Sunshine 106.2

Sheep Shagger

So with the latest numbers out tonight, do that many people really listen to it and what's the difference been a 'music station' and a 'hit music station' given (in Dublin) FM104 call themselves the number 1 hit music station...

JJKC

Radio licencing in Dublin is clownish, Sunshine 106.8 are now successful but only because they doing what Q102 was licenced to do.

Declan A Walsh

Basically, as I understand it, a rather complicated license was issued to Dublin's Country 106.8 - part country, part easy-listening and part Irish. There was a lot of crossover country music in the early days. After a few years, reflecting its music mix, the station was renamed Dublin's Country Mix 106.8. Eventually, after trying a few times, it was allowed to change its name to Sunshine 106.8. It morphed into essentially an easy-listening music station.

Before that license, there was one for an easy-listening or light music station. Lite FM were awarded it. After four years, it rebranded itself as Q102, with an emphasis on upbeat music. Sunshine 106.8 is now the station that Lite FM started off as!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118293769#Comment_118293769

Stations should be run as stated in their application..If they cant make it work,they shouldnt be given the option to change..This is what has ruined radio,and why they all sound the same..They all are number 1,and have the best music mix

Masala

Does poor Joe Harrington ever get a break??

Dipole Keith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118298634#Comment_118298634

I think Joe gets a great break his shows are mostly pre-reorded, in fact a lot of nighttime & weekend shows are pre-recorded.

I’ve heard a lot of shops & taxi drivers listening to Sunshine, it’s a nice & easy station to have on in the background. Lovely audio to.

Losty Dublin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118296368#Comment_118296368

Sunshine's licence isn't one bit complicated nor does it clash with Q102. Sunshine holds a niche or specialist interest broadcast licence, similar to the one that was issued to Phantom. Q102 have a general licence for music based broadcasting aimed at a 35-55 audience. While their output was easy listening in it's Lite FM days, this wasn't a licence stipulation but a choice of the station itself.

That Sunshine's content and musical output is anything but niche is another story for another thread. Suffice to say, their programming output fulfils their remit.

ford fiesta

is it true to say that just the monday to friday breakfast show and drivetime show are the only live shows on Sunshine?

Sunshine seriously need to change the 300 songs they've been playing for the past 15 years

JJKC

The Paddy Cole show should be called  The Joe Harrington show featuring Paddy Cole, as  it's nothing more than Harrington having a chat with Cole and Harrington is the one who picks all the music. I remember the Sunday after Big Tom died, Harrington only allowed Cole play one of his tracks, 4 country roads of course.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118300449#Comment_118300449

Paddy Cole is an odd one out in the line up. In earlier days, when Dublin's Country still made up part of the station name, there were a few presenters with more country music inclinations.

ford fiesta

Isn't Paddy Cole still a shareholder in Sunshine?

His nephew is Tom Cole Jnr. on Sunday nights Sunshine Swing

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118301042#Comment_118301042

I didn't realise that he was a shareholder in the station or that * Tom Cole Jnr. is related to him. The latter's show is another of those outliers.

*It should have occurred to me given Paddy's own musical background!

Masala

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118299692#Comment_118299692

Ya..... its my go to on Alexa. Nice 'n' Easy all the way!!

But Keith Duffy selling me Tyres and calling me 'Bud' in that advert is starting to grind my gears!!! Only a small thing though!!

JJKC

Sunshine openly boast about being the number one music station for over 35s in Dublin but surely this proves that they are in no way a "special interest" "niche" service? Such a service was never indented to be "number 1" anything.

Sunshine is non-offensive and a beacon of hope in this dreadful world. Here's hoping it goes from strength to strength.

radiotrickster

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058221981/sunshine-106-2

The JNLRs usually decide on who gets to say they're number one. I think FM104 lost that title though and Spin overtook them this year but FM104 haven't given it up.

https://twitter.com/stevekonair/status/1468629015770632198

JJKC

It makes a mockery of things when you have more than one radio station claiming to be "number 1"

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118322148#Comment_118322148

It depends on their definition of "number 1": certain age groups for example.

ford fiesta

An on-line UK station I listen to regularly in the evenings is "45 Radio".

Today I am listening to their mid morning show and I have heard idents for Sunshine Radio's Carol Dooley - seems that she presents mid-mornings on 45 radio and its sounds like her show is voicetracked.

Though in the past hour, she has only done one link. Apart from Carol, the station has a fine mix of less heard 60s/70s/80s/90s music, local UK presenters and a few big name UK presenters of the past (Bruno Brookes, David Hamilton, Emperor Rosko). I think it is based in Sheffield, England.

On Air - 45 Radio (my45radio.co.uk)

Sheep Shagger

Anybody know how much of the schedule is live on Sunshine these days as a matter of interesr?

144 Upper Leeson Street

Live Brekkie and Drive.

amlinopta

Dublin's Talking Sport finishing up after 15 years, very enjoyable program. Ken Doherty based in the UK these days and travelling a lot covering snooker. Reggie Corrigan saying the reason for stopping is that Ken and himself can no longer give it the commitment due to other projects they're involved in. Could be cutbacks though. Sorry to see it finish.

ford fiesta

it was a good programme though it stood out like a sore thumb on the schedule. it was reminiscent of a time when the dublin stations used to have some sort of a talk / magazine / sport type show on a saturday morning. but those days are long gone. They still have 'saturday live' used to be presented by carol dooley, now robbie fogarty...though perhaps its days are numbered too.

Of course it is finishing up because of cost cutting, if reggie or ken could not commit to it anymore, sunshine would simply have recruited new presenters !!!

At least it gives sunshine more time to play their same 200 songs day in, day out.

jimmyriddle

I drive quite a bit during the week and would have grown to be a regular listener over time, but I'm finding myself tuning out more and more these days with the playlist repetition. Nova/Classic Hits/Q102 are not much better!!

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123049486#Comment_123049486

playlist repititiopn on Sunshine? …never !!!😁

jimmyriddle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123049516#Comment_123049516

Adele, Easy on me. Again 😅

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123091242#Comment_123091242

Further to post about Joe Harrington on after the late Paddy Cole and now extending his show on a Sunday, he had been standing in for Paddy for some time due to the latter's illness before the latter returned to the airwaves again last year. Paddy's show was reduced to one hour, having been longer before he had been out sick.

Edit: The original OP had given the wrong frequency in the thread title but it's too late to change now!

Declan A Walsh

Trying to move the posts about Paddy Cole from Paschal Mooney thread to this thread:

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123092422#Comment_123092422

ford fiesta

a re-name of the thread is needed too

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123094195#Comment_123094195

I mentioned that too a couple of posts back!