What sort or people listen to WLRFM

Max Powers

Deiseen wrote: »

Are you from Dublin or Waterford?

Did you move to Waterford from Dublin or vice versa?

What is with all the negativity?

How many of these invariably racist, homophobic, sexist idiots have we seen on here, I think they reregister, posting the same stuff as last fellas pseudonym, especially in this case, postings are identical.

debok

He just moves across all Waterford threads. The quiet fella was very similar hates Waterford, rubbishes any attempt to change/progress but never offers alternative. I wonder When he comes out if his bitterness period and finally gets the ride will he look back on all his posts and realise I'm a miserable cant

Wanderer2010

debok wrote: »

He just moves across all Waterford threads. The quiet fella was very similar hates Waterford, rubbishes any attempt to change/progress but never offers alternative. I wonder When he comes out if his bitterness period and finally gets the ride will he look back on all his posts and realise I'm a miserable cant

Ha ha brilliant.

vriesmays

Report me to the local Garda division HQ, before it closes.

Johnboy1951

Max Powers wrote: »

How many of these invariably racist, homophobic, sexist idiots have we seen on here, I think they reregister, posting the same stuff as last fellas pseudonym, especially in this case, postings are identical.

They will be here for as long as people respond to their posts.

friendlyfun

vriesmays wrote: »

Report me to the local Garda division HQ, before it closes.

I think I'd report to someone else, never mind the guards.

gscully

Their very existence relies upon your interactions. Either ignore them or mute them. It's that simple.

Do not feed the trolls!

Deiseen

gscully wrote: »

Their very existence relies upon your interactions. Either ignore them or mute them. It's that simple.

Do not feed the trolls!

Done, always willing to give someone a chance for another point of view but it's clear that some are just not up for a discussion.

sitkaspruce

Is Terese Anne finishing up this week?

CardBordWindow

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Is Terese Anne finishing up this week?

I'm fairly sure her last show was last Friday.

noby

Heard her say last Friday was her last drive time. Not sure if she's moving to another slot, or moving on.

mooseknunkle

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Is Terese Anne finishing up this week?

noby wrote: »

Heard her say last Friday was her last drive time. Not sure if she's moving to another slot, or moving on.

Finished last Friday,and is leaving radio altogether according to her social media

Gardner

Stopitwillya wrote: »

Hi

Ye I heard Matt Keane was offered decent money to go to newstalks evening sports show but declined.

he was in his **** hahaha. nobody from WLR sports department is related to anyone of newstalk when it comes to professionalism

sitkaspruce

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Finished last Friday,and is leaving radio altogether according to her social media

Sorry to hear that. She was good in the afternoon. I wonder who will take the slot?

mooseknunkle

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Sorry to hear that. She was good in the afternoon. I wonder who will take the slot?

Yeah she was good very easy to listen too and seems really genuine,id say Andy Mac will get it but they did advertise for a presenter a few weeks ago,Zoe Staunton is on late on the weekends and anytime i heard her she sounds to good to be in that slot,maybe she might be moved..

sitkaspruce

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Yeah she was good very easy to listen too and seems really genuine,id say Andy Mac will get it but they did advertise for a presenter a few weeks ago,Zoe Staunton is on late on the weekends and anytime i heard her she sounds to good to be in that slot,maybe she might be moved..

Best of luck to Terese Ann in her new ventures.

It would be great to hear Andy Mac on the afternoons again alright. He was brilliant on Beat and a great super sub when filling in for Geoff over the last few months.

Let's hope the next appointment is up to the job, they have big boots to fill.

friendlyfun

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Finished last Friday,and is leaving radio altogether according to her social media

I thought she was very good at her job.

jimbojazz

Gardner wrote: »

he was in his **** hahaha. nobody from WLR sports department is related to anyone of newstalk when it comes to professionalism

Hahaha Matt Keane.

I remember one time he was doing a live traffic report form the Dunmore Road, saying how bad the traffic was. Only problem he was standing outside the Folly Church on the phone as I was driving past. And it was obvious he was broadcasting live, as he was talking to the presenter at the same time live on air.

You can't beat Live traffic reports

Flow Motion

jimbojazz wrote: »

Hahaha Matt Keane.

I remember one time he was doing a live traffic report form the Dunmore Road, saying how bad the traffic was. Only problem he was standing outside the Folly Church on the phone as I was driving past. And it was obvious he was broadcasting live, as he was talking to the presenter at the same time live on air.

You can't beat Live traffic reports

And I recall being stuck way back on the Ferrybank DC & had not moved an inch in @ least 5 mins wondering WTF was going on so I flicked on WLRfm only to hear Matt say "traffic moving well on both sides of the Bridge and down the Quays".

jimbojazz

Flow Motion wrote: »

And I recall being stuck way back on the Ferrybank DC & had not moved an inch in @ least 5 mins wondering WTF was going on so I flicked on WLRfm only to hear Matt say "traffic moving well on both sides of the Bridge and down the Quays".

