one of these is Real Radio which says it has been transferred from Real And Smooth Limited to "Smooth Radio Limited". The satellite feed of Smooth is to be part of Smooth Radio London Ltd.
The arrangement about Real Radio is similar to what was announced last month with Gold stations being transferred to companies that no longer exist in their own right.
Also in this bulletin it mentions the format change requests for the Gold Netowrk (ie the ones that changed to Smoth
For Global to suggest the change will not change overall the character of service is laughable. The genres of music are completely different. This should have gone to a public consultation and had it done so I am willing to bet people would have said a big fat "NO" to this.
For Global to suggest the change will not change overall the character of service is laughable. The genres of music are completely different. This should have gone to a public consultation and had it done so I am willing to bet people would have said a big fat "NO" to this.
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It wouldn't have gone to a public consultation because it's only AM radio:
Whether the station broadcasts on AM or FM. Ofcom has long recognised that AM stations are at a disadvantage in retaining listeners because of the relatively poor technical quality of the medium. Changes, including substantial changes, to AM station Formats, will therefore be more willingly agreed than would be the case for FM stations.
I can't figure out what's happening to Heart Wirral on 97.1. Is it becoming Capital or is it staying as Heart?
It's becoming Capital alongside the North Wales stations. This will result in Capital serving the Wirral and Merseyside as the Manchester station broadcasts to Greater Manchester area only
It's becoming Capital alongside the North Wales stations. This will result in Capital serving the Wirral and Merseyside as the Manchester station broadcasts to Greater Manchester area only
Interesting, 97.1 does serve Liverpool very well. I know the transmitter map says it only does the city centre but in reality it's much better than that. In the same way as Capital Manchester being clearly receivable in most of Wirral.
I've always found the 97.1 signal to be poor, even in parts of the Wirral (Birkenhead especially). Maybe they've made some adjustments but the rubbish coverage from the Storeton transmitter has been mentioned several times on this forum over the years.
I've always found the 97.1 signal to be poor, even in parts of the Wirral (Birkenhead especially). Maybe they've made some adjustments but the rubbish coverage from the Storeton transmitter has been mentioned several times on this forum over the years.
Oh right, well it's fine in my car. But it must vary depending on the aerial.
But at least it's miles better than the 102 FM signal in Wirral and Liverpool. I know quite a lot of people that listen to Capital anyway on 102 so they will definitely appreciate the better signal. Will the Wirral and North Wales get different breakfast and drive time shows to Manchester then?
Will the Wirral and North Wales get different breakfast and drive time shows to Manchester then?
Yes, I'm led to believe that 96.3 (North Wales coast), 97.1 (Wirrall) and 103.4 (North East Wales & Chester) will share Breakfast and Drive, whilst 103 (North West Wales) will have their own Breakfast and Drive shows.
Is Heart Anglesey also changing to Capital? If it is do you think they will keep the local presenters? Heart Anglesey do not take the network afternoon show between 13.00 - 16.00. They have instead 1 hour of non stop music between 13.00 - 14.00 and then afternoon / drive show between 14.00 - 19.00
Is Heart Anglesey also changing to Capital? If it is do you think they will keep the local presenters? Heart Anglesey do not take the network afternoon show between 13.00 - 16.00. They have instead 1 hour of non stop music between 13.00 - 14.00 and then afternoon / drive show between 14.00 - 19.00
I think they'll keep the extra local shows in order to broadcast Welsh language content.
As far as we know it will change to Capital, but some people have said Smooth would be better due to the Welsh music. I agree with that, as I'm not sure how these tracks will sound inbetween Tinie Tempah and Example:
Is Heart Anglesey also changing to Capital? If it is do you think they will keep the local presenters? Heart Anglesey do not take the network afternoon show between 13.00 - 16.00. They have instead 1 hour of non stop music between 13.00 - 14.00 and then afternoon / drive show between 14.00 - 19.00
I think they'll keep the extra local shows in order to broadcast Welsh language content.
As far as we know it will change to Capital, but some people have said Smooth would be better due to the Welsh music. I agree with that, as I'm not sure how these tracks will sound inbetween Tinie Tempah and Example:
Yes, Heart Anglesey (103FM) is changing to Capital with Breakfast and afternoons/drive (though not sure of the exact time slots) remaining in Welsh as they are now.
