What radio station do you listen to?

starbelgrade · 22-01-2010 09:37PM

RoadKillTs wrote: »

I listen to Mid and North West radio. Mainly for the death and funeral notices.

Just to make sure you're still alive?

Have to say though - some of those Dublin stations are gas - I'd stick them on the odd time when I'm in the capital.. banging out really terrible dance music with great dedications...

"Eeeeh, dis wan goes out te Macker n'all de bouuys in de flats in Pimlico - g'wan Macker ye mad thinnng!"

THUM, THUM, THUM, THUM...

Rented Mule · 22-01-2010 09:48PM

I stream this whenever possible

http://www.wxrt.com/

Long time independent radio station that I grew up with. It was bought out by a corporate entity that actually realised that it was better just to leave it alone.

Corporate radio stations suck.

Irish_polizei · 22-01-2010 09:49PM

i105-107, good station... always something to make you leave the road with laughter, and all new music on it too....:D

irishdub14 · 22-01-2010 09:53PM

Spin 1038 defo the best dublin radio station (especially for us teenagers!), fm104 has become crap in the last while and 98, well do they ever play music in the morning?? Phantom is EMO by the way!! :P

nigel1970 · 22-01-2010 09:56PM

today fm all the way.
ian dempsey 7-9
ray darcy 9-12

ray foley 12-2.30

and the saturday premier league show 2-6

DonkeyStyle \o/ · 22-01-2010 10:06PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Radio sucks

Indeed - "blah bla blah bla blaa, now here's a song you don't like followed by some patronising ads with rambling disclaimers".

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citizen_p · 22-01-2010 10:07PM

TODAY FM

not on the list :mad::mad:

hopalong85 · 22-01-2010 10:26PM

Only Phantom for music, Newstalk for the other shiz.

Herb Powell · 22-01-2010 10:32PM

Forest Master wrote: »

I don't understand why people listen to the radio - 2 idiots babbling back & forth in D4 accents trying to be witty, terrible annoying ads, followed by even worse music. Why do you need someone to tell you what to listen to? "Please tell me what's cool at the moment, Mr. Radio Presenter." Even the OP says he hates it, yet feels like it's compulsory! WTF? That makes no sense.

Any time my wife puts it on in the car, it's either one of those 3 Rihanna songs that sound the same, Black Eyed Peas, which have to be the worst band in the world, Lady Gaga or Lily Allen... or whatever other fad happens to be in at the time.

IMO, people who listen to the radio have no interest in music. They're the same people who say "I like a little bit of everything" when asked what music they like, when they actually have no clue what "everything" is because all they know is chart music - i.e. the same 20 songs played over & over. Just because you think Nickelback is "rock" & sing along to that wretched 'Rock Star' song like a knob, doesn't mean you like a little bit of everything.

LOL - rant over.

2fm are after stepping up their game at night. Actual good music, very surprised.

Atavan-Halen · 22-01-2010 10:46PM

I just have spin on in the car all the time, 'cuz I'm young and 'hip'

Firetrap · 22-01-2010 10:55PM

Very odd radio station selection

No Today FM but a couple of Dublin stations that us rural folk can't pick up on our crystal sets.

Red_Marauder · 22-01-2010 11:05PM

I listen to RTE Radio 1 all day, bar the 2pm Whineline slot as per a thread on that topic recently.
I don't even use my ipod for music anymore. I literally listen to Radio 1 from Maxi first thing in the morning, to Late Date last thing at night. It's like a Radio Station I would have designed myself.

That probably makes me approx 180 years old.

partyatmygaff · 22-01-2010 11:13PM

Forest Master wrote: »

Any time my wife puts it on in the car, it's either one of those 3 Rihanna songs that sound the same, Black Eyed Peas, which have to be the worst band in the world, Lady Gaga or Lily Allen... or whatever other fad happens to be in at the time.

IMO, people who listen to the radio have no interest in music. They're the same people who say "I like a little bit of everything" when asked what music they like, when they actually have no clue what "everything" is because all they know is chart music - i.e. the same 20 songs played over & over. Just because you think Nickelback is "rock" & sing along to that wretched 'Rock Star' song like a knob, doesn't mean you like a little bit of everything.

LOL - rant over.

All those artists you named are what I would call pretty talented. Well the black eyed peas don't exactly write amazing lyrics but truth be told Will.i.am is fairly talented as a producer.

