Category Archives: FAQ

Ah. Music repetition. What a great topic – by David Lloyd

25Jun

I remember some eccentric American radio boss at a conference panel saying: “the more I tighten the music rotations- the more the listeners scream – and the higher the ratings go”. In her markets, it was certainly true. As we know, some of the UK’s most successful stations play very little variety. They might call [...]

Categories: FAQ Guest posts 15

Posted by admin on June 25, 2008

Questioning radio – by David Lloyd

25Jun

When I get up and wave my arms around enthusing people about radio, I usually end up defaulting to my familiar theme of ‘if radio were invented today…’.   It works though. All the familiar attributes of this great 100 year old medium would impress all the more if we had not begun to take them [...]

Categories: FAQ Guest posts 0

Posted by admin on June 25, 2008

Fresh Thinking! – by Geoff Lloyd

24Jun

You shouldn’t feel embarrassed about expressing an opinion, it’s what the new gaffers say they’ve set this ‘blog up for, and that (unless they’re hoodwinking us, and it’s really a giant Stasi trap to weed out dissenters) has to be a good thing. It’s very common in commercial radio workplaces to feel like your opinion [...]

Categories: FAQ Guest posts 16

Posted by admin on June 24, 2008

The Golden Goose – Radio and the Music Industry

23Jun

I don’t think many would question the value of Radio Airplay when trying to sell music and influence consumers about new artists. In fact I think some of the more cynical people may wrongly believe that the Radio Industry is paid to pay certain songs at certain times again and again. Of course the opposite [...]

Categories: FAQ Media Music What others are saying 3

Posted by Clive on June 23, 2008

Sharing some highlights

18Jun

So, my highlights in radio…well, being a Director of the original winning XFM bid in London is well up there. In addition to that, being Chairman of Atlantic 252 in its heyday, when it was the largest commercial station in the UK broadcasting was also a very proud moment. Then roaming the world to find [...]

Categories: FAQ 3

Posted by Donnach on June 18, 2008