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Old 05-04-2016, 19:30
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When opening the lines to win meat, Jon Holmes still asks people to text in, rather than dial the 0844 number.
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Old 05-04-2016, 19:49
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This weeks Jon Holmes podcast is a good one. A few bits is forgotten too - including the show being subject to delays due to storm Katie and 'still closed to high sided listeners'. 'Listeners are also reminded the Selco Builders warehouse advert remains blocked due to a fallen tree across the catchy jingle'.

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Old 05-04-2016, 20:38
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When opening the lines to win meat, Jon Holmes still asks people to text in, rather than dial the 0844 number.
This competition is "eatist" to vegetarians!

The bit I've highlighted just looks so damned funny written like that. What can you win, a leg of lamb, pork chops, joint of beef and a pound of extra lean mince? Very weird.
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Old 05-04-2016, 20:44
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Personally, I think Jon Holmes has the best show, can't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a radio show, especially that time of day, a real alternative to what else is on at that time of the afternoon.
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Old 05-04-2016, 21:08
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What can you win, a leg of lamb, pork chops, joint of beef and a pound of extra lean mince? Very weird.
You get a choice of three, lamb, pork or beef I think, although a contestant last week tried to get a mix and he got short shrift!
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Old 05-04-2016, 21:50
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Personally, I think Jon Holmes has the best show, can't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a radio show, especially that time of day, a real alternative to what else is on at that time of the afternoon.
I'm losing the will to live, reading the posts about this guy on this thread .......... sounds like a couple of school kids talking behind the bike shed !!
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Old 05-04-2016, 23:38
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wrong thread
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Old 06-04-2016, 09:55
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I'm losing the will to live, reading the posts about this guy on this thread .......... sounds like a couple of school kids talking behind the bike shed !!
Quite agree Sleeps, I'm no fan but it's true what others are saying about him being a good alternative, sometimes it's good to have a silly show to listen to, one which makes you forget all about the serious ones which are too numerous elsewhere.
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Old 06-04-2016, 10:29
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They should of launched the station properly and employed various methods to make the required demographic aware of the stations existence. An advertising campaign also adverts on the talkSPORT website and radio adverts on talkSPORT. The lack of callers could be attributed to 2 things: firstly the lack of listeners because hardly anyone knows talkRADIO exists, and secondly most people would be using a mobile to phone in and it could well cost them a fortune to phone in. Talk radio stations need callers otherwise it's one way traffic and that isn't the way it should be. The solution to lack of callers: a proper publicity campaign posters along major motorways, radio adverts, newspaper adverts etc. Also make the phone number free or very inexpensive from mobiles & landlines that will most certainly liven things up.
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Old 06-04-2016, 12:13
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They should of launched the station properly and employed various methods to make the required demographic aware of the stations existence. An advertising campaign also adverts on the talkSPORT website and radio adverts on talkSPORT. The lack of callers could be attributed to 2 things: firstly the lack of listeners because hardly anyone knows talkRADIO exists, and secondly most people would be using a mobile to phone in and it could well cost them a fortune to phone in. Talk radio stations need callers otherwise it's one way traffic and that isn't the way it should be. The solution to lack of callers: a proper publicity campaign posters along major motorways, radio adverts, newspaper adverts etc. Also make the phone number free or very inexpensive from mobiles & landlines that will most certainly liven things up.
Some good points Daz. I remember the original launch back in 1995. It was the complete opposite and quite a rum do. I remember newspaper adverts, billboards and a TV advert featuring half a dozen presenters like Anna Raeburn and Caesar the Geezer. It certainly made an impact on me because I started listening from day 1.
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Old 06-04-2016, 12:44
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Some good points Daz. I remember the original launch back in 1995. It was the complete opposite and quite a rum do. I remember newspaper adverts, billboards and a TV advert featuring half a dozen presenters like Anna Raeburn and Caesar the Geezer. It certainly made an impact on me because I started listening from day 1.
I also remember it being talked about in the media, news, tv ect...... and saying it would have 'American style shock jocks'
It was mainly that, that piqued my interest in listening to it from the start. Even if it didn't have much shock, i still loved the station nonetheless. Probably more than i do now with its lack of callers.
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Old 06-04-2016, 13:47
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What can you win, a leg of lamb, pork chops, joint of beef and a pound of extra lean mince?
Just listening again I now realise the choice is chicken, beef or lamb. They seem to have no problem getting contestants for that competition.
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Old 06-04-2016, 14:11
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Is the web stream still down?
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Old 06-04-2016, 14:14
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Is the web stream still down?
I was recording successfully since 0554 but it cut out at 1403. I just tried it and it didn't work.
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Old 06-04-2016, 14:45
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Some good points Daz. I remember the original launch back in 1995. It was the complete opposite and quite a rum do. I remember newspaper adverts, billboards and a TV advert featuring half a dozen presenters like Anna Raeburn and Caesar the Geezer. It certainly made an impact on me because I started listening from day 1.
When they launched the original Talk Radio UK they did everything right which is why it was a success with no shortage of callers. All the boxes were ticked lots of advertising, controversial and interesting presenters and a free phone number! Though they did revert to a paid number a few years later at least that got the ball rolling.
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Old 06-04-2016, 14:50
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I was recording successfully since 0554 but it cut out at 1403. I just tried it and it didn't work.
CHeers,

