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Radio Stations - a bit of a rant
DiscoCAFC
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Does Radio stations have a very small playlist or are they just trying to promote certain songs? I must have heard the same track at least 4 times during the day and it's boring listening to the same track all the time.
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Where I work Smooth radio is on all day everyday.
It really is Ground hog day a my place.0 -
most of UK commercial radio is shite.....Internet stations offer more choice3
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Magic FM killed I Wanna Go Home by Michael Bubble3
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Heart - probebly the worst radio station I have ever heard.3
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does or do?2
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Fella I work with listens to crapitol in his van. Last summer I had to work with him for a week. Made me remember how bad that station is , they played that Robin Thick song TWICE in the same show!0
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We only have one english language radio station out here........and its wank.
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Listen to absolute...no repeated songs from 10-5...decent tunes too7
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Is that wank fm or wank am?QatarNapsy said:We only have one english language radio station out here........and its wank.
Think yourselves lucky.10 -
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6 music is quite varied if up its own aris at times0
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Heart is to radio what MK Dons is to footballBedsaddick said:Heart - probebly the worst radio station I have ever heard.
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We listen in work sometimes, trouble is they play all the same stuff the next day. Also the demographic is 40-60 year old men (which I am, but listening to Paul Weller and Nickelback cock rock isn't really me).superchrissypowell said:Listen to absolute...no repeated songs from 10-5...decent tunes too
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Absolute play virtually the same stuff every day.
6 music is the most varied, although they do have playlists too.0 -
In my last job I was plagued by poor music on repeat. On one day I heard Adele 11 times.
Absolute Radio have a 'no repeat guarantee' but they play the same songs each day. With them you can at least switch between 60s, 80s, classic rock, etc. The best of a bad bunch.
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The missus listens to Heart, with their slogan "More music variety". Well if variety consists of playing Robin Thicke, Daft Punk, Gary Barlow, Olly Murs and Katy Perry on a continuous loop then I guess that's accurate.
I genuinely laughed the other day when they played their More Music Variety jingle after back to back songs by Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams and Take That...
I listen to Absolute Classic Rock most of the time. Okay you do hear the same songs a lot but at least you don't hear them 7 times a day!0 -
Why do radio stations and certain DJ's constantly repeat the name of the radio station ?
Do thy think we all have goldfish memories ?
Absolute are the worst offender.0 -
It's an Ofcom requirement, usually 15 or 20 minutes.
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Money, usually. Some stations operate pay to play from musicians/management, while others let their presenters do their own thing. IMO the latter are usually the better stations, but most of the bigger stations will have a playlist the presenters have to adhere to, including ad breaks etc.DiscoCAFC said:Does Radio stations have a very small playlist or are they just trying to promote certain songs? I must have heard the same track at least 4 times during the day and it's boring listening to the same track all the time.
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Very, very few DJs are allowed to pick their own songs. Literally only a handful on the entire UK network. With the exception of specialist shows.0
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That does sound like it could be an American radio call sign doesn't it? I've now got a yank DJ's voice in my head saying 'Good Morning from Duhb-uhl-yoo Ay En Kay, Albuquerque's No 1 News Station'guinnessaddick said:
Is that wank fm or wank am?QatarNapsy said:We only have one english language radio station out here........and its wank.
Think yourselves lucky.
Anyway surely it would be Wank DAB rather than AM/FM.....2 -
Radio 2 for me - although I usually have to change stations or turn off between 12 & 2 when Jeremy Vine is on as I want to listen to music & not to discussions.
when Absolute Radio first launched as Virgin in the early 1990's their mantra was that they would play classic album tracks and was a station for 30+ year olds who didn't want to listen to the new stuff being released - but that all changed when they became Absolute0 -
Radio stations don't exist to do anything other than play the music they're incentivised to. Since the birth of 'pop' music, there have been radio stations to perpetuate and popularise dross.
I have never listened to the radio for music and never will.1 -
Just listen to radio 4 all the time. Although the Archers get right up my nose.1
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And any questions/answers.0
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Never?Leroy Ambrose said:Radio stations don't exist to do anything other than play the music they're incentivised to. Since the birth of 'pop' music, there have been radio stations to perpetuate and popularise dross.
I have never listened to the radio for music and never will.0 -
How do you know if you never listen to them (and never have) ?Leroy Ambrose said:Radio stations don't exist to do anything other than play the music they're incentivised to. Since the birth of 'pop' music, there have been radio stations to perpetuate and popularise dross.
I have never listened to the radio for music and never will.0 -
he said 'for music' he may or may not listen to a radio show for the discussion, news, travel, shipping forecast, a quiz etc, but not specifically for the music.
I think that's what he means. I get it.0 -
But before the days of the internet how would you know about new music? NME?
Radio1 and Capital Radio in the 70's both had excellent DJ's who championed new music and acts. People like Roger Scott, Nicky Horne, John Peel, Andy Peebles and RIchard Skinner to name just a few. Radio was massive in the 70's and 80's before it all went wet. Anyone who has any interest in music must have listened unless they are very young and I think Leroy is at least 40.0 -
Ignoring the stupid sniping, clearly 'never listened' was said with some artistic license. If I've been somewhere and the radio has been playing, clearly I don't stick my fingers in my ears, or demand it is turned off. Similarly, I was aware from an early age what radio stations were, and that the music they played was shite. I don't need to constantly listen to them to reaffirm that opinion.
Why would anyone listen to the music a radio station tells me to listen to, when I can listen to my own music?1
