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#151 |
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According to the Radio Times website (and the weekday line-up is correct for the next couple of weeks) the weekend 9th & 10 October is:
0.00 - 6 Terry Underhill 6 - 10 Tony Blackburn 10 - 2 Steve Collins (Sat) Carlos (Sun til 1 then docs) 2 - 6 Derek Webster (Sat) Terry Underhill (Sun til 5) 6 - 8 Dave Brown (5 - 8 Sun) 8 - 12 midnight Andy Peebles (Soul Train Sat) Normal show Sun. How accurate it turns out to be I don't know. ![]() |
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#152 |
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The last ten songs on Smooth Radio:
Smokey Robinson - Being With You Elkie Brooks - Pearls A Singer Louis Armstrong - We Have All The Time In The World O'jays - I Love Music Berlin - Take My Breath Away Drizabone Soul Family - I Fell Apart Supremes - Come See About Me Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now Beautiful South - Dream A Little Dream Other than Radio 2, where else can you hear that sort of music selection? mr lucky john le hooker dominoes donald byrd superstition stevei wonder come as you are beverly knight lets go round again awb strawberry letter 23 brothers johnson dont let it go to your head jean carne every generaration ronnie laws simple game four tiops the honeydriper jack mcduff brooklyn hights down to the bone hold back the night the tramps loves commin at ya melba moore freinds and strangers dave grusin walking in new york brenda russel now till forever kirk whalum one on one wayman tisdale everybody loves the sunshine roy ayers dust my broom elmore james miles after dark david benoit calling you gwyneth herbert inner city girl claire martin when we get by de angelo high tide jonathan butler that would be my playlist on the new natinal smooth radio like it or not thatys the kind of music which should be played on there There are to many bosses and execative higher up in there offices who do not have a clue what radio is about those at gmg for a start give the station back to richard weatley |
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#153 |
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You're entitled to your opinion, as I am entitled to mine. You like the station and so do a few others on here. There are quite a few who agree with me though. An exercise in futility and a waste of a frequency. Please allow others to express their point of view, just as you are given the freedom to express yours.
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#154 |
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From the look of it weekend programmes from London will be breakfast and Dave Brown in the early evening with the rest from Manchester.
Looks like Motown Floor Fillers gains an hour extra too. Dave Brown's Motown show remains 6 till 8 ,thats still 2 hours as previous. .I don't think his Sunday show will be Motown . |
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Hi i know from november graham dean has a new weekend show It will be good to hear steve collins he is good radio presenter he uesd to let me sit in with him at radio top shop in oxford st lnd
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<snip> There are to many bosses and execative higher up in there offices who do not have a clue what radio is about those at gmg for a start<snip>
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#156 |
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The idea of a national Smooth Radio doesn't excite me at all. As is always the case with these commercial stations the playlists are narrower than ever, and although they may want to beat Radio 2 they never will. People over 40 may want listen to old songs mixed with the new, but they also want to feel contemporary too. That's why people like Chris Evans and co on Radio 2. Simon Bates and the rest make you feel like you're living in a time warp, and Mark Goodier and Andy Peebles are enough to send you to sleep.
I post rarely on here, but as a largely casual listener I have listened to Smooth in the past. I pose this question. How on earth did we get into a situation whereby these regional stations have ended up as poor semi quasi national stations?. This was surely never how it was meant to be. Regional presenters with sometimes a long history with their audience just thrown to one side. And how do new potential presenters get a break?. These stations are largely boring, and the whole radio landscape in the UK is quite depressing. It's very easy to assume that someone has a hidden agenda because their opinion differs from your own. The very fact that you found it necessary to reply to my post at 5.30am in the morning, tells me all I need to know. Are you sure you aren't doing what you're accusing me of? I apologise if that isn't the case. You seem to defend Smooth Radio no matter what unjust and awful decisions are made, so perhaps you are connected in some way. I apologise if that isn't the case. I have no wish to get into a personal disagreement with a fellow poster, so will not respond to any further comments. Everybody's opinion is valid, providing that opinion is expressed in a polite way. You like it, I don't, so let's at least agree on that. Finally, I suggest you re-read the post above from Beacon. It puts it all into perspective. I wonder if Beacon has a hidden agenda? I apologise if that isn't the case.
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#157 |
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According to the Radio Times website (and the weekday line-up is correct for the next couple of weeks) the weekend 9th & 10 October is:
0.00 - 6 Terry Underhill 6 - 10 Tony Blackburn 10 - 2 Steve Collins (Sat) Carlos (Sun til 1 then docs) 2 - 6 Derek Webster (Sat) Terry Underhill (Sun til 5) 6 - 8 Dave Brown (5 - 8 Sun) 8 - 12 midnight Andy Peebles (Soul Train Sat) Normal show Sun. How accurate it turns out to be I don't know. ![]() |
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Once Tony has gone, this will be more of a weak-end lineup. Challenge Radio 2? Don't make me laugh.:yawn:
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I agree that Smooth is not a "largely boring station". It is completely boring 24/7. Radio 2 will not suffer one bit from this alleged competition. And with Smooth's one proven audience winner about to leave, they will be in an even weaker position.
