I would listen to Smooth more often if they would cut down on the number of adverts played at one time. Why cant they have a couple of ads every other song instead of five minutes of excessive plugging? On that subject, has anyone heard the Mercedes ad that has around 20 terms and conditions tagged on the end said as fast as it is possible to understand?
That one makes me want to throw the radio as far as possible. I usually end up just changing stations though.

I would dearly love to know the name of the person responsible for the log on a day to day basis at the moment. They should hang their head in shame.

Capital tried that a few years ago and it didn't work which is a shame because the theory is sound. A station in Australia made that work very well but I think listener behaviour and the markets are a bit different over here so perhaps that's why it didn't work.

Once the playlist has been cut and the listener hours increased (sounds weird but done correctly it will happen) then the number of ads will go down. When a radio station sells off the back of the hours instead of reach then the lower your hours the more ads you need to play. I'd imagine Smooth is in poor shape at the moment and listening hours low so that means a lot of ads.

True but at this rate they will be losing listeners. You only have to go on facebook to notice how people hate the new smooth. Also I notice the movie song show is playing the same as last week. No I'm not listening anymore but I can see what's playing again.

I will have a bet with you now they will have more listeners in a years time .
Like him or not Richard Park knows what he is doing.

They may lose some of the listeners who liked the old Smooth but they will more than make up for it with new listeners over time.

Richard Park knows that when building a stations audience you have to play the long game. In 12 to 18 months Smooth will have more listeners.

Do you think Richard Park himself would like to keep hearing 'Valerie' himself as he dips in and out of his station?

When are the listeners who are deserting the station in droves going to
return? They won't. And thereis nothing whatsoever to attract new listeners at the moment.Nothing.And its being executed so.so badly with never ending technical cock ups.Long game my

Richard park left magic and now I prefer magic. When he was in charge all I kept hearing was the same songs over and over. If that's how he works then I'm sorry I have to say can't stand the bloke lol. But like others have said he probably knows what he's doing but its not to my taste.

Be honest ! Not that many people were listening in London anyway .That could not carry on whoever ran the station.

Deserting in droves hahaha I don't think so. The sad fact is that not enough people liked Smooth and so it has to change.

I know it was very popular in the North west but most of their listeners it seems came from Real and this was GMG's huge error in my view. They made both brands far too similar and they just cannibalised each others audience which commercially is a disaster.

Turning Smooth into a national version of what Magic was WILL bring in new listeners. I believe that 100% and if you don't personally like it then perhaps you need to look for another station.

With the question mark over what Global can keep this is the ideal time to fiddle with Smooth and get it working properly so that when the CC have made their ruling then it can be marketed and can start building an audience. When you change something you always get it right before you start to market it.

You may enjoy a station like Jack FM or Radio 2.

What make something worse and more unlisetenable than ever before you market it?
And it's not my taste in radio that is at issue here,I'm simply expressing an opinion on the state of a radio station that was once pretty good. I also do not like your somewhat patronising attitude.

You may enjoy a station like Classic FM or Radio 4.

The Midday news today was a comedy of errors. I have heard amateur radio do a better job. I could forgive this if it were a one off ... but it seems to happen so often lately on this station.

You may enjoy a station like Classic FM or Radio 4.[/quote]

I do happen to like both of these stations.

I happen to disagree with you and find Smooth better and easier to listen to than before. I'm not being pstronising I'm trying to explain what may be happening at Smooth and as you are not happy i'm suggesging other listens based on my experoence.

I do happen to like both of these stations.

I happen to disagree with you and find Smooth better and easier to listen to than before. I'm not being pstronising I'm trying to explain what may be happening at Smooth and as you are not happy i'm suggesging other listens based on my experoence.[/quote]

How can you HONESTLY say that Smooth is easier to listen to and better than before??

Another classy end of hour from (not so)Smooth,Foreigner's 'I Want To Know What Love Is' suddenly cut in half to go into break at the top of the hour. Why has this hour not been timed properly?? Amd then DEAD AIR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. is this where the news is supposed to go Smooth?? This is just a bloody shambles.(part 97)

Just think,a couple of months ago they bothered to have a live jock on on Saturday into Sunday. Makes you yearn for Dave Lincoln's George Michael lyric recitals.oh yes.and his interaction with the audience. Oh dear dear.

They more than likely won't as they believe that a repetitive playlist is good for the listener and they know what is good for the listener??????

I do try to get my head the fact that a radio station with a wide playlist is less popular than a station with a very narrow playlist that will bring in new listeners... It is very sad that Global impose narrow playlist's and that playing Valerie many times along with many other songs ,it appears that Global can not be bothered to put any sort of real effort into their playlists and are taking piss out of their listeners

Totally agree with every word.The station is an insult to the listener's intelligence and sanity.

They don't seem to have many songs to choose from. I could lend them my Best of Traffic album and they could play Paper Sun or Medicated Goo for us as a special treat. I could also send them MP3s of While You See a Chance and Higher Love if that would help. It seems a great shame they can only afford to buy Valerie.

Equally, I could post them a copy of Elton John's Greatest Hits. There are some nice tunes on there like Song For Guy and Someone Saved My Life Tonight. I am concerned their files of Candle in the Wind and Sad Songs are going to fall victim of digital bacon frying if something isn't done to help the station purchase some new songs. Perhaps a Just Giving page would assist them to build up a proper music library?

Listened to the movie tunes on our way home from London yesterday Paul Hollins spoke three times in an hour. How can Richard Park consider this to be entertaining the listener. All he linked was to tell us what's coming up it might as well have been voice tracked. Dave Browns soul and Motown show both informed and entertained this is just robotic dross. I seem to recall Radio Caroline tried this talking three times an hour when they returned from the Ross Revenge in 1983 and after a few weeks listeners deserted in there droves then a year or so later Laser 558 appeared with fast lively presentation and millions tuned in within weeks despite the technical problems the station had. Magic is losing listeners according to RAJAR so why does Richard Park think that copying it is a winner?

Perhaps because its come off track slightly, with more talk and a few questionable tracks? Smooth is doing what Magic did at its best.

Maybe we could start 'song aid ' for Global , where listeners send in songs to improve their narrow playlist Ha ! Ha ! Ha !

Good idea as this truly is crap radio but according to rajar millions will love the new smooth pmsl .

Judging by the comments on Facebook to Tina Hobleys show today those millions haven't tuned in yet. I'm listening to Absolute for the first time today and so far its been much better than Smooth.