Tuesday, 6 May 2008
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Read also http://www.herrykuipers.nl/Berichten/Bericht76.html and see
the films on this link!
Offshore radiostations-greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.
See also the very nice photo's and the written report about the offshore-week of Radio Waddenzee on http://www.offshore-radio.de/images4/jb/ Nico.
http://www.freesat.co.uk/index.php?page=whatson.Genre&genre_id=10&PHPSESSI
D=9palc8qm7mt6moj9vsqd3kcl45
The radio offering so far.
Eric
Folks,
I am crossposing this message for "discussion". It also appears on "that" mailinglist too!
I feel I have to defend Mr May here.
1) Brian (and indeed his fellow band members) have always been very shrewd business men. Why oh why do you think he'd be even remotely interested in investing in a station nobody knows about, nobody can hear (in a easy or portable way)?
2) Planet Rock has at least a reasonable method of delivery, which is supported in the mainstream of the radio industry (if not by those who listen to radio!). Therefore, there is at least a platform from which to promote it and sell ad space on it which at least may allow it to break even. (not saying Brian & Co aren't in it for a profit, but there's a real interest to keep it going).
3) Even if Brian wanted to invest his hard earned in Caroline, he couldn't! Peter Moore is not interested in the furthering/expansion of Caroline in any real way. He seems to be quite happy to allow interested parties to contribute to the current running costs of what is a hobby, rather than a real business. He does not want "shareholders" that then may sell these shares onwards to the "borg". That I get, but it keeps Caroline at a certain level, at which no-one in there right mind would give vast amounts of money in return for no share in the operation.
4) Anoraks should support what Brian & Co are trying to do. If there are successful, Planet Rock will remain a privately funded operation, outside the control of the Multi-National Radio Groups that control everything else. It will maintain it's right to choose it's own format (Classic Rock) rather than taking a feed from a studio in Germany (or wherever), with automated jingles and voice-tracked presenters.
5) IS THIS NOT WHAT "FREE RADIO" IS? – given that both Planet Rock and Caroline have a UK licence to broadcast and have to adhere to the conditions therein, surely the updated definition of "free radio" is as pointed out in 4) above?
Yours
carolinenorth
Folks,
I am crossposing this message for "discussion". It also appears on "that" mailinglist too!
I feel I have to defend Mr May here.
1) Brian (and indeed his fellow band members) have always been very shrewd business men. Why oh why do you think he'd be even remotely interested in investing in a station nobody knows about, nobody can hear (in a easy or portable way)?
2) Planet Rock has at least a reasonable method of delivery, which is supported in the mainstream of the radio industry (if not by those who listen to radio!). Therefore, there is at least a platform from which to promote it and sell ad space on it which at least may allow it to break even. (not saying Brian & Co aren't in it for a profit, but there's a real interest to keep it going).
3) Even if Brian wanted to invest his hard earned in Caroline, he couldn't! Peter Moore is not interested in the furthering/expansion of Caroline in any real way. He seems to be quite happy to allow interested parties to contribute to the current running costs of what is a hobby, rather than a real business. He does not want "shareholders" that then may sell these shares onwards to the "borg". That I get, but it keeps Caroline at a certain level, at which no-one in there right mind would give vast amounts of money in return for no share in the operation.
4) Anoraks should support what Brian & Co are trying to do. If there are successful, Planet Rock will remain a privately funded operation, outside the control of the Multi-National Radio Groups that control everything else. It will maintain it's right to choose it's own format (Classic Rock) rather than taking a feed from a studio in Germany (or wherever), with automated jingles and voice-tracked presenters.
5) IS THIS NOT WHAT "FREE RADIO" IS? – given that both Planet Rock and Caroline have a UK licence to broadcast and have to adhere to the conditions therein, surely the updated definition of "free radio" is as pointed out in 4) above?
Yours
carolinenorth
Folks,
I am crossposing this message for "discussion". It also appears on "that" mailinglist too!
