Yes that's Global. I loved smooth but for some reason I can see the same happening with smooth like all globals srations. Poor playlists and repeatitive songs. Shame really but I think todays mess ups are teething problems hopefully they will sort it.
Smooth National Radio Thread
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Originally Posted by Crowdhoot:
“Just before nine, this morning, the national weather and traffic were broadcast simultaneously.
I expected Gremlins but not on this scale.”
“Just before nine, this morning, the national weather and traffic were broadcast simultaneously.
I expected Gremlins but not on this scale.”
Shame that what started as a great station with the potential to rival Radio 2 in certain ways has ended up like this.
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“Todays 'Smooth Drive Home' is an absolute car crash,Anyone listening can tell Jensen isn't even there.Its a total mess. A minute of Lou Rawls 'You'll Never Find..'then its back announced by Jensen it goes straight into a break with Lou Rawls returning and playing all over it. Sounds like they haven't even got a tech op nursing it or if they have. it's a hapless one who should be nowhere near the controls of a quasi national radio satation,So what Smooth You've moved now.What the hell is the problem? Sort it out.Your station sounds like a ham-fisted utter joke this afternoon.”
“Todays 'Smooth Drive Home' is an absolute car crash,Anyone listening can tell Jensen isn't even there.Its a total mess. A minute of Lou Rawls 'You'll Never Find..'then its back announced by Jensen it goes straight into a break with Lou Rawls returning and playing all over it. Sounds like they haven't even got a tech op nursing it or if they have. it's a hapless one who should be nowhere near the controls of a quasi national radio satation,So what Smooth You've moved now.What the hell is the problem? Sort it out.Your station sounds like a ham-fisted utter joke this afternoon.”
Isnt this show always VT?
Originally Posted by Peace100:
“Isnt this show always VT?”
“Isnt this show always VT?”
Well.yes you would have been given that impression.but Jensen always has a way of getting the 'latest news headlines' on the half hour on to the programme.wherever he is or in whatever 'time delay' zone he is in.But today.there were not even any news headlines.and the show is a complete mess. He's certainly not there.and even more crucially. it sounds like there is no one in control of the desk.
Have they got a new PD yet?
I'd like to see whoever was in overall charge today wriggle their way out of this one, Terrible.terrible output...Travel on the 4.58 junction mess with Jensens ID stamping all over the travel bulletin. It's been complete and utter crap today.
There will be some hiccups over the next few days as the presenters get used to the equipment and new schedules. Sam Pitters is reading the news who was on LBC.
Originally Posted by occy:
“There will be some hiccups over the next few days as the presenters get used to the equipment and new schedules. Sam Pitters is reading the news who was on LBC.”
“There will be some hiccups over the next few days as the presenters get used to the equipment and new schedules. Sam Pitters is reading the news who was on LBC.”
Your'e not seriously suggesting Jensen is 'live' today are you?
Originally Posted by Crowdhoot:
“You may.
We know Smooth at the movies and Dave's Motown Show have gone. I hope David Prever keeps his slot.”
“You may.
We know Smooth at the movies and Dave's Motown Show have gone. I hope David Prever keeps his slot.”
I hope David Prever remains in his slot too and I suspect he will, at least for now, since he's down to Saturdays only now, I think.
We wait in anticipation. ..... Weekend schedule still not published on website yet. I wonder what's behind that... The good news is after today's train crash, it can only get better!?
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“Your'e not seriously suggesting Jensen is 'live' today are you?”
“Your'e not seriously suggesting Jensen is 'live' today are you?”
I serious think he was live as there was a few gaps. I heard him pressing the buttons. You serious think the show was voicetracked on the first day of the new studios?
The station were using the segway jingles. It does seem little magic with mic opened more. I would expect that will change as time goes on.
The website certainly needs some work.
On the schedules page the headline news in the 'more from Smooth' section is David Bowie scoring a No. 1 album........that was in March!
On the schedules page the headline news in the 'more from Smooth' section is David Bowie scoring a No. 1 album........that was in March!
Originally Posted by occy:
“I serious think he was live as there was a few gaps. I heard him pressing the buttons. You serious think the show was voicetracked on the first day of the new studios?”
“I serious think he was live as there was a few gaps. I heard him pressing the buttons. You serious think the show was voicetracked on the first day of the new studios?”
So,why didn't he do the news headlines on the half hour?
