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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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Dublin station Q102 was
surveyed for a random hour on this week in
February. The daytime hours picked were the
10-11am hour and the 4-5pm hour. Music came in
at 60% during the 10am hour but only 50% during
the 4pm hour which seems to be about average at
this time of day for Irish radio stations, way
behind the rest of European music stations which
normally average 60-70% music output. Although
Q102 managed to play 11 songs in the 11am hour
they only managed to play 8 songs in the 4pm
hour although one song was about 5 minutes long
it should be noted. |
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Q 102 FM – 10-11am Hour |
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Time |
Subject
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Song Title |
Duration |
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10:00 |
News |
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10:04 |
Ads |
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10:05 |
Weather |
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10:05 |
Song - 80's Pop |
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10:09 |
Song Cyndi Lauper |
Time After Time |
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10:14 |
Song - Boyzone |
Picture of You |
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10:17 |
Song - Sugababes |
Ugly |
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10:21 |
Song - 70's Motown - Gladys
Knight |
Don't Change
Your Mind |
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10:24 |
DJ Talk |
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10:25 |
Ads |
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10:28 |
Song - 90's Pop |
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10:31 |
Song - 80's Pop |
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10:35 |
DJ Talk |
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10:37 |
Song - UB40 |
Kingston Town |
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10:40 |
DJ Talk |
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10:41 |
Ads (for Q102) |
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10:41 |
Ads |
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10:44 |
Song - Katrina + The Waves |
Walkin On
Sunshine |
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10:48 |
Song - Westlife |
Amazing |
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10:51 |
Song – Ben E King |
Stand By Me |
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10:54 |
DJ Talk |
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10:55 |
Ads |
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11.00 |
News |
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18% Talk - 10 mins
of talk, news and sport
20% Advertising - 12 minutes of Ads
62% Music - 38 minutes of music
11 songs played this hour |
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Q 102 FM 4-5pm Hour |
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Time |
Subject
Matter |
Song Title |
Duration |
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16:00 |
Weather & Traffic |
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16:07 |
Song - Motown |
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16:11 |
Song - Kylie |
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16:15 |
Song - 80's Pop |
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16:18 |
Ad |
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16:19 |
Song - 90's Pop |
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16:22 |
Song - Sister Sledge |
I've been thinkin' about you |
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16:26 |
DJ Talk |
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16:27 |
Ads |
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16:30 |
News |
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16:36 |
DJ Talk |
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16:37 |
Song |
You’re my favourite waste of
time |
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16:40 |
Song - Damian Rice |
Unplayed Piano |
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16:43 |
DJ Talk |
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16:44 |
Ads |
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16:47 |
Dublin Guide |
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16:49 |
Song - Shaka Khan |
I feel for you |
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16:54 |
DJ Talk |
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16:55 |
Ads |
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30% Talk - 18
minutes of talk, news and weather/info
20% Ads - 12 minutes of advertising
50% Music - 30 minutes of music
8 songs played during 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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