Without a doubt the best DJ is Kieran McGuinness. Though maybe if other djs were allowed pick the songs they'd come across better too.
The playlist jeez, maybe try have 1 in 10 songs random ones - it's been the same for years
Mr Blue Sky ffs, after hearing a million times on the Lotto ads nobody in the country wants to hear this anymore!
Their numbers may be good I don't know but just a little bit of variety please....
I have to agree about Mr Blue Sky. It is heard far too often, what with the Lotto ads. It is actually quite a good song, but ruined by overplay on the tv and the ads. Nova could definitely give it a miss. It's not like that was ELO's only song.
I concur, think the Lotto ads have ruined it for me at this stage.
What's that coming over the hill?...
Mandinka by Sinead O'Connor was played to death during the summer on the ad for Ladies' GAA.
Would love to know what Nova have against playing the originals of "Easy like a Sunday morning" and Harry Chapin's "The cat's in the cradle".
Both songs' length. Then to go to an Ad Break or Play Grade B quality song, then play Grade C quality song
They do not fall within the remit of their licence, particularly The Commodores' Easy. The license is for classic rock.
So why do they play "Faith no More's version then, given that it's shite?
"When we were young" - thank you Kieran McGuinness!
John Farnam was on Nova today, don't think I've head that before. An Australian influence from Clint the now PD perhaps?
...but they play a lot of stuff that isn't remotely classic rock.
It is true that there the music selection has been stretched way beyond classic rock which is an issue, but it always tends to be rock oriented. That is why you will never hear pure soul or pure r 'n'b or pure funk. Hence, you will not hear Easy by the Commodores. Whatever about the merits of Faith No More's version, it is rock.
But they play
Duran Duran
Soft Cell
Depeche Mode
George Ezra
Dermot Kennedy
Not really classic rock, more like Classic Hits, good job they share the same building, they can share their cd collection as well
Just don't listen.
I don't understand this mentality of subjecting yourself for extended periods to something you find so triggering, just to moan about it on the internet and get slaps on the back from other like-minded masochistic moaners.
You probably did not see my last post as it was around the same time as yours. I agree that much of the selection is way beyond classic rock and that is an issue. But I did add that the selection does tend to be rock-oriented (in a more general sense). Duran Duran is vaguely rock oriented but is definitely a grey area. Soft Cell and Depeche Mode fit into electro pop rock and even alternative rock at times (especially post-Vince Clarke Depeche Mode). George Ezra and Dermot Kennedy? No excuses for them!
Cool to hear Duff McKagan (and Susan Holmes McKagan) give Nova a shout out at his gig tonight.
Just curious, did the 100.3 from Three Rock increase power during the last year or so? The signal appeared weaker at some point before and seems stronger now.
Not that I am aware, but there has been a change in audio processing in the last year.
Maybe that's the explanation.
However it also seems the signal is stronger compared to say about one year ago.
Can get a good signal from Nova past Longford towards Sligo and during the clear weather a couple of weeks ago it reached Ballisodare in Sligo!
What about 98 FM and FM104? Do they make it this far as well?
Never tried them as their music doesn’t interest me.
that wouldn’t surprise me at all. It’s a straight shoot from Three Rock with nothing much in the way. Wouldn’t make a massive difference in this instance but Nova also use more power than the other ‘Dublin’ stations from the same site.
I will use this opportunity to list all the presenters currently with Radio Nova who have previously been with 98FM and/or FM104! For starters, it includes practically all the weekday presenters: Jim McCabe, Marty Miller, Dee Woods, Pat Courtenay and Greg Gaughren. Then over the weekend you can include: Matt Dempsey, Mark Noble, Paul McGuinness and Andy Clarke. Also, CEO Kevin Brannigan was behind the scenes at FM104.
The only frequency relatively close is 100.0 of Today FM from Truskmore. Otherwise 100.3 is pretty much "unobstructed".
Not bad...
What's the obsession with listing presenters who worked where ?
while i am glad for kieran mcguinness and think he's a great DJ, his show is hardly a specialist show?
