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Old 05-09-2010, 07:45
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If they had any sense they would switch to the excellent local BBC stations full of local info the only true local stations left theat truely care about the areas they broadcast to.
But how long can we rely on that?

Although looking at the Broadcast Forum most people will equate the TV licence to funding BBC TV, does anyone really think that BBC LR will survive if relys on adverts, or reduced licence fee?
Then when it is too late, and they are stuck on some 'B' road. they wonder why neither the BBC or Heart have mentioned the affect of snow because the roads to the studio in Norwich or Milton Keynes were fine.
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Old 05-09-2010, 09:44
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If they had any sense they would switch to the excellent local BBC stations full of local info the only true local stations left theat truely care about the areas they broadcast to.
More Local yes ....sadly not all are that excellent.
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Old 05-09-2010, 11:56
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Thought I'd listen in to Chris Marston this morning on the new Heart East Anglia...quite suprised as it really just seemed a relay of the old Heart Norfolk with hardly any mention of anywhere in Suffolk except the odd token town name slipped in here and there..the news was dire..thought there was supposed to be an imoroved news service with the stations being amalgamated. Chris Marston sounds so bored, really poor compared to the former Heart Suffolk presenters.
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Old 05-09-2010, 16:39
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Thought I'd listen in to Chris Marston this morning on the new Heart East Anglia...quite suprised as it really just seemed a relay of the old Heart Norfolk with hardly any mention of anywhere in Suffolk except the odd token town name slipped in here and there..the news was dire..thought there was supposed to be an imoroved news service with the stations being amalgamated. Chris Marston sounds so bored, really poor compared to the former Heart Suffolk presenters.
Think its a case of when you tune in, I did yesterday for the 10am news and found it to be very informative for both counties, as for town names etc this is poor on most stations even the BBC locals, some are highly mentioned and some are not so
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Old 05-09-2010, 17:12
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I noticed the news on Friday covered stories that were more Norfolk/Suffolk border related - but then they're not always going to be so lucky!

A couple of weeks ago there was a bulletin broadcast in Suffolk which was purely Norfolk related...!

Generally it's a shame that from Monday Suffolk is going to get Rob & Chrissie... from previous listening I thought they were past their best!
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Old 05-09-2010, 19:06
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I noticed the news on Friday covered stories that were more Norfolk/Suffolk border related - but then they're not always going to be so lucky!

A couple of weeks ago there was a bulletin broadcast in Suffolk which was purely Norfolk related...!

Generally it's a shame that from Monday Suffolk is going to get Rob & Chrissie... from previous listening I thought they were past their best!
Well south and west Suffolk will now get them, weve always had them in North Suffolk. Maybe past their best yet thats only down to the tightness of Global is it not.

Lets see the rajar's and discuss then.
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Old 05-09-2010, 19:56
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Rob and Chrissie are number one at breakfast(and have been for the eleven years they've been together), no mean feat when you consider the competition and marketing budget afforded to R1 and R2 so clearly a long way from being past their best. Matt and Sarah are only about number 5 in their patch. No brainer keeping R & C on. To have given the gig to M & S would be suicide, they barely have a profile in Suffolk never mind any whatsoever in Norfolk.
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Old 05-09-2010, 20:59
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Oops, my bad! I didn't realise personal opinion required a citation from Rajar!

I'm sure the numbers will be good and I know that Rob certainly has some following in Suffolk having been on BBC Radio Suffolk of a Saturday until recently. (oh, and his stint at Town102!)

It's good to see they have their supporters though!
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Old 05-09-2010, 21:11
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Good comeback LP!
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Old 05-09-2010, 22:34
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Rob and Chrissie are number one at breakfast(and have been for the eleven years they've been together), no mean feat when you consider the competition and marketing budget afforded to R1 and R2 so clearly a long way from being past their best. Matt and Sarah are only about number 5 in their patch. No brainer keeping R & C on. To have given the gig to M & S would be suicide, they barely have a profile in Suffolk never mind any whatsoever in Norfolk.
R & C will do fine ,they offer a safe and quite bland offering that clearly works , the point is that I doubt they will be around for that long as Drive will be networked before too long and 15 Heart stations will only shrink further.
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Old 06-09-2010, 00:24
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Listeners in the East of Hertfordshire (part of the old Ten-17 TSA) will be a little bemused by the replacement station now pronouncing "Good morning Essex" and news stories which discuss stories which impact "Essex". Hertfordshire doesn't exist on 101.7 now.
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Old 06-09-2010, 02:25
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just got "the box" on in the background, and they're rolling out that tv ad again...............the one that makes you cringe
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:26
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Tuned in this morning to Matt & Sarah to find they had gone. Gutted. The new couple sounded really dreary in comparison.

Is there another channel for suffolk i can tune into ?
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:28
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Tuned in this morning to Matt & Sarah to find they had gone. Gutted. The new couple sounded really dreary in comparison.

Is there another channel for suffolk i can tune into ?
You could try Town 102, maybe BBC Suffolk?
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Old 06-09-2010, 14:24
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You could try Town 102, maybe BBC Suffolk?
I have listened to Town before - but never BBC suffolk. I will look to see what the frequencies are and have a go.

