2FM had to be destroyed to be rebuilt - Dan Healy

lab man · 20-03-2014 9:29am #1

hi all i thought 2 fm were carring all the champion league soccer matches , tuned in yest eve an nothing only the louise show on at 8 o clock not happy any ideas cause i got a game earlier in the season

Turn the radio on · 20-03-2014 12:22pm

Maybe as a part of their new schedule, they have decided to cut back on sports coverage.

StaticNoise · 20-03-2014 1:43pm

Turn the radio on wrote: »

Maybe as a part of their new schedule, they have decided to cut back on sports coverage.

And talent/quality/new blood

lab man · 21-03-2014 3:07am

maybe it is all money related, but at work nothing better than a match when working a 12 hr nite shift,, feck it anyway

GSF · 21-03-2014 6:28am

2fm random schedule generator strikes again.

lab man · 22-03-2014 4:22am

GSF wrote: »

2fm random schedule generator strikes again.

fact!!!!!!!!!!

end of the road · 22-03-2014 4:24pm

StaticNoise wrote: »

And talent/quality/new blood

they have employed new blood, yes they were on other radio stations but they are new to 2fm

Edward garda garda · 24-03-2014 5:13pm

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/2fm-had-to-be-destroyed-in-order-to-rebuild-it-1.1736221

prunudo · 24-03-2014 6:57pm

I wonder when he'll be finished destroying it!

Yvonne23R · 24-03-2014 7:16pm

"2fm had ‘to be destroyed’ in order to rebuild it"

This is a good article from the Irish Times.

And by calling himself “Ireland’s biggest idiot," the great Dan Healy shows that he's well able to take criticism.

It's a good future there for 2FM.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/2fm-had-to-be-destroyed-in-order-to-rebuild-it-1.1736221

lab man · 25-03-2014 2:22am

Yvonne23R wrote: »

"2fm had ‘to be destroyed’ in order to rebuild it"

This is a good article from the Irish Times.

And by calling himself “Ireland’s biggest idiot," the great Dan Healy shows that he's well able to take criticism.

It's a good future there for 2FM.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/media-and-marketing/2fm-had-to-be-destroyed-in-order-to-rebuild-it-1.1736221

we'll see yvonne we'll see

Trick of the Tail · 25-03-2014 10:03am

Typical Healyism.

Nonsense.

HooohRaaah · 25-03-2014 10:13am

What would people think about Second Captains presenting a breakfast show that wasn't entirely about sport?
They seem to have good knowledge about most things

The_Wanderer · 25-03-2014 10:36pm

I saw that article today and I thought...he sounds like a nervous man.

LeakyGee · 26-03-2014 9:44am

The_Wanderer wrote: »

I saw that article today and I thought...he sounds like a nervous man.

2fm was already destroyed pre Healy, but was making ground

Turning stations around takes years, it was turning, breakfast was building and afternoons were strong. If they put Tubs on for thee hours they could have went up against D'arcy.

Yvonne23R · 26-03-2014 10:19am

LeakyGee wrote: »

2fm was already destroyed pre Healy, but was making ground

Turning stations around takes years, it was turning, breakfast was building and afternoons were strong. If they put Tubs on for thee hours they could have went up against D'arcy.

It's coming back though. I hear it in shops all the time again now and in the hairdressers. So youngsters are listening to it.

StaticNoise · 26-03-2014 1:48pm

Can I ask where you are located?

2fm gets more listeners down the country outside of The Pale!

bbability · 26-03-2014 8:22pm

Have they not a deal done with Centra? There's an article in the Evening Hearld with Rick O Shea this evening. He comes across as a consummate professional. I wonder what the mood is like inside the camp with all the changes? Do they really think it's going to work?

Jason_ · 31-03-2014 3:21pm

After all that built up about the new schedule, Nobody is really talking about any of the new programs.

Yvonne23R · 31-03-2014 4:01pm

StaticNoise wrote: »

Can I ask where you are located?

