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Old 08-02-2016, 19:30
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I can remember when i first starting listening to the original Talk Radio, sometimes i found it hard going trying to stick with it. Nothing to do with the content, i mostly loved it, it was the AM reception. Constant retuning from 1053 to 1089 trying to get decent reception used to do my head in. It would annoy me that much at times, that i would just return to R1 on FM.
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:32
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1. The original Talk Radio never really recovered from a very bad start.
2. The USA and Australia both have a number of news/lifestyle talk-based stations. Why shouldn't Britain?
3. 21 years have passed. The format has become more established in Britain. The management set-up is much more professional now. There's no reason why it shouldn't work.
A lot of US speech based stations are local based or regional in our case whilst Talkradio is national & the same owner as Talksport. I know we don't know the full line up but looking at the line up it does it really serve the whole UK?
A few forum members who listened to the old Talk Radio want x, y, & z back but most are shock jocks which is ok if you like them.

I wish the station the best of luck though.
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:32
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1. The original Talk Radio never really recovered from a very bad start.
2. The USA and Australia both have a number of news/lifestyle talk-based stations. Why shouldn't Britain?
3. 21 years have passed. The format has become more established in Britain. The management set-up is much more professional now. There's no reason why it shouldn't work.
EXACTLY !!
I firmly believe that if LBC concentrate on politics and health issues as they have been doing and Talkradio do as they are promising magazine style personality led programming they should be able to not only make inroads into LBC 's audience but actually build up a sizeable stand alone listenership of its own
As realwales says its 21 years since the original
The commercial radio market that was in place then has all but gone
In many respects the launch of digital 2 reminds me of the launch of BBC 2 and the uhf colour network
I wouldn't mind betting that those who can't get DAB+ will upgrade and will be the shot in the arm the industry needs
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:36
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How have we got this far into the thread without anyone suggesting McClue?

I'd also love to hear Charlie Wolf again - he was great in the original talk radio days.

Other thoughts: This is going to be a seriously expensive undertaking - and without and analogue outlet, will it be able to turn a profit? How much of the off peak output will be live? Lots of questions which will no doubt be answered in due course.

My hunch is that Sound Digital will be the last major traditional 'radio' launch in a post internet world. I'm planning to enjoy it while it lasts...
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:39
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How long before Galloway starts threatening legal action against callers who say things he doesnt like?
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:44
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How have we got this far into the thread without anyone suggesting McClue?

I'd also love to hear Charlie Wolf again - he was great in the original talk radio days.

Other thoughts: This is going to be a seriously expensive undertaking - and without and analogue outlet, will it be able to turn a profit? How much of the off peak output will be live? Lots of questions which will no doubt be answered in due course.

My hunch is that Sound Digital will be the last major traditional 'radio' launch in a post internet world. I'm planning to enjoy it while it lasts...
I think the reason why Colin isn't in the frame is due to his commitments to the new station in Glasgow
He's only into I think his second or third month of shows there
I too would like Charlie included but not sure if he's up for it now
As for it succeeding a poster above mentioned the chronically bad am reception .. I too loved the station and when I lived in Manchester reception was ok
When I moved to derby it was awful
There were three of their transmitters over lapping and an almost constant echo
And when the adverts were played all different ones to each of the areas it was a garbled mess
Dab should sort that problem once and for all
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Old 08-02-2016, 19:48
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Old 08-02-2016, 20:27
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So what's happening 7 til 10 on Monday to Thursday evenings? If Talk Radio isn't a sport free zone, they may choose to use that time for extra commentaries. Talk Business was scrapped and I think that is a good decision. I wonder if that means business programming on Talk Radio? I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a problems phone-in.
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Old 08-02-2016, 20:32
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So what's happening 7 til 10 on Monday to Thursday evenings? If Talk Radio isn't a sport free zone, they may choose to use that time for extra commentaries. Talk Business was scrapped and I think that is a good decision. I wonder if that means business programming on Talk Radio? I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a problems phone-in.
They will have Talkradio 2 for commentaries
That's what that's there for
Maybe Anna Raeburn for a problems phone in
As they are emphasising magazine style
Edit Talk Business hasn't been scrapped .. They've just farmed it out to a third party
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Old 08-02-2016, 20:32
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So what's happening 7 til 10 on Monday to Thursday evenings? If Talk Radio isn't a sport free zone, they may choose to use that time for extra commentaries. Talk Business was scrapped and I think that is a good decision. I wonder if that means business programming on Talk Radio? I also wouldn't be surprised if there was a problems phone-in.
Share Radio replaces Talk Business.
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Old 08-02-2016, 20:42
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Looking forward to hearing George Galloway again. I don't always agree with him but he always gets a reaction, which is what talk radio should be. There should be a slot for Danny Baker, I wonder whats happening on the weekend............I hope its not fishing Saturday morning
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Old 08-02-2016, 20:47
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Looking forward to hearing George Galloway again. I don't always agree with him but he always gets a reaction, which is what talk radio should be. There should be a slot for Danny Baker, I wonder whats happening on the weekend............I hope its not fishing Saturday morning
No reason there should be
Talksport IS still there for that 😄
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Old 08-02-2016, 21:11
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Hope it's not all news and topic driven like LBC or tbh I can't see the point,.

