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2DAY
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Broadcast area Sydney, New South Wales
Slogan Sydney's Hit Music Station
Frequency 104.1 MHz FM
First air date August 2, 1980
Format Mainstream CHR (pop, rock, rap)
ERP 150,000 watts
HAAT 224 m[1]
Transmitter coordinates 33°48′20″S 151°10′51″E / 33.80556°S 151.18083°E / -33.80556; 151.18083
Owner Austereo Today Network
(Today FM Sydney Pty Ltd)
Webcast 2DayFM Player
Website www.2dayfm.com.au

Not to be mixed up with Today FM in Ireland.

2Day FM (call sign: 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, Australia on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and part of Austereo's Today Network. The station was one of three radio stations (along with Triple M and Triple J) to be granted new FM broadcasting licences in Sydney in 1980, and commenced broadcasting on 2 August of that year. The original owners were well known media personalities John Laws (30%), Mike Willesee (30%), Village (30%) and Graham Kennedy (10%). The station's original programming format was focused towards easy-listening music, but shifted to more pop and rock oriented programming since the late 1980s, with the later addition of Hip-Hop and dance music to their playlists.

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History

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The station has always transmitted from the Hampden Road Artarmon tower, jointly owned by television stations Seven, Nine and Ten. It shares an antenna with three other stations, Triple M, WS FM and Mix 106.5, under the collective banner of Sydney FM Facilities. The base broadcast power is 20 kilowatts and is currently delivered by a Harris PT20 solid state transmitter.

It has an alternate transmission facility on the Broadcast Australia tower at Gore Hill, with an output power of 10 kilowatts delivered by an NEC FBN11K20E valve transmitter. Though almost 20 years old it is fed with all-digital input equipment.

Originally the studios were located on the second floor of the Sovereign Inn at 220 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest. The original equipment comprised BMX Pacific Recorder mixing consoles, and CEI cartridge machines.

The station was bought out by radio group Austereo in 1987.

In 1994 2Day FM moved to digital audio playout, incorporating the DCS audio system built by Computer Concepts Ltd, and sold and supported in Australia by Techtel.

In 1995 the station's owner Austereo bought out the Triple M network from Hoyts, and 2Day FM moved its studios and administration to Level 24, Tower 1, Westfield Bondi Junction at 500 Oxford Street, just one floor below the original home of Triple M since 1980. Austereo also took over Level 26 of the same building for group departments.

2Day continued to broadcast from Bondi Junction until October 2005, when both 2Day FM and Triple M moved into new premises at World Square, Goulburn Street Sydney. The new premises included state of the art Klotz Digital equipment, and a street level studio.

The station's programming format in its early days was centred around easy-listening music, until the late 1980s when it shifted to a full on pop oriented format, which it has more or less continued to this day.

Many notable on air staff have graced the air waves of 2Day FM, including George Moore, Gretel Killeen, Keith Williams, Ron E Sparks and Jamie Dunn.

During the 1990s, 2Day FM enjoyed ratings success, especially with its breakfast program The Morning Crew (featuring well-known Australian comedian Wendy Harmer and television comedian Peter Moon) which consistently topped its segment in the Sydney radio market for years.

Moon left the breakfast show in 2002 after infighting with Harmer became unbearable for him. He was replaced by yet another Melbourne comedian Greg Fleet, who was poorly received by the Sydney radio listeners.

When Harmer resigned in 2003 the station replaced her with Melbourne comedienne Judith Lucy. Judith was given free rein over the new show and installed her two friends, Peter Helliar and Kaz Cooke, to co-host. The show was a dismal failure and saw 2Day receive some of the worst breakfast ratings of its history. Many blame this failure on the fact that a completely Melbournian team were hosting a show in Sydney (although Harmer was originally a Melbourne comic, she had relocated herself to Sydney), and that Lucy and Helliar were unable to carry a show on their own.

From 1995 to 1998, 2Day FM broadcast the highly successful Martin/Molloy drive program with Tony Martin and Mick Molloy. This program was networked to over 50 stations around Australia (from the studios of FOX FM in Melbourne), and is considered one of Australia's most successful FM radio shows. Martin and Molloy left the Today network in late 1998 at the top of the ladder, citing the need for a break from the pressures of radio.

Nights on 2Day FM have also been controversial. In 1997 night announcer David Rymer, host of the then Top 30 Countdown, was castigated in the media for a poorly thought-out on air stunt in which he called a top ranking HSC student, pretending to be from the Board of Studies. He told the girl her results were incorrect and that her marks had been adjusted. He played the segment to air after receiving verbal permission to do so from the girl's mother, however her father was a lawyer and took legal action. The media pounced, and Rymer was suspended until further notice. He returned to the show a month later but was soon moved to day shifts on sister station Triple M to make way for the new networked night show Ugly Phil's Hot 30, hosted by Phil O'Neil and his then wife Jackie O. The new show was not without its controversy either, with complaints about obscenity and foul language. Phil resigned in 2000 and the show disintegrated, followed by their divorce in 2001. Phil moved to the UK to present breakfast on Kerrang! 105.2, and was replaced by Brisbane based Kyle Sandilands, while Jackie O remained as co-host.

