Why do radio stations play weird techno music on Saturday nights?

zeebre12 · 29-10-2019 01:03PM #1

Several radio stations such as 2fm and Spin SW play weird techno music on Saturday nights? Anytime I'm driving or in a car with someone and this is on they just turn the radio off. What's the idea behind it? The listening figures must be very very low. Why not just play normal chart music?

Oasis1974 · 29-10-2019 01:09PM

zeebre12 wrote: »

Several radio stations such as 2fm and Spin SW play weird techno music on Saturday nights? Anytime I'm driving or in a car with someone and this is on they just turn the radio off. What's the idea behind it? The listening figures must be very very low. Why not just play normal chart music?

It's Saturday night people going into Clubs dropping yokes oh right people do that anymore lol.

prunudo · 29-10-2019 02:55PM

What time on a Saturday evening? As much as I like the classics that Jenny Greene or Dec Pearce plays I find it next to impossible to hear current dance music on Irish radio.

Doctors room ghost · 29-10-2019 02:58PM

Radio na Gaeltacht play the weirdest music ever produced every night after 11.

GooglePlus · 29-10-2019 03:12PM

I guess they're just looking to appeal to a growing audience.

To be fair, chart music is the biggest load of tripe these days with no substance at all and all just aimed at making quick money or selling a pair of headphones, so i'd happily listen to anything else to a degree.

I'm not sure what songs are being played at the time you're referring to but there is some great electronic music out there at the minute and also a lot of ****e that would fall into the same category as the chart music I mentioned above.

California Dreamer · 29-10-2019 03:35PM

zeebre12 wrote: »

weird techno music

If its faster than Taylor Swift all the old people think its 'techno' :rolleyes::rolleyes:

29-10-2019 03:38PM

zeebre12 wrote: »

Several radio stations such as 2fm and Spin SW play weird techno music on Saturday nights? Anytime I'm driving or in a car with someone and this is on they just turn the radio off. What's the idea behind it? The listening figures must be very very low. Why not just play normal chart music?

You're right, they should just play the same 40 songs that they play the rest of the week and never cater to anyone who listens to anything different.

BIGT4464 · 29-10-2019 03:57PM

zeebre12 wrote: »

Several radio stations such as 2fm and Spin SW play weird techno music on Saturday nights? Anytime I'm driving or in a car with someone and this is on they just turn the radio off. What's the idea behind it? The listening figures must be very very low. Why not just play normal chart music?

Ya they should just continue to play the same cheese they play all day everyday

tdf7187 · 29-10-2019 03:59PM

I didn't realise some radio stations still did this. It's a relic from the early 1990s (not that that's necessarily a bad thing).

TheBoyConor · 29-10-2019 04:03PM

Why is it a relic of the 90s? What was the logic to it being played at that time of evening back then?

My take on it is that it is night time at the weekend - they are not going to pay presenters/DJs to run a live show at inflated rates when listenership is at it's lowest cos everyone is out or whatever. They just stick on some playlist of obscure and, more importantly, CHEAP music tracks to fill the hours and in between adverts. It is better than the channel going off air.

RocketRaccoon · 29-10-2019 04:05PM

2fm have done this since I was a teen in the mid 90s, it's not a new thing. I can't imagine listenership is very high on Saturday nights so they do this and people getting ready for a night out will have it on in the background.

TheBoyConor · 29-10-2019 04:09PM

Maybe they used to have it as background music back in the 90s but I'd say it is few and far between these days. Aside from being in cars, I cannot remember the last time I heard anyone listening to conventional music radio stations.
Spotify n itunes it is all round these days.

I'd say it is a relic of times past. Come to think of it, most of RTE is in itself a relic of bygone times.

KildareP · 29-10-2019 04:11PM

Same reason why lots of stations have Irish language programming first thing on a Sunday morning or last thing on a Sunday night.

Low listenership but is part of fulfilling their license so it gets scheduled during periods of lowest listenership.

manbitesdog · 29-10-2019 04:16PM

They should be using these slots to test out new presenters and stuff like that. It’s such a waste.

California Dreamer · 29-10-2019 04:19PM

manbitesdog wrote: »

They should be using these slots to test out new presenters and stuff like that. It’s such a waste.

They do! We are not just talking about 2FM here. Plenty of stations will have younger weekend presenters who are 'cutting their cloth' on the locals in timeslots like these.

