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LISTEN: Awesome Easter holidays with Hitz FM in April 1995

After the many challenges of Hitz’s 4th broadcast, the return of Hitz FM in April 1995 was a less stressful affair. Much less to prove, new toys to try out, and only 3 weeks onair, rather than six.

But don’t just take my word for it – click on the streaming link and have a listen!

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Peak 90s man: My Hitz FM site on Geocities

If you’re a Hitz fan, you probably remember the original late 90s internet. You know; dialup modems, Hotmail, ICQ, and fansites. Obviously I was there, and I can prove it. After 20 years of being hidden away, I’m going to tell you all about my Hitz FM site on Geocities.

Yes indeed. So fire up your Netscape browser, load up some mp3s on Winamp, coz we’re going back…

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BE MY LOVER: The Original Hitz Volume 3 CD

After Valentines Day yesterday, what better time to celebrate The Original Hitz Volume 3 CD. After all, it features that famous La Bouche track and a tonne of other tracks for a bit of romancin’.

Or… a LOT of dancin.

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The lucky 7th Hitz FM Broadcast signed off tonight

Some of my favourite Hitz broadcasts were the Summer ones. Number 1 (from John Gardner), number 3 (the famous one) and of course, the 7th Hitz FM Broadcast – when I actually got to host the breakfast show! But we’ll get to that later.

Oh, and I’ve got a recording for you from that time too.

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LISTEN: Messy at Inflation – Hitz broadcast 10 wraps up

Tonight was the night – 26 years ago exactly – when the Hitz gang gathered at their favourite King Street nightclub. It was the end of Hitz broadcast 10.

And I’ve got a 90 minute tape for you to stream.

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A 90s Dance Music CD you could WATCH: HitzFour Ampfarm

It was September 2000, when Hitz Melbourne released one of their final compilation CDs – HitzFour Ampfarm. Like most CDs released by hopeful FM stations in that era, it had plenty of dance tracks.

But this one offered something more.

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Save it Stream it: The Hitz FM Melbourne tape drive

It was 30 years ago – this week – that Hitz FM Melbourne came into being. And from 1992 to 2001 people used to ‘tape Hitz off the radio’. But those cassettes are being lost.

Today – we do something about it.
Welcome to the Hitz FM Melbourne tape drive.

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Launching today in ’97 – Hitz Melbourne’s 12th broadcast

Hitz Melbourne’s 12th broadcast begam on this very day, in 1997. It was a broadcast that had both massive changes, and yet business as usual.

But I’ll get to those things in moment.

Let’s talk music.

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Daring for gold in 2000: Hitz Melbourne’s 18th Broadcast

In September 2000, Hitz Melbourne’s 18th Broadcast began. We were smashing out tracks like Lady (Modjo), Embrace the Sunshine (Quench) and On a Night Like This (Kylie). The big films at the cinema included X-Men, Road Trip and Hollow Man. And up in Sydney, they were busy with some sporting event involving 5 rings.

But seriously, the real action was in Melbourne.

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9 unforgettable moments in TWO YEARS of Hitz FM blogging

It’s my blog’s anniversary today. Normally, after 2 years of Hitz FM blogging, you’d expect a list of favourite stories. But that seems crass and boring.

So instead, I’d like to tell you about 9 moments in the past 24 months that I won’t forget.

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