Beat FM
chris
Is this the worst radio station in Scotland? Is it the best? The music
policy, DJs are they good or bad?
Lets hear what you think of Q96.
Chris
PB
5 years is a long time in radio though :-)
chris <ch...@viaa.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Craig Lamont
bit like CFM and Kingdom FM. They seem to do a lot of news updates, on
the hour and half hour, but their music mix is pretty cool.
I don't know much more apart from their website is at:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/9419/
although they haven't updated it since Autumn '98.
They are sister stations with Scot FM as well. They have pretty big
studios (I saw them) and always give you lots of goodies (ie. I got 2
T-Shirts and about 20 balloons, but then they were all out because of
a roadshow).
That's about all I know.
My favourite presenters are George and Big Ped.
Anybody know anything about CFM (Carlisle)?
From Craig
Dave Pearson
> Anybody know anything about CFM (Carlisle)?
My local radio station! Very popular in the area with some very good
RAJAR figures. Sort of owned by Border Radio Holdings (although not soley,
as I think SRH have some influence), even though their HQ is in Border
Tv's car park.
Programming wise they do play a good variety of music. Although I feel
it has gone down the hill a bit recently presenter wise... John Myres who
launched the station and the breakfast show before moving on to Century,
and his replacement Simon Grundy (now at Sun FM) have moved on and have
been replaced by less than adequate presenters. We now have Charlie
Thompson a guy with a deep southern accent doing a breakfast show in
Cumbria. The two frequencies in West Cumbria have a seperate breakfast
show and different advert breaks (CFM got the West licence about 3 years
after the Carlisle one). Ken White (ex Hospital Radio in Carlisle) does
the breakfast show for the West, although it's actually broadcast from the
other studio in Carlisle.
Other presenters include:
10am-2pm: Dave Campbell (local lad, I think!)
2pm-6pm: Dave Collins (ex- The Bay, Radio City, Red Rose)
6pm-10pm: Andy Noax (ex- Signal Radio)
10pm-2am: Judith Hurl (Irish woman who used to do Channel 4 continuity
announcement I think)
2am-6am : Pete Moss (real name Peter White, and Ken White's son)
Other presenters include Martin Kelly, Mike Charlton, Lindsey Kerr, and
Simon Monk (who is the Programme Controller).
Presenters who have been on CFM since its launch include.... Paul Evans,
Andy Hoyle, Derek Flood, Alex Roland, Dave Croft, John Oley, Shaun Tilley,
Ricky D, Alison Bayne, Tony Newman etc etc..
Dave
Mike Lownds
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> Presenters who have been on CFM since its launch include.... Alex
Roland,
Alex, it must be about 8 years since I've seen him. Know where he is now?
--
Cheers - Mike Lownds
www.lownds.freeserve.co.uk
Dave Pearson
>> Presenters who have been on CFM since its launch include.... Alex
> Roland,
> Alex, it must be about 8 years since I've seen him. Know where he is now?
Went from CFM to Programme Controller at Mercia FM, then at Southern FM
for a short while... now at Fosseway Radio in Leicstershire, I think!
Dave
Mike Lownds
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Jonathan Freer
Craig Lamont wrote in message <3752de6f...@news.demon.co.uk>...
>Q96 is now called QFM. It plays classic hits and todays best music, a
>bit like CFM and Kingdom FM.
There strap line has changed now to "the best music QFM".It's actually not
too bad, in fact sounds better that the Scot FM station and probably has
more listeners in the West of Scotland than Scot FM. If I was in charge I'd
probably get it sounding like Londons Heart 106.2.
Jonathan
James Thompson
people listen to it, so very little money is spent on it!
Jonathan Freer wrote in message <7j6n12$2ic$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>...
Robert Dixon
from "James Thompson" <james.t...@virgin.net> contains these words:
> I thought QFM was almost completely automated due to the fact very few
> people listen to it, so very little money is spent on it!
I understood it was growing it's audience faster than any other
station in the area (although I haven't checked the figures to confirm that)
geo...@my-deja.com
"chris" <ch...@viaa.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Q96 FM.
