radio nova

guile4582

Max Headroom wrote: »

Thats always been the problem with Nova...they just cant shut up and play music...Courtenay is probably the worst offender...

Just be aware as far as I know there is BAI compliance targets that have to be met according to their license.
Basically x% needs to be talk and they can only play x% of music.

Not saying this is the reason and I'm unaware of their percentage breakdown.

Max Headroom

guile4582 wrote: »

Just be aware as far as I know there is BAI compliance targets that have to be met according to their license.
Basically x% needs to be talk and they can only play x% of music.

Not saying this is the reason and I'm unaware of their percentage breakdown.

Seems like 70/30 in favour of talk...the Nova bible has a "talk as much as you like" clause for the breakfast show...:rolleyes:

Kyle More

Max Headroom wrote: »

Seems like 70/30 in favour of talk...the Nova bible has a "talk as much as you like" clause for the breakfast show...:rolleyes:

More like 'Talk as much sh1te as you like' for that show.

Hal1

Ah, that station has turned into such a shít show in the last few years. I remember a time when you were guaranteed some classic rock when you tuned in. Now a'days you be lucky to get bon jovi...

FanadMan

Hal1 wrote: »

Ah, that station has turned into such a shít show in the last few years. I remember a time when you were guaranteed some classic rock when you tuned in. Now a'days you be lucky to get bon jovi...

People need to start requesting the classics more. If enough people ask, Nova might actually cop on to the fact that it what the listeners want.

Kyle More

FanadMan wrote: »

People need to start requesting the classics more. If enough people ask, Nova might actually cop on to the fact that it what the listeners want.

It's a nice thought, but they wouldn't listen. They've decided to go mainstream and that's what they're going to focus on from here on in. Their musical content will be watered down even further and I imagine that it will be rigorously enforced.

Max Headroom

FanadMan wrote: »

People need to start requesting the classics more. If enough people ask, Nova might actually cop on to the fact that it what the listeners want.

The few "listeners :rolleyes:" that do ring up generally pick decent tunes....its the PD that's the problem..."dont give them what they want, give them what i say they want"....

FanadMan

Max Headroom wrote:

The few "listeners " that do ring up generally pick decent tunes....its the PD that's the problem..."dont give them what they want, give them what i say they want"....

A few years ago I requested some song on PCs show. He replied that the PD would shoot him if he played it....was Clint on duty that day.

MikeyTaylor

FanadMan wrote: »

A few years ago I requested some song on PCs show. He replied that the PD would shoot him if he played it....was Clint on duty that day.

Which song was it?

FanadMan

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Which song was it?

Highway to Hell, I think. It's not like they don't play it anyway but it surprised me! I think they even use it in their "This is Nova music" ads.....

Trebor176

Do any of you hear that flushing sound? That's the sound of Nova going down the toilet! Well, it may as well be at this rate.

Max Headroom

Trebor176 wrote: »

Do any of you hear that flushing sound? That's the sound of Nova going down the toilet! Well, it may as well be at this rate.

Sorry i thought it was the sound of Bastille/Kodaline/Spoon...and most of the hipster sh1t theyve started playing...:)

Max Headroom

Max Headroom wrote: »

I was probably a bit hasty with Loosey about her knowledge of music....seems she knows more about "vinyl" than i thought.....:D



I'd love to see your collection...!!

Jaysus, wonder if she is on kik!

FanadMan

FanadMan wrote: »

People need to start requesting the classics more. If enough people ask, Nova might actually cop on to the fact that it what the listeners want.

Or maybe drop an email to Kevin Branigan, I’ve found him very responsive to my emails!

guile4582

Can't beat John Clarke on a Sunday. I'm an avid listener
When they can him, then Nova is completely dead

MikeyTaylor

guile4582 wrote: »

Can't beat John Clarke on a Sunday. I'm an avid listener
When they can him, then Nova is completely dead

I doubt they will.

Max Headroom

zorro2566 wrote: »

Or maybe drop an email to Kevin Branigan, I’ve found him very responsive to my emails!

