semolina pilchard Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Did Paul Moulton borrow that shirt from Harry Hill? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Rushen Spy said: Can you imagine if the Bee Gees had stayed on the Isle of Man, counting on Manx Radio to broadcast their music. 1 hour ago, dilligaf said: Tragedy. And the lights all went out in................ The boys never forgot where they came from ... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Manx Radio have attempted suicide this week. Nearly succeeded. Let's get down to the cause. Who's the fuckwit making these changes at MR?. WHO? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) My nights on Broadway: The last time I was in The Central Bar on Broadway - I kid you not - someone threw the pool table through the window*. Not so long before that two girls were fighting. Bollocks to that hair pulling and handbag hitting, one of them picked up a ball from the pool table and clocked the other girl with it. Crack - take that bitch. It was a pub with character was The Central, latterly. *it was actually up ended and pushed against the window, but as far as I am concerned that is throwing the pool table through the window. Edited October 17, 2019 by gettafa typo 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Albert Tatlock said: Manx Radio have attempted suicide this week. Nearly succeeded. Let's get down to the cause. Who's the fuckwit making these changes at MR?. WHO? Manx Radio had £95,000 chucked at it this week. Manx Radio has never been healthier Albert. Edited October 17, 2019 by gettafa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, craggy_steve said: New MR MD on MTTV Good on him for doing the interview. Confirms what I suggested earlier in respect of the new schedule, obviously going after an audience of which I am not part - so nice to be excluded - more to the point though he honestly accepts that MR are in competition with the other stations for advertising revenue, which seems to mean that we no longer have three radio stations trying to address separate segments of the audience in the IoM, because MR appears to be seeking to broaden its appeal into the demographic niches dominated by the other stations. Really not sure how that can work, a state subsidised station seeming to be in direct competition with the private sector for audience segments to bolster its advertising proposition. Not Mr Sully's fault, he's just here to make MR as successful as it can be within the rules set by Tynwald, but Tynwald need to get a grip. Either each station has its own target franchise / audience segment, or the market becomes a free for all with one having the advantage of state subsidy - ostensibly to do the PSB bit but nevertheless giving it a resilience and critical mass which the others cannot duplicate. Increasingly looking like the only rational solution is to take MR out of the commercial sector and fund it solely as a PSB. I'd support the de-commercialisation of MR, but I think the shortfall at least, or even full funding should come from the licence fee. Even if this happened we would still be poor relations compared to what the BBC funds in the CIs. This would leave the advertising field for the other stations although I actually have little sympathy with the private operators. They knew what the game involved before they took to the field. In high profile examples, Manx Radio trained them up, and they then thought they could do better outside ploughing their own furrow. I have a lot more sympathy with private businesses in other sectors where the government has moved in on their patch, like private coach operators and taxi drivers. They do have a legitimate grouse. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 who are the biggest advertisers on manx radio? it could cause a bit of conflict of interests, investigative journalism wise, or even mannin line wise. potentially Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 spectrum windders could be getting away with blue murder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 21 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: spectrum windders could be getting away with blue murder Nothing wrong with Manx Radio. The problem lies with the knockers. The biggest knockers are Tatlock. plural. He knows what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 When will you lot face facts, it is not that they need to update themselves for a different demographic, there is no real demographic that listens to radio anymore outside of the 10 minutes drive to work apart from crippled old farts, we should not be funding a penny, we all know it's a mugs game advertising on radio, when you can get thousands of views with a video on facebook. Times have changed, Tv killed the mass appeal of Radio, video killed the mass appeal of cinema, the internet and facebook has killed them both, if you live in the UK you have to drive motorways for hours on end to get to work radio still has a future, here not so. Yet like all old outdated shit the iom gov just can't stop throwing taxpayers money at it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 9 hours ago, GD4ELI said: Used to be, but it's now following the France Musique direction. The early morning programs are getting much, much better. It'll take a time but when it does match France Musique it'll be in a much better place. in the bush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, the stinking enigma said: who are the biggest advertisers on manx radio? it could cause a bit of conflict of interests, investigative journalism wise, or even mannin line wise. potentially No it doesn't. No it hasn't, ever, to my knowledge of the last 20 years there. If it's a story it gets reported with NO favouritism shown to clients. Sales team and news team have completely discrete responsibilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 4 hours ago, CharlieBrown said: When will you lot face facts, it is not that they need to update themselves for a different demographic, there is no real demographic that listens to radio anymore outside of the 10 minutes drive to work apart from crippled old farts, we should not be funding a penny, we all know it's a mugs game advertising on radio, when you can get thousands of views with a video on facebook. Times have changed, Tv killed the mass appeal of Radio, video killed the mass appeal of cinema, the internet and facebook has killed them both, if you live in the UK you have to drive motorways for hours on end to get to work radio still has a future, here not so. Yet like all old outdated shit the iom gov just can't stop throwing taxpayers money at it. Bollocks. Tens of thousands of people in the IOM listen to radio daily, and not just us 'old farts' (how VERY dare you?). If you were right (and you never are) we'd all be doomed, and we're not. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Radio is played in many workplaces and homes around the island, admittedly car journeys are short compared to the rest of the world but it does have its place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieBrown Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Stu Peters said: Bollocks. Tens of thousands of people in the IOM listen to radio daily, For 10-20 minutes at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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