I haven't listened really since Dermot left, but when he was away before, Maria, Sean and Cathal seemed to step in and it wasn't as noticeable. Dave on his own is torture.
All gone now i believe outside of a few spots locally and "yesterday fm" but that is far from hours of songs no less than 20/30 years old.
Well… technically, that's exactly what Block Rockin' Beats is… :-)
100%. I used to tune in regularly to D&D. Its weird because back then, any time either Dermot or Dave were off, the show was still OK, it was listenable. Dave's current show is nothing like D&D when it was just Dave with Dermot on holidays. It's really hard to listen to now imo.
"For 150 grand I'll Cornetto you all day long." STFU already
everyone had a ‘better music mix’ at one stage. Or ‘a better variety’! Phrases only radio people would ever use
mention of late night love reminds me of how trends go in radio down the years. I dont know what radio station decided on a late night love show (usually at 10/11pm) but it didn't take long for nearly all of the commercial stations back in the 90's to have one. they seems to have died out now (TippFM still had one on friday nights last year).
Another trend around the time that the first licenses were handed out was "classic" radio - hits of the 50-60-70s. Indeed the whole of Classic Hits 98fm was based on it, but every station had a show (usually on a sunday late morning/early afternoon slot) for one. All gone now i believe outside of a few spots locally and "yesterday fm" but that is far from hours of songs no less than 20/30 years old. Perhaps a sign of the shifting demographics from the launch times of the licensed stations (who of course took it from successful pirate shows).
Another trend that seems to have had its day is the Saturday filler "Best of…" a weekday show (very best of the last word, best of the Gerry Ryan Show etc) all of which seemed to flood the airwaves, keep going for about 10/15 years and which have now evaporated.
A current trend is the "top 40 in Irish/bilingual" that i think started on one of the spins and then spread to many stations. How long will it last, it seems these trends last about 10 years or so.
Any other trends ?
Every single film is "brilliant", "a classic", "mega", particularly when they go to the premier, or interview the stars. No Dave, some of them are shite…..It was the same as D&D, in fairness.
I can't listen to him on his own, it's a completely different show to what D&D was.
Everyone's a legend and every song is an "absolute tune" to our Dave. It's tiresome
Just a caller. Dave asked listeners to phone in with their embarrassing stories and he licked a hairdresser's finger
There's a painful promo of Dave talking to some fella called Robbie about a haircut. Was it just a caller he was talking to or was it a celebrity?
All day long, Bauer Xmas channel is essentially a playlist, if I wanted to listen to a Christmas playlist I'll stick to Spotify.
The live dj element and shout outs that they do on Christmas FM will always beat a recorded loop on Bauer Xmas channel.
Its incredibly cringe/creepy.
I have no idea why they think that ad would attract listeners. Ugh.
Or you can Cornetto me all day long.
The very one. Pukefest.
Christmas FM has been on the go since 2008, now 16 years, making this year's run the 17th! It has become something of an institution at this stage.It is also online most of the year with various live broadcasts before the FM run. I don't think the GoLoud Christmas station will make much inroads.
All about the money and pushing people into their Go Loud & Cash Machine. Christmas FM has been part of Ireland for 10 plus years and raised a ton of money for charity. So they are well established. If Bauer pick up a little more traffic thats a win.
Irish commercial radio is only annoyed it didnt come up with the idea first, which was basically robbed from a station in NY that play xmas music from October.
I was hoping to like Louise. I like the cupla focal but her show is wishy washy at best.
Is that the one with the guy saying he dreams about her? "Hey Louise, ticéad más é do thoil é" - it actually makes my stomach turn.
That advert for Louise Cantillon's show. Holy good jaysus.
I remember her presenting a show called Late Night Love. I think that was the name of it anyway.
I have heard her on various radio stations over the last few years reading news. East Coast would have been the most recent. I'm sure I heard her on Q102 at some point.
She's there over a month at least. I think she was/is on sister channel Newstalk too.
Since when is Breffni Clack an newsreader on Today Fm ? I thought it was pretty anoraky when i heard her reading the 11am news this morning, because she was a DJ there 20/25 years ago, hosting shows such as Friday night 80s and Late Night Love.
Any station playing Xmas songs in middle of November would be a definite turn off for me.
But then again, TodayFM is more or less that already.
Heard "Driving Home for Christmas" about 20 minutes ago. Maybe it's me, but it just seems too early for Christmas songs on the radio. Even up to a few years ago, they tended to hold off until the last week of November at least.
But if they've been told to promote the online station, I guess that's it.
Not that I plan to listen to the Christmas station, but I assume you need a Go Live account for that? I used to enjoy the online 90s station, but haven't bothered since they required an account (yes, I know I could just use a burner account but I just can't be bothered.)
BBC Radio 1 follows a similar pattern of most programming between 10pm to 5am all being pre-recorded shows. Makes sense, as they are easily repeatable, and are listenable at any time of the day if catching up over the following days (no clock / time mentions, no news updates). Sometimes easier listening to these type of specialist music shows without mundane shout-outs as well.
can i also say that it is poor form by Bauer in a small country to have a christmas station that clashes with the only one we have which is a charity one. I dont recall it being hosted by any presenters last year but I'm probably wrong.
Best of luck to Clodagh Lawlor on her new show, keep her country :)
