96.2 Touch FM (Coventry) What's going on??
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For the last 2 hours it's been playing Queen 'Bohemian Rapsody' on repeat...
On twitter it is saying hashtag seized whilst if you go on the website there's a countdown clock with something happening at 10am on Monday...
Is it a change by Quidem?? 96.2 as a standalone station again from networking?
Whatever is going on it's very strange.
On twitter it is saying hashtag seized whilst if you go on the website there's a countdown clock with something happening at 10am on Monday...
Is it a change by Quidem?? 96.2 as a standalone station again from networking?
Whatever is going on it's very strange.
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Figures say differently in Cov, still personally though i thought there format was pretty good. Love that you can tell GWR runs through this groups veins "This station has been seized" Exactly like what GWR did "This transmitter has been seized on behalf of the people of X"
and 96.2 touch FM to Jack??
Wonder if this has been in the pipeline for a while...
From Radiotoday they had just in December recruited a new presenter from Capital/Trent?
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/twiggy-joins-oak-fm-to-co-host-breakfast/ A former dj and poster here thinks it may be an in house Jack copy format rather than franchising Jack? http://djjamesmartin.wordpress.com
I don't think you can draw anything from Paul Darrow not being used. A stunt does not always indicate what would follow - I'm sure Q102 in Dublin haven't played The Muppets since their stunt a few years ago.
It'll be some extra excitement on Monday morning anyway!
http://www.goramandvincent.com/work/case-study/getting-jackd1
This could possibly be a hiJACK ?
Recruitment of a new breakfast presenter certainly fits the Jack brand - has any recent reference been made to new line-up/presenters for the rest of the day ?
Well it must've been a quick agreement, considering that BoB FM have just launched less than a month ago on the old Jack 106 frequency.
Don't forget that the Jack's have different franchise owners .. Quidem - if they are going down that route, would just licence the brand from OXIS Media. Hertford's decision to leave the brand was down to name exclusivity issues when they wanted to go onto DAB.
In theory I think, any radio group could sign up-to a licence whenever they saw fit.
A change of name, new sound?
Now let's hope if that is the case that they do us all a huge favour and kill off the rest of the 'Touch' brand and maybe Banbury Sound will be replaced by Jack Oxfordshire on 107.6 (which currently lacks a Banbury transmitter as Ofcom won't allow it!)
If I worked in an office, shop etc or was on a long car journey, i'd have switched stations by the third time it'd come around.
If they're trying to clear out their entire audience and start from absolute zero, this seems like a pretty good way to go about it.
Talk about handing over your audience to a rival on a plate...
Most of their listeners will have tuned elsewhere yesterday, and some might prefer the alternative and never return.
A very odd decision.
Remember when we were talking about the New BRMB, the New Beacon FM, the New Severn Sound? Wasn't Steve Orchard behind that? :eek:
I'm just guessing based on past launches by Gcap,GWR etc. Listening to some audio online from the Severn Sound relaunch over the weekend this talked about a station being 'seized' so it seemed very familiar.
I would expect a change in music maybe something more male orientated as each market is surrounded by female friendly type stations. Who knows just a guess and gut feeling. Not long to wait.
http://www.aircheckdownloads.com/severnsound_GWRTakeover_0995.mp3