Always Tired · 29-10-2019 04:20PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Radio na Gaeltacht play the weirdest music ever produced every night after 11.

An Taobh Tuathail, IMO it's the best radio show in the country. Might seem weird to mainstream folks used to the pish that is on the radio most of the time, but I've found lots of great artists through that show that I wouldn't have heard of otherwise. I prefer their early week shows which are more chilled out stuff, they play more, as the OP says, 'weird techno'at the weekends.

Still much better than the same 20 songs over and over. All radio singles now are just pop singers with a rapper feature it's mindless.

Darranj85 · 29-10-2019 04:27PM

The only decent thing on the Radio to me is Mystery train on Lyric fm, lots of weird and wonderful stuff on the go

Beechwoodspark · 29-10-2019 04:28PM

Just off the top of my head

RTÉ 1
RnaG
Lyric
Rakes of local stations
Today FM
Newstalk

DON’T play techno on sat nights.

YFlyer · 29-10-2019 06:05PM

Do they play Gabba?

prunudo · 29-10-2019 06:08PM

TheBoyConor wrote: »

Maybe they used to have it as background music back in the 90s but I'd say it is few and far between these days. Aside from being in cars, I cannot remember the last time I heard anyone listening to conventional music radio stations.
Spotify n itunes it is all round these days.

I'd say it is a relic of times past. Come to think of it, most of RTE is in itself a relic of bygone times.

Maybe it's a generational thing, but I quite like listening to radio, especially if its a good dj who is into the genre of music they are playing and the interaction they bring. Beats listening to a random playlist on spotify or itunes.
There are also plenty of big name dj's who have their own weekly radio shows. Usually go out on various platforms but often radio stations will pick them up and put them into their schedules.

TheChosenOne_ · 29-10-2019 06:11PM

Radio stations play stupid chart music all week and you have the nerve to moan about them playing techno music for a couple of hours on a Saturday night. Get a grip would ya

L1011 · 29-10-2019 06:12PM

2fm now break their dance programming in two with an awful RnB show. If there's a any carry over audience at all for the late night sessions now I'd be amazed.

rino87 · 29-10-2019 06:12PM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Radio na Gaeltacht play the weirdest music ever produced every night after 11.

Has been doing it for 20 years and long may it continue!!

prunudo · 29-10-2019 06:15PM

L1011 wrote: »

2fm now break their dance programming in two with an awful RnB show. If there's a any carry over audience at all for the late night sessions now I'd be amazed.

Don't think I've listening to Mr.spring since they got rid of electric disco from 7-10 and introduced Mo. K

mooseknunkle · 29-10-2019 06:33PM

L1011 wrote: »

2fm now break their dance programming in two with an awful RnB show. If there's a any carry over audience at all for the late night sessions now I'd be amazed.

Mo K's show would be more suited to a Friday or Sunday night and just leave Jenny Greene and Mr Spring on Saturday nights,terrible decision to split it with an RnB show..

Radio Gold · 29-10-2019 07:10PM

RTE Gold even do it on Saturday nights, often it's old skool 70s, 80s, 90s and some 00s as well.

prunudo · 29-10-2019 07:52PM

Radio Gold wrote: »

RTE Gold even do it on Saturday nights, often it's old skool 70s, 80s, 90s and some 00s as well.

Are you sure its techno they play or is it just some mainstream dance music from those decades.

ford fiesta · 29-10-2019 08:25PM

prunudo wrote: »

Are you sure its techno they play or is it just some mainstream dance music from those decades.

RTE Gold play some 12" chart tracks from the 70s 80s 90s on saturday nights...reminiscent of the "12's on 2" programme on 2FM around 1987 / 88

Dr. Bre · 29-10-2019 11:41PM

zeebre12 wrote: »

Several radio stations such as 2fm and Spin SW play weird techno music on Saturday nights? Anytime I'm driving or in a car with someone and this is on they just turn the radio off. What's the idea behind it? The listening figures must be very very low. Why not just play normal chart music?

Cos normal chart music is $hite

telecinesk · 30-10-2019 12:10AM

the mo-kay show is obviously there for political reasons, nobody with a clue about music would put that schedule together, it's been done to kill off jenny and springer

Ian OB · 30-10-2019 12:26AM

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

Radio na Gaeltacht play the weirdest music ever produced every night after 11.

Isn't it great though?

Why do radio stations play weird techno music on Saturday nights?

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