quintana76 wrote: » Various podcasts seem to be the future if they keep alienating the general public with their self obsessed groupthink outlook. They need to cop on.
Ursus Horribilis wrote: » Podcasts can be a biased echo chamber all of their own. Surprisingly, the Last Word is still doing fine in the JNLRs so perhaps we're a minority group of cranks
EPAndlee wrote: » I can't be the only that thinks Susan isn't that bad to listen to. Fair enough the role doesn't suit her but I don't think she is as bad as people are saying here
hullaballoo wrote: » TXFM.
NIMAN wrote: » Can't get that in Donegal though.
EPAndlee wrote: » Why can't they just let the presenters control the playlist for their show
NIMAN wrote: » Now I know many people will say if I listen to late night radio I would hear similar music, but why must daytime radio be so poor compared to what I'm listening to now? Are the stations really giving the people what they want or what they think they want?
hullaballoo wrote: » If we were talking about the best shows on Today FM, then of course Ed Smith is top. Even if we were talking about the best shows on Today FM on a weekday, we'd more or less all agree I reckon that Paul McLoone is the true heavyweight. But the question was specifically what weekday show from 7am-7pm is the best. Not rich pickings unfortunately. You start with Dempsey who's gone so far past his sell-by date by now that I absolutely have to switch him off. I've never been his biggest fan (too chirpy for that hour) but the show is the dregs at this stage. Next is D&D, as I said, I was a massive fan. Before the move to Today FM, their show was probably the best available radio for me. A good mix of light radio, comedy and music. Even though my first preference would be for alt/indie music, I can take a bit of cheesey pop and they've always had quite pop-centric playlists. (On 98fm, they played pure pop but it was ok because the inbetween bits were so good.) When they moved to Today, I though they were having trouble getting the format right but it seems like they just gave up. It's a shame but it is what it is. Now it's just barely listenable mid-morning radio that I feel ambivalent about. I don't necessarily reach for the tuner when they're on but I wouldn't be jumping over to them.Then it's Muireann. It's not great at the moment but I expect, given some time, her show will improve. At the moment, it's pretty aimless and needs some solid content. I'm not sure the producer is right for Muireann and I think she needs someone who's better at creating actual content behind her. I like what I've heard from Pam on a personal level but I don't think it's a match from a radio production POV.
GBX wrote: » Started listening to TodayXM - Love it!
NIMAN wrote: » Downloaded the TodayFM app a couple of hours ago, and got TodayXM up and running. I cannot believe how much I have enjoyed the last couple of hours of 'radio'. Heard a lot of songs I have never heard before, excellent, but would very likely never be heard during 9 - 5 on a radio station in Ireland. Surely there must be a market for a radio station playing music like this during the day? Even if it did have minimal input from a DJ (its great not hearing one at all). Now I know many people will say if I listen to late night radio I would hear similar music, but why must daytime radio be so poor compared to what I'm listening to now? Are the stations really giving the people what they want or what they think they want?
Patty O Furniture wrote: » Never tried the app, got put off by reviews on Playstore & had similar problems when clicking on podcasts, as it seems you had to r/click on the pages, as normally clicking on them, made the page disappear
No doubt similar music played 80-90's non-stop on satellite, which reminds me how come Todayfm is not on it, as Newstalk is?
Ursus Horribilis wrote: » Do many people really listen to the radio on a satellite dish? I've never met anyone who does.
Ursus Horribilis wrote: » Is the TV in the same room where you usually listen to music though? It's of absolutely no use to me whatsoever.
NIMAN wrote: » I must say, REALLY impressed by TodayXM. Not many weak songs on it so far. And discovering some artists I'd never heard of, and which you'd never hear if you only catch daytime radio. One example, Ezra Furman "Love You So Bad", fantastic. 1st time I ever heard of him.
Ursus Horribilis wrote: » If you don't want to install the app, you can listen to it through the browser on your phone. Just go to the Today FM website and find the Listen Live for Today FM. I can't speak for iOS but it works just fine on android. Do many people really listen to the radio on a satellite dish? I've never met anyone who does. There are loads on online radio stations and streaming services out there. I think this one is capturing our attention because it's an Irish one and is attached to a radio station we once enjoyed a lot.
Ursus Horribilis wrote: » The app's not that awful though. I just have a personal objection to installing needless apps on my phone. I don't see why I should clog it up with radio station apps of all things, especially when you can access them through TuneIn and the likes. I see Today XM is on TuneIn now anyway. Now when you mention it, just seen i d/loaded this & forgot it was there, It says TXFM isn't available on the ironically named Radio Ireland app? :P It's a straightforward app, nothing great, are there more functions with the others? I'm sure a lot of Joe's listeners are listening online these days
The app's not that awful though. I just have a personal objection to installing needless apps on my phone. I don't see why I should clog it up with radio station apps of all things, especially when you can access them through TuneIn and the likes. I see Today XM is on TuneIn now anyway.
I'm sure a lot of Joe's listeners are listening online these days
