Sunday, December 25, 2005

VegAgony and ecstasy defining 2005


It has been a year of upheaval
in radio and one of the bloodiest in television. Sue Javes, Michael Idato and Greg Hassall list the 10 defining moments of 2005.
Podcasting changes the way we listen to radio, January 3
Seven, Nine and Ten unite for tsunami appeal, January 8
Seven topples Nine in the critical 6-7pm slot, January 29
Seven launches Desperate Housewives and Lost, January 31
Kyle Sandilands talks tough, April 18
Angela Catterns quits 702, June 17
The Surgeon Premieres On Ten, October 13
Foxtel turns 10, October 23
Nine airs half of CSI season finale, November 20
Vega gets the thumbs down, December 6
[see: Vega play boomer music not broadcast boomer talk ] Sydney's newest FM station was launched in August with a star cast including Angela Catterns and Wendy Harmer and promised to be all things to anyone aged between 40 and 60. However, the danger of trying to please everyone is satisfying no one and that's what seems to have happened. In December, their worst fears were realised when Vega rated a mere 1.8 per cent in its first survey, averaging just 10,000 listeners.

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