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Remember that this is the ABC station whose staff were slashed by the Sydney-centric politically motivated cut backs of programming rather than the fat cats in Ultimo and Melbourne.
So a station which has lost staff and resources manages to finish the year as number one. What does that tell you?
It tells you that Newcastle people are choosing a non commercial alternative because they're not satisfied with the four commercial stations.
Sad to see Steve Smith no longer on the KO/NX media release. Least he no longer has to peddle the company line on what decisions are made for Newcastle in Sydney and Melbourne.