WH
Also, the Wave/Swansea Sound building is getting new signage this week:
There’ll be some new signage going up soon. 4 full days now & counting...@GHRSouthWales pic.twitter.com/aFqq7OFJT0
— Dave Brookes (@TheDaveBrookes) August 27, 2020
IS
I had a bit of a tune around yesterday and noticed that Andy Crane wasn't on Greatest Hits as usual, i assumed he was on holiday, but he was on the 'Greatest Hits is coming soon' stations.
I couldn't work out whether he was on holiday and had recorded the links or he was live as well as his fill in on the main network. Until now he's been presenting both with different links - presumably one live and one voicetracked. Which I assume is a right faff
I couldn't work out whether he was on holiday and had recorded the links or he was live as well as his fill in on the main network. Until now he's been presenting both with different links - presumably one live and one voicetracked. Which I assume is a right faff
MA
The majority of the buildings they'll be vacating so I imagine they won't bother putting new signs up.
I'm told for the time being ads and news will be locally inserted in most cases, it'll take time for the transmitter feeds to be centralised back to Bauer's mothership (Cv19 and all that)
Will station buildings this weekend erect external new signage & logos to highlight the refreshed branding and names, or hastily cover over the existing ones?
The majority of the buildings they'll be vacating so I imagine they won't bother putting new signs up.
I'm told for the time being ads and news will be locally inserted in most cases, it'll take time for the transmitter feeds to be centralised back to Bauer's mothership (Cv19 and all that)
IS
The majority of the buildings they'll be vacating so I imagine they won't bother putting new signs up.
I'm told for the time being ads and news will be locally inserted in most cases, it'll take time for the transmitter feeds to be centralised back to Bauer's mothership (Cv19 and all that)
Makes sense, it would take a while to get all those versions coming out of the same playout system and the news hubs set up even in normal circumstances.
They've done the transition a lot quicker tham they thought because of Cv19 - to mitigate against the financial issues their newly purchased stations will have
Will station buildings this weekend erect external new signage & logos to highlight the refreshed branding and names, or hastily cover over the existing ones?
The majority of the buildings they'll be vacating so I imagine they won't bother putting new signs up.
I'm told for the time being ads and news will be locally inserted in most cases, it'll take time for the transmitter feeds to be centralised back to Bauer's mothership (Cv19 and all that)
Makes sense, it would take a while to get all those versions coming out of the same playout system and the news hubs set up even in normal circumstances.
They've done the transition a lot quicker tham they thought because of Cv19 - to mitigate against the financial issues their newly purchased stations will have
WA
Aircheck has been capturing the goodbyes
1/2 We have been editing and uploading audio constantly since yesterday trying to grab as many final links as we can. One thing we have noticed - EVERYBODY has been professional right to the very end....
— Aircheck Downloads (@airchecks) August 29, 2020
JO
I had a listen to a bit of Greatest Hits Radio today, not one of the new ones but that’s kinda irrelevant.
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices.
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices.
LL
The standard daytime playlist is the same old classics, but what lets it down is the poor imaging, programming and dire presenter line-up. The publicise the fact they have Gambo, Janice Long etc, but they do weekly shows while the weekdays are presented by ILR jocks who were largely on northern English stations during the 80s and 90s, along with Mark Goodier and ex CBBC Broom Cupboard presenter Andy Crane.
Smooth Radio it isn't!
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I had a listen to a bit of Greatest Hits Radio today, not one of the new ones but that’s kinda irrelevant.
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices.
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices.
The standard daytime playlist is the same old classics, but what lets it down is the poor imaging, programming and dire presenter line-up. The publicise the fact they have Gambo, Janice Long etc, but they do weekly shows while the weekdays are presented by ILR jocks who were largely on northern English stations during the 80s and 90s, along with Mark Goodier and ex CBBC Broom Cupboard presenter Andy Crane.
Smooth Radio it isn't!
IS
I've listened to it on and off since it launched at the beginning of last year and oddly one of the things I liked about it when I first heard it was that every song they played I knew. Literally every single song I knew and 90% I liked*
Gambo's programme is a specialist one so maybe that's it but there's certainly no issue with the recognisability of the music, if anything it's a bit too safe and familiar. You know if they say they're playing Dexys then you know exactly what song it is (Come On Eileen), same if they're playing Fleetwood Mac (Lies) or Madness (Baggy Trousers)
Maybe, as I said it is a bit of a home for DJs that people miss from Radio 2.
I think if breakfast was going to happen it would have happened for next week. For me the big weakness of GHR is the breakfast show, he's OK as a DJ but just OK definately not right for breakfast on what is to be a big flagship network.
A missed opportunity for a big name in that slot I think (unless they have one lined up but it's too early because they've rushed the relaunch)
* mostly UB40
I had a listen to a bit of Greatest Hits Radio today, not one of the new ones but that’s kinda irrelevant.
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices
The music was terrible, admittedly it was a specialist show (Paul Gambaccini) and the songs were just dreary. For a station like Greatest Hits to make an impact every song should be belter and that any adult should know. Generally the bits I’ve heard of GHR have been a bit hit and miss with the music choices
I've listened to it on and off since it launched at the beginning of last year and oddly one of the things I liked about it when I first heard it was that every song they played I knew. Literally every single song I knew and 90% I liked*
Gambo's programme is a specialist one so maybe that's it but there's certainly no issue with the recognisability of the music, if anything it's a bit too safe and familiar. You know if they say they're playing Dexys then you know exactly what song it is (Come On Eileen), same if they're playing Fleetwood Mac (Lies) or Madness (Baggy Trousers)
I see Simon Mayo’s also got a weekend show now. Surely only a matter of time before he moves to the weekday breakfast or at least to the weekday schedule from Scala, no reason why he couldn’t do shows on both either.
Maybe, as I said it is a bit of a home for DJs that people miss from Radio 2.
I think if breakfast was going to happen it would have happened for next week. For me the big weakness of GHR is the breakfast show, he's OK as a DJ but just OK definately not right for breakfast on what is to be a big flagship network.
A missed opportunity for a big name in that slot I think (unless they have one lined up but it's too early because they've rushed the relaunch)
* mostly UB40
Last edited by Inspector Sands on 29 August 2020 8:10pm - 2 times in total
BO
Havn't seen any mention of Wave 96.5 Blackpool on the tribute/ discussion threads. Did anyone record the end here? Was it the last show for them also? Will be a big loss to Blackpool area, as will all these local stations going elswhere. Lancashire/ the NW over the last few years have lost almost all its local stations. 2br; Wave 96.5, Heart local breakfast. Such a shame