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christmas music started today on the beach on the 16th of november....i mean really
Also, dusting them off this early is surely going to be a switch off for some? I guess it'd be interesting to see some market research on this one. I could be wrong. Humbug indeed! |
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Too soon! 7 weeks down the line all those old chestnuts are going to be seriously burned.
Also, dusting them off this early is surely going to be a switch off for some? I guess it'd be interesting to see some market research on this one. I could be wrong. Humbug indeed! |
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So when will this merging happen?
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"Fantasy" schedule time
![]() Norwich, The Beach, North Norfolk - Rob Chandler (Breakfast), Geoff Hillyer (Mornings), Chris Marston (Drive) Dream and Town - Wayne Bavin (Breakfast), Murphy (Mornings), Nick Pandolfi (Drive) |
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"Fantasy" schedule time
![]() Norwich, The Beach, North Norfolk - Rob Chandler (Breakfast), Geoff Hillyer (Mornings), Chris Marston (Drive) Dream and Town - Wayne Bavin (Breakfast), Murphy (Mornings), Nick Pandolfi (Drive) Bring back Tom Kay, put Jeremy Durrant on the late show and call Ipswich/Colchester, SGR FM |
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Steve Bradley has suddenly returned to breakfast on Norwich 99.9 sounding good nice and lively show. N
o mention of why Rob Chandler is off as far as I am aware. Presume he may be seconded assisting with the changes? |
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A radical suggestion I know, but ... holiday? Day off?
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A radical suggestion I know, but ... holiday? Day off?
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A radical suggestion I know, but ... holiday? Day off?
A classy way to treat a jock, who by all accounts, is a proper pro. Dunno if Steve Bland (for that is his real name) will be a permanent replacement. An odd move, given that Rob is a huge name in radio in Norfolk and had been growing his numbers. |
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He's been given the chop. They sacked him after the show on Wednesday.
A classy way to treat a jock, who by all accounts, is a proper pro. Dunno if Steve Bland (for that is his real name) will be a permanent replacement. An odd move, given that Rob is a huge name in radio in Norfolk and had been growing his numbers. |
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If they do away with Rob Chandler then Anglia radio really have no idea what they are doing. That's just committing radio suicide.
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If they do away with Rob Chandler then Anglia radio really have no idea what they are doing. That's just committing radio suicide.
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Well if the schedule I've just seen is true, I am utterly lost for words.
The entire Norwich line-up has changed, just when they've got Heart on the rocks. |
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"Fantasy" schedule time
![]() Norwich, The Beach, North Norfolk - Rob Chandler (Breakfast), Geoff Hillyer (Mornings), Chris Marston (Drive) Dream and Town - Wayne Bavin (Breakfast), Murphy (Mornings), Nick Pandolfi (Drive) |
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A campaign has been launched to save presenter Rob Chandler’s Radio Norwich 99.9 breakfast show.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/campaign...show_1_4783710 |
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A campaign has been launched to save presenter Rob Chandler’s Radio Norwich 99.9 breakfast show.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/campaign...show_1_4783710 Personally as it is so open what they are going to do, ie share programming across the three north stations and separately across the two southern ones, it would be the ideal time to drop the original names and just create one brand, That would be far more cost effective and be a better package for advertisers. Mind you, hopefully I am wrong, but isn't this just getting ready to make the company more prepared for a takeover by someone like Celador. |
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I agree a rebrand is needed especially with the changes but Anglian Radio will want to keep it as it is
If celador took over it would be a good thing in my opinion.
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Looking into things a bit deeper, I think that one of the main issues may be that as well as presenting the Breakfast Show he is also the "Programme Manager". Looking at what the group are doing to their stations its obvious that they are cutting out layers of management and its more likely this role which is unlikely to be available after the restructure.
Personally as it is so open what they are going to do, ie share programming across the three north stations and separately across the two southern ones, it would be the ideal time to drop the original names and just create one brand, That would be far more cost effective and be a better package for advertisers. Mind you, hopefully I am wrong, but isn't this just getting ready to make the company more prepared for a takeover by someone like Celador. |
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Could it possibly be a way of drumming up publicity before the shake up that is obviously going to happen. Then put him on the all Norfolk breakfast show "due to popular demand".
