Dave Fanning leaving 2fm and moving to RTE Gold

This is an absolutely scandalous waste of licence fee money. Spending money on contractors to voice track an online oldies station that generates no money while a bunch of 39ish year old non entities broadcast on FM, trying to be down with the kids by telling them to text in to request their favourite tune while using 6 million per year from the licence fee to keep going

loyatemu

surprised they can't find a home for him on Radio1.

is 2FM not funded entirely by advertising (obviously it still benefits from being within the RTE tent anyway)?

MrMusician18

Seems to be the place where RTE put all the old presenters out to grass.

Those digital stations are run on a shoestring so I wonder how generous their fees are.

EmmetSpiceland

That’s the end of me listening to 2FM, his weekend show was the only time I’d switch over to 2FM.

Anyone know when this is happening?

squonk

I’d have thought he’d be a great fit for a specialist music show on Radio 1 and I’d imagine must of his old 2FM audience are listening to R1 anyway. RTE GOLD is a waste for someone like Fanning.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058285456/dave-fanning-leaving-2fm-and-moving-to-rte-gold

If you really are a Bebo user in 22, then you're exactly RTE Gold's target audience.

GSF

Imagine that. Using the licence fee to produce things people enjoy. Love that it’s add free and plays about 10 times as many songs as Q80’s etc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120275987#Comment_120275987

2fm hasn't been funded entity from advertising since Gerry Ryan died.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276286#Comment_120276286

If you mean that during Ryan's time it was fully funded by advertising, that is incorrect.

the 12 th man

Don't know a soul who listens to RTE "Gold".

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276592#Comment_120276592

It’s a bit of an odd one having the “oldies” station on a digital format.

dxhound2005

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276592#Comment_120276592

How many people did you ask?

redlough

Can they not just remove all of 2fm and change it to Gold with 90% staff cuts?

channelsurfer2

Rte gold is popular enough especially will leahy and Rick o shea. Roman Collins and dave should add to its popularity albeit its never gonna have in the 100s of thousands of listeners.

redlough

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276708#Comment_120276708

I flicked on 2fm the other day, after a minute Gery Ryn junior came on trying to act like a 16 year old with a popularity segment or something....isn't she 40+, married with children?

Kind of says it all for 2fm

moceri

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276697#Comment_120276697

As per Ronan Collins: When your target audience is in the graveyard

dxhound2005

"In the most recent JNLR survey, published in November, The Ronan Collins Show was still the most-listened-to music show on Irish radio, drawing 232,000 listeners every weekday."

the 12 th man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276697#Comment_120276697

I've never heard anybody say they listen to it,I didn't ask them did they listen to it but amongst all the channels that were mentioned by people I know who listen to the radio most days I've never heard it mentioned as one they listen to,maybe it's just in my world?

GSF

I listen to RTE gold. Will Leahy at breakfast is a good listen with just enough banter and a few new tunes as well

Galwayguy35

He had a good run of it, a handy well paid job for the last 44 years.

He didn't make the mega bucks like Ryan even though they joined around the same time but still did ok for himself.

Declan A Walsh

According to Dave Fanning's statement. he will be presenting the odd Bank Holiday special on 2FM, including the next one coming up (St. Patrick's Day weekend). If I am not mistaken (which I could be!), did he not present programmes as well on RTE's digital alternative station 2XM?

Oscar Madison

RTE is just another semi-retirement home for the aged!

Anne Dunne was one member along with George Hamilton.

Fanning should have been put out to pasture a long time ago.

I found him condescending the very few times I listened to him.

It is stated in a few different reports that Fanning will be hosting "an new music show on RTE Gold" now there's an oxymoron. RTE seem to have forgotten the other digital radio stations in their portfolio

GSF

Will announcing what Ronan Collins will be doing at 8.15 today. Also mentioned Fanning doing both weekday and weekend shows on Rte gold

EmmetSpiceland

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120277880#Comment_120277880

Be great if he was on between 12 & 2pm. Terrible options on radio at that time. Would be a real chance to hoover up listeners.

Flinty997

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120277705#Comment_120277705

Haven't listened to him in years. But what ever his flaws he did huge work in promoting Irish bands, and musicians on the radio.

GSF

New line up:

7am Will Leahy

10am Ronan Collins

1pm Rick O’Shea

Ozvaldo

Here's a plan replace 2fm with rte gold

GSF

FM is so last decade. Get yourself a smart speaker and an unlimited data package on your phone and you will never turn on a radio again

channelsurfer2

i do wonder what the "salary" arrangements for Ronan Collins will be leaving Dave Fanning aside. Ronan is a contractor not like Rick and Will who are RTE staff. He must be doing it just for fun really given that rte gold's budget is next to zero.

Considering that Fanning had been sidelined to a weekend slot by 2fm for many years, I wonder if any other radio station considered hiring him? You'd think he'd be ideal for a Drivetime show on Nova