The Comical Ali of the broadcasting world:D:D:D:D

noby

jimbojazz wrote: »

Hahaha Matt Keane.

I remember one time he was doing a live traffic report form the Dunmore Road, saying how bad the traffic was. Only problem he was standing outside the Folly Church on the phone as I was driving past. And it was obvious he was broadcasting live, as he was talking to the presenter at the same time live on air.

You can't beat Live traffic reports

This was when he was covering all traffic in the city by himself? I'm sure he was getting updates from other people, so didn't have to be physically in every location.

Anyway, sport is where he excels, very knowledgeable, and friendly style.

Wanderer2010

noby wrote: »

This was when he was covering all traffic in the city by himself? I'm sure he was getting updates from other people, so didn't have to be physically in every location.

Anyway, sport is where he excels, very knowledgeable, and friendly style.

The other chap who gives the sports updates on Wlffm speaks way too fast and stumbles over his words. Its like hes in a race with himself to get all the updates out in less than a minute.

jimbojazz

noby wrote: »

This was when he was covering all traffic in the city by himself? I'm sure he was getting updates from other people, so didn't have to be physically in every location.

Anyway, sport is where he excels, very knowledgeable, and friendly style.

Sorry Matt, but I'm positive you said you were on the Dunmore Road at the time not the Folly.

But I'll give you that your sporting knowledge is very good, more than makes up for you're ****e commentary:D:D

Harry Palmr

Live traffic reports are a farce unless they have access to traffic flow cameras of which Waterford has none as far as I know.

noby

jimbojazz wrote: »

Sorry Matt, but I'm positive you said you were on the Dunmore Road at the time not the Folly.

But I'll give you that your sporting knowledge is very good, more than makes up for you're ****e commentary:D:D

Rumbled... :)

jimbojazz

noby wrote: »

Rumbled... :)

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Gardner

jimbojazz wrote: »

Sorry Matt, but I'm positive you said you were on the Dunmore Road at the time not the Folly.

But I'll give you that your sporting knowledge is very good, more than makes up for you're ****e commentary:D:D

a gent but i concur

Mugser

Given the choice I avoid listening to the the local radio stations like the plague! Beat is just constant noise and WLR is.... well the definition of tacky!, however, in work unfortunately that choice is not mine, rather annoying. Now, however difficult they were to endure before yesterday, they'll be completely insufferable now after they won some award yesterday. :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

noby

Mugser wrote: »

Given the choice I avoid listening to the the local radio stations like the plague! Beat is just constant noise and WLR is.... well the definition of tacky!, however, in work unfortunately that choice is not mine, rather annoying. Now, however difficult they were to endure before yesterday, they'll be completely insufferable now after they won some award yesterday. :eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

To be fair, they win some awards every year. Along with every station, it seems, and they'll all be flogging it this week - listening to Newstalk on the way too work, and they have a rolling ad listing their eight awards.

Wanderer2010

I don't think these radio awards mean a thing though, they have no clout. Its a closed shop and everyone knows everyone so all radio stations are bound to win an "award" at some point.
If Beat FM can win an award (they are always banging on and on about being "IMRO" award winning), despite its broken record series of songs on a loop and transition year student news reporters, then the awards have no credibility.

iseegirls

True. Have you ever heard of such rubbish as getting a Silver or Bronze award for such awards. Looks like was 40 awards on offer on the night. Add in that you can get 1st,2nd, and 3rd in them - then 120 awards on offer.

Tarzann

Geoff 'the handyman' Harris

Flow Motion

Tarzann wrote: »

Geoff 'the handyman' Harris

Does Geoff ever update his music? Dont listen to a lot of WLRfm myself but the mother always has it on! And sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if I am dreaming. Groundhog day on the turntable : heavy on 80's and a little bit of the 90's if yer lucky :pac:

friendlyfun

noby wrote: »

To be fair, they win some awards every year. Along with every station, it seems, and they'll all be flogging it this week - listening to Newstalk on the way too work, and they have a rolling ad listing their eight awards.

Let me guess this like the Oscars for the local egos in radio

friendlyfun

Flow Motion wrote: »

Does Geoff ever update his music? Dont listen to a lot of WLRfm myself but the mother always has it on! And sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if I am dreaming. Groundhog day on the turntable : heavy on 80's and a little bit of the 90's if yer lucky :pac:

The La's - "There she goes" must get played about three times a day probably because the lead singers family are from here, yet a Waterford born artist like Gilbert O'Sullivan is rarely on the airwaves and won't step foot in the city because last time he played the theatre Royal was half empty.