Just a thought. |
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A campaign has been launched to save presenter Rob Chandler’s Radio Norwich 99.9 breakfast show.
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/campaign...show_1_4783710 After all, if radio stations started listening to listeners opinions, where would it all end? |
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I speak only as a listener living on the Suffolk/Norfolk border so can't claim to be particularly informed, but this is my take on this...
I severely doubt that Rob Chandler 'losing' his Norwich breakfast show is a publicity stunt. Imagine how insensitive it would be to the other presenters in the group if the management were to appear to be 'playing games' with who was/wasn't getting redundancy just to achieve publicity...I just don't buy it. I think the decision to bin off Rob Chandler is fundamentally about cost. I would imagine that he is on CONSIDERABLY more money than any of their other presenters and that even with the improved listening figures he has created, management don't feel that he represents value for money. I think the reality is far more straightforward. Financially, Anglian Radio has no long term viability if it continues broadcasting in its present model of 5 stations, with paying business rates/rent for 4 different locations, etc. There simply isn't the advertising revenue. The consolidation to in effect, just two stations is about survival. I agree with other posts that it would make sense to re-brand, however I don't think this is happening for two reasons, Firstly, Anglian Radio simply don't have the money to do this at the present time (think of the cost of new station imaging, marketing, etc.) and Secondly, the local names are well known and differentiate them from the Bauer/Global 'brands'. The ultimate irony is that Anglia Radio's strength is that they are 'local', yet they can't afford to be. I am also confused re: the programming of these stations. Both Chris Marston and Rob Chandler are listed as being 'Programme Manager' at Radio Norwich. However, Paul Morris was recently appointed to an off-air Programme Controller role at Town 102 & Dream 100? My stab in the dark re: what they will do with programming is: Norfolk Station Breakfast: Chris Marston (PC) Daytime: Tim Lindon Drive: Paul Carter East Suffolk/North Essex Station Breakfast: Dom Atkins Daytime: Jonathan Murphy Drive: Paul Morris (PC) I don't think Anglian Radio will be about 'personality' jocks going forwards (hence why I doubt Nick Pandolfi and Wayne Bavin, along with Rob Chandler will be part of the new line ups) as I don't think that they will feel they can afford them. I would expect 'more music breakfast shows, etc. in the new year. I assume Steve Bradley is just a stop-gap in Norwich due to his 'boating' business interests. |
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Anglian Radio have made one hell of a mistake by not going onto DAB. Whatever your opinions about DAB are, here in Mid Suffolk the BBC local station, Heart, Capital, Kiss and all the others are on DAB. If you want to listen to Town 102 you have to listen on a very patchy FM signal. Going onto DAB would also have got a Town signal into Bury St Edmunds. I still reckon this reorganisation is in preparation for a sell off, to make the company have a better bottom line figure on the P&L and to get most redundancies out of the way rather than a new owner having to be the grim reaper.
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I severely doubt that Rob Chandler 'losing' his Norwich breakfast show is a publicity stunt. Imagine how insensitive it would be to the other presenters in the group if the management were to appear to be 'playing games' with who was/wasn't getting redundancy just to achieve publicity...I just don't buy it. I think the decision to bin off Rob Chandler is fundamentally about cost. I would imagine that he is on CONSIDERABLY more money than any of their other presenters and that even with the improved listening figures he has created, management don't feel that he represents value for money.
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Anglian Radio have made one hell of a mistake by not going onto DAB. Whatever your opinions about DAB are, here in Mid Suffolk the BBC local station, Heart, Capital, Kiss and all the others are on DAB. If you want to listen to Town 102 you have to listen on a very patchy FM signal. Going onto DAB would also have got a Town signal into Bury St Edmunds. I still reckon this reorganisation is in preparation for a sell off, to make the company have a better bottom line figure on the P&L and to get most redundancies out of the way rather than a new owner having to be the grim reaper.
I don't believe for a minute that Anglian are serious about remaining independent - if they were, they wouldnt have binned off their strongest on-air talent, |
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Looking into things a bit deeper, I think that one of the main issues may be that as well as presenting the Breakfast Show he is also the "Programme Manager". Looking at what the group are doing to their stations its obvious that they are cutting out layers of management and its more likely this role which is unlikely to be available after the restructure
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If celador took over it would be a good thing in my opinion.