2Day FM started 2005 with a number of changes, the most significant of which was moving the night show team of Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O to breakfast, and employing young unknown Craig Lowe as the host of the nightly networked show Lowie's Hot30. This was short-lived however, after yet another on air gaffe that involved a porn star relating sexually charged experiences live to air which resulted in a breach of codes finding. Lowie stepped down as host of the Hot30 in November 2006, and Tim Lee & co-host Carla Bignasca (Biggsy) were announced as his replacements in February 2007.

The Black thunders were replaced from mid 2006 onwards with the 2dayFM Street team - visiting business occasionally, rather than parks or reserves. [2]

In the early 2000s the station lost much of its share of the radio market to newcomer Nova 96.9, which has been accused by Austereo of having a format too similar to that of 2Day FM. 2DayFM has since rebounded to once again be the dominant FM station in Sydney having rated number one FM consistently since 2006. One of the measures the station has carried out to address its falling ratings is shifting two popular hosts Jackie O and Kyle Sandilands (former hosts of the popular night program Hot30 Countdown) to the breakfast shift.

At the start of 2005 The Austereo Today Networks across Australia relaunched with a brand new logo. on average each week well over 900,000 people tune into this Radio Station.

The target audience is aged between 18-39. The current CEO, Michael Anderson, will leave after June 2010.[3]

2dayFM Shows

  • Breakfast: - Kyle and Jackie O Show - Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'Jackie O' Henderson [last show for 2009 on Friday December 4 2009 and then the show goes on hiatus and back on the air around on 11th of January 2010)
  • Mornings:- Chris Page
  • Afternoons:- Ellie Mobbs
  • Drive:- The Hamish and Andy Show - Hamish Blake and Andy Lee [last show for 2009 on Friday December 4 2009 and then the show goes on hiatus and back on the air either on the 11th of January or 18th of January 2010)]
  • Early Nights:- TBA
  • Nights:- Hot30 Countdown with Tim Lee and Carla 'Biggzy' Bigsnaca
  • Late Nights:- Automated
  • Late Night (Friday):- Friday nights with Dj Kacey 'DJ KCB' Baker

After late nights, 2dayFM is automated until breakfast

2dayFM Summer Shows

  • Breakfast/Mornings - Chris Page (6am to 11am)
  • Afternoons - Ellie Mobbs (11am to 4pm)
  • Drive - Daniel 'Danno' Cassin [with The Oporto 5 @ 5 at 5pm and Six @ Six at the Beach] (4pm to 7pm)
  • Nights:- Hot30 Countdown with Tim Lee and Biggzy
  • Late Nights - Hot30 Jelli with Batty (Monday to Thursday)
  • Late Nights - DJ KCB (Fridays)

Note: TBA will be announced from Monday onwards (some shifts may be combined)

2dayFM Weekend Shows

  • Saturday breakfast :- either one of these announcers (Ellie Mobbs, Lizzy Lovette, Michael 'Batty' Batty, Ben Dillon Smith or Daniel 'Danno' Cassin)
  • Saturday late breakfast/Saturday morning:- Hamish and Andy collectors edition - [currently on a break]
  • Saturday morning:- The Fifi Box Show with Fifi Box and a special guest (anchor:- Higgo or Chris Page)
  • Saturday afternoon:- (either: Michael 'Macca' Macphee, Lizzy Lovette, Daniel 'Danno' Cassin, Ellie Mobbs, or Michael 'Batty' Batty)
  • Saturday night:- Party people with Charli Delaney, Chris Page, Lizzy Lovette, DJ Havana Brown and resident dj 'Special Ed' [4]
  • Sunday dawn:- Ministry Of Sound with Dj Goodwill
  • Sunday breakfast:- Rate The Hits National Top 20 Countdown with Tim Lee and Biggzy (2 Hours) (currently on a break) (filling in- Ben Dillion Smith)
  • Sunday breakfast:- Kyle and Jackie O Hour of Power (1 hour) - 8am to 9am (currently on a break) (filling in- Ben Dillion Smith)
  • Sunday morning:- Take40 with Tim Lee and Biggzy [9am to 1pm]
  • Sunday afternoon:- Automated [1 hour shift] [1pm to 2pm]
  • Sunday drive:- TheHotHits Live in L.A with Andrew 'Andrew G' Gunsberg [5] [2pm to 6pm]
  • Sunday early nights/nights:- Australian First with Higgo and Cecelia Ramsdale [6pm to 8pm]
  • Sunday night:- American top 40 [8pm to approximately before 11:30pm or close to midnight]

