve really enjoyed listening to The Rock in NZ over the past few weeks since someone mentioned it here.
A really good mix of music and sounds fresh, much better than Triple M. I think they could do a lot worse than to adopt a similar format.
Agree. There are so many examples of proper rock stations from NZ and North America that Triple M could emulate, but they just don’t get it.
105.1 New studios.
Definitely looks like they’re going the route of using digital imagery so they can use the same studios for Fox and MMM and just swap out GFX and mic socks.
I don’t think the main brands will share studios except in an emergency, but it does make them easier to share with digital only stations and podcasts. All the networks are doing it.
They (unsurprisingly) look to be a very similar setup to the new Brisbane studios.
Actually quite different to the Brisbane studios
At least it isn’t that brick backdrop that they usually like to use - I reckon the bricks are a little over the top
Totally agree with that. When compared with US options I wouldn’t classify TripleM as a fully fledged rock station. I feel it has some comparison perhaps to Jack Fm LA with some conservative rock and 80’s thrown together but obviously lots more talk.
Michelle Anderson from 92.9 rush hour will move to breakfast with Xavier and Basil no word on her rush hour replacement hopefully Brit Taylor who filled in several times this year.
Yes it’s not a rock station in my opinion.
You’re right, it’s a conservative rock-leaning Jack FM with a ton of talk and sport and a bogan vibe. Horrid.
And yet NZ have 2 actual rock networks (albeit Hauraki skews alternative) with a fraction of the population.
Then we have Power 100 & Rebel FM in QLD both musically smash the M’s arse.
Yes it’s absolutely insane. Look at any mid-sized city in North America and you have at least 1 and often 2 proper rock stations (one active rock, one classic).
I listened to Power 100 last week for the first time in ages, forgot how good it is
I quite like B-Rock as well.
There is also Triple M Classic Rock Digital, 80s, 90s, Hard n heavy and Country, with not much talk. INDIE is also a good alt-rock station on DAB in Sydney, as part of SCA’s Listnr offering.
Radio is no longer just FM and AM, it also includes DAB. You can also throw in thousands of streaming stations on the different apps available.
The digital stations are better for the lack of talk, but their music selections could be better - Hard and Heavy, aside from being a 32kbps station in Melbourne (which really hurts for the types of music played), often skews way too old into stuff that is covered by Classic Rock anyway.
There is some good stuff there, Blow - Eva Under Fire ft. Spencer Charnas, played while I was listening while making this post, earning back some points they lost from playing AC/DC Hell’s Bells earlier. They then went on to a Megadeath song, which I’m not a fan of, but I suppose fits the “Hard” definition a bit better than some of the other oldies they play, like playing a live recording of Spoonman by Soundgarden, why is that on here?
But I’d say it’s very hit and miss - at least for my taste - but when Triple M have Classic Rock, 80s and the main station skewing to older tracks, surely they can keep Hard and Heavy mostly free of it, or at least something a lot less than the seeming 50/50 split.
I prefer the music mix on the DAB stations to the main stations. The sound has improved markedly since the ABC did their DAB upgrades last year and the music has also improved across the board. I don’t listen to Hard’N’Heavy but MMM 90s and 80s are good. MMM 90s is miles better than Greatest Hits and 80s, whilst not as good as Soft Rock, it has some good songs without the talk.
WSFM 80s has a good playlist, but the sound is very low, in Sydney anyway. I listen to Smooth 80s on the RadioApp as it’s not on DAB here.
It will be great to have female talent at breakfast on Triple M Perth.
Be interesting to see who is Michelle’s replacement on The Rush Hour. Hopefully a female talent.
I think Triple M do quite well with female talent despite being a very male skewing station.
Even though a lot of their headline talent in recent times has been male (ala Marty Sheargold, Molloy, Moonman, Eddie Mcguire etc), the female on air team and even the producers get a lot of air time on all those shows.
Easy current examples are Loren Barry on Marty Sheargold’s show and Rosemary Walton who is honestly the heart and soul of Triple M Melbourne. She even pops up during the very blokey Saturday Rub (she’s also the panel op) and actually has a very prominent voice while panelling.
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With Mick and Marty this would have been a triple M giveaway for sure except it includes Moonman and Sam pang.
I still think this would be a cracker of a show
The obvious one is Brit Taylor from the dead set legends may just depend on her other work commitments unless they poach someone from a rival station.