I wonder if Matt and Sarah will move to a rival radio channel ?
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Old 06-09-2010, 14:31
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Rob and chrissie are dire and tbh i got bored of them as soon as they got together when it was broadland rob was ok by himself but they truly are dire and would not listen in a million years.What made global keep them 2 i will never know and yes the rajars will show good figures for heart its always the way
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Old 06-09-2010, 15:20
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Rob and chrissie are dire and tbh i got bored of them as soon as they got together when it was broadland rob was ok by himself but they truly are dire and would not listen in a million years.What made global keep them 2 i will never know and yes the rajars will show good figures for heart its always the way
As others have stated R&C have had the No1 rated Brekky Show in Norfolk and North Suffolk for years, a lot better results that Matt & Sarah had on the Suffolk station. I think its a shame that Rob has had to stop his Radio Suffolk show on a Saturday because that was good...
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Old 06-09-2010, 17:48
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As others have stated R&C have had the No1 rated Brekky Show in Norfolk and North Suffolk for years, a lot better results that Matt & Sarah had on the Suffolk station. I think its a shame that Rob has had to stop his Radio Suffolk show on a Saturday because that was good...
Rob and Chrissie have seen their RAJAR going down for some time...Matt and Sarah recently had seven year high results ....
check the facts and look back over the last 3 years .

Rob & C are good at being very safe-if you like that you will love them.
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Old 06-09-2010, 17:59
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You could try Town 102, maybe BBC Suffolk?
Breakfast radio in Suffolk is a tough choice for the big story of the day it has to be radio Suffolk as they do news in a decent way...but the presenter has been their since Cliff Richard was middle aged and is dull..Town 102 has a breakfast show that few choose but at least its done in Ipswich ...their travel news is better than the Beeb...
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Old 06-09-2010, 18:28
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Breakfast radio in Suffolk is a tough choice for the big story of the day it has to be radio Suffolk as they do news in a decent way...but the presenter has been their since Cliff Richard was middle aged and is dull..Town 102 has a breakfast show that few choose but at least its done in Ipswich ...their travel news is better than the Beeb...
Agree about Suffolk Brekky..Mark Matthews was a great replacement recently over a couple of weeks and would be much better, regarding Rob & Chrissie, you are right that they are safe but thats really what Heart is all about, safe radio, not exciting...Their Rajars may have dropped but I do believe they have been number one in Norfolk for years. Town is just dull...be ideal for them to take on Matt & Sarah, Nick P and Paul Morris to improve the output.
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Old 06-09-2010, 19:05
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But how long can we rely on that?

Although looking at the Broadcast Forum most people will equate the TV licence to funding BBC TV, does anyone really think that BBC LR will survive if relys on adverts, or reduced licence fee?
Then when it is too late, and they are stuck on some 'B' road. they wonder why neither the BBC or Heart have mentioned the affect of snow because the roads to the studio in Norwich or Milton Keynes were fine.
I get that anyway I was stuck on the A5 for ages yesterday with no mention of it on any supposedly local station. Sundays are crap for travel news, its one of the busiest days with people coming home from the weekend yet the travel news is non existant. People will stop listening to the radio for that and just use the mobile internet or satnavs at this rate.
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Old 06-09-2010, 19:08
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Listeners in the East of Hertfordshire (part of the old Ten-17 TSA) will be a little bemused by the replacement station now pronouncing "Good morning Essex" and news stories which discuss stories which impact "Essex". Hertfordshire doesn't exist on 101.7 now.
Thats another local station that was set up to cover an area which now has no service. Its now a Heart 106.2 relay with odd regional shows that still bear no relevance.
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Old 06-09-2010, 22:43
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I was listening to Heart Sussex this afternoon for a little while and surprised to here Taio Cruz Dynamite, another song that I would have never expected to hear on Heart.

Also I see that in the Heart schedule Gareth John is now listed for 1am-6am, so it looks like they may have binned the overnight Club Classics

I was actually talking to someone who was in favour of the Mercury rebrand to Heart and was looking forward to some older songs being played on 102.7. After having Heart on through the night at work, they soon cottoned on to the fact that there was no DJ there and 'the same CD was being played every night'. Said person is bored of the Club Classics and Heart already because the selection of old songs is too repetitive.
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Old 06-09-2010, 23:08
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I was listening to Heart Sussex this afternoon for a little while and surprised to here Taio Cruz Dynamite, another song that I would have never expected to hear on Heart.

Also I see that in the Heart schedule Gareth John is now listed for 1am-6am, so it looks like they may have binned the overnight Club Classics

I was actually talking to someone who was in favour of the Mercury rebrand to Heart and was looking forward to some older songs being played on 102.7. After having Heart on through the night at work, they soon cottoned on to the fact that there was no DJ there and 'the same CD was being played every night'. Said person is bored of the Club Classics and Heart already because the selection of old songs is too repetitive.
club classics was on last night
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Old 07-09-2010, 02:27
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After having Heart on through the night at work, they soon cottoned on to the fact that there was no DJ there and 'the same CD was being played every night'. Said person is bored of the Club Classics and Heart already because the selection of old songs is too repetitive.
now this REALLY is the part if their scedules i find annoying, as its not like sharon and tracy are taking their rugrats to school at 2.30am is it??................so why the boring same old same old?

surely overnights are a chance for the network to be a bit more interesting music wise, but i suspect that would mean someone in power being creative, and having to work a bit harder to accomplish this..........so its a non starter!
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