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i'm buying a transmitter when digi comes in yey 
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In the cold light of my above rant, i'd like to propose the following special interest radio station, coming to an FM radio near you as soon as they Hand over FM to 'community' services:
AFM - ANALOGUE F.M.
Lineup:
STATION POLICY:
* only vinyl and non-digitally processed tape media & live broadcasts
* analogue mixing desk
* analogue compression & processing
* analogue link to analogue transmitter
* Big fu*k-off elvis SHURE microphones
* Bacolite Headphones and Brass plugs and sockets all-round
* Compulsary Minskirts and dame enda glasses for all women
* National Health Glasses, Corduroy pants & Ford Anglias for all men
* All staff members must smoke at all times
* The vinyl Brekkie (only 33rpm 180g records played on Linn decks)
* 8-track Morning (except weekends, when will be the 'dolby B show')
* Tapes at lunch (only 1/4-inch and up, played on vintage Studer & Revox decks)
* The valve Afternoon (when we play various things through valve preamps while eating fresh pasta)
* The booze & smack Drive with bleeding gums o'toole (live jazz and chat with the scene's leading alcoholics and self-destructive musicians)
* The rant - nightly phone-in show for people who hate digital things (sponsored by Marlboro Red)
* The 7-inch overnight - 7 hours of 7-inch vinyl played on a dansette picnic player, hosted by Billy Bragg (probably)
...and of coarse, ONLY news and sport that is non-digital related, read from scripts typed on NAKED LUNCH typewriters...
The car-sticker would say: NEVER MIND THE QUALITY, FEEL THE BANDWIDTH - AFM FU*K YEAH!Last edited by playthatbeat; Sun 27-09-2009, 3:32 PM.Comment
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/\ quality script right there Tim. I would envisage keeping to all of the above where feasible of course. Dig the sponsorship idea for the rant and maybe get Rizla in there somewhere too. think of all the free ciggys and skins we'd get!! hahaOriginally posted by playthatbeat View Post
AFM ftw big style :PComment
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There was more rants in the papers (guardian, irish times) this week, and again they implied the FM band would be allocated to local & community projects.. I wonder how they define a 'community'?
In the past, a community meant a racial or geographical tie, so will that stand? Will it streach to belief structures? Like, can You see Religious nuts getting low-power licences to spread the word of bog here? In the States now, AM is just full of ranty priests and opinionated freakshows, all pushing for You to send them $$, and that's under the guise of being a community service.. If they can get away with that, then it's possible we could look forward to the 'do it all' stations dissapearing to DAB+, leaving FM for awesome specialist services..
This could work out, in fact, VERY well.. We need to encourage these irritating wankers to get off FM and onto DAB+ as soon as possible, so we can replace them with stuff that we would listen to, but that mainstream ADVERTISERS hate..
It _could_ work, as long as the community is passionate, and in fairness the work is done for You if You choose Your theme well. Example:
You can use this example to dream up Your _own_ stupid specialist station, just make sure You choose something that _somebody_ _somewhere_ can make some $$ out of, and You are pretty sure to have legs.54fm - roller disco tunes 24/7 - 70's theme with in-house merchandise & events.
Could attract Sponsors that sell skates, flares, wigs etc. All staff must have sideburns and be able to skate for 8 hours non-stop. OB van would be a VW van, free hotpants giveaways to skinny chicks with big hair on bank holidays.Comment
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So, the latest is: Digital penetration (oo-errr) dropped from 21% to 18% in the last period in the UK.. Yes, it's GONE INTO REVERSE!
Of coarse, we all knew it sucked balls, and it was plain to see they were trying to harness the passion of minoritys, specialist interests and new music to make the new Digital shite appear cool - this works for people OUTSIDE these groups, but those within feel patronized..
Anyway, the BBC managed to finally get rid of Westwood, to a daily show on the digital.. see attached clip from the GRAUNIAD MEDIA SECTION today..Attached FilesComment
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Oops.. BBC Axe DAB and Web Stuff:
sauce: sky news (who are probably pissing themselves at this move since it was them that signed DAB's death warrent by pulling out of the commercial mux with Channel 4)BBC To Axe Two Digital Radio Stations
8:32pm UK, Tuesday March 02, 2010
Hazel Tyldesley, Sky News Online
The BBC has confirmed plans to close down the digital radio stations 6 Music and Asian Network as part of wide-ranging cuts.
Half of the sections on the BBC website are set be pulled, as the corporation reduces online spending by a quarter, and the budget for US imports will be reduced by 20%.
Meanwhile, BBC Switch and BBC Blast - both of which are multimedia outputs aimed at teenagers - are also facing the chop.
The drastic changes were outlined by BBC director general Mark Thompson as he presented the Putting Quality First review to staff ahead of a 12-week consultation period.
In the report to the BBC Trust, the corporation said it wants to reprioritise nearly £600m a year to higher quality content.
"In my view, the public want a strong, confident BBC but they also want a BBC that is clear about its boundaries and that leaves more space than it has in the past for other braodcasters to succeed," Mr Thompson told Sky News.
BBC Switch was found to be reaching less than 5% of its target audience
"For example, in terms of offering public service television to younger teens, actually the BBC should take a step back and give Channel 4 the leading role."
Unions have warned the cuts could lead to the loss of 600 jobs, and said staff may take industrial action to fight the proposals.
However, Mr Thompson told Sky News he was confident the "great talent" working on the services to be closed could be employed elsewhere in the corporation.
However, Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said: "If the BBC has to look at savings, they should tackle executive pay rather than programmes or content."
While BBC staff face the prospect of losing their roles, audiences of the doomed services have also spoken out.
Since it was reported that 6 Music was under threat, over 80,000 angry listeners have joined a Facebook group opposing any attempt to close it.
David Bowie says losing 6 Music would hit new artists hard
Music legend David Bowie has even added his voice to the movement to back 6 Music, which has 695,000 listeners and a DJ line-up that includes Jarvis Cocker and Lauren Laverne.
Bowie said: "6 Music keeps the spirit of broadcasters like John Peel alive and for new artists to lose this station would be a great shame."
Radio 5 Live presenter Richard Bacon said: "6 Music is staffed by talented people providing 'distinctive' programming that values 'quality over quantity'. Exactly what this restructure is supposed to be about."
He went on: "6 Music is distinctive and serves an audience not catered for by the commercial sector. What happens when folk use whatever rationale they have come up with to justify the 6 Music decision and apply it to other parts of the BBC?"
However, the Putting Quality First review concluded: "...although it has achieved good growth in recent years, it has low reach and awareness and delivers relatively few unique listeners to BBC radio".
The same report said the Asian Network had "failed to build on its early growth and has lost around 20% of its listeners over the past three years".
The BBC's Mark Thompson
In his briefing, Mr Thompson reportedly said the radio stations would not cease to broadcast until the end of 2011 at the earliest.
The strategic review comes amid debate over the future of the BBC's £3.6bn annual funding from the licence fee, and recent long-running criticism of some of the salaries paid to its stars and executives.
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons said: "The public pick up the bill for the BBC and it is right that it constantly evolves to meet their expectations.This strategy review is a key part of that process.
"We welcome the general direction of this report, although we will want to test and consider how it is delivered. We are clear it heads towards a more disciplined and sharply-focused BBC."Comment
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