Double J launches, announces new lineup
ABC’s digital station Dig Music has been rebranded as Double J, with the station officially launched at midday today and unveiling the lineup of presenters which had previously been under wraps.
ABC Managing Director Mark Scott said: “Double J strengthens the ABC’s Digital Radio offering by catering to the demographic between triple j and the other ABC networks. It provides an outlet for contemporary Australian music aimed at the over 30s on air, online and on mobile.
“We’re thrilled to be able to provide such a unique service and I’m confident that triple j’s management and programming expertise will make it a great success.”
Outside of the shows listed below the station’s programming will be purely music without announcers.
The lineup:
11am-3pm Weekdays: Join Myf Warhurst each weekday for new releases, interviews with artists, great moments from the archives and of course – a music quiz!
8-10pm Mondays: Talented singer-songwriter Emma Swift brings you Revelator, a show dedicated to sourcing bittersweet melodies and lonesome lyrics from folk, alt-country, Americana, roots, rockabilly and folk rock.
8-10pm Tuesdays: Melbourne music fanatic Tim Shiel takes you to a slightly weirder place with Something More. Whether it’s from obscure, established or brand new artists, expect to hear lots of interesting new sounds.
8-10pm Wednesdays: Karen Leng has been an influential broadcaster for nearly 30 years, hosting a long-running show on 3RRR, a triple j host in the 90s and a pivotal role on ABC TV’s Recovery. Covering post rock, punk & pop, ambient and acoustic sounds, she shares her vast music knowledge on The Beat Eclectic.
8-10pm Thursdays: From August we bring back one of triple j’s most popular and revered programs, The J Files, this time with an innovative and digitally collaborative approach to artist specials.
6–8pm Saturdays: Melbourne soul act The Bamboos’ Lance Ferguson joins the dots between indie, hip hop, soul and pop, as he presents Sky High to soundtrack your Saturday night.
9am–12pm Saturdays: Champion of Australian music and triple j fave, Caz Tran plays you great new tunes, plus some of the best interviews and live music recordings from the triple j archives.
3–5pm Sundays: Your favourite musicians take over for a month for Artist in Residence. Robert Forster (The Go-Betweens) kicks off the series this Sunday, followed by The Cat Empire, Adalita & Kevin Mitchell, Henry Rollins and Iggy Pop.
In a statement Robert Forster said: “I like the idea of programming two hours of radio on a Sunday afternoon. I like the free hand I have in choosing the music I can play. And I like that a station exists to play adventurous music, a lot of it made by Australian artists, deserving to be heard by as many people as possible”.
The Double J website will feature videos, reviews, illustrations and a audio player, as well as music writing from assistant music director Dorothy Markek, who was most recently a music programmer for Channel [V] and Music Director at MAX TV, and music editor Dan Condon, who worked as a writer and editor for Brisbane’s Time Off magazine for the last nine years and was one of the founding editors of theMusic.com.au.
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Is their site live?
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It already is, Macca.
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Makes sense as that demographic grew up with Double J back before it Changed to Triple J, it’s Back to the Future sort of.
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