I don't see why some people choose to hate chart music just because its on the charts. Sure you mightn't like their music and that's fine and everything but you can't pass them off as being terrible just because it's being played on the radio.

Most people who say they like a bit of everything though don't really "like a bit of everthing". Most of them would be the type who would call metal or classical music crap without even listening to it.

Personally, I like a bit of everything from pop to blues to funk to hip hop to soul to metal to rock to classical to jazz

Oh yeah, I listen to Spin 1038 or 2FM :P

admiralofthefleet · 22-01-2010 11:28PM

cant believe today fm isnt in the poll, its what i listen to 99% of the time. the other 1% is dublin city fm on sunday morning in work

Mint Sauce · 22-01-2010 11:31PM

today FM
BBC radio 2
talksport
LBC (london station)

Thomas828 · 22-01-2010 11:52PM

RTE Radio 1, BBC Radio 3, UCB UK, BFBS, Amazing Radio, and on occasion BBC local stations, BBC 6 Music, Classic FM...

rednik · 22-01-2010 11:57PM

Isish radio is mostly crap, give me radio 5 live anyday.

Boxfresh · 23-01-2010 12:22AM

Ray D'arcy in the morning and Matt Cooper in the evening, I can't stand Ray Foley at midday. It would probably be alright if I was 14 or 15 doing my Junior Cert.

Kelda09 · 23-01-2010 12:23AM

I have a crappy car radio but am very lucky toget I102-104. Brilliant station. however, at home, I listen to whatever station I can get. Anything from lyric fm to today fm. Once theres music, Im happy.

Bajingo · 23-01-2010 12:27AM

I listen to the fm104 phoneshow..it's great stuff so it is..if im awake when that's over ill switch to newstalk and im asleep in no time..

Hank_Jones · 23-01-2010 12:28AM

No Today FM
No Phantom

Bit of an void thread/poll really.

It's as if you picked the radio stations that you listen to and then just put them in the poll.

You have FM104 but no 98FM, which is strange considering they are very similar stations.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the stations I listen to are Today FM, Phantom, BBC Radio 1 and 2fm sometimes.
I didn't vote in the poll as it didn't have Today FM, which is generally what I listen to.

alwaysadub · 23-01-2010 12:31AM

Yeah crap poll really!
I listen to Today Fm.
2fm when in work cos i've no choice. Spin SW
And when i can get it i102-104.

El Siglo · 23-01-2010 12:33AM

Would it be possible if we came up with Atari Jaguar FM? A boards radio station. AH could be on at the same time as the AK phone show on FM104.;)

theteal · 23-01-2010 12:38AM

irishdub14 wrote: »

Phantom is EMO by the way!! :P

i'm about 10 years too old to even know what that means. . .

where the diddly did i leave my slippers?

caseyann · 23-01-2010 12:47AM

98fm :eek: isnt there

I listen to that them songs they make up oh the one about brian cowen and mary harney and traffic classic should be number 1 hits

strobe · 23-01-2010 12:53AM

irishdub14 wrote: »

Spin 1038 defo the best dublin radio station (especially for us 13 year old girls with a horrible horrible taste in music, a bizare Simon Cowell fetish, no opinions of our own and a stone cast destiny to look back in five years time and be horrified at how easily lead by anyone and anything we were)

Fixed your post.

partyatmygaff · 23-01-2010 01:09AM

strobe wrote: »

Fixed your post.

Ah yes, the taste police. What's the punishment for having different taste again? I forgot.

Forest Master · 23-01-2010 01:20AM

Herb Powell wrote: »

2fm are after stepping up their game at night. Actual good music, very surprised.

Phantom & Dan Hegarty's 2FM show are the only things in any way tolerable on Irish radio.

strobe · 23-01-2010 01:26AM

partyatmygaff2 wrote: »

Ah yes, the taste police. What's the punishment for having different taste again? I forgot.

The punishment as assigned and ratified by all UN nations is having to have the same username as the user with the most inappropriate name on boards in relation to thier opinoins and posts but being forced to include a 2 at the end. As you are well aware.

longshanks · 23-01-2010 01:29AM

BluesBerry wrote: »

2fm Colm and jim jim morning
2fm Gerry Ryan Mid Morning or today fm Ray Darcy (whoever has the most interesting topic on)
Phantom afternoon
radio 1 Sometimes Joe Duffy
back to phantom afternoon/evening
fm104 phoneshow night time

you and me wouldn't get on. in fact, looking at that list i think i hate you

What radio station do you listen to?

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