Stu Peters Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 FLF - I expect you also think brain surgery can be done with a spoon...after all, who really needs 7 years med school and aseptic technique? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I'm still struggling with the fact that taxpayers are stepping up another £100k to broadcast the races. Is there any other sporting event in the world where the organiser pays the broadcaster as opposed to the other way round? Plus the Radio TT ad revenues should have been enough to offset the costs of broadcasting. Even the commentary (of a poor standard in my view) is predominantly done by existing MR news staff on existing AM transmitter. What a joke. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Gizo said: What core audience is using AM? I have always found those Manx Radio ear pieces very useful and have no problem. They are AM. It's just blokes shouting pseudo-excitedly down a microphone and motorbikes making a noise. AM is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Twitch said: I'm still struggling with the fact that taxpayers are stepping up another £100k to broadcast the races. Is there any other sporting event in the world where the organiser pays the broadcaster as opposed to the other way round? Plus the Radio TT ad revenues should have been enough to offset the costs of broadcasting. Even the commentary (of a poor standard in my view) is predominantly done by existing MR news staff on existing AM transmitter. What a joke. We need to check out who gets what and who has rights to what in the contract before accepting that viewpoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Stu Peters said: FLF - I expect you also think brain surgery can be done with a spoon...after all, who really needs 7 years med school and aseptic technique? Here we go again, delusions of grandeur from Mr Peters! Anyone with the knowledge of and passion for the TT can commentate on it. It certainly doesn't require 7 years of training. Commentating on the TT and Brain Surgery - another Classic! Keep them coming, Stu. Keep them coming! Twitch is right - Manx Radio TT has a very poor standard of commentary. Where does the £100k go? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: Here we go again, delusions of grandeur from Mr Peters! Anyone with the knowledge of and passion for the TT can commentate on it. It certainly doesn't require 7 years of training. Commentating on the TT and Brain Surgery - another Classic! Keep them coming, Stu. Keep them coming! Twitch is right - Manx Radio TT has a very poor standard of commentary. Where does the £100k go? You keep opening your mouth and changing feet, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: Here we go again, delusions of grandeur from Mr Peters! Anyone with the knowledge of and passion for the TT can commentate on it. It certainly doesn't require 7 years of training. Commentating on the TT and Brain Surgery - another Classic! Keep them coming, Stu. Keep them coming! Twitch is right - Manx Radio TT has a very poor standard of commentary. Where does the £100k go? You are aware that MR is apparently an emergency service. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 2 hours ago, gettafa said: I have always found those Manx Radio ear pieces very useful manx radio ear pieces may have a use, unlike the manx radio mouth pieces 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manximus Aururaneus Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: Here we go again, delusions of grandeur from Mr Peters! Anyone with the knowledge of and passion for the TT can commentate on it. It certainly doesn't require 7 years of training. Commentating on the TT and Brain Surgery - another Classic! Keep them coming, Stu. Keep them coming! Twitch is right - Manx Radio TT has a very poor standard of commentary. Where does the £100k go? "Here comes a guy on a bike" "His name is ......." "There he goes" Repeat Edited March 15, 2019 by Manximus Aururaneus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Gizo said: You are aware that MR is apparently an emergency service. I certainly am! Well, it's an emergency service in the imagination of A̶l̶a̶n̶ ̶P̶a̶r̶t̶r̶i̶d̶g̶e̶ ̶ Stu Peters. But that's about it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 By the time they got around to announcing the emergency it would be over.......and if the mumbling one was on duty it would definitely be a non event, although the Radio Doctor stills holds the trophy for most indistinguishable voice followed by the weather man from overseas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I love Manx Radio, its like getting a granny hug every time you listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 19 hours ago, Manximus Aururaneus said: "Here comes a guy on a bike" "His name is ......." "There he goes" Repeat back to the grandstand....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) An increase of 107% costs in two years for the Taxpayers. Edited March 16, 2019 by Holte End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 5 minutes ago, MrPB said: The bit I didn’t get listening to that is that he harps on about how successful the DfE has been in raising revenue from sponsors (ie, screwing people for using the TT brand and for TT sponsorship packages) and then he says in the same breath that MR is seeing a drop in advertising. Has he ever considered the DfE might be stealing TT revenue off Manx Radio in its attempt to justify their own jobs? Sorry it is an increase around 122% to the Taxpayers in two years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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