Triple M has counted down its controversial Ozzest 100 on Australia Day. 

The discussion is over and triple j's Hottest 100 has moved from Australia Day to the next day, tomorrow January 27th.

triple j is now positioning its countdown as the Hottest 100 Weekend, widening out its 'ownership' of the concept from a single day to the whole long weekend.

Meanwhile, Triple M is on air today with its Aussie Music Australia Day countdown.

Hamish and Andy may no longer be heard on SCA's Hit Network, but it's hard to keep them away from radio.

Today Hamish Blake was back on air in his old timeslot, Drive, but on SCA's other station Triple M. He joined Jane Kennedy and Mick Molloy to give them a few tips for their new show.

He had some good ideas about new segments for the show, which he was eager to pass on to his comedy colleagues.

Hawaiian residents and international tourists were left in a state of panic after receiving an alert stating there was an incoming ballistic missile heading towards the island.  It was a false alarm.

Picking up on the news, Jane Kennedy and Mick Molloy posted their own social media message:

Kennedy Molloy inbound to Australia.
Broadcast from January 22nd.
Seek immediate shelter.
This is not a drill

 

Triple M attracted criticism last month when the network announced plans to hold an Australian music countdown - 'Ozzfest 100' - on Australia Day, following triple j's decision to move the Hottest 100 to January 27 after a poll revealed 60 per cent of its listeners were in favour of moving the iconic countdown to a different date.

Triple M derided Triple J's decision in a statement at the time which said, "so, the taxpayer funded FM has decided that there'll be no soundtrack for Australia Day".

The marsupial hopping along the Bridge surprised motorists this morning. 

In 2020, the new three-year partnership with QRU will see the station acknowledged as a 30-year sponsor.

In a marketing move that has variously bemused and outraged observers, Triple M has mounted an Australian music countdown on Friday January 26th, the day vacated by triple j's Hottest 100.

The Hottest 100 will now be held the following day, Saturday January 27.

But anyone wanting an Aussie soundtrack on Australia Day itself might choose Triple M's countdown of classic Australian hits.

In an email to subscribers, Triple M said:

This morning, Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett took on Luke Bradnam and Dobbo in the great Triple M Brisbane Drive Show Swim Off at the Valley Pool.

Luke Bradnam backed himself as a decent swimmer before entering the race… however, he said that the only way he was ever going to beat Olympic Champion and Queensland golden girl, Libby Trickett, is when she’s in her third trimester of pregnancy...

Which she is.

Fiercely competitive Libby gave it her best shot, but Luke was all serious.

The country star joins the Triple M regional network in 2018 from the Australia Day long weekend.