[RyanBru]

Had a listen to the first half hour of the first show on iPlayer. Have to say I didn't enjoy his attempt at a big opening link.

[Johnny 1989]

That post must be in the running for some kind of award?

Yeah sorry Yuds, I'm limited to my sodding smartphone at the mo, didn't realise I had quoted so much until I posted it

Well, I said I was switching to radio 2 but.... I cant do it. I just cant. Zoe Ball is still as poor as she was in 1997. Ill give Evans a try next week but failing that, im going to have to listen to albums from here on. Just as well I have a much GBs card on my mobile.

I really wasnt prepared for how much of a hole Moyles was going to leave getting to work in the morning. This is an awful situation.

I'm going for Keavney on BBC 6 Music, on payday over I go to Argos or Comet and will be buying a DAB alarm radio

[yummytummy]

listened to the first show and nearly fell asleep about 10 mins in.

[Yudster]

Don't apologise, it wasn't a criticism!

[Johnny 1989]

Fair enough, on another forum I'm part of posts that long are very common.

[Wykey]

I always though Radio 1 Xtra was created for the "yoof", we'll you'd think it was considering a lot of their playlist is on Radio 1's playlist these days

15-24 year olds 'particularly' (though not exclusively) from ethnic minorities.

[Johnny 1989]

Oh yeah I forgot that when it first came out it was marketed as a "black music station", now it's marketed as a "urban music station" mainly as their assumptions back in 2001/2 were.complete bollocks

[Wykey]

Oh yeah I forgot that when it first came out it was marketed as a "black music station", now it's marketed as a "urban music station" mainly as their assumptions back in 2001/2 were.complete bollocks

"It's all about the" focus groups.

[Tunster]

I always though Radio 1 Xtra was created for the "yoof", we'll you'd think it was considering a lot of their playlist is on Radio 1's playlist these days

15-24 year olds 'particularly' (though not exclusively) from ethnic minorities.

It should be, but isn't always. Especially when their specialist shows could quite easily fit on Radio 1.

Going back to Greg James for a second. For me, he's perfect as a radio geek (understands the concepts, controls and use them all to his advantage). However, I feel like there's another gear within him to be a little more exciting. Currently, he's like a rollercoaster. One minute he'll do something quite clever, but then next minute be extremely dull and not carry through what he started.

I must try this 6Music guy out if quite a few here are raving about him.

[daveG]

one of the people who can listen to a breakfast show when its broadacst because i can afford to insure a car and drive it with the radio on....

Oh, you can afford to insure a car? Well done. Golf clap for you. I don't understand what it has to do with your listening preferences, though.

it was a silly point badly put...

but..... my point was a large proportion listen in the car on the way to work or school or collage

if they are getting a lift, its somobodys mum dad or a friend with a car or ME who has chosen radio 1 and is subjecting up to 5 listeners to their choice
if they are driving then its thier choice....

but the target audience are an age group who is now, through no real fault of their own, subjected to extortionate insurance costs and who in general consume their media in a different manner to old duffers like me,(who radio 1 activly don't want) so are less likely to be listening in the car, the luxury of a car at 17 is long gone for most (£2000 to insure a corsa!) On top of that they are less likely to be listening via traditional methods and hence able to listen to what they want when they want which aint necessarily going to be Nick Grimshaw.....

EG mum could stomach moyles so it was on.... but can't stand grimshaw, swicthes to radio 2, passengers all make their own choice via their phones ipods/pads and headphones potential 5 listens to radio 1 breakfast show....lost

yesterday i was annoyed, feeling old..too old. and annoyed

today i lisetend to absolute and am less annoyed..still annoyed with the BBC but not as annoyed as i was yesterday.

i'm not usually annoyed by anything much, but having my daily routine and then 60 minute commute turned upside down niggles

calm calm calm...less ranty for any future posts

etc

Dave

[chrysostom]

Could we have less signing off with your name in future posts? given that your username is 'daveG', it's safe to assume that the post is written by Dave. Also ellipses only have 3 'full stops' - in one post it's ranged from 2 to 5.

[a-moron]

3 posts. Slagged off for 2.

Good ratio.

[Wykey]

And stop slouching, and pick your feet up when you walk.

[daveG]

i'm wearing flip-flops and like the way they clack..............


