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Max Headroom · 22-06-2017 08:16AM

Aisha Angry Reggae wrote: »

Tipperary is not on the list either. I pick my signal up from Maghera and I can get 4fm from overspill as it broadcasts to Limerick City and surroundings so hopefully I will be able to pick Nova up the same way. Looks like unless your living in the cities that are well populated we can forget about new stations launching on fm in our couties.

MikeyTaylor · 22-06-2017 01:15PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

My thoughts exactly. I don't even think Nova as we know it will exist anymore if it goes national. If it gets the go ahead, I reckon there will be big changes. Colm Hayes on breakfast, Nikki Hayes on drivetime... Can totally see it happening.

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 23-06-2017 02:41PM

Comuicorp has written to the Minister For Communications Dennis Naughten asking him to get the BAI to withdraw the new licences been tendered until a full review of the radio sector has taken place. If they get their meeting with the Minister we may not see Radio Nova get their national licence. Source RadioToday.ie.

MikeyTaylor · 23-06-2017 03:08PM

Aisha Angry Reggae wrote: »

Comuicorp has written to the Minister For Communications Dennis Naughten asking him to get the BAI to withdraw the new licences been tendered until a full review of the radio sector has taken place. If they get their meeting with the Minister we may not see Radio Nova get their national licence. Source RadioToday.ie.

Be careful what you wish for!

23-06-2017 03:36PM

Aisha Angry Reggae wrote: »

Comuicorp has written to the Minister For Communications Dennis Naughten asking him to get the BAI to withdraw the new licences been tendered until a full review of the radio sector has taken place. If they get their meeting with the Minister we may not see Radio Nova get their national licence. Source RadioToday.ie.

O'Brien afraid of a bit of competition!

h7nlrp2v0g5u48 · 23-06-2017 03:51PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

O'Brien afraid of a bit of competition!

yes and I hope he doesn'get his own way on this one.

Big Nasty · 23-06-2017 04:43PM

A Full Review is badly needed if we want to be able to listen to niche stations. The current format is why TXFM / Phantom couldn't survive and 8Radio is mostly online only.

Faugheen · 23-06-2017 04:52PM

Yep. Communicorp are actually completely right on this one. Commercial sector is in ruins because the BAI regulations are so out-dated.

Infoanon · 23-06-2017 05:03PM

Faugheen wrote: »

Yep. Communicorp are actually completely right on this one. Commercial sector is in ruins because the BAI regulations are so out-dated.

Communicorp(and any other media company) have a financial interest in ensuring that no new entrants are allowed into the market.

KReid · 23-06-2017 11:15PM

Faugheen wrote: »

Yep. Communicorp are actually completely right on this one. Commercial sector is in ruins because the BAI regulations are so out-dated.

Is it though? The BAI just re oraginsed tgr communications codes and are actively conversing with people about how to improve the sector according the reports.

Seems to me that communicorp stations are struggling to a point, but I would suggest they over stretched their hand and have stations competing against each other and trying to sustain them all is like some sort of oxymoron, stations stealing clients from each other.

Although I think a review should be held, I think more licenses could stimulate the market, it's up to other companies to find cost effective ways to operate or make money. No one will take a license if they won't make money out of it so there's nothing to worry about, and even if all that comes from this is Nova going national or multi city I don't see how that can be a bad time.

Grady Boyd · 24-06-2017 01:42PM

A lot of over 40s who have been abandoned by 2fm & Today fm would like an new music service on FM but would Nova really be suitable ?

Max Headroom · 24-06-2017 03:46PM

Grady Boyd wrote: »

A lot of over 40s who have been abandoned by 2fm & Today fm would like an new music service on FM but would Nova really be suitable ?

Nova's music policy is focused on the older listener,who will forget that they played the same song an hour ago...gotta love old people....:)

MikeyTaylor · 24-06-2017 03:48PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Nova's music policy is focused on the older listener,who will forget that they played the same song an hour ago...gotta love old people....:)

Then why do they play Bastille and MGMT who mainly appeal to younger people?

cdeb · 24-06-2017 04:06PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Nice to hear some goth that isnt The Cult or Janes addiction (?) i'd like to hear some Fields of the Nephilim or Sisters...and less Green day, Weezer..Fountains of wayne...who likes these pop bands..??

I'm quite partial to a bit of Greenday tbh. Though I'm sure others would disagree with bands I'd take off.

In fact, it maybe offers a chance for an aside - take five bands off Nova's playlist, and add five that are rarely, if ever, played. (Let's leave aside the likes of Alice Cooper, Pat James, John Clarke, Tony Ainscough and even When The Feck as these tend to be more diverse anyway)

I'd be thinking -

Remove
Dodgy (really?)
Alanis Morissette (can never understand her popularity)
Sheryl Crow
Joan Osborne
Hozier (meh)

Add
Iron Maiden
Offspring
Simon and Garfunkel (their covers are played - Mrs Robinson and Sound of Silence in particular - but rarely the originals)
Presidents of the United States of America
Boomtown Rats

MikeyTaylor · 24-06-2017 04:43PM

cdeb wrote: »

I'm quite partial to a bit of Greenday tbh. Though I'm sure others would disagree with bands I'd take off.

