ratings never again surpassed 4%. In the 1990s, the station regained its original callsign (2SM) and recorded some of the lowest ratings ever by a Sydney commercial radio station. In February 1992 a commercial syndicate headed by John Brown attempted to purchase the station. In July the station was finally sold to Wesgo, who sacked the entire on air staff and put the station into automation. Wesgo relaunched the station with a country music format in October. With the station still last place in the ratings, it went back to easy listening in May 1994, adopting the new name Gold 1269 and by Survey 8 1994 hit the heights of 7.1%. In late 1994 Wesgo was purchased by Australian Provincial Newspapers, who later purchased the Australian Radio Network in March 1995, requiring some stations to be sold due to media ownership rules. The station was sold to Kick Media, headed by former INXS manager, Chris Murphy. It was rebranded Kick AM in mid-October with a format comprising country, rock and blues. RG Capital Radio Network bought a 40% stake in February 1996. By the end of 1996 the station still had low ratings, causing the owners to relaunch it on Christmas Eve 1996 as The New 2SM, with a format of hits from the 60s to 80s. In 2002 the night time show, hosted by Graeme Gilbert, scored a rating of just 0.1%, the lowest rating ever recorded for a commercial program in a metro market in Australia. 2SM subsequently withdrew from the Sydney radio ratings. From 1980 until 1984, 2SM owned a 34% shareholding in Brisbane television station TVQ. Line-up Monday-Friday Talk Overnight with Dave Sutherland (Monday to Wednesday 12am to 5am) Breakfast with Richard King (5am to 9am) Mornings with John Laws (9am to 12pm) Afternoons with Brent Bultitude (12pm to 3pm) Talkin' Sport (3pm to 6pm) Sportsday NSW (6pm to 8pm) Talk Tonight with Graeme Gilbert (8pm to 12am) Weekends Gary Stewart (Thursday and Friday 12am to 5am, Saturday and Sunday 12am to 4am) Hi-Tide Fishing Show (Saturday and Sunday 4am to 7am) Off The Hook (Saturday 7am to 8am) Pete Davis (Saturday 8am to 12pm) Inside The Ropes (Saturday 12pm to 1pm) The Clubhouse (Saturday 1pm to 2pm) Tim Lynn (Saturday 2pm to 6pm) Football Nation (A-League) (Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons / evenings / nights) Carter Edwards (Saturday and Sunday 6pm to 12am) Reel Adventures