Anyone else sick of Today FM?

mario54324

My ma constantly listens to it and it drives me nuts. I don't like the presenters (especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in)

And then of course they play the same <10 songs every single day.

-Anything by Jess Glynne (especially that "I'll be there for you" song, good lord)
-That song that goes "I'm feeling much better now"
-That feckin Years and Years song that makes me want to crush a puppy
-That Kygo/Imagine Dragons song with the annoying chorus
-"These Days"
-"2002"
-"Glorious"
-And whatever throwback hit they already played last week

Anyone else feel this way? It's so boring.

demanufactured

mario54324 wrote: »

My ma constantly listens to it and it drives me nuts. I don't like the presenters (especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in)

And then of course they play the same <10 songs every single day.

-Anything by Jess Glynne (especially that "I'll be there for you" song, good lord)
-That song that goes "I'm feeling much better now"
-That feckin Years and Years song that makes me want to crush a puppy
-That Kygo/Imagine Dragons song with the annoying chorus
-"These Days"
-"2002"
-"Glorious"
-And whatever throwback hit they already played last week

Anyone else feel this way? It's so boring.

No,
I don't listen to commercial radio stations.

Omackeral

demanufactured wrote: »

No,
I don't listen to commercial radio stations.

You are very cool.

James Bond Junior

I'd take Today FM over 2FM presenters roaring and shouting into the mike, I'd love to jam a sock down Jennifer Zamparellis's gob. Ditto for Spin.

Mint Sauce

Only time I listen in the house now, is to Eds Songs of Praise. Getting rid of Friday Night 80's was madness, and a downward spiral. Still listen in the car, along with News Talk, and but then over to BBCR2, and Nova once I can pick them up.

Skylinehead

It has Ron Jones and Brian Kerr on some of the 3pm Saturday football games so as far as I'm concerned it's the greatest radio station in existence.

Odhinn

mario54324 wrote: »

My ma constantly listens to it and it drives me nuts. I don't like the presenters (especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in)

And then of course they play the same <10 songs every single day.

-Anything by Jess Glynne (especially that "I'll be there for you" song, good lord)
-That song that goes "I'm feeling much better now"
-That feckin Years and Years song that makes me want to crush a puppy
-That Kygo/Imagine Dragons song with the annoying chorus
-"These Days"
-"2002"
-"Glorious"
-And whatever throwback hit they already played last week

Anyone else feel this way? It's so boring.

There's absolutely no "music" station that I can listen to. Nova is way too MOTR.

Philosophy Zombie

With so many options now out there, traditional radio stations like today FM seem almost parochial. It's just another station/music source in an ocean of thousands of different choices.

TheRiverman

The only programme I listen to is Premier League Live on Saturdays.I used to listen to Friday Nights 80's,but some idiot(s) decided to try and fix what wasn't broken.Shambles of a station now.

Roger Hassenforder

Since Al Porter "left", i listen away to it again.

Couldn't stand him

MikeyTaylor

Absolutely dreadful station, a shadow of its former self.

Ashleigh1986

Can't listen to any radio station in Ireland .
If I heard another radio presenter saying "text us in...."....I would be up for murder.
God be with the days when the presenters job was to entertain us !!!!
Thank good for Spotify !!!!

nim1bdeh38l2cw

mario54324 wrote: »

especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in

It's a Canadian accent, funnily enough because she is from Canada...

mario54324

mario54324 wrote: »

My ma constantly listens to it and it drives me nuts. I don't like the presenters (especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in)

And then of course they play the same <10 songs every single day.

-Anything by Jess Glynne (especially that "I'll be there for you" song, good lord)
-That song that goes "I'm feeling much better now"
-That feckin Years and Years song that makes me want to crush a puppy
-That Kygo/Imagine Dragons song with the annoying chorus
-"These Days"
-"2002"
-"Glorious"
-And whatever throwback hit they already played last week

Anyone else feel this way? It's so boring.

Unless you are being held captive, walk out of earshot.

facehugger99

mario54324 wrote: »

(especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in)

Sometimes when I get into the wife's car she'll have the radio tuned to Today FM and that American one will be on yapping about some absolute inanities in an accent that would make your ears vomit. I wonder to myself 'how can people listen to this **** day in day out?'

Would drive me insane anyway.

Got a lift to Dublin last week from a work colleague and two dudes who I believe are called Dermot and Dave, were taking turns to laugh like a hyena at whatever the other one would say. Jesus it was a long 2 hours.

dense

Philosophy Zombie wrote: »

With so many options now out there, traditional radio stations like today FM seem almost parochial. It's just another station/music source in an ocean of thousands of different choices.

