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CLASSIC HITS OR 4FM

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  • Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    why do they always have the news on 2 mins to the hour??

    i find it annoying as i keep adjusting my watch:mad:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 34 Don Duck


    "classic Hits" is an awful name for a Radio station and the few people that I know who listen to it still call it 4fm


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,299 ✭✭✭Antenna


    Rds should just read CLASSIC or CLASSICS


    RDS station name now being changed to "CLASSIC "


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    Antenna wrote: »
    RDS station name now being changed to "CLASSIC "
    Was just about to post that, the PS name changed yesterday.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,414 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    Don Duck wrote: »
    "classic Hits" is an awful name for a Radio station and the few people that I know who listen to it still call it 4fm

    "Classic Hits" is a very popular name for oldies/CHR formats in many countries.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭JDxtra


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  • Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭turbocab


    Don Duck wrote: »
    "classic Hits" is an awful name for a Radio station and the few people that I know who listen to it still call it 4fm

    classic hits that only start in 1980 and beyond.there is still an audience for 60s and 70s music,thats ignored by them


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,098 ✭✭✭Tails142


    Classic hits 98fm... Wait what?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,414 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    turbocab wrote: »
    classic hits that only start in 1980 and beyond.there is still an audience for 60s and 70s music,thats ignored by them

    many stations are not playing as much 60s and 70s now as they used to on their daytime playlists, such as BBC Radio 2


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 14,317 Mod ✭✭✭✭marno21


    94.8 and 95.4 in Cork have changed, 97.4 is still CLS HITS. 97.4 is also the only one of those carrying track information for music via RT+.


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    There's a 'programming announcement' coming on Monday morning.

    Responses to social media posts say that hopefully Pj & Jim and hoping they ditch Boylan lol

    Edit: Nova doing the same thing.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,531 ✭✭✭roadmaster


    Would Nova & Classic hits be merging to go fully national?


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    roadmaster wrote: »
    Would Nova & Classic hits be merging to go fully national?

    They can't just go off and do it. There would have be a new license advertised by the BAI and then there would have to be an application process.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    roadmaster wrote: »
    Would Nova & Classic hits be merging to go fully national?

    The thought crossed my mind but as the above poster says, it can't just happen like that. Is it possible to get a national licence confidentially (ie they've gone and secured it?)


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    The thought crossed my mind but as the above poster says, it can't just happen like that. Is it possible to get a national licence confidentially (ie they've gone and secured it?)

    Definitely not! That's not how it works. If such a thing happened (which it won't), there would be some serious litigation I would imagine.

    What might be announced is a change of schedules and maybe some swapping of presenters. That is allowed,


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    What might be announced as a change of schedules and maybe some swapping of presenters. That is allowed,

    Thought so- thanks for confirming.

    Presenter/ show swaps seem most likely. More shared content?


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,969 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Thought so- thanks for confirming.

    Presenter/ show swaps seem most likely. More shared content?

    I think that is possible. They have common ownership. They do have distinct licenses, and Classic Hits has a wider geographical area, but their music does overlap.


  • Registered Users Posts: 12 rmerrin


    Swapping breakfast shows I'd imagine


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    rmerrin wrote: »
    Swapping breakfast shows I'd imagine

    I hope not...

    PJ and Jim more suitable to a male focused audience (Novas target?).


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    I hope not...

    PJ and Jim more suitable to a male focused audience (Novas target?).

    Noooooo

    PJ and Jim are moving to Nova ans Nova breakfast moving to Classic Hits from 1 April.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 10,142 ✭✭✭✭Hurrache


    I presume they'll have to change their show's music content too.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Hurrache wrote: »
    I presume they'll have to change their show's music content too.

    Nothing about format changes, assume PJ and Jim just start playing Nova music etc...


  • Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭Conqueror


    1st April. A Thursday. The Thursday before Easter weekend. Seems an odd day to make that kind of change...


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Conqueror wrote: »
    1st April. A Thursday. The Thursday before Easter weekend. Seems an odd day to make that kind of change...

    They said a few times that its not an April fools joke...


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭Wheety


    They said a few times that its not an April fools joke...

    Would be the worst ever Aprils Fools joke tbf. 3 week notice of moving to a sister station :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    I haven't heard any mention of Colm and Lucy moving to Classic Hits, I really hope that's not true!

    I saw Classic Hits posted a video of PJ and Jim's announcement to Facebook but it was deleted rather quickly. I can only guess that it was because the comments were mostly negative.


  • Registered Users Posts: 179 ✭✭Conqueror


    They said a few times that its not an April fools joke...
    Never said it was an April Fools joke, merely that the Thursday before Easter is a strange day to make a change affecting a Monday-Friday show.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,939 ✭✭✭Glaceon


    Just listened back to Nova online, Colm and Lucy are going to Classic Hits... well that's me gone then!


  • Registered Users Posts: 647 ✭✭✭Flowergirl201


    Glaceon wrote: »
    Just listened back to Nova online, Colm and Lucy are going to Classic Hits... well that's me gone then!

    That's ruined my Monday anyway. Its like they are trying to fix nova by taking classic hits best presenters. Classic hits will absolutely loose listeners in the morning now.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 48,990 ✭✭✭✭Lithium93_


    That's ruined my Monday anyway. Its like they are trying to fix nova by taking classic hits best presenters. Classic hits will absolutely loose listeners in the morning now.

    When I saw the tweet about the announcement on Friday, I assumed they'd be moving back to the 8-12 slot they had temporarily last year.


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