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Old 11-04-2011, 23:43
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I personally think it maybe Luke Smith however i feel either of those would be wasted on overnights. Of course it maybe one of those ex Galaxy ones who are currently not on the network (possibly Adele Roberts or Christian Williams)?
Christian does Sunday breakfast down here and Adele does Sunday breakfast in Yorkshire so I would doubt it, but then again......
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Old 12-04-2011, 02:36
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Am I alone in thinking Dave could end up on Radio 1?
No, he'd be perfect, given the way the station has gone in terms of "more speech" presenters.
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Old 12-04-2011, 09:07
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Is chillerton down on reduced power or is the car radio really not working now?
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Old 12-04-2011, 11:14
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Unlikely, Radio 1 have let it be known they only really hire from student radio or TV nowadays.
I wonder if Rick "Andy" Parfitt (or whoever it was) saying that was just a bit of BBC bullshit to make a point about how distinctive Radio 1 is from commercial stations, to justify its public funding. Very much like what Bob Shennan said about Radio 2 this week.

It never would have occurred to me but, yes, Dave would be an excellent fit for Radio 1 and would probably shine with longer links.
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Old 12-04-2011, 12:36
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The Guardian have a small opinion piece about Capital, it's not impressed:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad.../12/capital-fm
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:03
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The Guardian have a small opinion piece about Capital, it's not impressed:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad.../12/capital-fm
i think the comments after the piece by the average listeners are worrying too...........
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:08
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i think the comments after the piece by the average listeners are worrying too...........
"Average listeners"?

As one says: "if it's not Radio 4 or 6Music, Guardian readers hate it". Which about sums it up.

Don't get me wrong, I can see how an intelligent and educated reviewer comes up with that conclusion (minus the fact that Johnny and Lisa have only avoided national stardom because of a "clever move" by Capital - more like 'cos Ofcom won't let them).

But Capital aren't making their network for Guardian reviewers. Or readers, probably.
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:14
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that was the "bait" for someone else!

he'll no doubt be along shortly
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:17
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Nice to see that Hirsty gets a good review though who would be perfect for any sort of national
# Capital Breakfast shooooooow #
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:18
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that was the "bait" for someone else!
<slinks off to have irony detector retuned>
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Old 12-04-2011, 13:31
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The Guardian have a small opinion piece about Capital, it's not impressed:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-rad.../12/capital-fm
Of course, I agree with everything other than the the bit about it "being the cool alternative to the BBC". It was always safe music-wise, though nothing like as sterile as it is now.

Wonderful phrase "McRadio", which sums up Global perfectly.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:07
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Are they no longer making local-specific links for the stations outside London? They seem pretty generic these days. How does Dave Kelly do phone calls, etc. if it is voice-tracked or pre-recorded links?
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:29
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Are they no longer making local-specific links for the stations outside London? They seem pretty generic these days. How does Dave Kelly do phone calls, etc. if it is voice-tracked or pre-recorded links?
Dave kelly pre-records links like all the rest.

Good on him for the move.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:39
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A brilliant piece. See it's not just us...

Capital FM is shit.

There you go, whole thread summed up in four words.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:49
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just come out of the hairdressers.......

they had r1 on, it used to be galaxy.........i spoke to the owner, and she said "the last straw was just this week........we just couldn't put up with "G6" anymore....


the key to successful hit radio is knowing when to drop a track, sadly global are clueless in this department.
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Old 12-04-2011, 14:56
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just come out of the hairdressers.......

they had r1 on, it used to be galaxy.........i spoke to the owner, and she said "the last straw was just this week........we just couldn't put up with "G6" anymore....


the key to successful hit radio is knowing when to drop a track, sadly global are clueless in this department.
Capital FM is amazing! (/sarcasm)

It's simple. Download the 153 tracks on their current playlist to your ipod and you have your very own personalised Capital FM, put this on shuffle and away you go.

If you want to be even geekier then add your own bland voice tracking in between the mp3s and boooom you have one hell of a product. It will go down well with the chavs.

On a serious note, Capital FM can be tolerated in very small doses, otherwise it becomes too repetitive for my liking.
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Old 12-04-2011, 15:01
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The depressing thing is the likelihood of a significant improvement in the RAJAR results.

I would find that depressing not because of what Capital is (and what Galaxy has become) but how it reflects on the tastes and the listening habits of British Joe Public.

In the same way that Heart does, just a different demographic.
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Old 12-04-2011, 15:11
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that was the "bait" for someone else!

he'll no doubt be along shortly
"Average listeners" do not write comments on Digital Spy's radio forums or on the Guardian's Media website.
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Old 12-04-2011, 15:19
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"Average listeners" do not write comments on Digital Spy's radio forums or on the Guardian's Media website.
i knew you couldn't resist
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Old 12-04-2011, 15:27
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The depressing thing is the likelihood of a significant improvement in the RAJAR results.

I would find that depressing not because of what Capital is (and what Galaxy has become) but how it reflects on the tastes and the listening habits of British Joe Public.

In the same way that Heart does, just a different demographic.
as much as i an a global basher, they have realised the average joe public is nowhere near as enthusiastic about music as his counterpart a decade or so ago........


could it be more entertainment choice these days, eg computer games, or the fact that the only time that they treat music seriously is when they watch x- factor??..........its all so very sad.
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Old 12-04-2011, 15:28
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Hello I'm quite new to this.

Quick question, Is it just me or when Capital FM announced the Networking of Capital FM they seemed to drop Capital FM down a couple of pegs so it didn't sound so young, bouncy and energetic?

It might just be me or has anyone else noticed.
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Old 12-04-2011, 16:57
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"Average listeners" do not write comments on Digital Spy's radio forums or on the Guardian's Media website.
But joe public yoof do use facebook and did express their opinions there, and occasionally even now still do.
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Old 12-04-2011, 17:24
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I personally think it maybe Luke Smith however i feel either of those would be wasted on overnights. Of course it maybe one of those ex Galaxy ones who are currently not on the network (possibly Adele Roberts or Christian Williams)?
I think perhaps Will Cozens will move into the 11pm-3am slot once Dave is gone? He definitely deserves better than the 3am-6am slot....

Will is doing an excellent job covering London Drivetime this week, while Greg is also doing an excellent job on Breakfast with Lisa (Better than Johnny and Lisa IMO)
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Old 12-04-2011, 17:28
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I was listening into Capital FM Manchester, and I'm wondering how they do the links when they say "You're listening to Capital FM Manchester" when a national DJ is on? Do they have different links for the different stations pre-recorded?
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Old 12-04-2011, 18:05
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I was listening into Capital FM Manchester, and I'm wondering how they do the links when they say "You're listening to Capital FM Manchester" when a national DJ is on? Do they have different links for the different stations pre-recorded?
Yes. The regional links are voicetracked, while the London version is always live.
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