ford fiesta wrote: » I wonder has John Clarke "read the signs" and is ready to depart on his own terms before Hayes & Co. tells him to?
MikeyTaylor wrote: » Petition to keep Pat James on air:https://www.change.org/p/bay-broadcasting-ltd-to-save-the-pat-james-show-on-radio-nova
ELM327 wrote: » So let's let him. How does one go about setting up a new FM station? We could call it Newva
He said: “You have to set yourself some sort of target, Nova’s a niche radio station, but I think it can be much more relevant especially in the Dublin area, than it is and that’s why they brought me over with that vision, that’s why they brought Lucy over. “We believe we can fight against the other stations, so I suppose if I set my target to something like 2FM in the local market certainly Q102, but it’s really difficult but I believe we can do it.
I suppose coming in from 2FM and the second book we got was such a successful book and I said 'Yeah that’s it, we’ve beaten 2FM in Dublin city' and Dan reacted to it, saying well you’re not this type of station and you’re not going after our listeners. “But they have really young listeners, the whole point of 2FM now is they are going after 15 year olds, I would say we’re a more sophisticated and mature choice.”
Salmon Leap wrote: » As if that breakfast show isn't BAD enough 5 days a week, just turned onto realise they do what passes for a "Best of" on a Saturday morning (like FM104??). This coupled with the loss of Pat James, the general daytime music going to hell, it's back to the iPod and whatever decent Rock stations I can find on the web. Thank you again Colm Hayes for dragging Nova down to everyone else's level :mad::mad::mad::mad:
FanadMan wrote: » In fairness, they were doing a Saturday "Best Of" back when Dee and Marty were doing the breakfast show. But that's no excuse for subjecting us to the latest crap all over again.
Max Headroom wrote: » It just an xcuse for Hayes to be on an extra day and hoping that some poor sod who avoided the crap might tune in by mistake and boost the listenership......these "Best of.." programmes are a joke..not just nova..
ford fiesta wrote: » Seems to be done on radio stations around the world too..
jvan wrote: » Its Hayesy radio programming, a way to keep costs down and not have to worry about another dj on the payroll.
zorro2566 wrote: » John Clarke singing the praises of Pat James there with subtle digs at the way radio is going. Well said Clarkie!