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Join
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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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Marty Whelan is the biggest
offender for talk with 56% of talk output during
the surveyed hour. Larry Gogan still comes up
top playing the most music and talking least
after all these years. Well done Larry! Although
2fm have very few ads the music content is low
because of the talk output of most of it’s DJs. |
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Marty in the Morning -
17th Feb 2006 – 8am –9am |
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8.00
DJ introduction with
short weather update
8.01 News
8.05 Weather
8.05 Talk
8.06 song Jimmy Nail -
“Aint No Doubt”
8.09 Talk
8.14 Beyonce “Check On
It”
8.16 Talk
8.17 Teddy Thompson
“Everybody Move It”
8.19 Talk
8.20 Ads
8.22 Traffic and Travel
8.24 Talk
8.26 Gene Pitney
“Somethings Got A Hold
Of My Heart”
8.29Talk
8.29 Weather (short
temperature update)
8.30 News
8.32 song Eirca - one
hundred
8.34 Talk
8.36 song - Nizlopi
“Girls”
8.39 Talk
8.40 Ads
8.42 Traffic and Travel
8.43 Talk
8.44 “need you mare than
want you”
8.47 Talk
8.50 Sports
8.52 Talk
8.54 Leo Sayer “I feel
older in my heart”
8.56 Talk
8.57 ads
9.00 news |
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55% talk - 33
minutes of talk, news and sport
33% - Music - 20 minutes of music
12% Ads - 7 minutes of advertising
8 songs played in the hour but many cut
short or only clips played |
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This
is a disgrace for our national music
station. At times during the hour the
presenter, Marty Whelan actually cuts
songs short so he can talk or traffic
and travel can be brought on. The music
here on this show is secondary. In the
last quarter of the show he only plays 1
song! |
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2FM : Lunch Time
With Damian Farrelly 12pm-1pm 17th Feb
2006 |
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12MD
News
12.02 Weather
12.03 Elton John “Are
You Ready For Love”
12.06 Talk
12.07 Pussycat Dolls
“Stick With You”
12.10 Jamelia
“Superstar”
12.14 Talk
12.15 “Give it Up” KC
and Sunshine Band
12.19 “Do you want to” –
Franz Ferdinand
12.23 Talk
12.28 Christy Moore “16
Fishermen Ravin”
12.30 Ads
12.34 Talk and weather
12.35 Justin Timberlake
12.38 Snoop Dogg - Signs
12.42 Bell X1 “Flame”
12.45 Talk
12.46 Ads
12.48 Tatu “This Is Not
Enough”
12.50 Talk (“10 to1”
competition)
12.56 Andy Williams
“Cant Take My Eyes Off
You”
12.59 Ads
1.00 News |
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30% Talk news and
weather - 18 minutes of talk, news,
weather
56% Music – 35 minutes of music
14% Ads - 8 minutes of advertising
11 songs played in the hour |
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You would not
expect to hear Andy Williams (played at
12.56pm here) on a soft adult
contemporary station let alone a “youth”
or contemporary music station anywhere
else in the world but 2fm managed to do
it! |
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2FM : Larry Gogan
“Irelands Official Top 40” 2PM –3PM 17th
Feb 2006 |
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2.00 News
2.02 Weather
2.03 Sport
2.05 Talk
2.05 Shane Ward “That’s
My Goal”
2.09 Talk & recap of
last weeks top 5 songs
2.11 Glodfrapp
2.14 Talk
2.15 Vesta Varro “Blue
Mirror Boy”
2.19 Ads
2.22 song “Deeper Than
Deep”
2.25 James Blunt
“Goodbye My Lover”
2.29 Talk and recap…
2.31 Room Fest feat.
Kanye West “Brand New”
2.34 talk
2.35 Umanzee “Long Time
Coming”
2.38 Ads
2.40 Ryan Adams
2.43 Talk
2.44 Liz Mc Claren
“Woman In Love”
2.48 Talk
2.48 Nickleback “Far
Away”
2.51 Corren Bailey Ray
“Play your Records”
2.54 Pat Short “Jumbo
Breakfast Roll”
2.58 Ads
3.00 News |
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20% Talk – 12
minutes of talk, news and weather
12% Ads – 7 minutes of advertising
68% Music – 41 minutes of music
12 songs played in the hour |
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2FM Dave
Fanning 6PM-7PM 17th February 2006 |
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6.00
Weather
6.04 Sport
6.05 Talk
6.05 The Strokes “12.51”
6.08 Talk
6.10 The Jam “Down at
the Tube Station at
Midnight”
6.13 Greenday “Good
Riddance/Time of Your
Life”
6.15 Talk
6.16 11 O’Clock “Tick
Tock”
6.20 Talk
6.21 Rolling Stones
“Time is on my side”
6.24 Talk
6.25 Traffic report
6.26 Ads
6.29 Moondog “Half past
two”
6.33 Talk
6.34 Pink Floyd “Time”
6.40 Talk
6.42 Cyndi Lauper “Time
after Time”
6.43 Dolly Parton “9-5”
6.44 Ads
6.46 Talk
6.47 Traffic
6.48 “After Midnight”
6.51 Talk
6.52 Killers “Midnight
Show”
6.54 Talk
6.56 Wilsen Picket
“Midnight Hour”
6.58 Talk
6.58 Ads
7.00 News |
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32% Talk – 18
minutes of talk, news and weather
56% Music – 35 minutes of music
12% Ads- 7 minutes of advertising
12 partial songs played but many for 1
or 2 minute clips only |
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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) |
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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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