[Nicola_Red]

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/gro ... 896&ref=nf

I despair.

[Johnnikins]

Well they're big aren't they.. I've never listened to 6 music but I'm guessing theres a good reason for it being shut down.. because nobody listens to it..?

I bet most of them people who joined the group have just jumped on the bandwaggon, like with the russell brand incident..

[lynothehammer]

I've never even heard of 6 Music... Don't think i'll be joining that group...

[English Bob]

Please stop with all the 'Us vs Them' crap. I listen to both Moyles AND 6Music. I don't think the stupid morons who form those groups represent the majority of 6Music listeners by the way.

Oh and 6Music has a small audience as its a digital only station, people have been trying to get it to go FM, but the BBC put it off, claiming they will make all stations digital one day soon. Still waiting for that....

You should give 6Music a try if you havent listened before, they play a massive variety of music.

[DevilsDuck]

but it is 'us vs them'

You must pick a side!

Or else...

[Johnny 1989]

I like both Moyles & 6 Music, that group is run by a bunch of misguided idiots, anyway sacking Moyles won't save 6 Music

[Nicola_Red]

It never occured to me that there was gonna be an 'us vs them' situation until 6Music supporters started with all this 'sack Moyles' crap. I don't really like 6Music, but I'm perfectly happy for it to exist alongside Moyles' show. It's the campaigners that felt the need to make it about taking sides.

I understand why they feel the way they do, cos if Rock Radio closed I'd be gutted. It's about feeling passionate about the music you like and being disappointed that not enough other people seem to like it too. But blaming Moyles is a naive and simplistic reaction. If they wanna hate him, just do it - don't hide behind this 'public broadcasting support' facade.

[Latina]

Please stop with all the 'Us vs Them' crap.

You appear to be incredibly defensive about that station.

That said, I don't listen to 6 Music but fully support it. As for the group, I wouldn't take it too seriously as long as there isn't much progression. So far there has been zero activity in the discussion board, which suggests a lack of serious interest.

Just leave them be with their ignorance.

[ChunkyMunky]

I've never listened to 6Music, and I don't listen to Radio 1 for the music.

I find Chris Moyles and the gang great fun to listen to on iPlayer, but I skip most of the music because "karaoke pap" has never interested me.

I can't imagine being sad enough to join a "social networking group", let alone be part of any campaign there to blame someone for something he has nothing to do with.

I suggest you let them get on with whatever campaign they want.
Once 6Music is gone, they'll move onto something equally ridiculous.
Whatever it takes to make them feel good about themselves.

The world is full of Nobs, and there's nothing we can do about that.
I'm certainly not going to start behaving like them.
I draw the line at calling them Nobs.

If it keeps them off the streets then the world is a better place for those of us with a life.

CM

[comedyrave]

Just for the record,i set the group up because i am passionate about music,not what Chris had for his tea,which z-list celeb he was with,and i want to hear music played.I dont need an overinflated ego in the morning,not when an entire station and peoples jobs are at risk,but the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.Radio 1 used to stand for so much more than this...

[MK Chris]

You've massively overestimated that salary, it was reportedly £650,000, not £6,500,000! On top of that, it's well known that he took a pay cut.

It's good that 5,000 people agree with you... come back when it's 8,000,000, at least then you'll match the listener figures.

[comedyrave]

Dont worry i will keep coming back,and several others will as well...enjoy your day.

[Comedy John]

8 million listeners is more important than 5000 haters and that is what the BBC will care more about. comedyrave is telling those 5000 people lies about Chris and is trying to make them all angry and make them try to get Chris gone but it wont work.

[foot-loose]

the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.

Hahahaha - aye so they do.

Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.Radio 1 used to stand for so much more than this...

Away you go and play wie yer friends then ya muppet. Get yer facts right and sort out your arguement then I might take a discussion seriously.

[DevilsDuck]

I'm still confused!

Why is sacking Chris Moyles going to save 6music?

The reason they are getting rid of 6music is because very few people listen to it, so its a waste of the licence fee, if it had a broader appeal and a huge listener base it wouldnt have even been thought of to scrap the station.

I'm sure 6music is great but very few people give a f**k on the grand scheme of things....

Has anybody made a group to scrap 6music to save Chris Moyles.....I reckon that will get more followers on its first day that 6music has on an average day

[Nicola_Red]

i set the group up because i am passionate about music, and i want to hear music played.I dont need an overinflated ego in the morning

Fine. Go ahead and do so, I don't care what you listen to. Why do you need to make Moyles a scapegoat for that?

the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year

If you believe that, you're even more naive than I thought! I always credited people who listened to 6Music with more intelligence than to listen to such stupid gossip. Evidently I was wrong.

nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.

The BBC may change their minds about 6Music, of course. If it makes you feel better to think they're considering sacking Moyles in order to achieve that, then keep on thinking it, and the 8 million of us will keep on listening and enjoying his show.

[chrysostom]

Just for the record,i set the group up because i am passionate about music,not what Chris had for his tea,which z-list celeb he was with,and i want to hear music played.

It may be unfortunate that 6 Music is closing down, but the BBC has to also appeal to the Masses to justify a license fee. Through Moyles they DO reach the largest amount of people through their MAIN channel, which corporately justifies themselves, and the pay cuts coming for all the top earners are testament to their dedication in trying to curb the spending in order to invest in other projects. a 6Music alternative could be up in a few years. Unfortunate, but better than nothing.

Dont worry i will keep coming back,and several others will as well

Several being the operative word.

but the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.

do your maths. you're completely wrong. If Chris agrees to the 40% cuts, then assuming his replacement will earn £200,000 : it will save the bbc in the region of £176,000 - not enough to RUN a station. you're trying to spread hatred on the back of 6Music's demise.

Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same

*nearly

also, 5,000 people do NOT think the same. they are just people who dislike chris moyles...not even neccesarily 6Music listeners. A sausage roll can gain millions of fans : strength does NOT always come in numbers in facebook groups.

Try and present a bunch of idiots aiming weight based slurs at Moyles and they will send you packing.

In summary,

Nerrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Johnny 1989]

Just for the record,i set the group up because i am passionate about music,not what Chris had for his tea,which z-list celeb he was with,and i want to hear music played.I dont need an overinflated ego in the morning,not when an entire station and peoples jobs are at risk,but the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.Radio 1 used to stand for so much more than this...

Where has this £6.5 Million a year bollocks come from, Chris himself stated that he earns nothing near that amount & if he did then he himself would stump up the cash to save it. Jonathon Ross was on £18 million (allegedly) so if it was money costs then they've already got that money back. But unfortunately it's not, now I'm a big fan of 6Music & it's output, however being stuck on DAB means that not that many are listening to the station, I imagine a big proportion of DAB owners just listen to the long exisiting AM/FM stations anyway. It doesn't help that the Daily Heil are running a "boycott DAB, back FM" campain at the moment, because they're morons.

Scapegoating Chris for this is just nasty & just the usual "let's pick on the fat northerner" attitude that he get's lumped with. If you don't like him, don't listen, stop trying to shift blame onto him.

the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year

If you believe that, you're even more naive than I thought! I always credited people who listened to 6Music with more intelligence than to listen to such stupid gossip. Evidently I was wrong.

Hey Nicola, don't lump all us 6Music listeners in to the same catergory, there are some of us that realise that this Facebook group is a load of bollocks

[Yudster]

Just for the record,i set the group up because i am passionate about music,not what Chris had for his tea,which z-list celeb he was with,and i want to hear music played.I dont need an overinflated ego in the morning,not when an entire station and peoples jobs are at risk,but the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.Radio 1 used to stand for so much more than this...

Where has this £6.5 Million a year bollocks come from, Chris himself stated that he earns nothing near that amout..........

The figure that was being bandied around a couple of years ago was more like £630,000 a year. Chris went on record as saying that the BBC paid him nowhere near THAT figure. And he's had a hefty pay cut since then.

Personally I don't give a damn about 6Music because i don't listen to the radio for music (which is why I like Moyles). MP3 players mean that these days music radio is pretty much redundant. If these people who want to save the channel need a scapegoat, Apple would be a better target than Moyles.

[Johnny 1989]

Just for the record,i set the group up because i am passionate about music,not what Chris had for his tea,which z-list celeb he was with,and i want to hear music played.I dont need an overinflated ego in the morning,not when an entire station and peoples jobs are at risk,but the bbc can still pay Chris 6.5 milion a year.Come on people.....oh and nealry 5000 people think the same,and i have it on good authority that people are starting to listen.Radio 1 used to stand for so much more than this...

Where has this £6.5 Million a year bollocks come from, Chris himself stated that he earns nothing near that amout..........

The figure that was being bandied around a couple of years ago was more like £630,000 a year. Chris went on record as saying that the BBC paid him nowhere near THAT figure. And he's had a hefty pay cut since then.

Personally I don't give a damn about 6Music because i don't listen to the radio for music (which is why I like Moyles). MP3 players mean that these days music radio is pretty much redundant. If these people who want to save the channel need a scapegoat, Apple would be a better target than Moyles.

I agree with you on the bolded bit, to a point, I like chatter on Radio but I also like the odd tune to break up the chat somewhat. That's why I like Jon Holmes on 6Music, he plays decent tunes but also have inane chatter & features in between, which usually total up longer than the songs. 6Music is slightly different to other stations as in they do actually talk to their audience & get them involved on several shows, properlly & also interview other musicians, etc. (Marc Reilly for example gets bands in and has a chat with them). However Capital FM, for example, which used to have quite a few "personality" presenters/DJ's has dull presenters that "like" every sodding song.

Apple is guilty though for the death of the CD single, which I think is a big shame in my opinion.

[chrysostom]

Apple is guilty though for the death of the CD single, which I think is a big shame in my opinion.

Internet File sharing and advanced Piracy is guilty for the death of the CD : Apple just managed to benefit the most from the inevitable outcome.

[Latina]

MP3 players mean that these days music radio is pretty much redundant.

I disagree. My mp3 player wouldn't have half the songs (at least from the last few years) if I hadn't heard them, or songs by the same artist, on the radio first. I tend to rely more on radio or the mp3 player intermittently depending on how satisfied I am with my music collection at the time.

As for DAB, as I've said before it just doesn't work properly where I live. If I am to be convinced that DAB isn't inferior to FM, someone had better make it possible for me to actually listen to it.

[chrysostom]

my DAB doesn't work when i have my laptop on in the same room as it.

this is a major drawback.

[chrysostom]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=3 ... 700&ref=mf

got the group up.

[English Bob]

I would also like to distance myself from that facebook group and this 'comedyrave' figure.

I love 6Music, but I also listen to Moyles. That being said, if I had to choose between saving 6Music and Radio 1...I'd save 6Music, because aside from Moyles and Coxy, I think Radio 1 has become utter shite.

Sorry Moyles!

I don't agree with the statement that 'MP3 players make music on the radio redundant' by the way, as I hear new music and old stuff I've never heard before thanks to stations like 6Music. Shuffling on your MP3 player can get repetitive too.