It is.



But, there is a difference in the experience of listening to the "wireless" compared to listening to something that is streamed.



The former is more of a personal experience for me, there is something about the local, "live" immediacy aspect of it, it is "warmer", even though I know it's digital music etc.


That said, if the content of the latter is good you can get over the feeling you're eavesdropping.


I'm always amused when I hear a request on my local radio station from a "Ricky" listening in online somewhere in Canada who's really enjoying the program........


If RTE1 would get its act together on FM transmission strength I'd listen in a bit more. Can't be bothered with TodayFM or 2fm.


Each seem to need multiple airheads to fill slots, one annoying simpleton dj at a time is more than enough.

skearnsot

ALL radio stations seem to have DJs in couples shouting over each other (it seems none of them can do a show on their own)in a convoluted yuppie American D4 gob****e accent and then throw the bitta Gaeilge in the middle of it to really drive the blood pressure of a corpse through the ceiling

Fergal Darcy is the greatest abomination to ever pollute the airwaves both when he was on I-radio and on Today FM

I Tunes and you tube lists I love you

Sephiroth_dude

Does Jay still make an appearance in the mornings on the Ian Dempsey show?

Schwiiing

Sad to say but Lottie Ryan was a much better fit for Breakfast Republic than Jennifer Zamperelli. Lottie's a good heel for Bernard and Keith whereas Jen is just loud, unfunny and insulting.

retalivity

Come join the megathread in the radio forum...you can whinge about it indefinitely!

The high horse brigade

mario54324 wrote: »

especially that girl with the American accent, no offense to her but she does my head in

I'm pretty sure she's Canadian

mario54324

The high horse brigade wrote: »

I'm pretty sure she's Canadian

Good enough

Zorya

Only two shows worth listening to on Irish radio are John Kelly's Mystery Train on Lyric FM and The John Creedon Show on RTE 1. They can be transcendental on good nights.

Philosophy Zombie

dense wrote: »

It is.



But, there is a difference in the experience of listening to the "wireless" compared to listening to something that is streamed.



The former is more of a personal experience for me, there is something about the local, "live" immediacy aspect of it, it is "warmer", even though I know it's digital music etc.


That said, if the content of the latter is good you can get over the feeling you're eavesdropping.


I'm always amused when I hear a request on my local radio station from a "Ricky" listening in online somewhere in Canada who's really enjoying the program........


If RTE1 would get its act together on FM transmission strength I'd listen in a bit more. Can't be bothered with TodayFM or 2fm.


Each seem to need multiple airheads to fill slots, one annoying simpleton dj at a time is more than enough.

Local stations have their appeal as you say -- one thing I have to skip over are the local death notices because they put years on me.

Not that there's anything inherently wrong with them of course.

Corruptedmorals

I stopped actively listening to radio when they took non stop 90s off the air. 4fm killed it but if today fm had any sort of hand that would be enough never to listen to them again.

Trekker09

Dermot and Dave are as funny as grinding yer gonads in a mincer

notsoyoungwan

facehugger99 wrote: »

Got a lift to Dublin last week from a work colleague and two dudes who I believe are called Dermot and Dave, were taking turns to laugh like a hyena at whatever the other one would say. Jesus it was a long 2 hours.

Sometimes I’m stuck in an office or a car with a colleague who has these two on- they really are insufferable. Laughing at their own ‘jokes’, singing, utter inanity. I miss Anton Savage!

The high horse brigade

Yeah bring back Anton.

I honestly find myself listening Newstalk because it doesn't drive me mad like the others do. Spotify is a must for longer journeys

Trekker09

.....dare I say it but Mat Cooper is beginning to bug me as well

Niles Crane

I really hate the one with the American accent on today fm.

I listen to Midlands Radio 3 on my drive to the bus from 5:45 to 6:15 and at that time in the morning there are no presenters just non stop music.Some of the songs aren't even that brilliant but it's absolute heaven compared to 90% of radio I've had the misfortune to listen to in recent years. I'd really love if someone came up with an idea to have non stop music playing all the time no DJ and only interrupted by ads and an hourly news bulletin.I really do wonder do DJ's actually provide any benefit to radio stations these days I've a feeling they turn away more people from listening than attract them to listen.

Church on Tuesday

None of them are great, but my God, i radio is aural hell.

Atoms for Peace

Zorya wrote: »

Only two shows worth listening to on Irish radio are John Kelly's Mystery Train on Lyric FM and The John Creedon Show on RTE 1. They can be transcendental on good nights.

You left out the the weekend on one and late date on rte r1.

