Radio stations that do not play rock music
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Somebody shoot that DJ!
Are you fed up with DJ’s on the radio who don’t play rock and heavy metal? Did you ever submit a request to have your favourite song played, only to wait all night and not actually hear it?
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It’s the same old story on the radio and at the local nightspot. "Text us your requests" or "please keep the requests coming in and we’ll play your favourite song for you". They never do, especially if you request rock or heavy metal.
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| 11-12-2008 | I agree too.
On many occasions, particularly on bank holidays, christmas etc, on Radio 1, they have a "10-hour takeover" show, where you can send in your requests.
A couple of weeks ago, I was listening to the Saturday Request Show, and texted in to hear a Girls Aloud song (yes, I ...more | Peejay M |
| 29-11-2008 | And DJs don't pick the songs, management do, said Tom a few entries ago. I am lucky I am involved with a small compeatley independan internet radio station, All of the music is chosen by the presenters/DJ's and we will play requests. Each show presents a diiferent style of music from Rap, wh...more | Rock_Is_King_259 |
| 29-6-2008 | I agree wholeheartedly with the words in the original gripe as I had the same problem in the 80's (and, ironically, the music was a whole lot better then although I never realised it at the time). I got frogmarched out of a nightclub once because I dared to question the DJ's choice of music...more | thebes1966 |
| 08-6-2008 | I agree with you to an extent, on request show's dj's do seem to play what they want to here. I understand the comment about the management picking the music, in the case of gwr group it picks the music for nearly every independant station in the uk, that's why you can be listning to lei...more | Chris Leic |
| 19-2-2008 | Tom is right, the DJ does not have a say what he plays on air. It's a tight schedule to run by and if by any chance there may be a few mins to spare, he may get to play a request.
A friend of mine used to help out BFBS in Kosovo, he had his own radio slot. Could he play any requests? Not a...more | Peter |
| 06-2-2008 | Local radio is the worst for this, I think they probably don't have as many cd's to play as some people (me included) have in their record & cd collection! Our station say they play more music variety. More than what?
I think there is a gap in the market for a radio station that plays ...more | Sueps |
| 13-1-2008 | Hey all tune your radio to a good talk show station and put a CD in your machine when you want to rock or what ever you want to hear. Besides if you haven’t noticed...when ever you listen to request hour it's always full of requests they all ready play during non request time...have fun an...more | Crashn |
| 10-4-2007 | Okay Tom, fair cop; I was a bit annoyed and let my temper get away with me for a bit so sorry for that.
"If you're a DJ on a pop station" : That's my point really, because they are practically ALL pop stations here in the UK and because radio DJ's can't or wont play anyt...more | RR |
| 10-4-2007 | RealRocker - 'let not your opinions cloud your judgement'. Your reply to Ortega was sensible, and I agreed. But then what went wrong? You were doing so well. How exactly do I not know what I'm talking about? My comments were in respect of people who get all upset when they request a song...more | tom |
| 05-4-2007 | Ortega - because not everyone wants to listen to mainstream garbage! Just because it's new or alegedly "hot" - it doesn't make it actually good. We all know you only play what you are told to do, after all it's just a job isn't it? You don't have to love music to be ...more | RealRocker |
| 19-3-2007 | What a load of ignorant, self-righteous rubbish. Find out why radio presenters HAVE TO play a certain type of song before you slag them off. Every station has a licence - that's what determines the sort of music you can play. And DJs don't pick the songs, management do, for the above reason....more | tom |
| 05-3-2007 | I am aware I put heavy metak instead of heavy metal. apologies | Rory is fat |
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