Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting toIt will be part of the BBC's general move towards yoof.
me.
Has the BBC issed any statement about a change in programme emphasis or
that it's aiming Radio 5 at a different audience?
It will be part of the BBC's general move towards yoof.
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting to
me.
On 25/09/2022 17:42, Pamela wrote:
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting toDon't bother with R5. Times Radio and LBC are good alternatives
me.
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting to
me.
Has the BBC issed any statement about a change in programme emphasis or
that it's aiming Radio 5 at a different audience?
Mark Carver <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On 25/09/2022 17:42, Pamela wrote:
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interestingDon't bother with R5. Times Radio and LBC are good alternatives
to
me.
Don't know about LBC, but Times Radio has broken its promise of no
adverts,
just sponsored programmes. The adverts are truly awful.
On Sun, 25 Sep 2022 11:29:23 -0700, wrightsaerials@aol.com wrote:
It will be part of the BBC's general move towards yoof.
Not forgetting diversity. The other evening I saw a promo on BBC1 and the voice over (Afro Caribbean by the sound of it) said it was 'on BBC Free'!
I fink sumfink should be dun abaht dat!
--
TOJ.
On 25/09/2022 17:42, Pamela wrote:
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting toDon't bother with R5. Times Radio and LBC are good alternatives
me.
On Sunday, 25 September 2022 at 17:46:07 UTC+1, Pamela wrote:
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less interesting toIt will be part of the BBC's general move towards yoof.
me.
Has the BBC issed any statement about a change in programme emphasis or
that it's aiming Radio 5 at a different audience?
Bill
This has never been any different. I distinctly remember Radio 2s complete loss of stuff by Frank Sinatra etc, mixed in with nore up to date oldies. As the staff become younger and do not remember the old times somebody makes he decision to move on except for a few specialist programs here and there. I mean hearing so called Garage classics on Radio 2 makes me wince.
Maybe they need a radio 2.5.
Brian
the very fake Estuwery, as it seems to be known. A kind of amalgam of cockney, American rap artist, and laziness of pronunciation, innit.
The closest thing available now to the Radio 2 of ten to twenty years
ago are the Golden Oldies commercial stations, which all seem to be
presented by ex-Radio 2 announcers.
Both of which seem to me to have a right wing agenda and on phone ins cut people off then spout their correction, without giving the caller a right of reply.
Ever since it was created, the target audience for Radio 2 has been the >parents of the Radio 1 audience. As result, after doing a few years on
Radio 1, the presenters and the music they have been playing get moved
over, and the BBC assume that the old Radio 2 listeners have graduated
to local radio, Radio 3 or Radio 4,
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:44:11 +0100, John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
Ever since it was created, the target audience for Radio 2 has been the
parents of the Radio 1 audience. As result, after doing a few years on
Radio 1, the presenters and the music they have been playing get moved
over, and the BBC assume that the old Radio 2 listeners have graduated
to local radio, Radio 3 or Radio 4,
That's a naive assumption if it's true. I'm the same person I was when
I was young, so why would I like different music? Over the years I've gradually discovered more of it, but it's been mostly the same kind of
thing because I choose what I like, not what's fashionable, and
practically none of it is what you would expect to hear on Radio 1 or
Radio 2.
I wonder if there's something different about people who like pop
music, in that they change their tastes as they get older?
I think the accent that gets me is not the rich afro Caribbean one, but the very fake Estuwery, as it seems to be known. A kind of amalgam of cockney, American rap artist, and laziness of pronunciation, innit.
All adverts are awful, but how else do they pay their bills?
Brian
On 25/09/2022 17:42, Pamela wrote:
Don't bother with R5. Times Radio and LBC are good alternatives
Over the last year or two Radio 5 has become less and less
interesting to me.
On 26/09/2022 12:34, Roderick Stewart wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:44:11 +0100, John Williamson
<johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
Ever since it was created, the target audience for Radio 2 has
been the parents of the Radio 1 audience. As result, after doing
a few years on Radio 1, the presenters and the music they have
been playing get moved over, and the BBC assume that the old
Radio 2 listeners have graduated to local radio, Radio 3 or Radio
4,
That's a naive assumption if it's true. I'm the same person I was
when I was young, so why would I like different music? Over the
years I've gradually discovered more of it, but it's been mostly
the same kind of thing because I choose what I like, not what's fashionable, and practically none of it is what you would expect to
hear on Radio 1 or Radio 2.
In which case, you are not their target audience.
I wonder if there's something different about people who like pop
music, in that they change their tastes as they get older?
People do not change their taste in music much as they get older, but
the Pop music as played on Radio 1 changes to suit the listeners who
only like to listen to the latest chart music. As a result, they have
to change the style over time to suit the music. Radio 2 does the
same, and alters its style to suit the previous generation of pop
music radio listeners. The "classic garage" mentioned in an earlier
post was the latest, greatest chart music about a generation ago, and
would have only been played on Radio 1. Now, it's too old to play on
1, so gets played to wrinklies on Radio 2, while Radio 1 plays stuff
that makes the likes of me have the same reaction to it as my parents
had to the stuff I used to listen to.
