Hot Tomato
| City | Gold Coast, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gold Coast RA1 () |
| Branding | Hot Tomato |
| Slogan |
Less Ads More Music The Hottest Songs from the 80s, 90s and Today |
| Frequency | 102.9 MHz FM |
| First air date | August 1, 2003[1] |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Language(s) | English |
| ERP | 25,000 watts |
| HAAT | 447 m[2] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 27°58′11″S 153°12′48″E / 27.96972°S 153.21333°E |
| Callsign meaning |
4 - Queensland Hot Tomato Broadcasting |
| Owner |
Hot Tomato Broadcasting Company Pty Ltd (Hot Tomato Australia Pty Ltd) |
| Website | Official website |
Hot Tomato (call sign: 4HTB) is a radio station (102.9 FM) in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The current breakfast line-up consists of Sean Flanagan, comedic writer for TV and radio, teamed with Emily-Jade O'Keefe, formerly a presenter at Nova 106.9 and Christo, formerly of The Edge 96ONE, WSFM and Nova, Malcolm Lees, most famous as a member of Club Veg, is partnered with Luke Bradnam for the Local Drive Home show. Luke is the identical twin brother of Ash (Nova Brisbane breakfast). Another notable personality is former Australian Idol contestant Stu Campbell, who formerly hosted the night show but now is part of the commercial creative copy writing department. The Street Team are known as "The 1029ers" and feature Big Brother million dollar winner Trevor Butler.
A key point of difference between Hot Tomato and the other Gold Coast radio stations is that all shows originate and are broadcast from the local region, there is no networking.[3]
Hot Tomato was the first radio station in Queensland to use the limited inventory concept, getting around the Nova trademark by calling it "only ever two ads in a row." Hot Tomato also prides itself on an active local newsroom delivering on-the-hour news updates. The first song played on Hot Tomato was The Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil".
Current On-Air Line-up
Weekdays
- Breakfast 5am-9am: "Flan & Emily Jade for Breakfast" with Sean Flanagan, Emily-Jade O'Keefe and Christo
- Mornings 9am-12 noon: Pete Carter
- Afternoons 12 noon-3pm: Simon Carey
- Drive 3pm-7pm: "The Mal & Luke Show" with Malcolm Lees and Luke Bradnam
- Nights 7pm-10pm: "Hot Nights with Craig (Mon-Thurs) / "The A-List with Kyle & Jackie O"
- Dawns: 10pm-12am: "Homegrown"
- Mid Dawns 12am-5am: More of the Gold Coast's Best Music
Weekends
- Saturday morning 6am-9am: "Saturday Morning Moyra" with Moyra Major
- Saturday afternoon 4pm-6pm: "Carey's Countdown" with Simon Carey
- Saturday evening 6pm-8pm: "The Best of Fitzy & Wippa"
- Sunday evening 6pm-9pm: "The A-List with Kyle & Jackie O"
- Sunday evening 10pm-12am: "Homegrown"
News Team
- Michelle Price (formerly River 94.9)
- Moyra Major (formerly 90.9 Sea FM)
- Rachel Junge (formerly 4AK/4WK)
- Kate Fallis
- Tony Bartlett (News Director)
Other staff
- Graham Miles: General Manager
- David Rymer: Director of Programming
- Graeme Tawyer: Director of Sales
- Justin Williams: Director of Promotions and Marketing
- David Crane: Director of Engineering and IT
- Marsha Graham: Multimedia Manager
- Stu Campbell: Creative Director
- Simon Dawson: Music Director
References
- ↑ http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib100052/lic022_commercial_radio_broadcasting_licences.pdf
- ↑ HAAT estimated from http://www.itu.int/SRTM3/ using EHAAT.
- ↑ "David Rymer talks about local radio". www.radiotoday.com.au. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.