Albert Tatlock Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) You started well there Tarne, but that last paragraph saw you shoot yourself in the foot. Online advertising is a good deal less expensive than Manx Radio I didn't say it wasn't. Read my original post. Edited October 12, 2016 by Albert Tatlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 How did Tarne shoot himself in the foot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackCarter Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) JackCarter, all you post is tosh attacking posters like Stu Peters and Rob Callister without offering any point except to attack them. You're blatantly someone's ranting sock puppet. Give it a rest eh? I didn't attack Stu Peters until he came back on what I said in my original post here: http://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11182-manx-radio/?p=1125877 I stand by what I said as well. It is a retirement home for 1970s DJs, it costs us the best part of £1m a year, and I'm sure it's partially responsible for the generally low interest in local politics and low voter turn out in the IOM as its coverage of local politics is so utterly uninspired and stage managed so as not to offend government. As for Rob Callister in my opinion he needs someone to manage his image and his publicity. If he continues to act like a big mouthed attention seeking Facebook arsehole where everything and every issue seems to be solely about him then he's going to get continually called out for it. By me and by other people. I don't ask him to project himself in the way he does. He has enough sock puppets on here though when he wants to throw the crap at his opponents without sticking his head above the pavement. Edited October 12, 2016 by JackCarter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Public Service Broadcasting? Some guys on Manx Radio have spent the last 10/15 minutes talking about their 'ideal football team' of local players. What would happen if three women came on and talked about their ideal netball team? And is this really public service broadcasting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Yes it is. What is your problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Public Service Broadcasting? Some guys on Manx Radio have spent the last 10/15 minutes talking about their 'ideal football team' of local players. What would happen if three women came on and talked about their ideal netball team? And is this really public service broadcasting? Yes but no one had any interest in women's sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 So who's this Jack Carter? Guy's got some kinda balls - shame they're keeping his ears apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Looks like the Beeb has lots of dough to throw around again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39042666 Maybe a good time to go back and ask them to throw a couple of million a year at Manx Radio so we can dispense with those Godawful effin' adverts and leave that market to the private stations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Looks like the Beeb has lots of dough to throw around again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39042666 Maybe a good time to go back and ask them to throw a couple of million a year at Manx Radio so we can dispense with those Godawful effin' adverts and leave that market to the private stations. Or just leave the market to the private stations and stop funding a legacy technology. The island doesn't need state funded pop radio. A few £thousand a month would be more than enough to instead fund a small production unit to produce online news and current affairs content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Looks like the Beeb has lots of dough to throw around again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39042666 Maybe a good time to go back and ask them to throw a couple of million a year at Manx Radio so we can dispense with those Godawful effin' adverts and leave that market to the private stations. Or just leave the market to the private stations and stop funding a legacy technology. The island doesn't need state funded pop radio. A few £thousand a month would be more than enough to instead fund a small production unit to produce online news and current affairs content. I agree with you there. MR is the Fletcher Memorial Home for failed 50+ Smashie and Nicey types to live out their remaining years trying to re live past glories on taxpayer money. At least the BBC would invest in reporters and proper impartial current affairs. Not set up a Russian style state broadcaster mixed in with the spirit of Ron Burgandy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I'm not advocating a BBC Radio Mann. Oh no. Can do without their take on things. No. Just to provide the Manx Radio funding from the licence fee. We don't get full value here. @ Pongo: We have had the discussion before about steam radio and we aren't going to convince each other. You think it's had its day. I think the demand for broadcast radio will be there for longer than that for broadcast TV. It's just easy to have on as background. No effort. People like it. Even the young. However, surely you would not object to a couple of million from the BBC coming into the Island economy each year? Can we at least agree at that level that it would be a positive? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 the bbc already lose money broadcasting to the island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hboy Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 the bbc already lose money broadcasting to the island But it's license holders money they are losing not taxpayers. It you're paying a license to hear a service you want to hear and it's loss making that's a different thing to being a reluctant payer for a service you don't like, never listen to, and think is total cack, mandatory via your taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 surely you would not object to a couple of million from the BBC coming into the Island economy each year? Can we at least agree No I would much prefer to see the BBC gradually being set free. It has a fantastic reputation internationally and could be a great international commercial brand competing with Netflix, Amazon etc. Meanwhile I certainly don't believe that the state today should be in the business of providing light entertainment and tin-pot local radio. With respect to producing local news and current affairs on the IOM I believe that an independent production company could do the job. Online only would be adequate at worst but potentially much better. It doesn't need "a couple of million". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Fair comment hboy, but lots do like and do listen to it. I rarely trouble the NHS but have to pay for it - is it really that different. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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