Sheep breeder

Miss anton savage in the morning, use to be great crack when McKeon was on about the plane.

yosser hughes

I listen to 8radio.com (which is Irish) more and more and BBC Radio 6 mainly. There's no need to limit yourself to Irish FM radio anymore. They are awful and most are stealing a living. Particularly RTE

messy tessy

I love today fm! I used to love Louise Duffys show especially on Friday night's driving home. I listen to Dermot and Dave in work. I like them! They could do with switching up the music however

DrumSteve

John Creedons show is the best one on radio hands down.

dense

Niles Crane wrote: »

I really hate the one with the American accent on today fm.

I listen to Midlands Radio 3 on my drive to the bus from 5:45 to 6:15 and at that time in the morning there are no presenters just non stop music.Some of the songs aren't even that brilliant but it's absolute heaven compared to 90% of radio I've had the misfortune to listen to in recent years. I'd really love if someone came up with an idea to have non stop music playing all the time no DJ and only interrupted by ads and an hourly news bulletin.I really do wonder do DJ's actually provide any benefit to radio stations these days I've a feeling they turn away more people from listening than attract them to listen.

+1, they're useless with useless and worn out tricks.


Problem is, it's all been done before, and the kid DJs think they're original talent.


Remember the days when RTE used to go on strike? You'd always hear the best music non stop then.

Fr_Dougal

What ever happened to the Ray Foley show?

Sheep breeder

Sheep breeder wrote: »

Miss anton savage in the morning, use to be great crack when McKeon was on about the plane.

Anton was pretty good in general, I felt. The plane stuff was pretty funny listening though alright.

I kinda feel like it went downhill fairly swiftly when Anton walked out the door. Shocked he hasn't yet resurfaced on a different station.

Eggs For Dinner

Matt Cooper is excellent. Challenges both sides of an argument

dense

Philosophy Zombie wrote: »

Local stations have their appeal as you say -- one thing I have to skip over are the local death notices because they put years on me.

Not that there's anything inherently wrong with them of course.

As an aside, my local radio's most successful competition a couple of years ago had a prize of a chainsaw!!


I like the deaths myself, particularly when they fluff their lines.


Once the usual sombre guy mustn't have been available and another guy was reading the list and he wasn't 100% sure of one the addresses and simply said, well you know who he is and he's dead anyway.



Suspended for a week or two apparently.

dense

Deleted User wrote: »

Anton was pretty good in general, I felt. The plane stuff was pretty funny listening though alright.

I kinda feel like it went downhill fairly swiftly when Anton walked out the door. Shocked he hasn't yet resurfaced on a different station.

The plane thing was done to death.

statto25

Eggs For Dinner wrote: »

Matt Cooper is excellent. Challenges both sides of an argument

The old Matt did...the current Matt sides with whatever SJW they happen to have on for the particular topic

KaiserLu

Love Ian in the morning, love Matt in the evening. Matt in particular is an excellent journalist, would have him any day over Ivan ‘ask the question but interrupts you before you get a chance to answer’ Yates on Newstalk.

Graces7

never heard of it until now...

punisher5112

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

What ever happened to the Ray Foley show?

Him and JP moved to 98fm and then he left there to work on tv roles.

Ray does be on the virgin media 7 o'clock show think it is occasionally.

Not sure where JP ended up

Desiree Burch

Will Leahy on the drive home was the best thing about radio then they moved him to weekends. Shocking call.

FBWT

I'll still tune in to Matt Cooper when I get a chance, but stopped listening to Today FM or any other radio station donkeys ago. I'll catch up on podcast these days.

Tony Fenton used do a good show, as did Sam Smith on a Sunday morning (or was it Saturday?). Anton Savage was a massive improvement on that pompous git D'Arcy. Once he left I stopped pretty much gave up on Irish radio.

fleet_admiral

Its the only station I listen to

MikeyTaylor

fleet_admiral wrote: »

Its the only station I listen to

Let me recommend you a station.
http://8radio.com

Trekker09

Trekker09 wrote: »

.....dare I say it but Mat Cooper is beginning to bug me as well

he's gone to the sjw side, he used to be quite a tough interviewer, now he has a bunch of lefties from the Journal who are feminist transition year students "oppressed" and Jennifer Gannon a tv reviewer who's never seen breaking bad/the wire and constantly pushes ****ty realilty tv shows in her reviews...than feck his sub Susan Keogh has gone elsewhere where it used to turn into Loose women...

Alison "do you have babies" Curtis/Paula "Ive a fella don't you know" McSweeney/Ferg Darcy and Louise Duffy are brutal presenters

Ed Smith and Paul McLoone are the only reasons to listen