I just want music. I would create a radio station with the simple but meaningful “more music” slogan.
I would plan for my radio station to only have two ad breaks an hour. The first break would be at :15 past the hour. The “hook” to get the audience to listen to the three minutes of ads would be the promise of more than 30 minutes of non-stop music after the break.
The hour’s second ad break would be at :52 past the hour. The “hook” to get the audience to listen to the next 3 minutes of ads would be the promise that after the break would be “the most requested song from this hour”
After the most requested song would be a 60 second news break and then straight into three or four songs in a row. I am so sick of the amount of ads and talk that some of commercial stations can play on the hour. It’s often a few minutes of ads, news, more ads and then finally back to the music.
Thus, my station would be ad free from 5 to the hour until 15 past the hour. It would also have 30 minutes of non-stop music every hour.
24 Hours a Day. 7 Days a Week. Every Hour. Every Day. More Music.
I would love a station with live DJs, local DJs and a total commitment to play as much music as possible. It would be the music frequency.
I think they changed the positioner, “the difference is the music”. However in the guide there is still 70s to now beng used when it is pure automation.
6:00am-10:00am: Breakfast with Kyle and Jackie O
10:00am-6:00pm: Non-stop music from the 50s 60s and 70s, no commercials
6:00pm-7:00pm: Sports Tonight with Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson
7:00pm-8:00pm: Freshest Hits, no commercials
8:00pm-9:00pm: Alan Jones Talking Straight
9:00pm-11:00pm: Non-stop music from the 80s and 90s, no commercials
11:00pm-12:00am: Wacky Music (TV theme songs etc.)
7-minute news bulletins air at the top of each hour, covering news, sport, weather and a traffic report from a traffic reporter in a helicopter.
Brooklyn Ross will read the news on K&JO.
From 10am-6pm, Jane Holmes announces the title and artist of each song before it begins, and David Armstrong (10-2) and Tony Tardio (2-6) read the news. There will be no commercials during this eight hour period, so it’s just news at the top of the hour then non-stop music until the next news bulletin.
In the evening, Denis O’Kane covers news from 6pm-9pm, and Natalie Peters from 9pm-12am.
Yes, that puts K-Rock and The Billy Bob Show to shame Alan Stoner in the morning would work better if you’re programming it like a community station, then Vile and Tacky-Ho on Drive or Evenings with the ‘Freshest Hits’. I do like the hour of ‘Wrong Songs’ at night, though.
I’ve started work at a new place and get control of the Bluetooth speaker when I arrive. I’ve been playing stuff from my personal Apple Music “station”, this seems to be popular but after 4 days it seems like it can be repetitive with songs.
I tried the Apple Music Classic Hits “station” this afternoon and found that it’s a good mix of 70s to 2010s and more adventurous than radio. Might be my go to for now.
A new Radio station
5:30am - 9am: The Big Breakfast with Clairsy and Lisa
9am - 12 Noon: Music from the 1940s-1960s
12 Noon-12:30pm: The Lunch with Clairsy and Lisa, talking about the Joke of the Day segment!
12:30pm - 6pm: Music from the 1970s-1990s
6pm - 7pm: Sportsworld with Paul Haselby and Paddy Sweeney
7pm - 8pm: Super Science with Dr Rob Bell.
8pm - 9pm: Music from the 2000s.
9pm - 10pm: Late Night with Oliver Peterson - talking about issues that happen around WA.
10pm: 12am: Random Music (TV Theme songs, etc.)
5-min news bulletins air during every 30 minutes covering news, sport, weather and traffic report.
Ok a music mix with 50000 songs 70s to now. Widest variety possible. 6:00 to 9:00 a modern day Kevin Hillier and the D-Generation. Then 40 minute music marathons every hour. 9:00 to 12:00 an entertaining announcer (a dangerous Dave) inc a classic 9@9, some interviews etr. 12:00 a new announcer inc an electric lunch (live concert series), 15:00 to 19:00 another fresh announcer to drive you home music based. An Ugly Phil for example, free rain to entertain. 19:00 to 22:00 a music based show, countdowns wtr, 22:00 to midnight homegrown, 12:00 a full album play commercial free
This is the Mon - Fri schedule of a revamped newsradio / RN merger.
Breakfast on a weekday would be similar to now, with a focus on current affairs and politics.
there’s only 2 hours of roiling news (6pm to 8pm) for those commuters heading home, wanting to know what happened whilst at work.
there would be news bulletins on the hour, every hour Except during Sports world on the BBC overnights - its so annoying listening to football commentary for it to switch away to news.
Conversation Hour has been moved from 2pm to 8pm - as its on local radio at 11am anyway, it gives those who want to listen later a better chance.
weekends I’ve not done, but Sunday mornings would be politics heavy - a live simulcast of Insiders would be the lynch pin. Weekend afternoons would feature sport - AFL into the northern states and NRL into the south.
I like it, but I’d argue it should be live until later than 2300, and it should have something local from 5am, and drive should go til 7pm.
In terms of myself, maybe its my age but I’d love to see what you could do with Triple M, it’s probably the most intriguing station out there to me now. In terms of actual content, lots of local and sports.
sure, perhaps an early hour of rolling news between 5 and 6 for those who are up and want an overnight update.
the only reason drive isn’t until 7 is because of PM - it feels like the right place to stop rather than interrupt the show for 1/2 an hour.
honestly for me, triple m is a no brainer. dump all sport and also Luke Bona. move to a full time music format. i don’t listen to MMM because i don’t know what i’m gonna get. is it sport, is it talkback, is it music?
See, I completely disagree, the sports and content are the strongest points. You can monetise it online for video and podcasts, and if you just want music you have streaming. Radio needs to be more than a music jukebox to survive in the future. MMM has some great strengths which is why ARN want it.
Same, I don’t listen to MMM because I don’t like the sport and endless bogan chatter. When they do play music it’s sometimes ok, but I don’t even bother trying it on weekends because I know chances are it’ll be sport.
Alan Stoner in the morning would work better if you’re programming it like a community station, then Vile and Tacky-Ho on Drive or Evenings with the ‘Freshest Hits’. I do like the hour of ‘Wrong Songs’ at night, though.