The off-peak one minute news is recorded and shared with Smooth.

So, if you were a local business who wanted to spend money on advertising and see a decent return on your investment would you give your hard-earned cash to a professional, targeted brand backed up by official Rajar figures and demographic research or a few anoraks playing at radio stations and giving "shout outs" to their mates?

Why should advertisers "support" community radio? They have businesses to run. Nobody has the money to subsidise Dave Doubledecks and his big 12 incher - sorry anoraks!

" From Global Newsroom the is.., for Heart, Smooth, LBC, Capital......

Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier playing during Jason Donovan's All 80s, when the song finishes at about 21:13 there is about 30 seconds of silence before JLS - Beat Again starts playing for a few seconds. Then the show returns to normal.

With the number of Christmas records that are now being played,Heart has now become basically Sam Smith,Wham,Budapest,John Legend,Mariah Carey,Rude,Ed Sheeran,Band Aid,Slade,Sam Smith again,Happy,Olly Murs,Wham again,John Legend again,Mariah Carey again and Sam Smith again.

Well that what it sounds like if you listen to it for any length of time,anyway.

Although having said that on Saturday night they did play Girls Aloud's The Promise as part of the Time Tunnel,so we heard at least one decent record during the night.

The countdown jingle for Christmas continues..,,

Updated early schedule for Christmas week upto Saturday 27th, the majority of shows on Christmas Day will be pre-recorded the only live one's going by previous years will be 1am to 10am and 9pm to 1am.

Monday 22nd

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Toby 9am to 1pm - Network - London only 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Margherita Taylor 4pm to 7pm - London

Roberto 7pm to 10pm - Network

Jenny Francis - 10pm to 1am - Network

Tuesday 23rd

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Toby 9am to 1pm - Network - London only 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Margherita Taylor 4pm to 7pm - London

Roberto 7pm to 10pm - Network

Jenny Francis - 10pm to 1am - Network

Wednesday 24th

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Margherita Taylor 9am to 1pm - Network - London only 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Roberto 4pm to 7pm - Not sure if this will Network or London only at this stage going by last year it will be network

Party Classics 7pm to 9pm - Network - Most likely it will be Mark Wright

Jenny Francis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Christmas Day

Matt McKay - 1am to 6am - Network

TBA - London - 6am to 10am - local Breakfast's?

Stephen and Emma - 10am to 1pm - Network

Olly Christ-Murs Crackers - 1pm to 3pm - Network

JK and Lucy - 3pm to 7pm - Network

Mark Wright - 7pm to 9pm - Network

Lucy Ellis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Boxing Day

Noel Vine - 1am to 6am - Network

Matt Jarvis - 6am to 10am - Network or London?

Margherita Taylor 10am to 1pm - Network

Jason Donovan 1pm to 4pm - Network

Bunton's Boxing Day Big Ones - 4pm to 7pm - Network

Party Classics - 7pm to 9pm - Network - Most likely it will be Mark Wright

Lucy Ellis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Saturday 27th

James Merritt - 1am to 6am - Network

Jenni Falconer - 6am to 10am - Network

Chris Brooks - 10am to 1pm - Network

Margherita Taylor - 1pm to 5pm - Network

Lucy Horobin - 5pm to 7pm - Network

Club Classics (Mark Wright?) 7pm to 9pm - Network

Zoe Hardman - 9pm to 1am - Network

*All the above remains subject to change*

Er, so the majority of shows aren't pre-recorded.

13 hours live, 11 hours pre-recorded by my reckoning.

I'd wager that's far more live programming than any of the BBC networks on Christmas Day.

I'm guessing MT 5-7 Saturday will be local?

The 5pm to 7pm slot is always networked from Leicester Square

Local hours usually 1-5pm not 5-7pm

Sorry I meant the 1-5pm slot with MT will be local. 5-7pm is with Lucy Horobin

I doubt Stephen and Emma will be live

In this week's Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin, under Not In Breach:

Probably someone moaning about all the old music on CHR stations?