I feel I have to defend Mr May here.
1) Brian (and indeed his fellow band members) have always been very shrewd business men. Why oh why do you think he'd be even remotely interested in investing in a station nobody knows about, nobody can hear (in a easy or portable way)?
2) Planet Rock has at least a reasonable method of delivery, which is supported in the mainstream of the radio industry (if not by those who listen to radio!). Therefore, there is at least a platform from which to promote it and sell ad space on it which at least may allow it to break even. (not saying Brian & Co aren't in it for a profit, but there's a real interest to keep it going).
3) Even if Brian wanted to invest his hard earned in Caroline, he couldn't! Peter Moore is not interested in the furthering/expansion of Caroline in any real way. He seems to be quite happy to allow interested parties to contribute to the current running costs of what is a hobby, rather than a real business. He does not want "shareholders" that then may sell these shares onwards to the "borg". That I get, but it keeps Caroline at a certain level, at which no-one in there right mind would give vast amounts of money in return for no share in the operation.
4) Anoraks should support what Brian & Co are trying to do. If there are successful, Planet Rock will remain a privately funded operation, outside the control of the Multi-National Radio Groups that control everything else. It will maintain it's right to choose it's own format (Classic Rock) rather than taking a feed from a studio in Germany (or wherever), with automated jingles and voice-tracked presenters.
5) IS THIS NOT WHAT "FREE RADIO" IS? – given that both Planet Rock and Caroline have a UK licence to broadcast and have to adhere to the conditions therein, surely the updated definition of "free radio" is as pointed out in 4) above?
Yours
carolinenorth
carolinenorth carolinenorth <...> said:
Folks…................
So good he said it thrice, agreed by the way
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Read also http://www.herrykuipers.nl/Berichten/Bericht76.html and see
the films on this link!
Offshore radiostations-greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.See also the very nice photo's and the written report about the
offshore-week of Radio Waddenzee on
http://www.offshore-radio.de/images4/jb/ Nico.
See also http://www.beachradio.nl/for more photos and videos. Nico.
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Q_1_2_3_4_5_6 <...> said:
Read also http://www.herrykuipers.nl/Berichten/Bericht76.html and see
the films on this link!
Offshore radiostations-greetings of Nico from Gouda, the Netherlands.See also the very nice photo's and the written report about the
offshore-week of Radio Waddenzee on
http://www.offshore-radio.de/images4/jb/ Nico.See also http://www.beachradio.nl/ for more photos and videos. Nico.
(link corrected)
Quoting a previous carolinenorth carolinenorth contribution:-
2) Planet Rock has at least a reasonable method of delivery, which is
supported in the mainstream of the radio industry (if not by those who
listen to radio!).
It also has a nicely increasing and very measurable audience via this reasonable method of delivery.
4) Anoraks should support what Brian & Co are trying to do. If there are
successful, Planet Rock will remain a privately funded operation,
outside the control of the Multi-National Radio Groups that control
everything else. It will maintain it's right to choose it's own format
(Classic Rock) rather than taking a feed from a studio in Germany (or
wherever), with automated jingles and voice-tracked presenters.
I'm slightly confused here. Surely, Planet Rock is a brand of GCap. GCap is just about to be assimilated into Global, which although privately funded, is still really just another Borg. In other words, Planet Rock is not an independent and never has been, but has always been a Borg product.
Having said that, Planet Rock is certainly a 'free radio' station in a lot of respects. Its presenters are mainly live (more so than the guys doing the Caroline Mattress broadcasts) and not voicetracked or pre-recorded.
Although the station is playlisted, presenters have a lot of free choice when it comes to what to play. So, the atmosphere is right for a good sounding little station. I'd put Planet Rock in the same category as Chill, in that is does exactly what it says on the tin. It lives and breathes classic rock and is taken seriously by the genuine ordinary classic rock fan. Proof, if it were needed, that the Borg can run personality stations if it wants to.
—
* Christopher England just said that *
