Triple M claims to “rock” the NRL, well, I’m sure Sydney listeners and the NRL won’t be too ”rocked” to discover that tonight’s match of the round between the Raiders and Storm has been gazumped by an AFL “blockbuster” between 5th place Essendon and 15th placed North Melbourne. Though this is not a new thing.
Goes to show what a stupid contract Triple M have signed. If I were the NRL, I wouldn’t be re-signing with Triple M until they sort out this AFL broadcast contract mess that prioritises the AFL over NRL in an NRL market.
Thanks @nzwarrior51, I realise Dobbin has a farming background, I simply don’t see the point on a sports show. He didn’t use it when he was on a drive show for two yeas and same for his sports news coverage when he began on Nine or Triple M.
Broncos and Bulldogs match was listed as being on Brisbane’s Triple M on a Saturday night.
They signed the AFL one before the NRL one so I guess they couldn’t really change that. Plus I reckon these deals are signed in Melbourne. They should fix it regardless but 7:30 Saturday night is a 2GB slot.
Actually, the Melbourne station started off as EON FM before becoming Triple M in 1988. The original Triple M started off in Sydney on August 1, 1980, which its 40th birthday is still yet to come.
Not sure if Mix/Triple M have any other stations on DAB in Perth eg. Classic or Soft Rock, but if so, I imagine it will follow the same branding as those.
There suddenly seems to be an obsession with the 90s on radio. I’ve really noticed KIIS being heavily nostalgic about the 90s in the last few weeks with hosts doing so many intros with “remember back in the 90s when you did…”. Nova have now also been doing it lately in their own way and throwback crap.
What caused this? Did some market research company tell them they need to be targeting those listeners who react to that for advertisers to buy ads?
Yeah, because they all want a slice of the same pie and get the same feedback from that demographic about what they want to hear.
The nostalgia thing is real amongst millennials. (not saying it’s good)
Radio lost its position as the place to find fresh hits years ago (Spotify and different release strategies played a part) and don’t real seem intent on getting it back so they lean on the nostalgia kick.