Above: NPR’s HQ in Washington DC, where I was last week. Back in Brisbane, and enjoying SCA’s B105 claiming it’s “Brisbane’s #1 Hit Music Station” meanwhile down the dial, ARN’s KIIS 97.3 claims it’s “Brisbane’s #1 Hit Music Station”. (Melbourne has the same, as do many UK cities). I wonder whether the only thing this communicates is that radio stations think the audience is dumb. When both stations play similar music and are a preset-punch away, do they genuinely think ...
