Max Headroom wrote: » .....what's that, oh I thought it was a car that was backfiring...:P
Kyle More wrote: » Overall listenership was stronger this time last year according to the stats. That was just before the Dreadful Duo took over breakfast I might add. Even if one was to make the argument that listenership is 'steady' under Hayes' tenure, do you really think that Nova took him on as a means to keep listenership figures steady? Did they f**k! I'm sure he didn't come cheap and Marty, Conor & Co could have kept listenership steady (or even gained more listeners) for a fraction of the price. Nova took him on to compete with the big boys of the airwaves in Dublin. After a year, they haven't come close to tapping into the market share of the larger stations and the figures show that the station is actually in a worse position than this time last year. It's simple why their transformation project hasn't worked, there's already plenty of choice for more of the same. Nova's selling point was that it was different.
Former Former wrote: » Overall listenership was down 0.1%. That's small enough to be meaningless. Not an increase of course but absolutely no indication of listeners leaving in droves. That was the question and it's the assertion that you and the others have been making for a long time now. It is wrong.
Kyle More wrote: » And you have the figures solely for the breakfast show, do you? The stats measure (or those on the table you were looking at): All adults aged 15+ share of listening 7am - 7pm. Yes, I do believe listeners are tuning out during the breakfast show hours and tuning back in as the day progresses. I do it myself and EVERYONE I know who listens to Nova are doing the same. The show is so unpopular that they had to stop posting links for the 'best bits' podcast on their Facebook page because it was attracting nothing but negative comments. Whatever way you want to spin this, the gamble on Hayes has been a failure.
Former Former wrote: » Hang on there now. I'm not spinning anything. I don't even like Colm & Lucy. But you claimed that the figures show a lot of things that they simply don't. You post here all the time. You get responses from the same four or five posters all the time. Is it possible you're mistaking the echo chamber of boards.ie for public opinion? Five guys posting 200 times each that they don't listen anymore cos Nova is crap does not equal 1000 listeners tuning out, it is still only five. Maybe that's your fundamental mistake. Again; I don't like Colm & Lucy - so I just don't listen, and I'm absolutely baffled why you can't do likewise. But I do like Nova. And you and the other four or five axe-grinders make any discussion of it impossible because you're so negative all the time. So no, I don't have the figures for any show - but I haven't made any claims about what the figures mean for any show, you did that. You just made up whatever suited your preconceived idea.
Kyle More wrote: » Either that or the station is too far gone from what they've invested in him that they simply have to keep going, throwing sh1t at the wall and hoping it eventually sticks, if you will. Like a desperate gambler who is so deep in the red that he needs to keep playing in the hope that his luck will change and he can turn it around.
Elmo wrote: » Re: JRNL anyone got figures for any of their shows?
Max Headroom wrote: » You'll probably find (according to nova) that the Col and Luce show gained 5000 listeners while every other show lost a combined total of...5000....;)
Kyle More wrote: » Plus the 0.1% of listeners that were lost, from all the other shows, of course
zoobizoo wrote: » Heard the drive time DJ, at 5.30 this evening after playing Morrisey's 'every day is like Sunday' say..... "that was The Smiths....... Well it was Johnny Maher really"...
FanadMan wrote: » You sure it wasn't the typical "DJ accent" that confused you lol. Just try it....say Marr out loud and then say it again loike every ether deeeejay and you'll probably find he did say Marr
Max Headroom wrote: » You'll find that "musical knowledge" is not a requirement on nova.......anything they need to know will be found in Hello or the RTE guide....;)
FanadMan wrote: » In fairness, PC is a big music fan.
The Pheasant2 wrote: » Anyone been pissed off lately by that disgusting Nova ad for the lunchtime slot with yer man delivering the entire ad with his mouth full, complete with chewing etc Don't know how anyone working in radio thought that would be a good idea, not even a funny ad; it comes off so amateur - eating while on the mic is a cardinal sin for any serious radio host/podcaster
AlgerShane wrote: » Just wondering, are Greg Gaughran's shows after 10 p.m. pre-recorded ?
Trebor176 wrote: » Yesterday's 5pm bulletin was this morning's 11AM bulletin!