Johnboy1951

friendlyfun wrote: »

The La's - "There she goes" must get played about three times a day probably because the lead singers family are from here, yet a Waterford born artist like Gilbert O'Sullivan is rarely on the airwaves and won't step foot in the city because last time he played the theatre Royal was half empty.

..... so he does not play Waterford because the attendance (due to people not 'into' his music?) at his concert was small.
So what?
Lots of singers/bands/etc do not play here for similar reasons.

If his songs were popular and often requested then I am sure they would be played on the airwaves.

Next we will see someone complain because Val Doonican's songs are rarely played on air!
Again, so what!

If they were popular they would be played.

PTH2009

Beat reminds me of depressing doctor waiting rooms and work place background noise

Often take a look at WLR podcasts and give them a listen if it interests me. Few on spotify and Speaker podcast app

friendlyfun

Johnboy1951 wrote: »

..... so he does not play Waterford because the attendance (due to people not 'into' his music?) at his concert was small.
So what?
Lots of singers/bands/etc do not play here for similar reasons.

If his songs were popular and often requested then I am sure they would be played on the airwaves.

Next we will see someone complain because Val Doonican's songs are rarely played on air!
Again, so what!

If they were popular they would be played.

He had more success then the la's and their one-hit wonder will ever had. It's a shame Waterford basically snubbed O'Sullivan and continues to do so. He's has Waterford choirs back him even after that concert too.

noby

I do the school run a couple of times a week - between 2-3pm, and often, but not exclusively, WLR is on the radio. Within that short window of time I've heard GO'S numerous times this year. So if he's being snubbed then I must be really lucky/unlucky to catch him so many times.

Separately, 'There She Goes' is one of the best songs ever written, and could never be overplayed.

Jerry Atrick

WLR is the absolute dregs now...shocking across the day. A major overhaul is required for this to become worth listening to again.

DeiseNew

Im only living here a few yrs and i cant really stand any of the local stations! My big issue with WlrFM is the presenters are all old and stuck in their ways. Geoff Harris and Timmy Ryan play some woeful ancient tunes then again maybe their audience are in their 70s..?
News is news its hard to get wrong. Beat is shocking the same 4 songs every hour and the breakfast show is cringey. I stopped listening to local radio in the car to and from work and now i just throw on my playlist!

DLS_75

I stopped listening to local radio after watching Howard Stern’s Private Parts and realising that I’ll never hear the radio I want while advertisers dictate what appears on the airwaves.

sitkaspruce

DeiseNew wrote: »

Im only living here a few yrs and i cant really stand any of the local stations! My big issue with WlrFM is the presenters are all old and stuck in their ways. Geoff Harris and Timmy Ryan play some woeful ancient tunes then again maybe their audience are in their 70s..?
News is news its hard to get wrong. Beat is shocking the same 4 songs every hour and the breakfast show is cringey. I stopped listening to local radio in the car to and from work and now i just throw on my playlist!

Geoff and Timmy are two of the great local DJ's, other stations would cry out for jocks of their calibre.

I agree with you on Beat, a woeful station, Any time I hear of an early morning traffic accident in the south east I cant help but think its attributed to road rage from listening to Niall Power and his gang of fools.

Harry Palmr

WLR is for life if you work there! To borrow an old quip you'd do less time for killing the wife.

Mysterypunter

Hurling fans and elderly people, not a word about Johnny Matthews on the website, if a hurler died they would do live commentary on the funeral.

sitkaspruce

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Hurling fans and elderly people, not a word about Johnny Matthews on the website, if a hurler died they would do live commentary on the funeral.

Correct and right there Mysterypunter, Damien Tiernan dedicated entire shows as obituaries to hurlers who retired.

Deiseen

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Hurling fans and elderly people, not a word about Johnny Matthews on the website, if a hurler died they would do live commentary on the funeral.

They cover the English premier League more than hurling...

Stopitwillya

sitkaspruce wrote: »

Correct and right there Mysterypunter, Damien Tiernan dedicated entire shows as obituaries to hurlers who retired.

Damien tiernan is one of the main men on the Waterford junior soccer board and still plays with park rangers (former chairman) and coaches in bohs. I wouldn't say he is biased against soccer in Waterford.

iphonehead

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Hurling fans and elderly people, not a word about Johnny Matthews on the website, if a hurler died they would do live commentary on the funeral.

In fairness to them - credit where it's due - they gave over 2 hours on Friday morning - 1 hour to Johnny Matthews and 1 hour to Dick Hayes, replayed it Friday night at 10pm and then did a one hour live panel discussion this morning on Maria McCanns Cafe Thing paying tribute to both men. At least its an effort on their part.

debok

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Hurling fans and elderly people, not a word about Johnny Matthews on the website, if a hurler died they would do live commentary on the funeral.

Maybe on website but on the actually station he got a good send off. Sure Johnny was a regular on Matt Keane's sports Saturday few years back.