Originally Posted by
up to the vocal:
“Ok.so has anyone on this forum know of anyone who has been subjected to one of these 'callouts'?
.Don't all rush at once now.DS will crash.
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I know someone who was called by someone researching what they thought of Rachel New when she joined Ed James on Heart West Midlands breakfast.
Back when I was a teenager one of my teachers had a call asking her what she thought of Ram FM.
Originally Posted by SmartProgrammer:
“Look, I'm here trying to offer an insight and explain how and why things are done a certain way in a polite and professional way. Seems nobody appreciates my input so on that note I'll leave you all to fight amongst yourselves.”
I find your posts interesting and giving a real insight to how things are done.
Originally Posted by Amara:
“With all due respect you haven't really told us anything. I asked you how these "tests" are done and how people are chosen and all we've gleamed is that basically they are "confidential" and they might be done over the phone.
I consider the detail quite vital we supposedly live in a democracy yet "some unknown people" are apparently deciding what I should hear on the radio and I don't even know how I can have a say over what's played on what was my favourite radio station. Somehow that doesn't seem quite democratic to me. Even if I phone them nowadays they wouldn't play my choice.”
Originally Posted by SouthCity:
“There is no democracy on Radio 2 either apart from two hours a week on a Friday (5-7pm). You can't just ring up Chris Evans, Ken Bruce or Steve Wright and get your favourite song on the air. Why should Smooth be any different?”
Totally true SouthCity.
The ironic thing here is in what some people would regard "as the good old days" at some of the ILRs just the one person at each station was choosing the music - usually according to their personal taste.
To be fair a lot did have an ear for a hit, even if it wasn't their taste in music. However I read on a radio forum in the past about one station where popular hits and acts were effectively blacklisted just because the Head of Music didn't like them! Never mind that they were Number 1 or selling out three nights in the area's biggest venue. Apparently when that station was taken over by a company who did research the figures increased.
I do think there could be an argument that some companies (not just media) are too research driven but the idea that a profit driven company like Global are doing research in their own canteen has to be the most amusing comment I've read on this forum.