104.7 & MIX 106.3 favoured by people who still listen to the radio

Shout out to my man Adrian at 2XX

ever since the metal show Let’s Mosh on 2XX finished I don’t listen to any radio

Solidarity said :

I listen to 106.3 when my CD’s get boring ever since JJJ went crap.

That lasted about a week and a half. Back on the J’s now.

Are there any radio duos out there where at least one of the two doesn’t have a wacky nickname?

Tom and Alex on Triple J in the mornings.

The popularity of 104.7 continues to baffle me. They have a playlist of about 10 songs, the only people who find Scotty and Nige funny are themselves, and Fifi in the afternoon makes me want rip my ears off.

I can see why these stations are the most popular though. Most public business, cafes etc will have one of these two radio stations as they are the least likely to offend, as will many workplaces.

Roundhead89 said :

This is a big fall from grace for the Devil’s Radio 666, usually No 1 or No 2. It seems people have grown tired of leftist propaganda

There’s leftist propaganda on 666? Oh, gods, tell me when – please! I long for some leftist propaganda!

aaah the joys of having a digital radio in my car. my stereo wents belly up and when i investigated new car stereo’s found a few for the $300 mark (a couple of years back now).

Best idea ever IMO. digital grandstand for sports lover, digital local ABC for those who are not. Plus quite a few SBS channels i like as well. Even a country channel for those who like a bit of hay.

What about the customers too who have to listen to such rubbish. In Europeit was wonderful shopping in peaceful shopping centres and supermarkets and coffee lounges where there was no loud music (noise). People even talked quietly to each other. They also talked quietly on their phones.

It would be great if there was no noise (music) in public places, including car parks. It is just so idiotic.

Jivrashia said :

I’m surprise no one has mentioned internet radio.

We are regular listeners to Radio Paradise, an Internet only radio station located in San Francisco. Their play list is though they had based it on my CD collection. The sad thing is that their play list is also very similar to 106.3’s, just infinitely more listenable without the ads and idiot announcers.

On taco night we tune into Radio Mexico for a bit of atmosphere.

I have to listen to mix 106.3 at work….it makes me want to actually rip off my ears. Widest variety is a complete load of BS. I cant believe that in 2013 they still get away with playing what seems to be “101 greatest hits” album on shuffle everyday. What I find even harder to believe is that during the “all request lunch” The people who listen to it actually REQUEST songs that they probably played just yesterday.
Seems to me, you can request any song…as long as it’s on our 101 greatest hits if the 80’s album. It makes my ears bleed….seriously….done even get me started on the “3PM Pick-up”

gungsuperstar said :

…but the lack of advertising is overwhelmingly the reason for this more than the music (and certainly more than the ‘personalities’ that exist on any of these stations!).

+1 this.

Old episodes of Get This and Martin-Molloy 0.00001%

(well my iPod uses an FM transmitter to play in my car, so technically it counts…95.0FM, if you’re within 2 metres of my car!)

Barcham said :

Jivrashia said :

I’m surprise no one has mentioned internet radio.

That’s more or less what I was getting at with the “live in the future” remark.

Oh, right, that’s what you meant.

But I forgot to mention the irony, that I use it to listen to the past (70s, 80s music).

There’s no accounting for taste I suppose.

I don’t understand how people can listen not only to plastic music – but moreso I don’t understand how they put up with 15-20 minutes of ads each hour!

I stick to ABC and Grandstand digital for sport, and JJJ and Unearthed digital for new music – but the lack of advertising is overwhelmingly the reason for this more than the music (and certainly more than the ‘personalities’ that exist on any of these stations!)

It’ll be interesting to see what happens to stations like 106.3 and 104.7, because I doubt they’re overly prepared for what increased uptake of digital radio will do to their market share.

Barcham said :

Jivrashia said :

I’m surprise no one has mentioned internet radio.

That’s more or less what I was getting at with the “live in the future” remark.

Did you miss out on a job at the FM’s Barcham? Or did one of their sales girls turn you down? I work next to a business who advertise on the radio here and their sales girl from the station who visits is an absolute hottie.

So much hate in you young one 😉

Just thought I’d throw this out there – http://committocommunityradio.org.au

This is a big fall from grace for the Devil’s Radio 666, usually No 1 or No 2. It seems people have grown tired of leftist propaganda but can’t bring themselves to listen to 2CC’s shock jocks. Either way it is not good news for Aunty, especially in a city like Canberra where the ABC traditionally has a stranglehold.

Jivrashia said :

I’m surprise no one has mentioned internet radio.

That’s more or less what I was getting at with the “live in the future” remark.

I’m surprise no one has mentioned internet radio.

we bounce between 106.3, triple J and the UC radio station. We would listen to the UC Radio more if we could hear it futher away from UC. (Fortunately we spend most of our drive time around UC

102.3 Roolz KO! Especially Emma in the mornings.

If, as they say, the growth of 106.3 is due to “a deliberate return to being involved in everything Canberra from a school fete to the Canberra 100 celebrations through to supporting those in need” then I say good on them.

Solidarity said :

I listen to 106.3 when my CD’s get boring ever since JJJ went crap.

Pretty damning on JJJ if 106.3 seems like a step up.

I listen to 106.3 when my CD’s get boring ever since JJJ went crap.

Barcham said :

It would seem you are in the minority.

I’m quite happy to be. I was just countering the RA headline to the story.

Are there any radio duos out there where at least one of the two doesn’t have a wacky nickname?

Yes because Scotty & Nigel are such whacky names lol 🙂

Warning! Warning! Massive Generalisation Ahead!

So, at least 40.3% of listeners have no interest in creativity, modernity, or something a bit different. No surprise for Canberra there….

I wonder how many people have no choice & are forced to listen to 104.7 or 106.3 i.e. Shared offices, waiting rooms etc…

I prefer the patter of the DJ3000 myself. How does he stay so up to date?

Barcham said :

Holden Caulfield said :

I still listen to the radio—it’s great—and I don’t favour the aforementioned FM stations.

It would seem you are in the minority.

According to the story here, 40.3% of the audiemce listen to the top two stations, meaning 59.7% listen to something else.

I don’t think minority means what you think it means.

Holden Caulfield said :

I still listen to the radio—it’s great—and I don’t favour the aforementioned FM stations.

It would seem you are in the minority.

I still listen to the radio—it’s great—and I don’t favour the aforementioned FM stations.