Yep. I can’t listen to it any more.
The only show that I really enjoy on Radio 2 now is Liza Tarbuck on a Saturday evening. She’s a bit off the wall and makes me chuckle.
The rest of it grates on me these days.
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Radio Stations: Which one(s) do you listen to?
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The only show that I really enjoy on Radio 2 now is Liza Tarbuck on a Saturday evening. She’s a bit off the wall and makes me chuckle.
The rest of it grates on me these days.
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I'm beginning to like Saturdays on R2 - Pick of the Pops is a good listen if the years they choose are those from my own childhood. I took my dad out for a drive not long after his stroke, and the memory loss and confusion seemed to melt away when they went sixties one afternoon. Driving home tonight I found that I quite enjoyed Johnny Walker's Rock Show, and then to hear Pete Tong afterwards on R2... that didn't compute, really.
We continue...
Over two years ago when this thread started I mentioned listening to Radio Caroline. Well this is in a bit more detail as a few things have changed since then.
With only a few short temporary gaps they have been broadcasting for 54 years. They did so from the boat Ross Revenge until 1990 when it was shipwrecked, and then changed to a land based station although they do still have the boat which is now sea worthy and is moored on the Blackwater Estuary in Kent, and is still used for special broadcasts about once a month.
Like all stations they can be heard on the internet at www.radiocaroline.co.uk but they also broadcast on DAB in several major cities in the UK including London and Glasgow. They also broadcast on 648 MW but only in the South East area. The monthly special broadcasts from the Ross Revenge are a tribute to Radio Caroline North from the days when there was a North and South station, and this is relayed by Manx Radio on the Isle Of Man on 1364 MW.
The music they play is more rock album based mixed with a large variety of music from their 54 years of broadcasting.
They now also have a sister station Caroline Flashback which is just broadcast on the internet at the moment and plays music from between the 1950’s and the 1980’s, and in my opinion is the best ‘oldies’ station out there.
With only a few short temporary gaps they have been broadcasting for 54 years. They did so from the boat Ross Revenge until 1990 when it was shipwrecked, and then changed to a land based station although they do still have the boat which is now sea worthy and is moored on the Blackwater Estuary in Kent, and is still used for special broadcasts about once a month.
Like all stations they can be heard on the internet at www.radiocaroline.co.uk but they also broadcast on DAB in several major cities in the UK including London and Glasgow. They also broadcast on 648 MW but only in the South East area. The monthly special broadcasts from the Ross Revenge are a tribute to Radio Caroline North from the days when there was a North and South station, and this is relayed by Manx Radio on the Isle Of Man on 1364 MW.
The music they play is more rock album based mixed with a large variety of music from their 54 years of broadcasting.
They now also have a sister station Caroline Flashback which is just broadcast on the internet at the moment and plays music from between the 1950’s and the 1980’s, and in my opinion is the best ‘oldies’ station out there.
Butts
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Smooth or Magic for me !!!
Was, until the changes in February, mainly Absolute 90s in the car on the way to work. The problem after Feb is that for a fair bit of my journey, there is often a traffic jam just at the point that the signal drops out due to being too close to the transmitter.
Therefore it is over to Classic FM for me, with a bit of Scala thrown in when they play the same 3 pieces on "the school run".
Did used to like Heart 100.7 when it first launched as it played more variety than the likes of BRMB and Beacon, but since the takeovers it seems much worse than it was.
Occasionally I'll pick up The Wave from Swansea which still seems reasonably independent.
Therefore it is over to Classic FM for me, with a bit of Scala thrown in when they play the same 3 pieces on "the school run".
Did used to like Heart 100.7 when it first launched as it played more variety than the likes of BRMB and Beacon, but since the takeovers it seems much worse than it was.
Occasionally I'll pick up The Wave from Swansea which still seems reasonably independent.
Yes, Lisa is decent. I also find Sara Cox quite amusing.
bearhugger
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BBC Tees when i'm at work in the van, mainly for the traffic & travel reports, Radio 4 & Radio 4 Extra.
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Correct, apart from Sports Extra for the cricket!
The only non-internet radio I use is in the car and that's mainly for Lancashire cricket on medium-wave. At home my internet radio has about 15 pre-sets, none of which are "traditional" UK radio channels. As it's in the kitchen it gets listened to more than the TV gets watched!
Right now it's tuned to Positive House - Vocal Trance. No DJ's, no ads. Bliss.
Iskra
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I only listen in the car, most of the time I just use my Spotify premium though from my iPhone- no adverts and I control the music.
If I do listen to an actual radio station, it is Radio X or BBC Radio Leeds on the way home after the football, which can be interesting.
If I do listen to an actual radio station, it is Radio X or BBC Radio Leeds on the way home after the football, which can be interesting.
I'm beginning to like Saturdays on R2 - Pick of the Pops is a good listen if the years they choose are those from my own childhood. I took my dad out for a drive not long after his stroke, and the memory loss and confusion seemed to melt away when they went sixties one afternoon. Driving home tonight I found that I quite enjoyed Johnny Walker's Rock Show, and then to hear Pete Tong afterwards on R2... that didn't compute, really.
We continue...
I can only hear, and still say, "We continue" exactly as it was broadcast all those years ago, heh.
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The Big 'O' (with whom I shared a birthday) would have been one of the artistes that I began listening to in 1961 when I suddenly discovered pop music on a school trip to Brittany, in the shape of a juke box in a cafe. The Shadows' 'Apache' was my entree, and I was hooked. 'Crying' by Roy Orbison came out in 1962 iirc and imo has the most satisfying climax to a pop song EVER. Big claim, but I'd defend it against allcomers.
