So the ads on the regional stations, are cheap to run.

Absolutely.

Thanks very intresting

Listening back the other evening when I mentioned this, there were absolutely no ads in that break it seems.

the london line up is identical to the Kiss haunted house event the night before.
Kiss have been doing this for a few years now

Yes they have, maybe there trying to copy Kiss?

Why not? Kiss don't own the artists concerned ! They will go wherever the money is

Indeed. ☺

Looks like the Bassman hasn,t turned up. It,s just automation.

The bassman only started at 9. Give him a chance

Looks like Ant Payne was late for his show this morning, the show ran as automation until about 20 to 7

Yes i know he was on at 9 he didnt do his opening link.

Yes he was late toi.

Oooh- Capital UK has just launched on D1. Interesting move.

Its like the Smooth Radio situation again. Wonder what Communicorp's views are on this.

Like i said on the other Capital thread, if Ashley goes down that route of dropping local programming, the only problem will be that Capital Scotland, and Capital North Wales/ South Wales, they would either hand the license back to Ofcom, or sell it to another radio group?
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Both Capitals are under Communicorp's ownership. I think if my mind is correct, only way for local stations to drop (not just regional) local hours whilst on national DAB, is that it has to be of a format that's not chart related - like Radio X in Manchester.

If they somehow got around that and the only thing stopping them is the devolved nations rule, they should agree with communicorp to drop the Capital brand on their FM output and encourage listeners in those areas to retune to DAB. Communicorp would just relaunch the stations under their own brands.

EDIT: to clarify Capital South Wales and Scotland are owned by Communicorp.

Ah right okey, very interesting.

so to add to the monster mashup, they've just announced something capital close up. a small gig with a big star, interesting

Tomorrow Tom Deacon and Emma are off for a week, in their place is johno and Emily, anyone know who Emily is? Surely not Emily Segal?

I wonder who Emily is then.?

yeah it wouldn't be emily segal, she's on heat now i think. Last time they were off, south-coast had the actress Louisa Lytton, wonder why they didn't get her back

Exactly, it's obviously a different Emily.

Gaps of silence during the songs on Capital North Wales last night, its not the network it's something to do with the Great Orme transmitter in Llanddudno, and this morning capita on 96.3 fm sounds like it's broadcasting from a BT line.

Blimey! That's rather personal information, isn't it?