This article shows just how petty Capital are. Nothing to do with their own boyband the Wanted then 
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/
Capital Radio
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Speaking of the Wanted, just flicked on Capital radio and the Wanted are on with "Chasing The Sun" haha.
Originally Posted by twingle:
“This article shows just how petty Capital are. Nothing to do with their own boyband the Wanted then
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/”
“This article shows just how petty Capital are. Nothing to do with their own boyband the Wanted then
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/”
They are extremely petty....they've also blacklisted Alexandra Burke for some random reason, and when hoards of people asked their head controller why...he posted this nasty picture....they don't seem like a very nice station anymore tbh.
Originally Posted by Zack06:
“They are extremely petty....they've also blacklisted Alexandra Burke for some random reason, and when hoards of people asked their head controller why...he posted this nasty picture....they don't seem like a very nice station anymore tbh.”
“They are extremely petty....they've also blacklisted Alexandra Burke for some random reason, and when hoards of people asked their head controller why...he posted this nasty picture....they don't seem like a very nice station anymore tbh.”
Well we know two acts who won't be playing the Summertime Ball this summer...so childish.
Originally Posted by Scrubber:
“Radio1 isn't the same at all. They play chart stuff aswell as rock, indie, older stuff and new undiscovered music.
Capital plays the top20 on loop, all day everyday.”
“Radio1 isn't the same at all. They play chart stuff aswell as rock, indie, older stuff and new undiscovered music.
Capital plays the top20 on loop, all day everyday.”
http://comparemyradio.com/stations/Capital_FM
http://comparemyradio.com/stations/BBC_Radio_1
http://comparemyradio.com/compare/BB...o_1/Capital_FM
Wow
Capital only play 150 unique tracks in a 24 hour period (only 131 tracks during daytime)BBC Radio 1 played 798 unique tracks during daytime
compared to 2,833 unique tracks in a 24 hour period.
Last 12 months Top artist / amount played
Capital FM
Jessie J
2111 plays
Adele
1971 plays
Rihanna
1969 plays
Chris Brown
1641 plays
Example
1619 plays
Katy Perry
1593 plays
Ed Sheeran
1566 plays
The Wanted
1465 plays
LMFAO
1441 plays
Bruno Mars
1365 plays
BBC Radio 1
Ed Sheeran
831 plays
Rihanna
805 plays
Coldplay
794 plays
Nero
743 plays
Lady GaGa
680 plays
Rizzle Kicks
606 plays
Foo Fighters
595 plays
Adele
573 plays
Example
573 plays
David Guetta
534 plays
Originally Posted by blakpat:
“I wish they would play more new music! I haven't heard the new single 'Where Have You Been' by Rihanna or 'End of Time' by Beyonce yet! I haven't even heard 'Talk That Talk'! They're constantly stuck on old songs that are now out of the top 40 like 'Earthquake' and 'We Found Love'”
“I wish they would play more new music! I haven't heard the new single 'Where Have You Been' by Rihanna or 'End of Time' by Beyonce yet! I haven't even heard 'Talk That Talk'! They're constantly stuck on old songs that are now out of the top 40 like 'Earthquake' and 'We Found Love'”
Believe it or not, i've found that nightclubs are a lot worse than Capital when it comes to being repetetive and ignorant to new music. I like going to nightclubs but the very 2 tracks you mention (Earthquake and We Found Love) seem to be played every single time I go to a club, to the point where it's almost laughable. Still being played more than other popular songs, many of which are much newer.
There's many others from at least 6 months ago that nightclubs constantly repeat more than newer stuff, like Super Bass and Changed The Way You Kiss Me - and even when nightclubs bring back 00s classics it's always either Usher-Yeah, MVP-Rock Ya Body or Kevin Lyttle-Turn Me On when there are other tracks from the same era they could play!
Originally Posted by Vashetti:
“Why do they play the same songs, over, and over again?
They seem to have Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay on an infinite loop.”
“Why do they play the same songs, over, and over again?
They seem to have Jessie J, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay on an infinite loop.”
It's what the kids like these days
Originally Posted by Steve35:
“It's what the kids like these days”
“It's what the kids like these days
”
The majority of kids (as you call them) i.e. average age of BBC Radio 1 is 35 ? I wouldn't have thought like these artists though.Not saying they all haven't got a strong following.If you can capture 1- 2%? of the single buying market - you're a top 20 artist.What I am saying is that over 90% 'of the kids' wouldn't ever consider buying any singles by any of those artists.
What you posted above is a grossly inaccurate overstatement, therefore.
I feel you need to investigate how the music industry gets 'the kids' interested in the first place i.e. pluggers, payola (or something that gets very near to this in a 'lawful' way, anyway), PR, mass marketing etc. etc.
All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
That's why I hardly ever listen to the radio anymore..it really does feel like the same four songs on a loop..I get so bored with the same thing over and over...
Capital is quite varied compared to some US stations. In New York, there's a station called Now 92.3 which redefines the word 'repetitive'. It's pretty much a non stop loop of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and LMFAO!
http://923now.cbslocal.com/playlist/
http://923now.cbslocal.com/playlist/
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
That seems to be the convention yes.About time a few more stations started doing something a little more unconventional.You never now their listener no's might even go up - which is what commercial radio is all about, getting their listener no's within their demographic area up.The amount of under 25 listeners seem to be falling all the time.Radio is basically going out of fashion slowly it seems., unless a game changer comes along.Pay for play payments won't last for ever - how commercial radio seems to be keeping head above water at the moment.
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
“All major radio stations stick to a playlist during the day, each DJ has a list of say 5-10 records that they have to play during there timeslot no matter what..if you want to hear more varied music you have to listen to the specialist shows in the evening/night.”
