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Right, that's it! I can not listen to the radio any more. I have had enough of the same rubbish every day. I have 6 pre-set radio stations on my car stereo. Unfortunately I have just recently changed cars and don't have my CD multi-changer fitted otherwise I would not have this problem.
I have noticed for some time now that all the commercial radio stations that I can tune in to seem to have the same play lists. You see, I'm a bit of a channel surfer, when I hear a song I don't like or that has been over-played I will change station.
Tell me, where's the variety?
I listen to the radio on my short (20 minutes) journey to work every morning and evening. Recently my local radio station Oxfords Fox FM, have changed their morning quiz to "Guess the Year". This wasn't a problem to me until they played a song that I really didn't like so I decided to switch over to another radio station, this time I tried Horizon.
I could not believe my ears when I realised they were playing exactly the same song at exactly the same time and strangely enough were also playing the same quiz. So once again I decided to change station, this time GWR Swindon and to my horror they too were playing the same song and the same quiz. It was definitely different radio stations as the presenters were all different.
I want to know what exactly is going on here. Why are all the commercial radio stations playing from the same play list, sometimes in a different order, and now the same quizzes? It really cracks me up when they advertise themselves as 'your local music variety station' or whatever. Tell me, where's the variety if everyone is playing the same stuff?
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I remember there were no adverts, no presenters. Now they presenters, they dribble on talking crap!
Which reminds me, most of he presenters on radio 2 especially the worst one being Steve Wright who totally disrespect not only the listener but the artist too with his constant childish talk over at the beginning, middle and ending of the songs! A guy who thinks he's funny but actually the most annoying pathetic git on the radio!
Certainly likes listening to his own voice.. Utter crap!
Why do you do it smooth,? Surely the presenters get sick and tired of the same repeats.
I have now tuned in to planet rock I find more variety and a lot lesser repeats.
Good bye smooth never will I return.
Heard Dont sleep in the subway by Petula Clark refreshing not heard it in ages
But heard it Tuesday and Wednesday as well.
Also you got your troubles .and if you want it here it is 3 days running.
Probably more as well
Why not mix it up a bit.
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Commercial radio has killed off what radio was meant to be and that was innovative and entertaining. It's all geared to getting the listener to sing along to well-known songs from their youth. Doing this it is engineered so that adverts will passively wash over you at the end of these songs and soon you are familiar with them too. Competitions offer mind-blowing money to keep you engaged and even persuade you to repeat some silly catchphrase when answering the phone. The listener is slowly but surely brainwashed even when you switch from one station to another the format is the same as it's owned by the same global empire. There is a particularly annoying thing that has happened recently when tuning in from a smart speaker, the station will play an advert before commencing the programme, oh boy what a cheap shot.