"Hi Kevin its me again....just wondering if you could come and run a bath for me ...badly...you seem quite apt at such things..".......

FanadMan

Was just listening to Nova and finally got sick of the pop being played by the robot so switched to Planet Rock. First song on was Wherever I May Roam by Metallica. Think the last time I heard it on Nova was when they played the Black album as the classic.

That's the sort of thing that they should be playing all the time! Not George bloody Ezra or Bastille or other hipster shyte they call "rock"

Max Headroom

FanadMan wrote: »

Was just listening to Nova and finally got sick of the pop being played by the robot so switched to Planet Rock. First song on was Wherever I May Roam by Metallica. Think the last time I heard it on Nova was when they played the Black album as the classic.

That's the sort of thing that they should be playing all the time! Not George bloody Ezra or Bastille or other hipster shyte they call "rock"

So you'll be looking forward to hearing the new Florence and the machine song then.....:p

Kyle More

It looks like some of the negative feedback/comments in relation to the new breakfast show have been removed from Nova's Facebook page.

MikeyTaylor

Kyle More wrote: »

It looks like some of the negative feedback/comments in relation to the new breakfast show have been removed from Nova's Facebook page.

That always happens. They don't like negative publicity.

Ash.J.Williams

Had a listen this morning... The banter was appalling, great you got summer clothes out of the attic....

RacoonQueen

Kyle More wrote: »

It looks like some of the negative feedback/comments in relation to the new breakfast show have been removed from Nova's Facebook page.

I tweeted them negative feedback this morning. About an hour later they retweeted some of the positive feedback. Some to them have switched to nova based on who the new breakfast show presenters are...their profiles probably lined up with that tbh.
If I was still doing a long drive I'd listen to Dublin City. I'm driving to Belfast on Wednesday morning so feck knows what I'll listen to for that as you'd get Nova up to about Dundalk or so

Max Headroom

RacoonQueen wrote: »

I tweeted them negative feedback this morning. About an hour later they retweeted some of the positive feedback. Some to them have switched to nova based on who the new breakfast show presenters are...their profiles probably lined up with that tbh.
If I was still doing a long drive I'd listen to Dublin City. I'm driving to Belfast on Wednesday morning so feck knows what I'll listen to for that as you'd get Nova up to about Dundalk or so

You should be in BBC territory by then...

Max Headroom

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Had a listen this morning... The banter was appalling, great you got summer clothes out of the attic....

The whole thing is embarrassing...BAI should be ashamed of themselves

Kyle More

The worst part is that they're refusing to engage with their listeners. As I mentioned earlier, negative feedback is either being ignored or deleted on their Facebook page. Long time listeners want to know why they're being force fed a flagship show that they didn't want. The station should at least come out and say why they've implemented such drastic changes in their programming. If it happens to be the case (as many of us suspect) that it's a step in the process of re-branding into a pop station, why not just say it out straight and be done with it?

Max Headroom

They dont care about their listeners, its all about keeping the advertisers happy...and boy are there plenty of those..As long as they play the minimum amount of music intermixed with the maximum amount of talk and ads then everyones happy...the listeners dont fit into the equation...Theyre relying on the "ah sure it better the devil you know" listener....Radio Nova...no ones bothered....:rolleyes:

https://youtu.be/Kg6jniUE2Dg

Ash.J.Williams

Anyone else have fond memories of the old breakfast show with Marty and the lady that wasn't dee? I assume she's the presenter that was unfairly dismissed

Kamili

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Anyone else have fond memories of the old breakfast show with Marty and the lady that wasn't dee? I assume she's the presenter that was unfairly dismissed

Joan Leia

Eh no, that was awful too. 98fm all over.

MikeyTaylor

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Anyone else have fond memories of the old breakfast show with Marty and the lady that wasn't dee? I assume she's the presenter that was unfairly dismissed

The presenter who was unfairly dismissed was on after Pat Courtenay in the evening.