Originally Posted by Luca:
“I very much doubt they will get or even want to get the message.
They see the Facebook comments as being from a tiny minority of negative voices. They probably see the 'majority' of their listeners half-listening to the same songs while the transistor radio blares out by the ladder alongside the roofs they are repairing; or driving along and happy to sing along to Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel (angel found after the 2000th airing of the appeal on Smooth), Valerie etc. etc., regardless of how many times they hear them. Clearly, they are not seeking listeners with a need for a well thought out variety of music from the decades they choose to cover.
I assume it's people like me who are wrong and Smooth Radio's management who are right about what listeners want in terms of music played and presenter interaction (or lack of it) required to make money.”
“I very much doubt they will get or even want to get the message.
They see the Facebook comments as being from a tiny minority of negative voices. They probably see the 'majority' of their listeners half-listening to the same songs while the transistor radio blares out by the ladder alongside the roofs they are repairing; or driving along and happy to sing along to Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel (angel found after the 2000th airing of the appeal on Smooth), Valerie etc. etc., regardless of how many times they hear them. Clearly, they are not seeking listeners with a need for a well thought out variety of music from the decades they choose to cover.
I assume it's people like me who are wrong and Smooth Radio's management who are right about what listeners want in terms of music played and presenter interaction (or lack of it) required to make money.”
BIB, the Goods In Department at my company have ditched Smooth. They have had Smooth on every day since its inception I think. It was always blaring out, but no more .... These are busy people that use the radio as background noise, but even they have had enough of the generic output Smooth peddle these days.
Radio 2 gains.




..... and one that I had not thought of.
