Dublins Q102

California Dreamer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122923457#Comment_122923457

Or maybe they had more information that you did!

From 1pm……

"Feel good music, great prizes, and laughs"

I am guessing not many people are laughing!

chilloutrelax

If there are big changes coming, I wonder why it hasn’t been announced.

It’s an interesting approach to clear the schedule and not say anything.

144 Upper Leeson Street

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122924141#Comment_122924141

If you are getting rid of the bulk of your daytime line up, thats not something you want to shout about.

Andy, Debbie and Venetia have been royally screwed by the UK overlords and the devils deal done with Tubbs.

chilloutrelax

So the unsuccessful new show/presenter (Tubridy) leads to the other presenters having to leave…that takes some mental gymnastics.

hexikew971

There will be massive PR spin in the coming weeks about how Tubs had an emptiness in his heart due to being away from Ireland so came up with the idea of moving home to bring back The Full Irish.

GSF

So it is going 24/7 Tubridy plus automation?

TheBMG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122924295#Comment_122924295

Less gymnastics than you might imagine unfortunately.

john457

Is there networking actually coming? Because surely that would have to be approved by the BAI and there would be a record online of an application to do so? Or do these things just happen?

GSF

it’s ironic (or insane) that because Tubridy caused the ratings collapse, all the other presenters have to leave.

john457

If Tubridy goes to breakfast on Q102 that is fair enough. But if he is networked in Louth, Meath, Limerick and Cork, that is damn unfair. Us people up and down the country want our local radio stations to remain local.

With the freedom of speech now afforded to X, (formally Twitter) would there be push back on social media if it was networked?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122924180#Comment_122924180

Video didnt kill the radio star,but the UK overlords will..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122924508#Comment_122924508

You only have to look at what happened to local radio statons in England.Ireland is heading in the same direction.

GSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122924779#Comment_122924779

if the new government lets them do it _ Irish solution would be for the taxpayers to pay for local radio

john457

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122925049#Comment_122925049

I wonder would TD’s, both in government and outside, cause a fuss in Louth, Meath, Limerick and Cork and stop networking?

chilloutrelax

I thought you network the parts that need less of a local flavour e.g. the more music driven daytime shows and then have local breakfast and drive.

it seems that the opposite is being planned, which I’d imagine will be totally rejected in the areas the local stations are… the question will be how quickly it will be reversed.

GSF

pothole fm - sounds like a phrase we’ve heard before?

GSF

you can be damn sure if local councillors and TD’s can’t go on live Fm or LMFM in the mornings they will kick up a mighty fuss about it - old people vote and elect TDs and listen to local radio

john457

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122925224#Comment_122925224

I think it would only be reversed if there was a concerted campaign on social media together with political pressure from the new TD’s and county councils.

I have no sympathy for the radio station owners. The government gave them a licence, in some cases exclusively with no local competition, to serve a local area.

I’d be fine with networking if others were allowed broadcast local radio but they are not.

chilloutrelax

so what is the new schedule meant to be and when does it start?

Tork

This shouldn't be allowed. The BAI impose all sorts of rules on radio stations, including ones which don't make sense in this day and age. Yet they're happy to sit back and allow local radio stations lose what makes them unique to their areas. Yet again, you've got to wonder, is there anybody in control of anything in this country?

nonetheless

Regarding Spin SW whose weekday regular programming is networked (except for morning and afternoon drive), it maybe more challenging for Wireless to replicate that particular set up across their network in Ireland. There are midmorning shows/presenters on Live95, 96FM and C103 for which are specifically targeted to their local franchises and could prove to be quite difficult to be just cancelled abruptly. In Q102's case, note that the breakfast show presenters have also been removed from the weekday schedule with Ryan Tubridy being the only presenter listed. Q102/Wireless may take a different approach from Spin/SpinSW and network/automate most weekday programming except for mid-mornings which would leave Q102 with one live mid-morning presenter unique to Q102. So if rumours are true and folks are in the process of being made redundant to make way for networking, who gets the networked breakfast slot? Tubridy? or does he remain with VRUK? If he does get a networked breakfast slot across those Wireless radio stations which would be broadcast from his self proclaimed "new chair" at Q102, who would be Q102's mid-morning/afternoon presenter? Liam Coburn? Who would be the Wireless network afternoon drive presenter? Maybe someone like Kathryn Thomas?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122925787#Comment_122925787

The morning talk shows specifically targeted to their local franchises wont be changed

john457

Does this rumoured breakfast show finish at 9 or 10?

In Limerick the local talk show starts at 9, while over in Cork on c103 the talk show starts at 10.

So if everyone’s talk show starts at 9, that means an afternoon show at 12 till 3 and back to networking again at 3 until 7?

Email your TD.

its_steve116

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122925495#Comment_122925495

Outside of Boards I can't find anything about it online to be honest. I don't think Ryan Tubridy will leave the UK to be honest.

GSF

So who is actually on air today then on Q102? Apart from Tubridy

chilloutrelax

Liam Coburn on breakfast (no Venetia and no jingles with her name)

The Tubridy from 10 to 1pm

Andy Preston was on his usual slot from 1 to 6pm

Conor Clear come 6pm to 12pm

It all a bit mysterious.

TheBMG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122926932#Comment_122926932

six hour shift! Last time I tried one of them was on Radio Annabel .. that’s some stretch

Sheep Shagger

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122926955#Comment_122926955

Was thinking the same thing.

There's no way tubs would leave the UK to come to the likes of Q102.

Sadly networking is the future, look at Global/Heart"/Capital who sacked most of their drive hosts a few years ago (and moved the breakfast hosts to drive). Radio is sadly beoming more about so called celebs with shows rather than anyone with actual broadcasting talent.

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122926955#Comment_122926955

Debbie had that for ages, since Andy came on I think. Latter hours v/ted, after the live news ends.

its_steve116

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122926984#Comment_122926984

He'd be mad to come back to Ireland at this point.