Award. The 1990s saw 2HD confirm its place as the top-rating station in Newcastle, led by the breakfast team of David Collins and Tanya Wilks, who notched up over eight consecutive years of survey wins, supported by Geoff Jay and Richard King. The station expanded following the purchase of local FM station New FM in 1995, which resulted in internal remodelling of the building. In 1999, the NSW Labor Party and NSW Labour Council sold the station to Bill Caralis. In 1997, the station had added the John Laws Morning Show to its line-up, which remained until Laws' departure from 2UE in 2007. He was replaced by Steve Price and, later, Steve Liebmann, until Laws moved to network station 2SM in 2011, and was syndicated to rest of the Super Radio Network. Until 2006, the station broadcast coverage of Newcastle Knights National Rugby League (NRL) games, then syndicated from the Macquarie Radio Network. However, a dispute between BOG, the Macquarie Radio Network and the NRL saw both the "Continuous Call Team" and the coverage of Knights games go to rival 102.9 KOFM. In 2018, A-League, Super Rugby, NRL and AFL returned to 2HD, with various games called live through the network partnership with Crocmedia. May 14, 2021, 2HD recorded its lowest ratings result in its history, recording a percentage of 6.6. Programming Monday-Friday Talk Overnight with Dave Sutherland (Monday to Wednesday) / Gary Stewart (Thursday and Friday) (12am to 5am) Breakfast Show with Richard King (5am to 9am) John Laws Morning Show (9am to 12pm from 2SM Sydney) Brent Bultitude in the Afternoon (12pm to 3pm) Talkin' Sport (3pm to 6pm from 2SM Sydney) Sportsday NSW with Scott Sattler and Gary Belcher (6pm to 8pm) Talk Tonight with Graeme Gilbert (8pm to 12am from 2SM Sydney) Saturday Talk Overnight with Gary Stewart (12am to 4am) Hi-Tide Fishing Show (4am to 6am) The Garden Clinic (6am to 8am) Pete Davis (8am to 12pm) Country Beat with May Watkins (12pm to 2pm) Tim Lynn (2pm to 6pm) Football Nation (A-League) (Afternoons / Evenings / Nights) Carter Edwards Country (6pm to 12am) Sunday Talk Overnight with Gary Stewart (12am to 4am) Hi-Tide Fishing Show (4am to 6am) The Garden Clinic (6am to 8am) Dean Mackin (8am to 12pm) Country Music Countdown with Ray Hadley (12pm to 2pm) Dave Cochrane (2pm to 6pm) Football Nation (A-League) (Afternoons / Evenings / Nights) Carter Edwards Country