I'd like to hear Nick Abbot doing his free for all no topic show

Doubt that will happen
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Old 08-02-2016, 21:11
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1. The original Talk Radio never really recovered from a very bad start.
2. The USA and Australia both have a number of news/lifestyle talk-based stations. Why shouldn't Britain?
3. 21 years have passed. The format has become more established in Britain. The management set-up is much more professional now. There's no reason why it shouldn't work.
The US and Australia are different cultures with different demands. The phone-in has been done to death here IMO. The format was established commercially in 1973 (a lot longer than 21 years ago) with LBC, and had much better presenters doing it, and of course it was a lot fresher then. It wasn't 24 hour phone-ins either, so you had a break from that format at various times during the day.. And even a year or two earlier you had phone-ins on the original BBC Radio London. LBC is a good example today of how passé the whole format has become.

Good luck to Talkradio, but don't expect much that is new or different from what went before
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Old 08-02-2016, 22:18
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How long before Galloway starts threatening legal action against callers who say things he doesnt like?
You mean when callers libel, slander or threathen him?
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Old 08-02-2016, 22:42
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The US and Australia are different cultures with different demands. The phone-in has been done to death here IMO. The format was established commercially in 1973 (a lot longer than 21 years ago) with LBC, and had much better presenters doing it, and of course it was a lot fresher then. It wasn't 24 hour phone-ins either, so you had a break from that format at various times during the day.. And even a year or two earlier you had phone-ins on the original BBC Radio London. LBC is a good example today of how passé the whole format has become.

Good luck to Talkradio, but don't expect much that is new or different from what went before
Also we have the BBC who have always been strong on speech. I do think there is room for a more personallty lead station but I fear they are going back to the 90s.

The two main tv shows at teatimes are quiz based so what about a fun quiz at 6 or 7 like they had on Century radio 20 years ago.
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Old 08-02-2016, 23:24
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Share Radio replaces Talk Business.
Doesn't Share Radio go national in March?
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Old 08-02-2016, 23:33
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Doesn't Share Radio go national in March?
Not sure when but they replaced the planed Talk Business.
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Old 08-02-2016, 23:55
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Also we have the BBC who have always been strong on speech. I do think there is room for a more personallty lead station but I fear they are going back to the 90s.

The two main tv shows at teatimes are quiz based so what about a fun quiz at 6 or 7 like they had on Century radio 20 years ago.
Speaking of speech radio presenters and Century Radio in the 90s, what happened to Mark Keen & Adrian Allen?
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Old 09-02-2016, 00:50
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They will have Talkradio 2 for commentaries
That's what that's there for
But what if they needed a third option?

Talk Business hasn't been scrapped .. They've just farmed it out to a third party
Shares Radio was established before D2 came along. I think the inclusion of the station enables costs to be saved by not setting up another business radio station, but there are still slots to be filled on Talk Radio, and a business show may fill one of those slots.
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Old 09-02-2016, 04:24
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Also we have the BBC who have always been strong on speech. I do think there is room for a more personallty lead station but I fear they are going back to the 90s.

The two main tv shows at teatimes are quiz based so what about a fun quiz at 6 or 7 like they had on Century radio 20 years ago.
Didn't the original Talk Radio have a quiz? I'm sure I can vaguely remember one.
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Old 09-02-2016, 05:15
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Didn't the original Talk Radio have a quiz? I'm sure I can vaguely remember one.
Sure did
In fact I think it might have had Dale Winton as one of its presenters
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Old 09-02-2016, 07:55
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Hope it's not all news and topic driven like LBC or tbh I can't see the point,.

I'd like to hear Nick Abbot doing his free for all no topic show

Doubt that will happen
Iain Lee 10pm to 1am might be a bit different if it is anything like his old LBC or Absolute shows.
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Old 09-02-2016, 08:27
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Iain Lee 10pm to 1am might be a bit different if it is anything like his old LBC or Absolute shows.
Lets hope so.
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Old 09-02-2016, 08:35
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It all sounds rather interesting. And for some reason, I am thinking that Tommy Boyd must be in the line-up.
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