There were two decent pop programmes on the BBC Light Programme at this time, both presented by Brian Matthew, 'Saturday Club' and 'Easy Beat', on Saturday and Sunday mornings respectively, which featured live music and on the latter of which the Beatles were first heard performing their first single 'Love Me Do'. I can remember that broadcast and genuinely feeling huge excitement at what they, and the other new groups in Liverpool particularly, were going to come up with.
"Apache" and "Crying" are both classics that still sound good today.
I used to listen to Brian Matthew doing "Sounds of the Sixties" occasionally, until he retired a few years back.
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Absolute classics.
I understood from reading the obituaries of Brian Matthews in 2017 that he didn't retire, but the BBC cancelled his show when he first became ill.
Yes, I read that as well.
To be honest, I still listen to the show now, since Tony Blackburn got the gig. He keeps me chuckling along.
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Radio 2 in the car if going on a journey
Or Dearne fm if local
Neil
Or Dearne fm if local
Neil
I listen to Radio 4 , 3 and 5 live occasionally , in that order. I don't really listen to popular music radio these days. In my childhood I was a firm devotee of Atlantic 252. To be honest, there's not much of interest on commercial radio now, never particularly been keen on Radio 1 but have to admit it's had some strong points. Radio 2 does, and always has, bored me to death.
The thing I don't like about Radio 2 these days are the constant trails they seem to have, at least two per hour right throughout the day.
Do we really need to be reminded, as happened at about 06:20 one weekday morning, that the Zoe Ball breakfast show is on at 06:30?
Then, on the same day, we got a trail for the Zoe Ball breakfast show at about 09:50 during Ken Bruce's programme.
Then there are the constant trails during the day, with that impossibly chirpy female voice that gets right up my nose, for Graham Norton, Sara Cox, Festival In A Day, Proms In The Park, ......etc, etc
I can understand the need for trails occasionally, but do we really need two trails per hour throughout the day?
Do we really need to be reminded, as happened at about 06:20 one weekday morning, that the Zoe Ball breakfast show is on at 06:30?
Then, on the same day, we got a trail for the Zoe Ball breakfast show at about 09:50 during Ken Bruce's programme.
Then there are the constant trails during the day, with that impossibly chirpy female voice that gets right up my nose, for Graham Norton, Sara Cox, Festival In A Day, Proms In The Park, ......etc, etc
I can understand the need for trails occasionally, but do we really need two trails per hour throughout the day?
With so much of my CD collection now loaded on my phone it takes several days to get a repeat while driving. Traffic reports cut in automatically so I don't bother finding regional stations.
At home or in the car radios 3, 4 or 4 extra and 5 extra for the cricket.
At home or in the car radios 3, 4 or 4 extra and 5 extra for the cricket.
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The only radio that I never miss is the cult alternative music show "On the Wire" on BBC Radio Lancashire. I only discovered it a couple of years ago but it's been going since 1984 so there's a lot of archive material to dip into.
http://otwradio.blogspot.com/
http://otwradio.blogspot.com/
E_Reeves
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Mainly radio 2 for me, specifically Steve Wright in the afternoon. I love the jingles he plays and it's just a fun radio show to listen to. Steve's Sunday Love Songs isn't that bad, either...
scotrail158713
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Classic FM for me. Apart from 12-2pm and 5:30-7pm on a Saturday when I listen to Off the Ball on BBC Radio Scotland. It’s the only chat show on the radio that I find interesting.
I used to listen to TalkSport but got annoyed with such frequent ads and the quality of chat being so poor.
I used to listen to TalkSport but got annoyed with such frequent ads and the quality of chat being so poor.
3rd rail land
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Listening to Classic FM is frowned upon by serious classical musicians. As a very experienced amateur violinist I can see why. They only play the more popular, well known pieces and their are so many really good repetoire that never gets played. If you listen to Classic FM as much as it seems you do you surely will have experienced many repeats of the same pieces?
Classic FM is not intended to be a rival to Radio 3. Just like other stations owned by Global Radio, it relies on heavy rotation of well known music. It is essentially wallpaper for people who just want music in the background.
There is a new classical station called Scala Radio which is sort of a cross between Radio 2 and Classic FM.
scotrail158713
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I’m not a musician of any sort though. I just listened to it one day and enjoyed it so have listened to it ever since. I don’t recognise most pieces of music though so couldn’t tell you if there were repeats.
I also listen to it because I can’t be doing with the stuff that’s on Capital, Heart etc.
3rd rail land
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You're Classic FM's target audience I reckon! Nothing wrong with listening to it if you enjoy it I suppose.
Radio 3 is the way to go for serious classical musicians.
Have to say that I quite enjoy some of the stuff played on Scala - seems to have more variety than Classic FM, although some of the presenters can be a bit annoying.
The repetitive nature of Classic FM is all too obvious with their "Hall of Fame" and the fact that the top 10 very rarely changes despite it being a public vote.
The repetitive nature of Classic FM is all too obvious with their "Hall of Fame" and the fact that the top 10 very rarely changes despite it being a public vote.
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Radio X when I do have a choice but the rest of the time I listen to my music on Amazon Music.
I notice that Elis James and John Robins have switched from their Saturday afternoon Radio X spot to Friday afternoons on BBC 5 Live.
They do make me chuckle, especially as they seem happy to read out all of the angry texts that disapproving people send in about them.
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DAB doesn't snoop on you or use up your download quota.
Satellite radio is better: FIP, RTL2 and VRT2 are all good and each region of Germany has at least 3 stations.
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