Which Capital FM do broadcast as well (Andi Durrant, Mash and Sacha Brooks).
Another thing about nightclubs, I thought nightclubs should really be providing access to more specialist/underground music than they do. But when I go it instead seems they just play mainstream chart hits and 00s classics, and the same ones every single night!!! I like the music nightclubs play, but just think it is more mainstream and more repetetive than it is meant to be.
Originally Posted by Scratchy7929:
“That seems to be the convention yes.About time a few more stations started doing something a little more unconventional.You never now their listener no's might even go up - which is what commercial radio is all about, getting their listener no's within their demographic area up.The amount of under 25 listeners seem to be falling all the time.Radio is basically going out of fashion slowly it seems., unless a game changer comes along.Pay for play payments won't last for ever - how commercial radio seems to be keeping head above water at the moment.”
“That seems to be the convention yes.About time a few more stations started doing something a little more unconventional.You never now their listener no's might even go up - which is what commercial radio is all about, getting their listener no's within their demographic area up.The amount of under 25 listeners seem to be falling all the time.Radio is basically going out of fashion slowly it seems., unless a game changer comes along.Pay for play payments won't last for ever - how commercial radio seems to be keeping head above water at the moment.”
Its all about the money...radio stations are paid by record labels to play a record X amount of times.
Originally Posted by do about:
“Which Capital FM do broadcast as well (Andi Durrant, Mash and Sacha Brooks).
Another thing about nightclubs, I thought nightclubs should really be providing access to more specialist/underground music than they do. But when I go it instead seems they just play mainstream chart hits and 00s classics, and the same ones every single night!!! I like the music nightclubs play, but just think it is more mainstream and more repetetive than it is meant to be.”
“Which Capital FM do broadcast as well (Andi Durrant, Mash and Sacha Brooks).
Another thing about nightclubs, I thought nightclubs should really be providing access to more specialist/underground music than they do. But when I go it instead seems they just play mainstream chart hits and 00s classics, and the same ones every single night!!! I like the music nightclubs play, but just think it is more mainstream and more repetetive than it is meant to be.”
It sounds like you are going to the wrong clubs.
Originally Posted by omnidirectional:
“Capital is quite varied compared to some US stations. In New York, there's a station called Now 92.3 which redefines the word 'repetitive'. It's pretty much a non stop loop of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and LMFAO!
http://923now.cbslocal.com/playlist/”
“Capital is quite varied compared to some US stations. In New York, there's a station called Now 92.3 which redefines the word 'repetitive'. It's pretty much a non stop loop of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and LMFAO!
http://923now.cbslocal.com/playlist/”
You're telling me .. "Glad You Came" by the Wanted played 15 times in one day !!
http://923now.cbslocal.com/playlist/2012/04/19/
Me and my friends went a long drive on Thursday and we kept Capital on for about 10 hours straight. We heard Turn Up The Music, We Found Love, Heart Skips A Beat, Part Of Me, Give Me Everything, Sexy And I Know It, What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger), Call Me Maybe and 'All About Tonight' numerous times. It's like they just had the playlist on repeat all day. :yawn:
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“Its all about the money...radio stations are paid by record labels to play a record X amount of times.”
“Its all about the money...radio stations are paid by record labels to play a record X amount of times.”
Not exactly true. They have deals with certain artists. As pixie proves.
Originally Posted by Shadow2009:
“Me and my friends went a long drive on Thursday and we kept Capital on for about 10 hours straight. We heard Turn Up The Music, We Found Love, Heart Skips A Beat, Part Of Me, Give Me Everything, Sexy And I Know It, What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger), Call Me Maybe and 'All About Tonight' numerous times. It's like they just had the playlist on repeat all day. :yawn:”
“Me and my friends went a long drive on Thursday and we kept Capital on for about 10 hours straight. We heard Turn Up The Music, We Found Love, Heart Skips A Beat, Part Of Me, Give Me Everything, Sexy And I Know It, What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger), Call Me Maybe and 'All About Tonight' numerous times. It's like they just had the playlist on repeat all day. :yawn:”
This is why they are so awful...
you can accept/justify why they are playing Turn Up The Music, Call Me Maybe etc a lot as they are current chart hits...but why are they still playing Olly Murs so heavily when it dropped down the chart ages ago and he has newer hits out?
Even worse is All About Tonight which was a hit almost a year ago, and not exactly a future classic that must be played heavily 1 year on.
Originally Posted by mialicious:
“Its all about the money...radio stations are paid by record labels to play a record X amount of times.”
“Its all about the money...radio stations are paid by record labels to play a record X amount of times.”
But if they lose listeners because people get fed with the same songs over and over, they won't pull in the advertisers
Originally Posted by twingle:
“This article shows just how petty Capital are. Nothing to do with their own boyband the Wanted then
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/”
“This article shows just how petty Capital are. Nothing to do with their own boyband the Wanted then
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/04/one-...by-capital-fm/”
Ok, that explains their One Direction ban - which I hadn't even noticed, btw
- what's their excuse for ostracizing Alexandra?
Originally Posted by Sweet FA:
“Ok, that explains their One Direction ban - which I hadn't even noticed, btw - what's their excuse for ostracizing Alexandra?”
“Ok, that explains their One Direction ban - which I hadn't even noticed, btw
- what's their excuse for ostracizing Alexandra?”
Well, we're not exactly too sure. But I think it's because she was offered the chance to do the Jingle Bell Ball last year but she turned it down because it clashed with her Hennessy artistry gig in Japan or Vietnam. Ever since that they've continued to snub her. :sleep:
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