John Williamson wrote:
People do not change their taste in music much as they get older, but
the Pop music as played on Radio 1 changes to suit the listeners who
only like to listen to the latest chart music. As a result, they have
to change the style over time to suit the music. Radio 2 does the
same, and alters its style to suit the previous generation of pop
music radio listeners. The "classic garage" mentioned in an earlier
post was the latest, greatest chart music about a generation ago, and
would have only been played on Radio 1. Now, it's too old to play on
1, so gets played to wrinklies on Radio 2, while Radio 1 plays stuff
that makes the likes of me have the same reaction to it as my parents
had to the stuff I used to listen to.
For us 'wrinklies' I think Boom Radio is the answer. Available on DAM
and the internet. It's for us baby boomers!
It's a pity TalkRadio and GB News promote some wacky ideas, as they might have made a useful fill-in.That's how I feel about BBC Radio 4.
On 28/09/2022 15:20, Ashley Booth wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
People do not change their taste in music much as they get older,
but the Pop music as played on Radio 1 changes to suit the
listeners who only like to listen to the latest chart music. As a
result, they have to change the style over time to suit the
music. Radio 2 does the same, and alters its style to suit the
previous generation of pop music radio listeners. The "classic
garage" mentioned in an earlier post was the latest, greatest
chart music about a generation ago, and would have only been
played on Radio 1. Now, it's too old to play on 1, so gets played
to wrinklies on Radio 2, while Radio 1 plays stuff that makes the
likes of me have the same reaction to it as my parents had to the
stuff I used to listen to.
For us 'wrinklies' I think Boom Radio is the answer. Available on
DAM and the internet. It's for us baby boomers!
There's also Smooth, available on FM (102.2 MHz in the SE); DAB and
Freeview &c.
But that doesn't have DJs. Boom has DJs such as David Hamilton, Graham
Dene, Roger Day, Nicky Horne etc, all working from home.
Max Demian wrote:
On 28/09/2022 15:20, Ashley Booth wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
People do not change their taste in music much as they get older,
but the Pop music as played on Radio 1 changes to suit the
listeners who only like to listen to the latest chart music. As a
result, they have to change the style over time to suit the
music. Radio 2 does the same, and alters its style to suit the
previous generation of pop music radio listeners. The "classic
garage" mentioned in an earlier post was the latest, greatest
chart music about a generation ago, and would have only been
played on Radio 1. Now, it's too old to play on 1, so gets played
to wrinklies on Radio 2, while Radio 1 plays stuff that makes the
likes of me have the same reaction to it as my parents had to the
stuff I used to listen to.
For us 'wrinklies' I think Boom Radio is the answer. Available on
DAM and the internet. It's for us baby boomers!
There's also Smooth, available on FM (102.2 MHz in the SE); DAB and
Freeview &c.
But that doesn't have DJs. Boom has DJs such as David Hamilton, Graham
Dene, Roger Day, Nicky Horne etc, all working from home.
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:21:21 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
<brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
All adverts are awful, but how else do they pay their bills?
Brian
I don't remember ever listening to BBC Radio 5 Live.
On 29/09/2022 09:32, Ashley Booth wrote:
Max Demian wrote:
On 28/09/2022 15:20, Ashley Booth wrote:
John Williamson wrote:
People do not change their taste in music much as they get older,
but the Pop music as played on Radio 1 changes to suit the
listeners who only like to listen to the latest chart music. As a
result, they have to change the style over time to suit the
music. Radio 2 does the same, and alters its style to suit the
previous generation of pop music radio listeners. The "classic
garage" mentioned in an earlier post was the latest, greatest
chart music about a generation ago, and would have only been
played on Radio 1. Now, it's too old to play on 1, so gets played
to wrinklies on Radio 2, while Radio 1 plays stuff that makes the
likes of me have the same reaction to it as my parents had to the
stuff I used to listen to.
For us 'wrinklies' I think Boom Radio is the answer. Available on
DAM and the internet. It's for us baby boomers!
There's also Smooth, available on FM (102.2 MHz in the SE); DAB and
Freeview &c.
But that doesn't have DJs. Boom has DJs such as David Hamilton, Graham
Dene, Roger Day, Nicky Horne etc, all working from home.
It does have presenters, though you might not have heard of them.
On 29/09/2022 14:34, Max Demian wrote:
On 29/09/2022 09:32, Ashley Booth wrote:
Max Demian wrote:
On 28/09/2022 15:20, Ashley Booth wrote:
Voice-tracked though, so it's all rather a hollow listening experienceFor us 'wrinklies' I think Boom Radio is the answer. Available on
DAM and the internet. It's for us baby boomers!
There's also Smooth, available on FM (102.2 MHz in the SE); DAB and
Freeview &c.
But that doesn't have DJs. Boom has DJs such as David Hamilton, Graham
Dene, Roger Day, Nicky Horne etc, all working from home.
It does have presenters, though you might not have heard of them.
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:25:16 +0100, Mary Wolstenholme
<mary@easynn.com> wrote:
On Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:21:21 +0100, "Brian Gaff"
<brian1gaff@gmail.com> wrote:
All adverts are awful, but how else do they pay their bills?
Brian
I don't remember ever listening to BBC Radio 5 Live.
This makes you eminently well qualified to comment then :-)
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