Rgrds
dave

[Nicola_Red]

one of the people who can listen to a breakfast show when its broadacst because i can afford to insure a car and drive it with the radio on....

Oh, you can afford to insure a car? Well done. Golf clap for you. I don't understand what it has to do with your listening preferences, though.

it was a silly point badly put...

but..... my point was a large proportion listen in the car on the way to work or school or collage

if they are getting a lift, its somobodys mum dad or a friend with a car or ME who has chosen radio 1 and is subjecting up to 5 listeners to their choice
if they are driving then its thier choice....

but the target audience are an age group who is now, through no real fault of their own, subjected to extortionate insurance costs and who in general consume their media in a different manner to old duffers like me,(who radio 1 activly don't want) so are less likely to be listening in the car, the luxury of a car at 17 is long gone for most (£2000 to insure a corsa!) On top of that they are less likely to be listening via traditional methods and hence able to listen to what they want when they want which aint necessarily going to be Nick Grimshaw.....

EG mum could stomach moyles so it was on.... but can't stand grimshaw, swicthes to radio 2, passengers all make their own choice via their phones ipods/pads and headphones potential 5 listens to radio 1 breakfast show....lost

I did understand what you meant, but yes, it was an odd way to make the point (and you're still a bit garbled now if I'm honest). What about listeners who listen on their phone or generic mp3 player? That isn't age-specific, all kids have them now. I can't drive, I listen on my commute on my mp3 player.

[chrysostom]

i'm wearing flip-flops and like the way they clack..............


Rgrds
dave

*insert deeply offensive, crass personal insult whilst you celebrate your own illiteracy*

*add to foes list*

[The Deadly]

I've got a feeling Dave is going to be Badgered very shortly.

[fatboydave73]

I've got a feeling Dave is going to be Badgered very shortly.

Is that a euphanism?

[The Deadly]

Yes, yes it is.

[MK Chris]

I've got a feeling Dave is going to be Badgered very shortly.

Is that a euphanism?

No, but it might be a euphemism.

[daveG]

I did understand what you meant, but yes, it was an odd way to make the point (and you're still a bit garbled now if I'm honest). What about listeners who listen on their phone or generic mp3 player? That isn't age-specific, all kids have them now. I can't drive, I listen on my commute on my mp3 player.

Listensers who listen on their phone or MP3 player have made their choice to listen, this is good.

yes I agree having a device to do this isn't age specific although the statemanet that all kids have them could be disputed

and you last point agrees to a certain extent with mine

i can't be dicking about with an MP3 player while drving, obviously its physically possible and yes I could tune in before setting off, but by the time i have got me my laptop, sat nav, phone, 2 children, 2 PE kits, 2 book bags, 2 packed lunches assorted coats, letters, wellington boots and the usual busy life junk from the house to the car safely do i really want something else to carry when the radio is already intalled tuned in and on the minute the key is turned.
No time for more clutter when i have everyone elses to worry about

i won't make assumptions but my life sounds, based on your comments, quite different from yours.
not better, not worse, but different.

Now back to more important things, you've been around here way longer than me, so you could give me some advice please? do you think is should sign off dave

or should i just get a massive banner with my name on it as part of a signature below my post?

Dave

[fatboydave73]

I've got a feeling Dave is going to be Badgered very shortly.

Is that a euphanism?

No, but it might be a euphemism.

I agree it could well be - however I am on my pc at present, and so don't have the luxury of auto-correct on my typing

[Nicola_Red]

i won't make assumptions but my life sounds, based on your comments, quite different from yours.
not better, not worse, but different.

Now back to more important things, you've been around here way longer than me, so you could give me some advice please? do you think is should sign off dave

or should i just get a massive banner with my name on it as part of a signature below my post?

It certainly does! I am 37, single, no commitments, live in a city centre and hop on a tram to work, via Starbucks. But we're both well outside R1 target audience

Regarding the sig, it's up to you. I'm a moderator here and it isn't against the rules. But it might be making your posts look unneccessarily cluttered, and it's kinda pointless when it's easy to see who the posts are by.

[Wykey]

Now back to more important things, you've been around here way longer than me, so you could give me some advice please? do you think is should sign off dave

or should i just get a massive banner with my name on it as part of a signature below my post?

Dave

Good question

[Chris]

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