>
> Is this the worst radio station in Scotland? Is it the best? The music
> policy, DJs are they good or bad?
>
> Lets hear what you think of Q96.
>
> Chris
>
As far as i can tell you are refering to QFM who are based in Paisley,
and Beat FM are a new dance and indie station who have just recently won
the new Central Belt Licence. As far as i know they are'nt on air yet and
you should be able to tune in sometime around Autumn.
Georgie
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Craig Lamont
says in Media UK.
Before this message, I said:
cr...@echline.demon.co.uk (Craig Lamont) wrote:
>Q96 is now called QFM. It plays classic hits and todays best music, a
>bit like CFM and Kingdom FM. They seem to do a lot of news updates, on
>the hour and half hour, but their music mix is pretty cool.
>
>I don't know much more apart from their website is at:
>http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/9419/
>although they haven't updated it since Autumn '98.
>
>They are sister stations with Scot FM as well. They have pretty big
>studios (I saw them) and always give you lots of goodies (ie. I got 2
>T-Shirts and about 20 balloons, but then they were all out because of
>a roadshow).
>
>That's about all I know.
>
>My favourite presenters are George and Big Ped.
>
>Anybody know anything about CFM (Carlisle)?
>
>From Craig
Craig Lamont
from London!
Dave Pearson <dab...@york.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>> Anybody know anything about CFM (Carlisle)?
>
Craig Lamont
>Dave Pearson <dab...@york.ac.uk> wrote in message
>news:7j3cis$nfp$1...@pump1.york.ac.uk...
>> Presenters who have been on CFM since its launch include.... Alex
>Roland,
>
>Alex, it must be about 8 years since I've seen him. Know where he is now?
I think he is at Fosseway Radio in Leicester. Or at least, that's what
Media UK says (I sure am glad Media UK exists!)
Mike Lownds
saying can't deliver will keep on trying etc - I suppose there's always
phone/fax.
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Craig Lamont
>>
>>chris, i believe you are mixing up your station names.
>As far as i can tell you are refering to QFM who are based in Paisley,
>and Beat FM are a new dance and indie station who have just recently won
>the new Central Belt Licence. As far as i know they are'nt on air yet and
>you should be able to tune in sometime around Autumn.
>Georgie
Actually, I don't think he is. In some older websites, QFM is called
Q96. In the Scotsman newspaper it had QFM as Q96 on 96.0 - 96.3, but
it also has Moray Firth on 99.4! I did write and tell them but they
don't seem to have done anything about it.
I don't know why it is called Q96 - perhaps it used to be called that
then they changes to QFM, or maybe it's because of Q103. Anybody know?
Craig.
Alex Jenkins
> Actually, I don't think he is. In some older websites, QFM is called
> Q96. In the Scotsman newspaper it had QFM as Q96 on 96.0 - 96.3, but
> it also has Moray Firth on 99.4! I did write and tell them but they
> don't seem to have done anything about it.
> I don't know why it is called Q96 - perhaps it used to be called that
> then they changes to QFM, or maybe it's because of Q103. Anybody know?
In 1992 Paisley Local Radio and Media Services Ltd won the licence to
broadcast to Paisley. The then board decided that the very parochial
name would deter listeners from outside of the town, the tsa included
approximatly 5000000 potential listeners who did not live in Paisley.
A name which did not locate was required hence the Q96, otheres have
followed since INCLUDING Q103.
If I could remember where my web page is, I am sure that there is a
photo of the original Studios on it.
Regards
Alex.
Craig Lamont
Alex Jenkins
from cr...@echline.demon.co.uk (Craig Lamont) contains these words:
> Robert Dixon <robert...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
In the Paisley, Renfrew, Johnstone areas and in the Vale of Leven Q
have a good audeince, however the management appear to want to be a
small fish in a big pond and have continued to increase the TSA,
percentages fall but listener figures are seen to increase.
They are presenter led.
REGARDS
ALEX.
Craig Lamont
>I thought QFM was almost completely automated
It's automated by night, but it has some (very good) presenters during
the day!
Craig.