Dublins Q102

They could have aligned the playlist and sound of Q102 more with Virgin Radio. Although branded as such, VRUK is not what I would consider to be a true HotAC format but it's a lot fresher than Q102. A bit of creativity and effort wouldn't have gone amiss.

The Ryan Tubridy Show's playlist has been slightly modified to blend in with Q102's which means the music on Tubridy's slot compared to the rest of VRUK's regular programming can be a little different.

VRUK classes itself as using a HotAC type format, it consists of playing contemporary adult orientated hit music combined with adult orientated recurrents along with a lesser mix of gold/classic hits* whilst Q102 classes itself as AC which is more focused on playing gold/classic hits from the past 40 years and over, mixed with some contemporary music especially picked to blend in or to complement that gold/classic hits sound**

*Normally HotAC will focus on playing brand new adult orientated pop music on rotation mixed with adult orientated pop music recurrents from the past 25-30 years. VRUK tends not to focus comprehensively on that time period but rather goes back further and plays older pop music which can bring it into MOR territory.

** Q102 has a very restricted playlist for an AC radio station packaged as "Your Feel Good Station" or "Better Music Mix" etc.

When producing a playlist for The Ryan Tubridy Show, they tend to lean it towards the Q102 offering as Q102's format and playlist are restricted by it's licence.

For instance on Q102 it is highly unlikely that you are going to hear music from artists such as Twenty One Pilots, All American Rejects, Shinedown or heavens forbid exclusive new contemporary adult hit music from artists such as Almost Monday, Max McNown and Melanie Pfirrman. On rare occasions you may hear just some of those on VRUK but even that is a stretch - just one of the main reasons I do not consider VRUK as being a true HotAC radio station.

I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately the radio station has been infected by what is on offer from NKM. Tubridy and Thomas are constantly using the radio station to promote their Instagram image with Kathryn Thomas constantly posting irritating pictures, some of which show her dancing in the studio and parading up and down the radio station's corridor on a bouncing ball. Do they really think that this type of childish behavior is somehow going to raise the profile of Q102 and win over listeners?

Management at Q102 need to focus on genuine music radio programming, get back to the basics of what music radio is supposed to be and seriously - remove both of these 'messers at the back of the class' from the radio station.

Your 'Feel Good' station. Not too sure about that but as long as she's enjoying herself, it doesn't really matter does it?

The radio station is in a complete mess thanks to management's decision to prioritise recruitment of 'talent' from agencies such as NKM and then characterise these so called personalities as credible radio presenters.

And unfortunately it is just one of the reasons why radio is in the auditory state it finds itself in.

Part of the problem is that the management and programming personnel are truly convinced that this is what the listener wants. If you take for instance listening data for 2fm, Virgin Radio in the UK and of course the radio station for which this thread is the very subject of, it is very clear that these people basically ignore that data or spin it to their favor and push ahead with their vision of how they want their respective radio stations to sound or who they want to present on them. Unfortunately that is why we are stuck with folks on 2fm who are more interested in looking into an iPhone and checking the condition of their hair whilst on Instagram and another on Q102 who is more interested in filming dance moves whilst in the studio and parading around on bouncing balls etc. than actually delivering what is a basic expectation from the listener: provide a standard quality music presentation service. I don't think it's too much to ask.