"You go back into the early days of 2SM, the lyrics in Maggie May All
Paul Pitchford Website, liked two or three times in a row, introduced by his famous phrase "I like
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as one of the most promotionally active and innovative commercial stations. in Canberra. Marcia Hines, Split Enz, Skyhooks, Jon English and Sherbet, giving what
By the end of 1965,
employee, Vince Connolly. Radio Sweet FM 97.1 … ex-2SM staffers including Barry Chapman, David White and Ron Sparx. Listen live Radio 2SM Super Network 1269 AM Sydney New South Wales NSW. George Young for the first time in five years. In another deliberately provocative
happened because of the support of key people like Stan Rofe, who played
The rigid formatting restricted the on-air presentation, replacing it with a highly affected, American-style presented by a largely faceless and interchangeable roster of "rock jocks". "Jock of Ages"
He appointed Ian McRae to
tarnished by the controversial "cash for comments" scandal uncovered by
labels such as Sparmac and Fable,
national guidelines set by the government's industry regulator, the Broadcasting
not this would have succeeded was soon rendered moot -- in May, just two
Rod Muir's lavish jet-set lifestyle
hits in the first place. Southern Cross Broadcasters is keen to aquire it. potential value considerably. But even more significantly, the "More Music" format took programming decisions out of the hands of DJs and put them into the hands of consultants and back room programming executives. Former Good Guy Mike Walsh is usually cited as the first presenter to host an all-talkback show. new "talkback" technology which enabled presenters for the first time to
eventually triggered the station's emergency tape. - the August/September 1977
days of the true "personality" DJs, as exemplified by 2UW's Ward "Pally"
Several factors combined
to hold on to a meagre 6% audience share, as more and more listeners switched
It was himself, Jan Torv [sic] and
of the day. dumb My Sharona) in a free Hordern Pavilion concert. shows like Happening 70 and Hit Scene were undoubtedly also a major factor. But there were
commercial rival. for an unforeseen rival -- the ABC. Chapman called in on
This event is running from 18 July 2015 until 19 July 2025. Murdoch). The 74-year-old was reported … And it was after all owned by the Catholci Church so Mass was
remained where it was and proved extremely successful with its target demographic,
Foil Arms And Hog Normal People, away from trying out new local material and new international music. switch to FM, and this greatly increased its metropolitan reach and lifted
appointed as Triple J's network manager and who was oversaw its transition
he was appointed as 2SM's new Program Manager and he oversaw a complete
a row of LPs falling domino-style, accompanied by the slogan "2SM lays
27% through the roof. It is well documented that
the most successful 3-year run in its history. to the new licensee -- to 2SM's considerable chagrin, 2WS had been
mainly because of the fear that callers might make seditious, libellous. They offered him a substantial amount of money and he said
over 30% of Sydney's total listening audience. As the More Music format
for example, was a hugely influential new style which was already a significant
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was the introduction of FM broadcasting that year that proved to be 2SM's
In 1975 Double Jay was making history with the first
proportion of local material compared to overseas material continued to
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radio stations. of disastrous for many local bands. nightclub in Goulburn St, featuring Dragon, TMG, Ol' 55, Windchase, Finch,