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Join
the campaign
Do you want to hear more music on Irish radio
and less talk? |
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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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A random hour was picked on a
random day of this week in February by a
researcher. The hours picked were 8am-9am and
the 2-3pm hour on Dublin youth music station
Spin 1038. The station only managed to play 8
songs during the 8 am hour and even less with 6
songs during the 2-3pm hour although it must be
noted that the station is forced to do 20% talk
and news by law and mush of this hour was made
up of a talk show that must be done under Irish
broadcast law. Spin however managed to have one
of the lowest AD counts during the 8am hour at
only 5% (4 mins) Well done for that Spin! |
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Spin 103.8 FM 8am-9am Feb
17th ‘06 |
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Time |
Subject
Matter |
Song Title |
Duration |
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08:00 |
Song - Martin Solveig |
Jealousy |
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08:04 |
DJ Talk |
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08:07 |
Song - Hard Fi |
Cash Machine |
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08:10 |
DJ Talk |
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08:13 |
Ads |
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08:15 |
News |
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08:19 |
Sport |
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08:20 |
Entertainment News |
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08:22 |
Spin 5-word Weather |
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08:22 |
Song - Mark Ranson |
Ohh Wee! |
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08:25 |
DJ Talk |
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08:28 |
Song - Tom Novy |
Your Body |
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08:31 |
DJ Talk |
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08:33 |
Song - Groove Armada |
I See You Baby |
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08:37 |
DJ Talk |
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08:39 |
Song - Ashlee Simpson |
Girlfriend |
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08:43 |
Ads |
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08:45 |
News |
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08:49 |
Sport |
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08:50 |
Entertainment News |
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08:52 |
Spin 5-word Weather |
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08:52 |
Song - RnB / Pop |
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08:56 |
Song - Kelly Clarkson |
Because of You |
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48% Music – 29
minutes of music was played
45% Talk 27 mins of Talk
7% Ads - 4 minutes of ADs
8 songs were played this hour |
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Spin 103.8 FM |
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Time |
Subject
Matter |
Song Title |
Duration |
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14:00 |
DJ Talkshow |
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14:10 |
Ads |
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14:13 |
DJ Talkshow |
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14:22 |
Song - Arctic Monkeys |
When the Sun goes down |
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14:26 |
Ads |
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14:31 |
News |
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14:35 |
Ads |
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14:39 |
Movie Reviews / Entertainment
News |
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14:41 |
Spin 5-word Weather |
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14:41 |
Song - Franz Ferdinand |
Do You Want To |
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14:45 |
Song - Pharrell |
Angel |
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14:48 |
DJ Talk |
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14:52 |
Song - J.Kwon |
Tipsy |
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14:56 |
Song - Rhianna |
Something You Want |
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14:59 |
Song - RnB |
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50% Talk – 30
minutes of news, DJ talk, weather and
info
20% Ads – 12 minutes of adverting was
aired
30% Music – 18 minutes of music was
played
6 songs were played during this full
hour |
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(Note: The name
of all the songs have not been
identified by the researcher. If the
title and artist of a song is unknown
then the genre is logged. Percentages
are estimated as an approximate
percentage on a 60 minute hour) All
categories are rounded off to the
nearest minute as some talk and songs
are not exact 60 second minutes. |
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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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