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Thames Radio - New Digital Station
Nation Broadcasting is launching Thames Radio on London 2 and online this weekend including Neil Fox and Pat Sharp on the line-up:
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/06/neil...ondon-station/ |
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Still no website and Facebook up yet. I can't find it though.
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Website is: http://www.thamesradio.london/ Sounds interesting.
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Looking forward to this, hope it lives up to the expectations.
Let's just hope they can find a home for the likes of Dean Martin on the station |
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Taken from the stations website -
We only play the greatest hits from the 70's, 80's & 90's. Then next to it - now playing No Doubt: It's my life from the year 2000.
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Taken from the stations website -
We only play the greatest hits from the 70's, 80's & 90's. Then next to it - now playing No Doubt: It's my life from the year 2000. ![]() |
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Taken from the stations website -
We only play the greatest hits from the 70's, 80's & 90's. Then next to it - now playing No Doubt: It's my life from the year 2000. ![]() |
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I'm surprised Neil Fox has signed up to this. I really thought he would end up on Smooth or somewhere like that
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From what I hear on this test transmission it is a very dull format, also the imaging is not for a station for one of the bigest city's in the world. They would recreate the Capital FM sound of the 80's and 90's but their is a long way to go. But these are only my thoughts when I listen to these tests.
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I'm surprised Neil Fox has signed up to this. I really thought he would end up on Smooth or somewhere like that
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Initially it looks like wall to wall music weekdays with Pat Sharp's Top 10 @ 10 from 10am everyday until 11am which I'm guessing will be recorded.
Neil Fox Friday afternoons & Saturday mornings with Pat on Sunday morning Love Songs Hoping for much more in the coming weeks, if they are going to try to recreate the Capital sound of the 80's & 90''s they'll need to do a lot more tan what's currently on the schedule |
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Initially it looks like wall to wall music weekdays with Pat Sharp's Top 10 @ 10 from 10am everyday until 11am which I'm guessing will be recorded.
Neil Fox Friday afternoons & Saturday mornings with Pat on Sunday morning Love Songs Hoping for much more in the coming weeks, if they are going to try to recreate the Capital sound of the 80's & 90''s they'll need to do a lot more tan what's currently on the schedule |
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And about recreating the old Capital FM heydays. I would also like to have a radio station with the same format as GLR these days. That was awesome
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I would also like to have a radio station with the same format as GLR these days.
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So far, it's not only 70's, 80's and 90's. Also a lot of zero's. Too predictable also.
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Does not seem to have any connection with the former Kingston Thames radio which beat Jackie to the FM licence which later Jackie gained. Nation are also due to start a rock/pop station in Sufolk but this is similar to Nation Hits now Swansea bay? Quote:
I'm surprised Neil Fox has signed up to this. I really thought he would end up on Smooth or somewhere like that
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Agree, a station officialy launch with 2/3 DJ's is not enough. And I guess it's VT only....
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They're starting off with zero listeners and significant transmission costs. Where would you get the money from?
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They're starting off with zero listeners and significant transmission costs. Where would you get the money from?
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Totally agree. You don't be unique these days with such format. There are plenty stations out there with the same format Thames Radio going to use.
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Totally agree. You don't be unique these days with such format. There are plenty stations out there with the same format Thames Radio going to use.
That was a poorly run station that changed its format more often than some change their socks. |
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I just hope they have more success than the original Thames Radio that ran out of SW London until they were brought by Radio Jackie for a quid back in 2003
That was a poorly run station that changed its format more often than some change their socks. I'm sure it will improve by launch, but surely their payout software is the same as Wales so shouldn't be so clunky, and if the news isn't tailored for London, they should just drop it. The voiceovers aren't up to much either Oh look, Abba's on....zzzz |
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They've just broadcast London traffic, but just like news it has been edited in poorly. Followed by a sung jingle, from a re-sing package (can't remember the original station that they were sung for).
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Chris Stevens certainly knows a thing or two about running a decent-sounding radio station on a budget.
But this will be a very different kettle of fish to Chris Country, which fills a massive gap in the market. While the comments in the press release about London stations going national are spot-on, I doubt anyone other than radio enthusiasts have noticed much of a difference - especially as most of these stations still have London news, travel, jingles and ads. If they want to recreate the 'golden age' of Capital, they'll need a great schedule and promotions that really put them out and about in the city - not exactly cheap. But, hey, I'm all for a new local station, so I'll give it a shot. |
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