Anyone else stopped listening to radio

AnthonyCny · 14-03-2017 07:22PM #1

Anyone else just stopped listening to Irish radio? I just have spotify on the majority of the day.

Standard of music and chat in the last 18 months has nosedived.

MyPeopleDrankTheSoup · 14-03-2017 07:24PM

only ever listened in the car

Radio Gold · 14-03-2017 07:29PM

Only ever listen to RTE Gold now, all other Irish radio stations are just awful.

Damien360 · 14-03-2017 07:30PM

Maybe it's my age but I find myself channel hopping in the car. I dislike phone in parts of any show, so that's RTÉ out for me. Used to be avid Todayfm listener but I am tired of Ian Dempsey so I switched to FM104 when in Dublin, CD's (remember those ?) when outside, and when either station talks to the public, I switch to Newstalk. Back to Dermot and Dave for their show, switch away for Al Porter, only come back for Matt Cooper and hop away if guest is rubbish and often forget to come back and CD's if all else fails.

Harry Palmr · 14-03-2017 07:41PM

Increasingly yes, I used to listen from wake up to the drivetime programmes but I've not listened to anything after about midday for a few years now apart from very late night on BBC radio 4 (news, book of the week, shipping forecast)

thedudeinthehat · 14-03-2017 08:43PM

There are good segments, regular features on shows that are worth catching up with as podcasts. On top of the amazing podcasts available from NPR/ BBC I agree that it is kinda waste of time to listen to regular radio live. Repeated news round ups, lame ads. With so much to consume, we are spoiled and the radio stations need to bear in mind that they are not competing with each other but with all these alternatives.

yosser hughes · 14-03-2017 08:51PM

Only listen to BBC Radio 4 and 6 now and Spotify as well.Podcasts from all over. There really is no need to endure Irish radio anymore.
Could not listen to the bluffers and incompetents and generally boring interviews on Irish radio. Music played is also absolute rubbish on Irish radio.
I'm glad I don't pay a licence fee (I've no TV). It would drive me mad if I did.

Ursus Horribilis · 15-03-2017 12:19AM

I have. I'm in the 30-something age group that no mainstream radio station wants any more. So there are no daytime music shows for me. I listen to some of Pat Kenny and/or Sean O'Rourke in the morning, perhaps some of Sean Moncrieff in the afternoon and then the drivetime shows in the evening. Other than that, I'm increasingly using Spotify and my phone's radio app. The standard of Irish radio shows has gone to the dogs in my opinion. There are an awful lot more p*ss poor presenters on the air these days and in general radio has dumbed down.

DopeTech · 15-03-2017 09:32AM

I've got tired of all Irish radio too. They're all just copies of eachother playing the same coronas and kodaline songs an crazy high rotation. I know it have a quota to hit but still.

I've found myself listening to Spotify nearly all the time in the car now. If I want to get a radio fix I stream BBC R1.

RebelButtMunch · 15-03-2017 09:33AM

Nova has picked up a bit since the demise of txfm

King George VI · 15-03-2017 10:26AM

Yep. Haven't listened intentionally in years except for the odd Morning Ireland on the way to work. Studied radio, worked in radio for a few years in a cushy job, didn't like it and left the business but still listened to the radio. It's just gone downhill and is almost irrelevant at this stage. There's so many better things out there for me to listen to. e.g. Howard Stern and Joe Rogan or any Youtube series or Spotify actually most often. The advent of internet entertainment has killed radio, and for the better I think.

casscass4444 · 15-03-2017 10:32AM

Radio Gold wrote: »

Only ever listen to RTE Gold now, all other Irish radio stations are just awful.

It's a pity you can't get rte gold on a normal radio.find it brilliant myself.great mix of music and no waffle and bad news breaks.get it here on saorview.our local station in Galway is very hit and miss.main lunch time slot is absolute muck.cowboy/Irish music that would make you want to put a bullet in your head

my3cents · 15-03-2017 10:43AM

Another Radio 4 listener. I keep trying other stations because I think I should listen to whats going on in Ireland but always end up back at Radio 4. Only time I change is when cricket is on Radio 4 LW or for stuff like the morning service or the Archers omnibus. Now I like cricket but not all day.

Malari · 15-03-2017 10:49AM

I almost never listen to radio live. Perhaps a news show in the car when I drive to work once a month or so.

I feel I must be in the minority among my friends, though, as if some overplayed Ed Sheeran song is mentioned by and I claim not to know it, I always get the "ah, you do, you'd know it if you heard it!" even when playing of aforementioned song is met with my blank stare :pac:

OldMrBrennan83 · 15-03-2017 10:51AM

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Ranjo · 15-03-2017 11:21AM

Only in the car. Always had TXFM on. Now I spend half my journey surfing stations.

ITV2 · 15-03-2017 11:28AM

Got a dab put into the car mostly listen to RtE Gold and Radio 1Xtra for NPR and BBC world service programmes. Either that or memory stick music.

yosser hughes · 15-03-2017 11:48AM

ITV2 wrote: »

Got a dab put into the car mostly listen to RtE Gold and Radio 1Xtra for NPR and BBC world service programmes. Either that or memory stick music.

