Damien & Naomi did a goodbye speech this morning, which led to loads of comments on their facebook page asking whether they would be back after Christmas!
Newsreader at 6.30 (Yvonne Radley) said that was her last bulletin on Leicester Sound and said goodbye.
Ivan at the end of his show said he was back on tomorrow (I presume networked) and on Sunday as usual (networked) and then back on Drive next week from Wednesday, although he said it would finish at 6 rather than 7.
Not quite sure what the schedule is after today, I presumed it was back to back music until Jan 3rd!
Again, took the words out of my mouth. Capital did sound great last year - good all-round CHR. However, by sharing music logs with the Galaxy stations who were licensed to serve a rhythmic format and worse, in Birmingham where an urban format similar to Choice FM in London, is supposed to be adhered to, the music output is starting to sound a bit odd. It's like Kiss 100 lite...it sounds a bit confused.
Round 2 - Anyone remember about 6 years ago when Capital was sounding like Kiss FM lite, the RAJAR nosedived and then Ralph Bernard turned up and Capital lost so many listeners. It was only last year Capital got back up on it's feet and was a good listen with a CHR format, but now it's about to head into familiar waters yet again with all this urban RnB/pop. Oh dear! Galaxy South Coast has had dire RAJARs since Power FM was pulled off air.
Why do people in the Radio Industry have short memories.
Thing is, Kiss is already playing the music that Capital is playing and they are starting to sound alike. What's the point of that in London.
Round 2 - Anyone remember about 6 years ago when Capital was sounding like Kiss FM lite, the RAJAR nosedived and then Ralph Bernard turned up and Capital lost so many listeners. It was only last year Capital got back up on it's feet and was a good listen with a CHR format, but now it's about to head into familiar waters yet again with all this urban RnB/pop. Oh dear! Galaxy South Coast has had dire RAJARs since Power FM was pulled off air.
Why do people in the Radio Industry have short memories.
Thing is, Kiss is already playing the music that Capital is playing and they are starting to sound alike. What's the point of that in London.
Competition is the point. Nothing wrong with A bit of healthy competition. In New York Z100 and NOW92.1 both play the Hit Music and both have their own selling point.
If I was incharge at Bauer now with Capital FM about to kill off Galaxy, The Big City stations would have been playing the Kiss100 playlist since November in preparation for imminent Rebranding to Kiss UK
Round 2 - Anyone remember about 6 years ago when Capital was sounding like Kiss FM lite, the RAJAR nosedived and then Ralph Bernard turned up and Capital lost so many listeners. It was only last year Capital got back up on it's feet and was a good listen with a CHR format, but now it's about to head into familiar waters yet again with all this urban RnB/pop. Oh dear! Galaxy South Coast has had dire RAJARs since Power FM was pulled off air.
Why do people in the Radio Industry have short memories.
Thing is, Kiss is already playing the music that Capital is playing and they are starting to sound alike. What's the point of that in London.
But the charts in 2010 have been full of urban R&B/pop. In the current top 40 it seems there are more songs featuring Rihanna than there are guitar-led tracks. So surely Capital is fulfilling its CHR remit?
If the chart was full of rock and Capital was just playing R&B, it would have a problem. But it isn't. R&B/pop is the current genre of choice for Capital's target audience.
But the charts in 2010 have been full of urban R&B/pop. In the current top 40 it seems there are more songs featuring Rihanna than there are guitar-led tracks. So surely Capital is fulfilling its CHR remit?
If the chart was full of rock and Capital was just playing R&B, it would have a problem. But it isn't. R&B/pop is the current genre of choice for Capital's target audience.
It won't always be like that though, and Capital seem to have neglected that thought.
Des Clark on this morning on Galaxy Scotland sounding good reading out Christmas requests and playing a fine selection of cureent hits and classic festive tunes.
sounds like steve sutherland is doing his last show tonight - no mention of joining capital in the new year - massive shame - a specialist show that ties in nicely with the current daytime playlist - just more unknown r and b, hip hop and urban. A show that woudn't go down badly at all on capital london either
Just listening now, wanted to know whether he was appearing so thought I'd listen to his last 20 mins. His show does play some good specialist and up-coming R'n'B/hip-Hop. Not my cup of tea but respect for what it is, sadly it also seems to be another specialist show going 'to the wall', probably to be replaced by some numty playing dance remixes of pop tunes and attempting to call them 'specialist'! I guess this is also Tiesto's last syndicated show too??
It was only last year Capital got back up on it's feet and was a good listen with a CHR format, but now it's about to head into familiar waters yet again with all this urban RnB/pop.
Actually Capital's music is bang on. Pop/Mainstream RnB is what's big and has been for a while. The white females are doing well - Pink, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry etc etc but the male bands almost seem extinct. Where are today's U2's & Bon Jovi's? There's no new sound in rock right now that is dominating. If there WAS, you'd be hearing it.
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Dosent look like it unless he is behind the scenes
I have it on good authotity that he wont, which is a shame.
https://www.facebook.com/bendeejayglover?sk=info
for those that can see it, looks like he's moving abroad.
Newsreader at 6.30 (Yvonne Radley) said that was her last bulletin on Leicester Sound and said goodbye.
Ivan at the end of his show said he was back on tomorrow (I presume networked) and on Sunday as usual (networked) and then back on Drive next week from Wednesday, although he said it would finish at 6 rather than 7.
Not quite sure what the schedule is after today, I presumed it was back to back music until Jan 3rd!
Kam & Sal on breakfast; Leigh on drive.
Dunno who's doing the 2 weekend shifts for 'em.
The rest - as Capital London!
Thanks:)
Anna Tyler "left" doing Ram's newsreading for Trent, even though they're in the same building? Wtf?
She was back doing Ram's today although I wasn't listening for long. Are there any Dino & Pete breakfast shows left?
Thanks, very disappointing. He's the best thing about Leicester sound
Round 2 - Anyone remember about 6 years ago when Capital was sounding like Kiss FM lite, the RAJAR nosedived and then Ralph Bernard turned up and Capital lost so many listeners. It was only last year Capital got back up on it's feet and was a good listen with a CHR format, but now it's about to head into familiar waters yet again with all this urban RnB/pop. Oh dear! Galaxy South Coast has had dire RAJARs since Power FM was pulled off air.
Why do people in the Radio Industry have short memories.
Thing is, Kiss is already playing the music that Capital is playing and they are starting to sound alike. What's the point of that in London.
Competition is the point. Nothing wrong with A bit of healthy competition. In New York Z100 and NOW92.1 both play the Hit Music and both have their own selling point.
If I was incharge at Bauer now with Capital FM about to kill off Galaxy, The Big City stations would have been playing the Kiss100 playlist since November in preparation for imminent Rebranding to Kiss UK
But the charts in 2010 have been full of urban R&B/pop. In the current top 40 it seems there are more songs featuring Rihanna than there are guitar-led tracks. So surely Capital is fulfilling its CHR remit?
If the chart was full of rock and Capital was just playing R&B, it would have a problem. But it isn't. R&B/pop is the current genre of choice for Capital's target audience.
It won't always be like that though, and Capital seem to have neglected that thought.
Happy Christmas one and all
Nonsense.
Radio stations evolve. Music evolves. Capital will evolve.
Five years from now Capital won't sound how it sounds today.
And they will.
Just the thing for Christmas morning!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA2W6c1C5PI