2fm gets more listeners down the country outside of The Pale!

Sorry because I missed this. I'm in the Dublin area. But I'm more a listener to Lyric FM and national radio, rather than to 2fm or the pirates.

Itssoeasy · 31-03-2014 5:40pm

Yvonne23R wrote: »

Sorry because I missed this. I'm in the Dublin area. But I'm more a listener to Lyric FM and national radio, rather than to 2fm or the pirates.

2fm is national radio though.

Cliff Walker · 28-07-2016 1:00pm

Anyone know if Healy joined RTE as a staff member or as a contracter ? Either way surely unemployment or redeployment must be on the cards for him ?

end of the road · 28-07-2016 1:30pm

Cliff Walker wrote: »

Anyone know if Healy joined RTE as a staff member or as a contracter ? Either way surely unemployment or redeployment must be on the cards for him ?

why? changing 2fm is going to take a hell of a lot of time.

ford fiesta · 28-07-2016 1:39pm

end of the road wrote: »

why? changing 2fm is going to take a hell of a lot of time.

it doesnt take long to 'destroy' a station though, his job is done. now it's time for him to go.

Atlantic Dawn · 28-07-2016 2:26pm

end of the road wrote: »

why? changing 2fm is going to take a hell of a lot of time.

How long is enough time though, 20 years? It's a radio station not a football team, if your listeners are dropping you drop your non performing staff and replace them accordingly.

thejuggler · 28-07-2016 10:06pm

Can 2fm be fixed at this stage?
Maybe if they bring in some tight jocks with profile and familiarity to a national audience
This is just a reflection of my age and personal taste but I'm thinking
Mark Byrne (a pilot these days AFAIK)
Dusty Rhodes (on Riviera Radio Monaco at present)
Will Leahy (still in 2fm but needs a prominent slot)

I would ditch the talk shows and make it all about the music.

Would not appeal to teenage audience I guess.......

seanin4711 · 28-07-2016 10:27pm

Destroy it again so ,get some drones to blow the crap out if it

end of the road · 28-07-2016 11:17pm

thejuggler wrote: »

Can 2fm be fixed at this stage?
Maybe if they bring in some tight jocks with profile and familiarity to a national audience
This is just a reflection of my age and personal taste but I'm thinking
Mark Byrne (a pilot these days AFAIK)
Dusty Rhodes (on Riviera Radio Monaco at present)
Will Leahy (still in 2fm but needs a prominent slot)

I would ditch the talk shows and make it all about the music.

Would not appeal to teenage audience I guess.......

no but it would appeal to an older audience, which is what 2fm should be aiming for now. 2fm has a place, and it can be the great station it once was again.

ford fiesta · 28-07-2016 11:30pm

The solution is simple, I said it here before:

Re-launch "RTE Gold" either as "RTE 2FM" or "RTE 2FM Gold" on RTE 2FM frequencies, put 5 presenters on maybe 3 hour live shifts from 7am to 9pm and automate outside of these hours.7 days per week.

Presenters as in real radio DJ's, household names aged 40+, from RTE and the independent sector.

But you would ask does 4FM not cater for this mature audience in the cities?.....

........Listeners aged 35+ would be more inclined to listen to this service rather then 4FM, they grew up with "2FM". It still is a strong brand.

2FM's current target audience do not listen to FM anymore on a national level and if they do they are well catered for this with local and regional youth stations.

buckfasterer · 28-07-2016 11:34pm

An idea would be to have show presenters present the shows on their own? Or is that too mad an idea? I hate this constant need to have co presenters when they should just play music instead of the incessant need for unfunny and painful banter. Chris and Ciara, Breakfast Republic....perfect examples.

kupus · 28-07-2016 11:49pm

Chris and ciara about as funny as scurvy. It's going tooooo like USA stations in the morning. A funny panel breakfast show except USA stations have script writers on set, while we have to listen to banter that the presenters think is funny and not what is actually funny.

2FM had to be destroyed to be rebuilt - Dan Healy

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