On what basis do you conclude that Radio 2 will not soffer "one bit"? And could you answer the question posed to you by someone else.... what would you have in its place. Let me guess... Jazz FM back some of the time, a mish mash of unconnected regional/local programmes with no real long term direction (and in many cases not much locally relevant content anyway)? |
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Good morning Sibeber,
It's very easy to assume that someone has a hidden agenda because their opinion differs from your own. The very fact that you found it necessary to reply to my post at 5.30am in the morning, tells me all I need to know. Are you sure you aren't doing what you're accusing me of? I apologise if that isn't the case. You seem to defend Smooth Radio no matter what unjust and awful decisions are made, so perhaps you are connected in some way. I apologise if that isn't the case. I have no wish to get into a personal disagreement with a fellow poster, so will not respond to any further comments. Everybody's opinion is valid, providing that opinion is expressed in a polite way. You like it, I don't, so let's at least agree on that. And would you care to clarify the "unjust and awful" decisions. What is unjust about a quasi regional network going national? |
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Guess it's the unjust loss of some good regional presenters! But as danrichards said at the start of the thread! Quote:
...and can we try to steer clear of positive comments being brought down by mention of redundancies every five seconds too?!
A lot of talented and creative people have left GMG over the last few weeks, which is unfortunate, but lets try and keep this to opinions of the new station as if it were created, from scratch, on Monday morning!! |
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I'm sure that Sibeber is capable of defending himself... but how does the time of one's posting actually "tell you all you need to know". People lead busy lives; not everyone works 9-5 or sleeps from 11-7.
And would you care to clarify the "unjust and awful" decisions. What is unjust about a quasi regional network going national? I have nothing more to say on this pointless station, other than somebody providing a genuine alternative to yet more of the same, would have been far preferable. |
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Yes Sibeber could be in Australia for all I know. I thought that as he/she regarded it as a matter of pressing urgency to reply at a time of day when most people have other, more important matters to attend to, it must be something that takes precedence over everyday life. I have no argument with Sibeber, or any other poster.
I have nothing more to say on this pointless station, other than somebody providing a genuine alternative to yet more of the same, would have been far preferable. Come on - what would be a "genuine alternative"? What would the station be and what would be its format? In what way would it be more successful that the one proposed by Smooth? If the station really is that "pointless" you should at least have an idea of what wouldn't be pointless? |
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#164 |
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Guess a lot depends if you are in London or not as Magic 105.4 and Smooth are now overlapping quite a bit!
For those outside of London Smooth might add a bit more easy listening choice of new and old tracks, with a hint of soul! (with Breeze also now on the south coast)! Global are just keeping Gold ticking over with no investment, but is an oldies station rather than easy listening (also Magic AM in the north is more oldies!)! Global have an interest in seeing Smooth succeed as they provide the on air ads sales! Smooth will have a total of 2.8 million listeners and could either pick up new listeners next week with the TV, billboard and bus ads, or lose some with the loss of some presenters, in the long term they will try and get above the 3 million mark! But as GMG don't have shareholders will not be too concerned! |
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I reckon Radio 2 will get Tony to cover a weekday show when there is holidays to challenge Smooth? Would Radio 2 offer Tony Early Breakfast? Smooth weekends don't look solid enough to challenge Radio2. They should have got some other well known national voices in.
I heard the promo for weekdays. I wonder if Lynn will continue after Christmas, or come back to Radio2 full time? Or will that be the same as Tony and won't be able to work for Radio 2 unless she gives up Smooth? |
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Just wonder? I be surprised if Lynn Parsons could continue after December to present at Radio 2 if Smooth want to challenge the station? This what happened to Tony Blackburn, so will Lynn stay, or jump to the BBC R2 early show?
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Simon Bates starts on breakfast in the new year ?
I only heard this week that Graham was leaving. Where's he going? Simon Bates? SIMON BATES? Gadzooks.
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Mark said he has Seal and Paloma Faith on his show Monday!
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Graham was leaving. Where's he going?
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His Wiki also says that he's been married 3 times and has six young children!
Errr. That's not true, is it?
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Video on the Smooth website promoting the changes shows a subtly tweaked logo: http://www.smoothradioeastmidlands.c...neup/jmbsce7l/.
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Video on the Smooth website promoting the changes shows a subtly tweaked logo: http://www.smoothradioeastmidlands.c...neup/jmbsce7l/.
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#173 |
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Looking at Jingle mad website, they are discussing Smooth have some new jingles.
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I caught some of Graham Dene's final show this morning on Smooth London, sadly I didn't get a chance to hear the final link or song. Anything special?
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Whoops I've upset Carlos on Facebook. A listener asked him "Why have you not wished Nick Piercey all the best? Bit one-sided to only mention Tammy (Gooding)" This is his response "I have publicly and privately wished my colleagues all the very best for t heir futures - you haven't been there or seen the messages. I am replacing Tammy so I have been very conscious of her feelings and those of her listeners. She is a close friend who has been very supportive for many many years. She has been encouraging thru the changes - some folks haven't been considerate.
There have been some nasty remarks on here and elsewhere on the internet; some from people who claim to be "friends" and don't know the facts" plus another post "You'd never believe how some folks have behaved , anyway onwards and upwards , I've toughened after almost 30 years in the business" hmmmm. |
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