As I've said earlier in the thread, in my opinion, Smooth would've probably been a more appropriate flip for Heart Anglesey and Gwynedd and it could be a bit of a struggle to adequately fill the Capital playlist with similar sounding tracks in Welsh. Contemporary Welsh music, in general terms, would tend to suit the playlists of Heart, Smooth and XFM. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's no Welsh artists that would suit the Capital playlist, but there's not that many say compared to what would suit Heart for example. If Heart Anglesey and Gwynedd had flipped to Smooth at least it could utilise Welsh artists from previous decades.
Going to be confusing times for the good people of North Wales.
If the current Heart is only running the 'Capital is coming' announcements, the listeners may not know to retune to the former Real frequencies to continue listening to Heart.
Although I suspect Global have a plan in place, they are usually quite good at this kind of thing.
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http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radio-broadcast-licensing/monthly-updates/update0314
In it it mentions licence transfers
one of these is Real Radio which says it has been transferred from Real And Smooth Limited to "Smooth Radio Limited". The satellite feed of Smooth is to be part of Smooth Radio London Ltd.
The arrangement about Real Radio is similar to what was announced last month with Gold stations being transferred to companies that no longer exist in their own right.
Also in this bulletin it mentions the format change requests for the Gold Netowrk (ie the ones that changed to Smoth
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/formats-content/changes/gold-2014
For Global to suggest the change will not change overall the character of service is laughable. The genres of music are completely different. This should have gone to a public consultation and had it done so I am willing to bet people would have said a big fat "NO" to this.
Comments welcome - clean please!
It wouldn't have gone to a public consultation because it's only AM radio:
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/radio/formats-content/changes/
3 days????? Haha!!! There will probably still be a few complaining in 3 months. It won't make any difference though.
That'll be an awful lot of anoraks moaning then won't it, eh Cut6?
It's becoming Capital alongside the North Wales stations. This will result in Capital serving the Wirral and Merseyside as the Manchester station broadcasts to Greater Manchester area only
Interesting, 97.1 does serve Liverpool very well. I know the transmitter map says it only does the city centre but in reality it's much better than that. In the same way as Capital Manchester being clearly receivable in most of Wirral.
Oh right, well it's fine in my car. But it must vary depending on the aerial.
But at least it's miles better than the 102 FM signal in Wirral and Liverpool. I know quite a lot of people that listen to Capital anyway on 102 so they will definitely appreciate the better signal. Will the Wirral and North Wales get different breakfast and drive time shows to Manchester then?
Yes, I'm led to believe that 96.3 (North Wales coast), 97.1 (Wirrall) and 103.4 (North East Wales & Chester) will share Breakfast and Drive, whilst 103 (North West Wales) will have their own Breakfast and Drive shows.
I think they'll keep the extra local shows in order to broadcast Welsh language content.
As far as we know it will change to Capital, but some people have said Smooth would be better due to the Welsh music. I agree with that, as I'm not sure how these tracks will sound inbetween Tinie Tempah and Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy1ZP9EtIls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzsnNY_lPH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04YTh1Hl9qQ
(Taken from this morning's playlist)
Yes, Heart Anglesey (103FM) is changing to Capital with Breakfast and afternoons/drive (though not sure of the exact time slots) remaining in Welsh as they are now.
As I've said earlier in the thread, in my opinion, Smooth would've probably been a more appropriate flip for Heart Anglesey and Gwynedd and it could be a bit of a struggle to adequately fill the Capital playlist with similar sounding tracks in Welsh. Contemporary Welsh music, in general terms, would tend to suit the playlists of Heart, Smooth and XFM. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's no Welsh artists that would suit the Capital playlist, but there's not that many say compared to what would suit Heart for example. If Heart Anglesey and Gwynedd had flipped to Smooth at least it could utilise Welsh artists from previous decades.
Was this during an ad break?
Been listening for the last hour and not heard anything..
What does it say?
Capital is coming?
Crap is coming
Also don't like the Heart Bed with Real Radio ID during the buildup to the news
Also does anyone know when Smooth is leaving D1????
If the current Heart is only running the 'Capital is coming' announcements, the listeners may not know to retune to the former Real frequencies to continue listening to Heart.
Although I suspect Global have a plan in place, they are usually quite good at this kind of thing.
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