Comments on: Absolute Radio’s No Repeat Guarantee by Tim Vernon http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/ Blog to discuss the creation of a new radio brand Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:23:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Graham http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Graham Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:41:46 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1805 It looks like the output from all 3 Absolute stations are being "scrobbled" by last.fm. It's really interesting to look at the most popular artists and tracks played: http://www.last.fm/user/absoluteradio/charts Graham It looks like the output from all 3 Absolute stations are being “scrobbled” by last.fm.

It’s really interesting to look at the most popular artists and tracks played:

http://www.last.fm/user/absoluteradio/charts

Graham

]]> By: Adrian Fitch http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Adrian Fitch Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:13:49 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1804 Russ, the figures are for the single main stations only. Russ, the figures are for the single main stations only.

]]> By: Adrian Fitch http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Adrian Fitch Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:34:37 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1803 Pascoe, the source is Nielsen Music Control. They track airplay on hundreds of stations using electronic finger printing. Anon, the dates are actually "week ending" so our V to A weekend is split over two weeks here (20 & 27 Sep). I've just seen the most recent figures and we played over 900 different tracks last week - Radio Two played 742. Pascoe, the source is Nielsen Music Control. They track airplay on hundreds of stations using electronic finger printing.

Anon, the dates are actually “week ending” so our V to A weekend is split over two weeks here (20 & 27 Sep). I’ve just seen the most recent figures and we played over 900 different tracks last week – Radio Two played 742.

]]> By: Russ http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Russ Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:15:36 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1802 I have two questions attached to these graphs. Firstly do these figures include Xtreme and Classic Rock or is it just the main Absolute? If it does include them does Radio 1 include 1xtra? Secondly how is the output of the 732 tracks made up? Is the "No Repeat" made up of the same tracks every day just played in a different order and the more obscure tracks played over night and first thing in the morning. Or is each day programmed individually? Thanks Russ I have two questions attached to these graphs.
Firstly do these figures include Xtreme and Classic Rock or is it just the main Absolute?
If it does include them does Radio 1 include 1xtra?

Secondly how is the output of the 732 tracks made up? Is the “No Repeat” made up of the same tracks every day just played in a different order and the more obscure tracks played over night and first thing in the morning. Or is each day programmed individually?

Thanks
Russ

]]> By: Anon http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1801 Anon Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:08:13 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1801 Not that I want to cast any aspersions on your statistics, but wasn't the week commencing 27 Sept also around the time that the V to A was being played out? Surely that entire weekend of no repeats would inflate the number of individual tracks played and it's likely to drop now that the station itself has launched. Not that I want to cast any aspersions on your statistics, but wasn’t the week commencing 27 Sept also around the time that the V to A was being played out? Surely that entire weekend of no repeats would inflate the number of individual tracks played and it’s likely to drop now that the station itself has launched.

]]> By: pascoe http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1800 pascoe Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:58:07 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1800 I really like that you're publicly giving the proof. Quick q: what's the source of this data? I really like that you’re publicly giving the proof.
Quick q: what’s the source of this data?

]]> By: Ashley Brown http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 Ashley Brown Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:39:07 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1799 It's great to hear tracks I've never heard before, just a shame I don't have a portable DAB radio (although I have no idea how good they are!) It used to be that it didn't matter switching to the MP3 player on my commute, because I'd just hear the songs I missed when I got in. Now, I actually miss some tracks I might not have heard. It’s great to hear tracks I’ve never heard before, just a shame I don’t have a portable DAB radio (although I have no idea how good they are!)

It used to be that it didn’t matter switching to the MP3 player on my commute, because I’d just hear the songs I missed when I got in. Now, I actually miss some tracks I might not have heard.

]]> By: Bob http://onegoldensquare.com/2008/10/absolute-radios-no-repeat-guarantee-by-clive-dickens/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 Bob Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:54:58 +0000 http://onegoldensquare.com/?p=663#comment-1796 Please play columbia again! and some stone roses! Please play columbia again! and some stone roses!

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