get this, but for not much longer

I won't bother going into detail about the first day of the first test today, those who would be interested would know all about it already anyway. Though I will say that I was surprised at the amount of play they squeezed in today, it wasn't looking good this morning. I'm just hoping the weather holds up on Saturday...

Anyway its good to have cricket to listen to at work in between music - lately I have been listening to previous podcasts of my favourite radio show of all time, and at the rate I'm going I will have gone through the whole back catalogue by the end of the month. The show is called "Get This" on Triple M, starring Tony Martin, Ed Kavalee and Richard Marsland, and after being moved around a couple of times it is now on 2-4pm weekdays. Since I don't get Triple M reception in the current office, I have to settle for the podcasts.

The sad news is that Austereo have decided to axe the show, despite it being one of Triple M's top rating programs. They claim that they want to focus more on their attention and resources on new breakfast shows. The worst part is that it appears that the show's popularity proved to be its downfall. According to an article in The Age, "In a pattern repeated across the country, figures jumped from about 5 per cent audience share to about 11 per cent during the two-hour program, when it aired at 11am. They fell back to near 6 per cent when the station returned to music." So basically, their issue is that no-one listens to the bits before and after the show. For those wondering, the show started in April 2006 at 9-10am. In 2007 they were moved to 11am-1pm, and then moved to their current timeslot.

More stats for ya: In Melbourne, Get This is second in its slot, while the station is fifth overall. In Sydney Get This is fifth, Triple M ninth; in Brisbane Get This is second, Triple M fourth; and while in Adelaide the program is in third place, the station lags in sixth place. It just doesn't make sense, does it?

On Monday, there were "Save Get This" rallies at Triple M's Melbourne and Sydney studios, with about 170 people at the Melbourne rally. Wish I was there. There are also a couple of petitions going around to save the show, I've supported one already.

Its a real shame, this show is the only thing that could make me suddenly burst into a fit of uncontrollable laughter while in the office at work... The last show is on November 23, so do tune in at some point before then and see why I am kicking up all this fuss while you still can. Though if you are a serious kind of person and don't appreciate random silly humour, forget it.