Summer Weekends

  • Saturday breakfast:- The best of The Summer Breakfast Show (6am to 8am)
  • Saturday late breakfast/Saturday mornings:- either one of these announcers (Ben Dillon Smith, Daniel 'Danno' Cassin, Ellie Mobbs, Lizzy Lovette or Michael 'Batty' Batty) (8am to 10am)
  • Saturday mornings (10am to 12pm):- Fifi Box Show
  • Saturday afternoon (12pm to 3pm) - Michael 'Macca' Macphee or Ellie Mobbs
  • Saturday drive (3pm to 7pm) - Take 40 Australia Summer Sessions with Tim Lee and Biggzy
  • Saturday late drive/night/late nights:- Party People
  • Sunday early morning (dawn) - Automated
  • Sunday breakfast - Ben Dillon Smith (6am to 9am)
  • Sunday morning - Take40 with Tim Lee and Biggzy (9am to 1pm)
  • Sunday afternoon (1pm to 2pm) - Automated
  • Sunday late afternoon/drive - TheHotHits Live in L.A with Andrew 'Andrew G' Gunsberg
  • Sunday early nights/nights:- Australian First with Higgo and Cecelia Ramsdale
  • Sunday night:- American top 40

2dayFM Fill Announcers

  • Lizzy Lovette
  • Michael 'Batty' Batty
  • Ben Dillon Smith - Assistant Content Director
  • Daniel 'Danno' Cassin - Assistant Music Director
  • Michael 'Macca aka Mickey Mac' Macphee

Notable past on-air staff

Music Segments

  • Rate The Hits Rewind
  • Summer Mix Ups
  • M Choices
  • DJ Havana Brown - Friday and Saturday afternoons
  • Rate The Hits Top 3 @ 3
  • Rate The Hits Top 5 @ 10

Past Music Segments

  • My Mp3 @ 3
  • All request 50
  • Mighty 90's (aka Ad Free 90)
  • Nothing But 90's

Past segments/competitions

  • Celebrities Chuck A Sickie
  • Secret Sound
  • Ching Ching Ring
  • Whirlwind
  • The 2dayFm Fugitive
  • Phone a Friend
  • Chicken
  • Cash Call
  • Beat The Bomb
  • H20-OKe
  • Summer Revival

Newsreaders

  • Geoff Field (currently on holidays and will possibly be back on 4th or 11th January)
  • Erin Rhone (fill in/occassional)
  • Emma Duxbury (fill in/occassional) - filling in currently for breakfast news
  • Sasha Higglet (fill in/occassional)
  • Julie Nehme (fill in/occassional)
  • Matt McDonald (fill in/occassional)
  • Erin Ivancic (Hamish and Andy Newsreader - networked in Melbourne)
  • Christie Kerr or Peter Macardo (weekend newsreader - networked in Melbourne)

News frequency:-

6am to 9am (weekday mornings)- every half an hour

4pm to 7pm (weekday afternoons) - every hour

Weekends:- 6am to 10am (every hour)

Traffic

  • Sando - Breakfast (every 15–20 minutes from 6am to 9am)
  • Jo - Drive (every 15–20 minutes from 4pm to 7pm)
  • TBA - Saturday (every hour from 6am to 10am)
  • Mike Carroll - Sunday (every hour from 6am to 10am)

Other fill in's:- Dave Wright & Lorena

External links

References

  1. ^ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
  2. ^ Black Thunders changed to the 2dayFM Street team, August 2, 2007 - The Australian
  3. ^ - Austereo begins search for new CEO
  4. ^ [http://www.mcmentertainment.com/news.php?id=52 - Australia's radio show 'Party people' on Saturday nights
  5. ^ - Gunsberg hosting a show throughout the Austereo network
v • d • e
Austereo Radio Network
Today Network
2Day (Sydney) · Fox (Melbourne) · B105 (Brisbane) · 92.9 (Perth) · SAFM (Adelaide) · NXFM (Newcastle) · 104.7 (Canberra)
Triple M Network
2MMM (Sydney) · 3MMM (Melbourne) · 4MMM (Brisbane) · 5MMM (Adelaide) · Mix 94.5 (Perth)
v • d • e
Radio stations in Sydney
Stations with an asterisk are available on digital
AM Stations
FM Stations (Sydneywide)
FM Stations (Local)
Kick 87.6 (Penrith)  · Radio Austral 87.8  · Cool Country FM 88.7 (Glenbrook, Katoomba, Mt Razorback) · 2RDJ 88.1 (Burwood)  · 2RRR 88.5 (Ryde)  · Radio SkidRow 88.9 (Inner West)  · BLU FM 89.1 (Katoomba)  · 2GLF 89.3 (Liverpool)  · Eastside Radio 89.7 (Waverly)  · Hawkesbury Radio (Hawkesbury)  · 2NBC 90.1 (Narwee)  · 2MWM 88.7/90.3 (Manly)  · 2CCR FM 90.5 (Cumberland)  · C91.3 (Campbelltown and Camden)  ·  · FM993 (North Shore)1 · 2SSR 99.7 (Sutherland)  · 2SWR 99.9 (Blacktown)  · Triple H 100.1 (Hornsby)  · 2MCR 100.3 (Campbelltown)  · WOW FM 100.7 (Penrith)  · BFM 100.9 (Bankstown)
1Station is under financial administration, currently relaying BBC World Service to fulfill ACMA requirements.

Australia Radio Markets: Adelaide • Brisbane • Canberra • Darwin • Hobart • Melbourne • Newcastle • Perth • Sydney

See also: List of radio stations in Australia

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