There was mistake after mistake.Are you seriously telling me all Jensen's technical skills built up over 44 years or so suddenly went to pot today?
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“So,why didn't he do the news headlines on the half hour? There was mistake after mistake.Are you seriously telling me all Jensen's technical skills built up over 44 years or so suddenly went to pot today?”
“So,why didn't he do the news headlines on the half hour?
There was mistake after mistake.Are you seriously telling me all Jensen's technical skills built up over 44 years or so suddenly went to pot today?”
There is no news headlines on the half hour. There weren't any at Breakfast either.
Voicetracking the drive time show is not an Ofcom breach but Global need to update the public file if this is a regular occurrence.
The current public file only shows 7-8pm as being automated on Monday to Thursday.
The current public file only shows 7-8pm as being automated on Monday to Thursday.
Originally Posted by occy:
“There is no news headlines on the half hour. There weren't any at Breakfast either.”
“There is no news headlines on the half hour. There weren't any at Breakfast either.”
Are you suggesting that the half hour headlines have been dropped then as from today?
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“Are you suggesting that the half hour headlines have been dropped then as from today?”
“Are you suggesting that the half hour headlines have been dropped then as from today?
”
It seems that way. Traffic and Travel was on a 20 past the hour and on the hour at Breakfast too.
Glasgow Simon Bates Golden Hour is from 9am -10am and Drivetime from 5pm. There 10am slots on Sat and Sun schedule is updated for Glasgow.
Originally Posted by occy:
“It seems that way. Traffic and Travel was on a 20 past the hour and on the hour at Breakfast too.”
“It seems that way. Traffic and Travel was on a 20 past the hour and on the hour at Breakfast too.”
Find it very hard to believe they would drop that. There's dropping features and dropping features.but if they drop that/well.Jensen might as well not be there at all...
......We'll see what happens tomorrow. Surely today has been Smooth's poorest day of programming EVER. Shameful.
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“Find it very hard to believe they would drop that. There's dropping features and dropping features.but if they drop that/well.Jensen might as well not be there at all.........
We'll see what happens tomorrow. Surely today has been Smooth's poorest day of programming EVER. Shameful.”
“Find it very hard to believe they would drop that. There's dropping features and dropping features.but if they drop that/well.Jensen might as well not be there at all...
......We'll see what happens tomorrow. Surely today has been Smooth's poorest day of programming EVER. Shameful.”
Maybe they should have gradually built it in.
Originally Posted by occy:
“Maybe they should have gradually built it in.”
“Maybe they should have gradually built it in.”
Should have all been there from the word go.I's a quasi national station for goodness sake.
Originally Posted by up to the vocal:
“Should have all been there from the word go.I's a quasi national station for goodness sake.”
“Should have all been there from the word go.I's a quasi national station for goodness sake.”
I quite agree, I've listened on and off all day today and its been somewhat shambolic and rather disappointing.You expect more professionalism from a national radio station, they should have been more prepared. I also think the dropping of show features should have been a gradual transition rather than big bang!
Do you think that there may have been some training for presenters today in the new studios hence the need for VT'ing a national drive time show?
Originally Posted by FM Lover:
“Do you think that there may have been some training for presenters today in the new studios hence the need for VT'ing a national drive time show?”
“Do you think that there may have been some training for presenters today in the new studios hence the need for VT'ing a national drive time show?”
Nothing new Drive being VT..
Originally Posted by FM Lover:
“Do you think that there may have been some training for presenters today in the new studios hence the need for VT'ing a national drive time show?”
“Do you think that there may have been some training for presenters today in the new studios hence the need for VT'ing a national drive time show?”
I happen to know that Global Radio has a pretty sophisticated training and HR function, so I doubt very much that any necessary induction or training would have been scheduled to clash with shows. I think today was largely due to a poorly managed transition over.
The 70's at 7 not on, just 'Drivetime' even though they broadcast the sponsors announcement for 70's at 7.
Gutted about the Motown show, will be listening to Magic's(AM) version on a Saturday night from now on, along with Soulful Sunday.
Gutted about the Motown show, will be listening to Magic's(AM) version on a Saturday night from now on, along with Soulful Sunday.
they should have Jensen on 4-7 followed by Carlos doing 70s at 7 and then on til 11pm with a late show til 02.00 and night shift til 06.00 don't bother with a 2 hour early show
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