the app works, radioplayer and tunein both down.
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Old 06-04-2016, 14:51
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I agree with the points about publicising the station.
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Old 06-04-2016, 16:07
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CHeers,

the app works, radioplayer and tunein both down.
It seems the downtime was only a few minutes, as I have recorded continuously from 1419 to the end of the show, so Listen Again is only required for one half hour.
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Old 06-04-2016, 18:17
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They should of launched the station properly and employed various methods to make the required demographic aware of the stations existence. An advertising campaign also adverts on the talkSPORT website and radio adverts on talkSPORT. The lack of callers could be attributed to 2 things: firstly the lack of listeners because hardly anyone knows talkRADIO exists, and secondly most people would be using a mobile to phone in and it could well cost them a fortune to phone in. Talk radio stations need callers otherwise it's one way traffic and that isn't the way it should be. The solution to lack of callers: a proper publicity campaign posters along major motorways, radio adverts, newspaper adverts etc. Also make the phone number free or very inexpensive from mobiles & landlines that will most certainly liven things up.
The biggest thing is your average member of the public just turns the radio on & after buying it will never do a rescan again . With TalkRadio on Am that average member of the public could just come across the station back in the 90s
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Old 06-04-2016, 18:41
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When they launched the original Talk Radio UK they did everything right which is why it was a success with no shortage of callers. All the boxes were ticked lots of advertising, controversial and interesting presenters and a free phone number! Though they did revert to a paid number a few years later at least that got the ball rolling.
when TR launched first time round, the number was not free. 0345 105389. a few years later (1996-7 I think) they did bring in the 0500 free number. You are right in everything else you say though about how well then publicised themselves.
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Old 06-04-2016, 21:20
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The Gould brothers don't even seem to ask for callers? They read out a tweet from me almost instantaneously.

Quite enjoyed the show but it's going to get tired of it's just one way. Also the social media "expert" they had on didn't seem to have a clue what she was talking about.
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Old 06-04-2016, 21:38
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Personally, I think Jon Holmes has the best show, can't remember the last time I laughed out loud at a radio show, especially that time of day, a real alternative to what else is on at that time of the afternoon.
Lurker on this thread delurking. Followed Jon from listening to him on XFM breakfast, via RadioX. The show he's doing on TalkRadio, as others have pointed out is basically the RadioX breakfast show podcast with intern Ronni removed and some adverts, particularly ones about curry and where the trade go, added. Personally, I love it. Not caught every show but there's nothing else on the radio that makes me laugh like a nutter in my cab and for that it gets my thumbs up.

Not listened to any other output though, I will admit. I usually listen to alot of 5Live and Radio 4 and there's been nothing yet that's made me want to switch over at other times. I'm going to give Jake Yapp a go on Sunday morning, I've been lacking something to listen to early doors on the weekend since Jon moved!

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Old 06-04-2016, 21:43
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could one of you fine folks send me the link to howards show this sunday ?
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Old 06-04-2016, 22:06
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Anybody listened to Bob Mills's show on Sunday evenings yet?
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Old 06-04-2016, 22:52
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Well if I'm typical of the average listener.

I tuned in at the start. Sounded OK, but lacked callers. i would have called and joined in, however not when it will cost me to call the station. It should be an 03 number at the very least.

After a day or so I lost interest as it was the same old boring sound. No real cutting edge and not listened since. I even forget it exists.
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