Radio stations playing the same songs over and over

Think they have to pay based on the size of their playlist. Nova seem to have a small playlist as it's always the same songs on there too.

I'm pretty sure that this topic has been raised before on this forum, and more than once. It certainly seems to be exercising people more and more. The increasing homogenous model of radio, particularly with some companies owing a number of radio stations, is not helping anyway. Sadly, it seems that you have to listen to late night commercial radio, community radio or online stations (which are on the increase) to get a decent variety or choice in music.

Its been the same the last 20 years, only the songs have changed

this is the answer

Move to Limerick we at least get the 80/90s hits on repeat.

not on the basis of the size of their playlist as far as i know, but rather a percentage of their income.

Switch to Sunshine or FM 104. They offer a varied playlist.

https://www.fm104.ie/not-used/played/?date=2022-02-26&hour=13

There are no shortage of stations to choose from through the Radio Garden app:

I know that online is not always convenient but still...

Two things I hate about most stations in Ireland:

1) Repeating the same song every hour, on the hour,

2) The use of American accents on jingles, etc. Classic Hits, Nova, etc., what the hell is wrong with using a native accent? Why is it that Irish are becoming more and more Americanised when it comes not only to vocabulary (people at my work now take vacation, not annual leave) but also the use of American announcers?

If you've a radio on in the background at work you can't be going to change the station every half an hour. It's a cheap cop-out by braindead presenters who in many cases can't even read the time out correctly. It's an easy gig they have.

Standard radio thinking is that tighter playlists = better ratings. That’s why they do it and there’s over 60 years of research behind it.

In my workplace the speakers are linked to the comms room that only management have access to.

The issue was raised and the station changed eventually, but it was hellish while it lasted.

They keep playing bloody Beethoven and Handel on Lyric, it would drive one insane if it wasn't so damned relaxing!

Seriously though, I had to give up on Dermot and Dave, apart from the continuous forced laughter and 'sure isn't it all great craic' mentality I found they play Beyonce and Destiny's Child a lot!! 😒

Back to Beethoven for me....

You've named 2 stations in Ireland that sound "American" to you. That's hardly "most" stations. I can easily name 20 stations that are very regional.

I could throw in FM104 and 98FM too as stations in my area. I obviously can't vouch for all stations in the country but of the ones I get, too many have American announcers or Irish twits pretending to be. The number of such stations should be 0.

And it was probably that crap "Magician" remix with its bad 90s piano, rather than the original

What do you mean by announcers? The presenters or the voiceovers in promos? 98 fm have a guy who’s very clearly from North Dublin for their voiceovers

What American voices?

Fair enough then, it must have changed in the several years I've refused to listen to either it or FM104. Classic Hits and Nova are still at it daily, so I've now started listening to them less. R na G is the only way to go now...

Bad music jokes? The Liszt is endless, it's all Bach to Bach puns. I'd fire off more only I'm Bizet and my boss would put on the Chopin block if I don't put a Holst to it.

Radio Garden - that's all you need.

You can thank/blame Mr. Todd Storz, owner of a radio station in Omaha, Nebraska for coming up with the concept in the 1950's......

"Todd Storz, operator of a daytime-only station in Omaha, is widely credited with begetting Top 40.

Ben Fong-Torres tells how Storz and his program director, Bill Stewart, noticed how patrons at a bar kept playing the same few songs on the jukebox. Stewart copied the titles on the box and came up with 30 tunes (which he later upped to 40).

When their station knocked off other programming and played the top hits of the day all day long, it went from last to first in Omaha in two years. By the early 1960s, the dominant broadcaster in almost every radio market was a Top 40 station."

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-01-25-9901250028-story.html