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Triple Hits - Adult CHR comes to the UK
FM_Bandit
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Very impressed with the music output on the new local DAB-only Triple Hits.
Hear it here: http://lsn.to/TPH
When the press release described it as a bridging station between Radio 1 & 2, I had in mind what I thought the music programming should be and it hasn't disappointed. New chart music from credible acts and singer/songwriters (no cringey, ear bleeding teen-pop here) punctuated with recurrent "21st Century hits" (think Maroon 5, Kaisers) and the occasional "Old skool anthem" (Oasis, Outkast, Republica) all at a very bearable rotation with hot imaging.
It's almost like a hark back to ILR of the early 90s and is a format that is steadily gaining traction elsewhere around the world (Fresh FM NYC, MyFM L.A., KISS 1065 Sydney).
For me it's a much-needed fresh approach and if this had a bigger reach than a niche [doomed] broadcast format in Somerset it would have the potential to get very popular with the 25-45 demo.
Hear it here: http://lsn.to/TPH
When the press release described it as a bridging station between Radio 1 & 2, I had in mind what I thought the music programming should be and it hasn't disappointed. New chart music from credible acts and singer/songwriters (no cringey, ear bleeding teen-pop here) punctuated with recurrent "21st Century hits" (think Maroon 5, Kaisers) and the occasional "Old skool anthem" (Oasis, Outkast, Republica) all at a very bearable rotation with hot imaging.
It's almost like a hark back to ILR of the early 90s and is a format that is steadily gaining traction elsewhere around the world (Fresh FM NYC, MyFM L.A., KISS 1065 Sydney).
For me it's a much-needed fresh approach and if this had a bigger reach than a niche [doomed] broadcast format in Somerset it would have the potential to get very popular with the 25-45 demo.
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Are there any plans to launch on dab in Bristol?
Andy.saunders - can't say about the website, either, sorry. Just music and shows to enjoy for now, more to come...
Thanks for the reply Bern. Reassuring to hear that it's someone of your calibre behind the music. Here's hoping it takes off and gets rolled out to a wider audience.
Here's my Triple Stack request:
1. Miike Snow - Animal (Punks Jump Up Mix)
2. Edward Maya - Stereo Love
3. The Twang - Either Way
Is that link broken, or is it just me?
For me, clicking on the link opened a Radiofeeds page. I then had to click on the 28k stereo button, copy the URL from it and paste that into iTunes, which plays the stream fine.
It's actually 64kbps aac+ and sounds pretty decent.
The listening figures are still very impressive online and by the responses on social media to Chill, plenty of life is left.
Ryan, what are the listening figures for Chill?
Back on topic - I've been listening to Triple Hits for the last two hours and are really enjoying it. I'm 35 and I think it's pitched at someone like me who wants a mix of current hits (Capital is good for a hit fix but leaves out guitar stuff mainly for format reasons) but with 90s and 00s tracks.
Thanks for that.
Me likey!
Maybe my ears aren't what they used to be, but I'm listening on a decent pair of headphones, and it doesn't sound 28k to me.
I'm thinking that, perhaps, you haven't set up iTunes as the media handler on your computer.
As Charlie says, ignore what SHOUTcast reports!
Yes, I think you are right, in Mplayer after a couple of seconds play it seems to change up a gear to 64k and sounds good. I'm sure that didn't happen a couple of days ago.
Yet through an old Logik Radio into a Denon system it sounds rubbish!
Is he doing a double shift, or is breakfast being done by someone else/no one?
It opens a web page with a player in, but the player just says "loading". (Mac OS X 10.9.5, Safari 7.1, iTunes 11.4)