In fact, it maybe offers a chance for an aside - take five bands off Nova's playlist, and add five that are rarely, if ever, played. (Let's leave aside the likes of Alice Cooper, Pat James, John Clarke, Tony Ainscough and even When The Feck as these tend to be more diverse anyway)

I'd be thinking -

Remove
Dodgy (really?)
Alanis Morissette (can never understand her popularity)
Sheryl Crow
Joan Osborne
Hozier (meh)

Add
Iron Maiden
Offspring
Simon and Garfunkel (their covers are played - Mrs Robinson and Sound of Silence in particular - but rarely the originals)
Presidents of the United States of America
Boomtown Rats

Definitely Add
The Temperance Movement
Tax the Heat
The Record Company
Monster Truck
Blackberry Smoke
Kaleo

24-06-2017 05:06PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Definitely Add
The Temperance Movement
Tax the Heat
The Record Company
Monster Truck
Blackberry Smoke
Kaleo

I don't know any of these.

MikeyTaylor · 24-06-2017 05:10PM

Karsini wrote: »

I don't know any of these.

Check them out! The former two are former Cheer or Sneers on TXFM.

Grady Boyd · 24-06-2017 05:11PM

Does John Clarke play the same stuff on Sunday that he used to play on 2fm ? If so surely he would be better suited to 4fm rather than a rock station ?

Trebor176 · 24-06-2017 06:48PM

Grady Boyd wrote: »

Does John Clarke play the same stuff on Sunday that he used to play on 2fm ? If so surely he would be better suited to 4fm rather than a rock station ?

I never really heard his 2fm show, but I guess it's a pretty similar format. 4fm no longer cater for those with an interest in such music. In its infancy, there was little music beyond the 80s. It was great, and a pleasure to listen to. Their idea of classic hits now are mostly more recent songs. Well, I say recent as being from the noughties, probably the odd more up-to-date record with the odd track thrown in from the 60s to the 90s. John Clarke just plays the real oldies! But, for John Clarke, I don't think his taste in music would be accommodated there!

Max Headroom · 24-06-2017 08:24PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Definitely Add
The Temperance Movement
Tax the Heat
The Record Company
Monster Truck
Blackberry Smoke
Kaleo

Are you absolutely havin a laugh......do you want Brannigan (AND 9 IN 10 regular listeners) to have a stroke...leave that stuff to PJ....(or Planet Rock)....:)

MikeyTaylor · 24-06-2017 08:35PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

Are you absolutely havin a laugh......do you want Brannigan (AND 9 IN 10 regular listeners) to have a stroke...leave that stuff to PJ....(or Planet Rock)....:)

What, you would rather have the same 100 songs repeated day after day? Pat James or Peter Devlin should deffo play those bands, if not the other DJs.

Max Headroom · 24-06-2017 08:39PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

What, you would rather have the same 100 songs repeated day after day? Pat James or Peter Devlin should deffo play those bands, if not the other DJs.

......youre taking my posts to seriously Mikey....re-read them again and again..like Nova's playlist..;).....PJ does play these type of bands, thats why he's so popular with the true rock fans...:P

Ciaran_B · 24-06-2017 11:02PM

If I never hear 'All Right' by Super Grass again it will be too soon.

Badabing · 25-06-2017 09:53AM

Radio Nova on a loop this morning, same songs over again.

prunudo · 25-06-2017 10:24AM

Grady Boyd wrote: »

Does John Clarke play the same stuff on Sunday that he used to play on 2fm ? If so surely he would be better suited to 4fm rather than a rock station ?

I once believed it was a rock station too. But my idea of rock and theirs are seemingly different.
I was hoping it would be more like planet rock but I gave up on that thought years ago!

On a side note, Greg was off for a few days this week and there is a noticeable difference in his playlist versus the ****e Johnny Bowe plays. His pronunciation of some of the New Zealand town's and cities during his coverage of the lions tour is laughable too.

woejus · 25-06-2017 12:46PM

Badabing wrote: »

Radio Nova on a loop this morning, same songs over again.

It's all taped this weekend I think. I was listening to it in the car about half past midnight this morning. Nick Lowe's "cruel to be kind" was cruelly interrupted by Leo Varadkar's first speech to the dail, followed by a few mins of dead air.

MikeyTaylor · 25-06-2017 02:58PM

Badabing wrote: »

Radio Nova on a loop this morning, same songs over again.

Wut?? No Steve Downes??

MikeyTaylor · 25-06-2017 09:31PM

Dee Woods is in for Pat James tonight.

Max Headroom · 26-06-2017 08:05AM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Dee Woods is in for Pat James tonight.

like for like............:D

NOT..................:p

Ciaran_B · 26-06-2017 08:26AM

I like Dee but even she was struggling to bring the concept of a 'Phil Collins aftershow party' to life.

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