Manx Radio

[Donald Trumps 4,331]

Why the fuck should the Manx taxpayer fund the Brindley Broadcasting System to the tune of £1m a year?

[gettafa 5,017]

13 hours ago, WKRP said:

OK enough time has past to start to review the new Manx Radio output

Dealing with a positive in this post

Andy Wint at lunchtime, with a full time producer, is the big success story.

This programme shows how local radio can really succeed.

Unlike Talking Head, which relied on just repeating the old morning mandate material, now we get the news agenda being moved forward.

Mr Wint is not looking for music to fill his allotted airtime.  He wants to engage with studio guests and can fill the full hour with ease.

Its clearly not the old Manninline, as very few people now want to call in, yet the standard of debate is great.

I understand this programme change is down to new MD Chis Sully so he can be congratulated on this programme change.

Might take a few RAJAR figures to show the improvement, but I think it will come.

 

Give it a few more weeks and see how many people will put up with being talked at. Like any self-obsessed know-it-all they are interesting for a short while.

[CharlieBrown 636]

3 hours ago, Roger Mexico said:

Don't be ridiculous.  @WKRP has been a member since July 2018, while Mr Sully only took over in January this year.

Clearly you should have said "Nice one Andy...". 

He would have been appointed well before then, and well before the post was advertised.

[dilligaf 8,102]

16 hours ago, WKRP said:

OK enough time has past to start to review the new Manx Radio output

Dealing with a positive in this post

Andy Wint at lunchtime, with a full time producer, is the big success story.

This programme shows how local radio can really succeed.

Unlike Talking Head, which relied on just repeating the old morning mandate material, now we get the news agenda being moved forward.

Mr Wint is not looking for music to fill his allotted airtime.  He wants to engage with studio guests and can fill the full hour with ease.

Its clearly not the old Manninline, as very few people now want to call in, yet the standard of debate is great.

I understand this programme change is down to new MD Chis Sully so he can be congratulated on this programme change.

Might take a few RAJAR figures to show the improvement, but I think it will come.

 

Nice to see you saying something good about Manx Radio. Is it your first positive post about the station ?

[MrPB 1,002]

5 hours ago, Roger Mexico said:

Clearly you should have said "Nice one Andy...". 

I’d always assumed Juan 

[dilligaf 8,102]

42 minutes ago, MrPB said:

I’d always assumed Juan 

Or Ron

[CharlieBrown 636]

2 minutes ago, dilligaf said:

Or Ron

Don't forget the fella that got escorted from the building, and Paul Moulton, only ever 4 people have ever criticised the station and they all used to work there.. Always just sour grapes.

 

[hissingsid 2,663]

I could have done without hearing Phil Gawne's drawl on when I tuned in for a bit of music this affy.

[finlo 3,407]

5 minutes ago, hissingsid said:

I could have done without hearing Phil Gawne's drawl on when I tuned in for a bit of music this affy.

That's "Sunday morning" in the afternoon for you!

[the stinking enigma 8,938]

I listened to the chill out room for about an hour last night while on an epic manx car journey. Must say, can't fault it in any way 

[woody2 4,967]

9 hours ago, the stinking enigma said:

I listened to the chill out room for about an hour last night while on an epic manx car journey. Must say, can't fault it in any way 

douglas to onchan along the prom?

[Ham_N_Eggs 557]

On 11/10/2019 at 7:05 PM, CharlieBrown said:

Don't forget the fella that got escorted from the building, and Paul Moulton, only ever 4 people have ever criticised the station and they all used to work there.. Always just sour grapes.

 

The jilted generation

[gettafa 5,017]

I switched on just before the news yesterday morning. Apparently things were getting exciting because there were more people calling in for the quiz "Where's Wotton". I didn't bother to stay for the news.

This morning, things were getting "exciting" because they were going to play some record or other.

Whatever the Programme Controller and bosses at Manx Radio want is up to them, but at a cost of £1milllion per annum to the taxpayer, this stuff becomes just bile.

[Donald Trumps 4,331]

I'm hoping Kerry Sharpe can reopen Tynwald debate on her Public Media report which is on this months Order Paper

[piebaps 2,015]

I hope not. Its rubbish.