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Join
the campaign
Do you want to hear more music on Irish radio
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How it
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"With respect
to commitments in other areas, such as
levels of news and
spoken word, the Commission considers
that setting across-the-board
requirements would not take into account
the particular needs of
different communities or the differing
resources of licensees." |
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Canadian Radio & Television
Commissions in its 1998 review
of news and talk
requirements |
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Why is there so much talk
on the radio?
It's the law. Under the broad casting acts of
1988 and amended in 2001, ALL radio stations
must do a minimum of 20% news and current
affairs. this is before you ad general speech
and talk, ads and station promos. There is very
little room for music. |
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Who is responsible?
The RTE Authority for the RTE stations and the
BCI (Broadcasting Commission of Ireland) for all
other non-RTE stations but ultimately the
minister for communications is responsible for
the act. |
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Why do all stations sound
the same?
For non-RTE stations the BCI have refused again
in 2005 to give any derogation during 7am-7pm
(the main time people actually listen to radio)
from the 20% news and current affairs
requirement. |
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Does this happen in other
countries?
Not that we can find. We have searched
extensively and found no other region where ALL
stations are forced to do this. |
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Why won't the BCI licence
more music stations?
They have - and each time, the radio stations
are obliged to broadcast 20% of
their programmes as news and current affairs. |
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What can I do about it?
The answer is simple - contact the BCI at (01)
676 0966 and express your opinion to them. In
reality though, the BCI has recently reviewed
the news and current affairs requirement and
decided there is no need for any change. |
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Where can I actually listen
to music without all the talk, interruption
and clutter?
Unfortunately you have to actually go to sources
outside the traditional Irish FM radio band to
hear all-music radio stations. You can find
non-stop
music stations on satellite or cable such as SKY
or NTL or visit the web.
There are some Irish all-music stations such as
powerfm.org for dance music fans but you will
often have to visit foreign stations to hear
all-music radio in
Ireland. Visit the links page.
Click here |
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So are the BCI driving
listeners away from FM radio in Ireland?
Radio listening has dropped in Ireland from a
high of 92% in the early 90s to around the mid
80% now as more people switch off the radio in
order to find music from other sources such as
ipods and the internet. |
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FAQ'S |
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Why is there so much talk
on the radio? |
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It's the law.
Under the broad casting acts of 1988 and
amended in 2001, ALL radio stations must
do a minimum of 20% news and current
affairs. this is before you add general
speech and talk, ads and station promos.
There is very little room for music. |
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Who is responsible? |
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The RTE Authority
for the RTE stations and the BCI
(Broadcasting Commission of
Ireland) for all other non-RTE stations
but ultimately the minister for
communications is responsible for the
act. |
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Why do all stations sound
the same? |
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For non-RTE
stations the BCI have refused again in
2005 to give any derogation
during 7am-7pm (the main time people
actually listen to radio) from the 20%
news and current affairs requirement. |
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Does this happen in other
countries? |
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So How much Talk does each
station do? |
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