Why is Irelands biggest jukebox still on 2fm?

Schwartz

Now that pre 1990 mucic is banned from every other show (even larrys golden hour) why is JCs show which plays music from the 50s-80s still on 2fm?

marno21

Larry Gogan was playing Labrinth & Eric Prydz today. I can't see him hanging around too much longer, wonder what's next for him

RayM

marno21 wrote: »

I can't see him hanging around too much longer, wonder what's next for him

twinklerunner

Schwartz wrote: »

Now that pre 1990 mucic is banned from every other show (even larrys golden hour) why is JCs show which plays music from the 50s-80s still on 2fm?

That show should be renamed Clarke's Cheesy Tunes!

They did say that it was banned except in specialist shows, if I recall correctly.

Infoanon

Schwartz wrote: »

Now that pre 1990 mucic is banned from every other show (even larrys golden hour) why is JCs show which plays music from the 50s-80s still on 2fm?

Probably because it pulls in good figures for a Sunday morning

Welsh Megaman

Larry slipped in two 80's tunes today (Wham, Dead Or Alive) - perhaps he managed to persuade the bosses to let the new rule slide now and again.

byte

Karsini wrote: »

They did say that it was banned except in specialist shows, if I recall correctly.

Yup, I was already corrected on this. Pre-1990 music is banned on all but shows that specifically aim at oldies.

_Kaiser_

byte wrote: »

Yup, I was already corrected on this. Pre-1990 music is banned on all but shows that specifically aim at oldies.

Soooo... it's NOT banned then? :rolleyes:

Just highlights the problem with that station - it has no idea what it's trying to be or to who.

ford fiesta

The biggest Jukebox is the only decent show left on Irish radio. A hell of a lot better than Today FM's Classic Gold Sunday.

Larry should be allowed to pay stuff from any decade, or it's not a golden hour....the late 90s & 00s were terrible times for music.

Note to John C and Larry - ye should play more of the 'lost classics' more often.

bureau2009

I've no problem with a golden oldies radio programme.

BUT I fail to see why John Clarke should be presenting it.

He was Controller at 2FM before John McMahon.



AND LOOK WHERE 2FM IS NOW?
:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

jimmy2flutes

A proper old school sunday is on iRadio!

July Rain

Surely if the golden hour is getting axed irelands biggest jukebox must go too

bbability

July Rain wrote: »

Surely if the golden hour is getting axed irelands biggest jukebox must go too

In short no.

teresa.keogh7

Ireland's Biggest Jukebox is the only decent programme left on 2fm, the only show on any radio station I make sure not to miss, and JC must keep presenting it, when he's off and Aidan Leonard takes over he plays too safe. JC doesn't worry about playing songs that people want to hear but which would give the "playlist" types heart failure. Long may it continue.

Since the ban on pre-90s music came in, I've given up on 2FM except for Ireland's Biggest Jukebox.

LeakyGee

When will RTE just get the finger out and target their bloody audiences properly??

Larry and John Clarke would be perfect on Radio 1

grenache

Since when is the Golden Hour being axed? Please don't say I'll have to turn over to Tony 'Superlative' Fenton!

July Rain

Playing that Fecking Dan Fogelburg song now, Same ****e every year.

ford fiesta

July Rain wrote: »

Playing that Fecking Dan Fogelburg song now, Same ****e every year.

It's a good song.

Stations are playing the same crap new songs every hour!

ford fiesta

It's great to listen to the biggest jukebox these days, knowing that on most other shows its all the 00's / chart crap being played.

John played Mark Germino 'Rex Bob Lowenstein' on last sundays show. A reminder of his old album shows..

AwaitYourReply

RTE need to work a lot harder to persuade the Minister/Dept of Communications that it should be able to earn revenue from new RTE Digital services such as: RTE GOLD broadcasting on DAB/Saorview/Internet.
Once this happens this should make it easier to transfer much of the Pre 1990s music material from a station like RTE 2fm over to RTE GOLD instead. DJs such as Larry Gogan, Dave Fanning, John Clarke, Marty Whelan, Micky Mc (Michael McNamara), Simon Young, Colm Hayes, Lorcan Murray and so on would all fit better in this space as they still have the enthusiasm and interest in delivering quality music in the GOLD music format. 2fm cannot be all things to all listeners anymore as that day is long gone! Specialist shows aimed at playing "oldies" or "classic rock/pop" no longer needs 2fm so long as RTE GOLD exists!

What I will say though is this, do we really need 2FM to become another Spin? I was quite happy to listen to a mixed station with a bit of everything. Before Colm and Jim-Jim arrived I'd have no trouble leaving 2FM on from 6am -7pm solid. I barely listen to it at all now.

an o rak

If the rumours about a bunch of 20 something year old iradio DJs coming to fill the 2fm schedules are true, then john clarkes show will stick out like a sore thumb

AwaitYourReply

We do not need another SPIN replica in the form of 2fm in 2014 - this is true!

As for John Clarke and "Ireland's Biggest Jukebox" , Larry Gogan and "The Golden Hour including the Just-A-Minute Quiz" would stick out like a sore thumb (i.e.) if it survives yet another revamp of 2fm show schedule aimed at today's youth market. I really think this show and some of the other long standing programmes should be retired or given a whole new lease of life on the more appropriate RTE Radio vehicle called "RTE Gold" over on DAB/Saorview/Online digital platforms.

2fm for New World Music/New Irish Releases/Current Charts/In-Concert/Live Sports Coverage.

RTE Gold for all classic rock & pop oldies with more in the way of live shows with presenters like Larry Gogan etc; during peak daytime hours and non-stop music playlist during off peak hours. Keeping Larry on 2fm by moving him off weekdays back to weekends was tried in recent years and is just tinkering around the edges. 2fm as a national station needs to build for the future right now - not live in the past. Time for radical changes as the station is on life support at this stage. Even Tubridy on 9-11am slot has not worked despite all the promos and free publicity his 2fm radio show receives in his weekly plug at the end of The Late Late Show. Relaunching the 2fm schedule this often in recent years only confirms what a mess has been made to date. Listen to your own advertising clients and current and former listeners and examine very closely all of the recent JNLR survey audits carried out particularly from 2010 onwards.