From what I hear down the grapevine there is a definite move in commercial radio stations generally to cut the range of music they play. I've noticed this on Bauer's radio stations, and I'm informed by those in the know that this is a general move by radio bosses.stevezodiac wrote:Here's another cutting, this is from Wednesday's Daily Mail. The radio station i've been waiting for. Gold is ok but it just plays the same hits over and over. Absolute 60s looks like it will playing the more rock oriented stuff like Cream, Traffic, Small Faces, Hendrix, Who etc. and I hope plenty of Psychedelia - my favourite music genre.
The UTV Radio group is no exception, although U105 in Belfast still has one of the broadest ranges of music in the UK - the station manager told me that for presenter choice, they have gone from hundreds of valid choices at any moment in time to about 50. Their library is massive, most chart hits from the mid-60s to the mid-90s plus selected more recent music. It doesn't stop me noticing some songs coming on my radio more often than they used to...
It wouldn't surprise me if Absolute 60s goes the same way. You can guess what I think of the idea, because I'm all for broad ranges of music, rareties etc.