They are usually pre-recorded I'm guessing thats what they were doing on Sunday just gone? as Rich Clarke was covering

Looks like Premier is leaving so Heart Extra can join D1.

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/12/prem...r-heart-extra/

What, all the praying they asked for didn't work?!

Big boys are trying too muscle in.

In answer to my own question it looks like he maybe about to start on The Breeze.

http://easthampshire.thebreeze.com/on-air/tony-shepher/

Jamie and Emma and now confirmed to be on Heart London on Christmas day so I am guessing breakfast shows will be local from 6am to 10am as normal

Monday 22nd

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Toby 9am to 1pm - Network - London only 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Margherita Taylor 4pm to 7pm - London

Roberto 7pm to 10pm - Network

Jenny Francis - 10pm to 1am - Network

Tuesday 23rd

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Toby 9am to 1pm - Network - London 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Margherita Taylor 4pm to 7pm - London

Roberto 7pm to 10pm - Network

Jenny Francis - 10pm to 1am - Network

Wednesday 24th

JK and Lucy 6am to 9am - London

Margherita Taylor 9am to 1pm - Network - London only 9am to 10am

Matt 1pm to 4pm - Network

Roberto 4pm to 7pm - Network?

Party Classics 7pm to 9pm - Network - Most likely it will be Mark Wright

Jenny Francis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Christmas Day

Matt McKay - 1am to 6am - Network

Jamie and Emma - 6am to 10am - London - local Breakfast's

Stephen and Emma - 10am to 1pm - Network

Olly Christ-Murs Crackers - 1pm to 3pm - Network

JK and Lucy - 3pm to 7pm - Network

Mark Wright - 7pm to 9pm - Network

Lucy Ellis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Boxing Day

Noel Vine - 1am to 6am - Network

Matt Jarvis - 6am to 10am - Network or London only?

Margherita Taylor 10am to 1pm - Network

Jason Donovan 1pm to 4pm - Network

Bunton's Boxing Day Big Ones - 4pm to 7pm - Network

Party Classics - 7pm to 9pm - Network - Most likely it will be Mark Wright

Lucy Ellis - 9pm to 1am - Network

Saturday 27th

James Merritt - 1am to 6am - Network

Jenni Falconer - 6am to 10am - Network

Chris Brooks - 10am to 1pm - Network

Margherita Taylor - 1pm to 5pm - London

Lucy Horobin - 5pm to 7pm - Network

Club Classics (Mark Wright?) 7pm to 9pm - Network

Zoe Hardman - 9pm to 1am - Network

Sunday 28th

Lucy Ellis - 1am to 6am - Network

Jenni Falconer - 6am to 8am - Network

Stephen Mulhern and Emma Willis Best Bits - 8am to 12pm - Network

Margherita Taylor - 12pm to 4pm - London

The Big top 40 - 4pm to 7pm - Network

All 80s with Jason Donovan - 7pm to 10pm - Network

Jenny Francis - 10pm to 1am - Network

Monday 29th part schedule

Simon Beale 1am to 6am

Jamie and Emma - 6am to 10am - London

Margherita Taylor 10am to 2pm - Network

*All the above is correct to the best of my knowledge but remains subject to change*

I was listening this Sunday just gone and there was silence, the Take That's 'Rule The World' kicked in for around a minute or so! This would suggest 'All 80's' is pre-recorded

It is Friday evenings between 1900 and 2100, Saturday afternoons between 1700 and 2100 and Sunday evenings 1900 to 2200 are pre-recorded.

Sunday morning's between 6am and mid-day were also pre-recorded but thats no longer mention now so I assume the shows on a Sunday morning now broadcast live?

Ring Roberto is back for one night and one night only! Christmas Eve, 4-7pm across the network.

Great back up. Thought they have an 80s song ready

The Sunday morning show with Jenni Falconer is definitely live because she does that "text in and tell me what you're doing" thing.

Somebody always texts in and says they're milking the cows,and she always reads it out last: "And finally,yes,there's always one,(insert name) is milking the cows." Actually,I think it's quite funny,it always makes me smile when I hear it.

Although as per Heart rules,the location where the cows are being milked is never revealed.