Strewth, don't know what happened there.. let me post again...
I forgot to say the following in my previous e-mail about my attitude to current radio.
As I said, I'm selfish and just want something that satisfies ME. Until a few years ago, Radio 2 did that probably better than any other station. Things took a downward spiral when they brought Ross in on Saturday mornings and went into terminal decline when they took JW off Drivetime, substituting Evans in his place. These days I don't listen to Radio 2, except for Brian Matthew on Saturday mornings, Johnnie Walker on Sundays and certain specific excellent specialist programmes that are broadcast in the evenings, plus specialist shows, such as Northern Soul from Radio Stoke and Keith Skues on Norfolk.
As for the commercial (music) sector, that is dire - it's not broadcasting, it's narrowcasting. About 5300 records charted in the UK between 1956 and 1975. a shame we hear less than 10% of that! I'm part of the largest demographic group -the baby boomers - what I am continually exasperated about is the lack of the commercial sector in providing programming aimed at this (lucrative) market. The youngsters have any number of stations aimed ar them, what do we have, that's fun and varied?
Just over a year ago, I changed cars and got a car radio installed that has a USB connection. Nowadays, most of my listening in the car is to (non-commercial) programmes I've downloaded onto my memory stick from the internet - usually specialist R&B, 50s and 60s, girl sound, teen sound.
Yes, change is needed, to provide (music) radio for the 50 to 65-year olds. If we had a national station with the likes of JW, Roger Day, DLT, Rosko playing music that appeals to me, I'd gladly listen. Otherwise, I have my memory stick and iPod.
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