tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post5675198877297577865..comments2023-05-16T11:30:02.330+01:00Comments on Radio To Go: The bell tolls for Kerrang RadioRadio To Gohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-76074437341124483462013-07-17T12:13:52.809+01:002013-07-17T12:13:52.809+01:00Loved Kerrang because it played all sorts of rock ...Loved Kerrang because it played all sorts of rock n I got to hear a lot of bands that do not get air play on radio....never liked planet rock n still don't....way too much classic rock as its target audience seems to be only aimed at men over 45....Bauer u totally suck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105929285292361158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-44837039199359485462013-06-27T19:52:22.671+01:002013-06-27T19:52:22.671+01:00Note that Planet Rock on DAB is trasmitting in lou...Note that Planet Rock on DAB is trasmitting in lousy mono - if you want to hear that rock in stereo you need a analogue receiver! <br />This is progress? <br />I only have a dab receiver in my home stereo - need an analogue tuner as well now! or mayve instead of...<br />Is someone supposed to be in control of the airwaves shaping them for the better?<br />Steve In Brumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-39375034875723201282013-06-22T19:51:08.752+01:002013-06-22T19:51:08.752+01:00Cannot see the point of this certainly from a musi...Cannot see the point of this certainly from a music angle, we gain one Rock station but to the loss of another one ?? although i was a big critic of Kerrang when it first started it matured and the music played was reaching it's target audience's, I'm 60 yo now so have learned too appreciate Rock/Metal in it's many guises. some how i doubt this would have happened to a pop/ dance station they would have fitted it in with the rest of them..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-86107872703692276492013-06-15T15:31:14.120+01:002013-06-15T15:31:14.120+01:00I liked Planet Rock, despite it's pretty amate...I liked Planet Rock, despite it's pretty amateurish presentation, becuase it played generally good tunes and less adverts while on a digital only platform. <br /><br />Now it has switched to analogue and usurped Kerrang, lo-and-behold we are now getting 2-3 min ad breaks and double that to sandwich traffic and travel. I'll be turning off PR now and I feel for Kerrang and their staff who did a decent job for local music in broadcasting from Old Snow Hill. Richie Robertsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-67336428728456730042013-06-09T16:32:48.510+01:002013-06-09T16:32:48.510+01:00A great read. It's sad that it's likely jo...A great read. It's sad that it's likely jobs will be lost in the West Midlands.<br /><br />From my perspective I couldn't be happier. I'm a 20 something progressive rock and classic rock fan, and knowing that i'll be able to hear the station I listen to at home, in my car, is excellent. I suppose a reminder that at times the love of music, and how we choose to consume it, transends demographics.<br /><br />So. I'm happy for my ears, but sad it has come at Kerrang's expense.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-51316516185482230012013-05-30T18:01:08.415+01:002013-05-30T18:01:08.415+01:00Kerrang has some good presenters that I hope will ...Kerrang has some good presenters that I hope will survive the transition. Johnny Doom in particular is a great broadcaster, laconic, informative and very funny. <br /><br />It has always made sense that the Kerrang radio station should be more aligned with the general format of the mag and (to a lesser extent) the TV station. It's a great loss but it was fun while it lasted. <br /><br />There's a greater argument to be had about how niche stations can survive (I know you have some theories here) and I'm pretty sure that Planet Rock will be undergoing some evolution as well. PFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128474334258655374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-46030083953554974902013-05-28T08:33:30.902+01:002013-05-28T08:33:30.902+01:00Very sad news for Kerrang! Radio indeed, and like ...Very sad news for Kerrang! Radio indeed, and like you I feel really sorry for Loz and co.<br />I guess you must wonder what would have happened if one of the other non Bauer consortia had won the licence 10 years ago, probably the same thing.<br />I remember that Emap, as it was then, winning it wasn't a particularly popular licence award, compared to some of the other then runners, and now, and obviously, we will miss it, pluggers as well as listeners.<br />Looking at Radiomonitor's data for last week reflects what you say in this piece - although Planet Rock play a wide range of classic rock, terming anything released in 2013 as current or new, last week Kerrang! Radio's Top 50 airplay tracks including 31 in that category, whilst Planet Rock only 11.<br />Bob Hermonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-41298689254446084932013-05-28T08:31:58.714+01:002013-05-28T08:31:58.714+01:00You do wonder, even more than before, what the pur...You do wonder, even more than before, what the purpose of OFCOM was,and now why it as a regulatory body exists when radio stations can do what they want! There's no independent or local in ILR which is a disgrace to the whole process!Tim Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-37935296435838533492013-05-26T16:26:32.043+01:002013-05-26T16:26:32.043+01:00...so it wasn't. The perils of reading Blogs o......so it wasn't. The perils of reading Blogs on a mobile phone with odd line breaks. It's Kindle minimum display for Blogs from now on!Richard Rudinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-75087323126043754862013-05-26T15:53:22.995+01:002013-05-26T15:53:22.995+01:00Ah, but they weren't the ones I described as &...Ah, but they weren't the ones I described as 'risk-averse', Richard :-). Radio To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725758182840107219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476699817870178740.post-37667767742150279392013-05-26T15:49:28.590+01:002013-05-26T15:49:28.590+01:00A good, typically astute piece. But a tad unfair o...A good, typically astute piece. But a tad unfair on Radio 2, which even in daytime plays tracks which you never hear on mainstream commercial radio, as they don't 'test well' let alone range and depth of programming at weekends and evenings.Richard Duncan Rudinnoreply@blogger.com