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Kyle Sandilands slams KIIS FM's new breakfast hosts and 'woke' rebrand

Kyle Sandilands called the new KIIS FM hosts vanilla and attacked the station's rebrand. He said ARN has become boring.

KIIS FM announced its new Sydney breakfast lineup on Monday. Dr Chris Brown, Amy Gerard and Jack Charles start November 9.

On Tuesday, Kyle Sandilands offered his take. Sandilands' show with Jackie 'O' Henderson collapsed in a bitter feud.

Kyle Sandilands called Dr Brown vanilla. He criticized the station's rebrand.

He didn't like its new purple and white logo. He called it the wokeiest purple he'd seen.

Sandilands also attacked his former employer ARN. He said it went from having the country's biggest radio brand to one of the worst.

He said ARN now makes boring radio. Sandilands did wish the new hosts well.

He said the breakfast slot is a hard job to fill.

November 9
New start date
Dr Chris Brown, Amy Gerard, Jack Charles
New breakfast hosts

Why it mattersKyle's criticism shows the industry has real concerns. They worry that KIIS FM's new direction may not bring back the show's past success.

AustraliaSydney radio listeners will get a new breakfast show from November. The contest between Kyle's platform and KIIS FM's rebrand will shape Australian radio's next chapter.

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