Money, Not Harmony: the influence of radio

In episode two the influence of radio is examined. Interestingly, Kingsmill’s future employer, Triple J, is absent from the discussion, but this leaves room for a nuanced understanding of how commercial deals were done with the then extremely dominant big city FM stations. What’s most striking is how local and new artists are sidelined in the discussions, and how international ‘classic hits’ dominated the airwaves. So, not that different to today after all.

Notes by Liz Giuffre