How good is the signal on your DAB ? Can you get BBC 4 for example? Could you recommend one?

TallGlass · 16-03-2017 01:35PM

Only in the car, if I have the phone will usually listen to Capital FM London. What I have noticed, is this 'radio banter' only a thing in Ireland, between two co hosts? Its bloody awful.

hullaballoo · 16-03-2017 01:46PM

I am listening to radio quite a bit actually but my habits have changed an awful lot since October. I have Lyric FM on in the car, Today FM on in the kitchen mornings and evenings and 8radio.com or Spotify TXFM tribute playlists on the rest of the time.

Ciaran_B · 16-03-2017 03:07PM

I bought a bluetooth speaker for the kitchen and replaced the radio. I stream podcasts or music to it. Not listened to the radio for a good while now.

I do miss it though but the annoying ads and presenters were too much.

dublinman1990 · 16-03-2017 04:32PM

RTE Gold is my station of choice on Saorview & that would be it regarding Irish radio nowadays.

I listen to one internet radio station called Truckers FM by streaming it from it's website or on Twitch.

It is a radio station for gamers who play the multiplayer versions of Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator on Steam.

Elsewhere; I listen to music from MP3's & my CD collection at home. Youtube is my choice for my other sources of music.

Birneybau · 18-03-2017 04:11AM

dublinman1990 wrote: »

RTE Gold is my station of choice on Saorview & that would be it regarding Irish radio nowadays.

I listen to one internet radio station called Truckers FM by streaming it from it's website or on Twitch.

It is a radio station for gamers who play the multiplayer versions of Euro Truck Simulator 2 & American Truck Simulator on Steam.

Elsewhere; I listen to music from MP3's & my CD collection at home. Youtube is my choice for my other sources of music.

Whuh?

trixiebust · 18-03-2017 04:34AM

Thought I was alone in this. Completely switched off Irish radio in the last few months, and don't miss it one bit.

From Dempsey in the morning, to Duffy in the afternoon, to whomever else is trying to fill air time with inane chatter, turned me completely off Irish radio.

Tried Today FM earlier, lasted about 30 seconds, some guy " live from Dubai ". I don't care you're live from Dubai, I'm in Ireland, and it's pissing rain. Fluck off with you're nonsense.

The time is...the weather is...news from the net...etc, etc. All to fill air time. Podcasts are all I listen to now, get what I want when I want.

Radio will soon become an old medium, just like newspapers, advertising will fall off a cliff, and never recover.

infogiver · 18-03-2017 04:44AM

Can't listen to Tubbs
Can't listen to Duffy
Can't listen to Darcy.
Sean O rourke allowed a woman on from Hidden Hearing the other morning and gave her 20 minutes on why we should by hearing aids from her for €4000.
Pat Kenny too many ad breaks
George Hook unbearable.
Paul Williams unbearable.
Marion Finnucan shoot me now.
TippFM country music 5 hours a day.
BBC2 top class.

snowflaker · 18-03-2017 04:53AM

BBC iPlayer Radio app ftw. But mostly speech based programs on 4 & 5

pilly · 18-03-2017 07:42AM

I tend to listen to a lot of radio for the latest news but I don't know if I'm alone in this but I get SO sick of sports reporting.

Just seems to be so much of it now. Like Drive time had 10 minutes on Cheltenham almost every evening this week. It ignores the fact that a huge % of the public have zero interest.

mr_edge_to_you · 18-03-2017 08:04AM

Ye. It's fairly bad.

I hate this craic of having to have comedians presenting shows. It's a contstant competition to be the funniest show in radio. I always think back to the 90s and 2fm in the evenings. I never liked that Hot line show that Tony Fenton did, but from 8-10 you had Dave Fanning playing unbelievable music followed Aidan Leonard until midnight. Even after midnight there was a cracking show by Mike Moloney. No messing, just good music, no texting or twitter polls.

I would mainly have listened to radio in the morning and as I got older my tastes have changed. I found Ivan and Chris on Newstalk to be exactly what I wanted. We all know what happened there.

The only show I find myself listening to live now is Off The Ball.

phater phagan · 18-03-2017 10:12AM

I listen to radio a lot, on the Internet - mostly musical programs - Classical and Jazz, but also to news on the car radio. The thing of it is, I can receive good reception from many countries BBC, National Public Radio in the USA, French radio stations ( even Poland); however, the only station that is ever problematic ( no reception, cutting out etc. ) is RTE. Newstalk is fine - never a problem.
Given that RTE has so much money going into it with Government subsidies from the Licence Fee I wonder why it has such bad I.T.

Sam Kade · 18-03-2017 10:21AM

If it isn't sh1te music it's people moaning about the government and the state of the country. I can't figure out why people ring onto a radio station to moan about the government because all it is is a rant and nothing will ever be done about it.

El_Duderino 09 · 18-03-2017 10:32AM

I only ever listen to radio segments through podcasts. RTE and newstalk rugby podcasts and Moncrieff human interest segments, BBC radio 4 for documentaries. Financial times for news analysis and others for various buts and bobs. Live radio only for matches.

The patter on daytime radio is appalling but I don't think it's a recent development. Was radio ever better?

Anyone else stopped listening to radio

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