4 FM's First Day

heybaby

Sounding good so far, oh and the first song Gareth played was Elo, mr blue sky. Great to hear some mature voices on radio!

billy the squid

Gareth O'Callaghan is an excellent presenter. Have fond memories of listening to him play christmas music on dull cristmas eve afternoons when he was on in the afternoon on 2fm.

I think I am going to like this station, hope it is a) a success and b) gets a full nationwide licence

GSF

Sounds like a cross between Newstalk & Country Mix. Cant see this attracting too many listeners.

LordSutch

No no no, this is bad news indeed, 4FM sounds just like Newstalk (circa 2005) with Kybird back again & a few songs thrown in here and there. Just listened to it for twenty mins, dear oh dear oh dear not again

Verdict so far = Not very impressed.

mike65

I'm willing to bet Tom McGurk is going to be the best thing by a mile.

brettmirl

I don't think he is on tonight because of "previous rugby commitments", so brace yourself for Derek Davis at 5pm Mike!

GSF

mike65 wrote: »

I'm willing to bet Tom McGurk is going to be the best thing by a mile.

Depends if he shares his political opinions with us or keeps them to himself.

mike65

I can't listen being an inhabitant of the forgotten city.

Tom does my head but is compelling.

Greenman

I wonder why they are not on Listen Live yet? At least for the forgotten cities!!!!

magnumlady

Greenman wrote: »

I wonder why they are not on Listen Live yet? At least for the forgotten cities!!!!

I was just going to ask about that....would like to have a listen.

Liam Byrne

Some great going on the music earlier - including Bob Seger on afternoon radio Very welcome addition to the dial! Noticed the quizzes were a bit above the average dumbed-down "is it A (farcical) B (unlikely) or C (blatantly obvious)" questions too...

But having a talk show on from 5 - 7 is a bad idea, and mixing music with proper current affairs sounds odd....they should offer an alternative drive and maybe have the talk show at night ?

Fuzzy Clam

Some good tracks though I would hardly say great. These are let down by some very average stuff. Take That and Paul harrington (to name just 2) would not be my favorite music, in fact they're enough to make me switch away from 4. I'm not going to listen to a load of dross just to hear the odd good track. The best track I've heard so far, and it stands out because i've not heard it on the radio in many years, was Sally Oldfield with Mirrors which was played shortly after midnight.
Still, it's early days to to judge it but the music will need to improve.

lampydoo

Listening to Gerry Stevens at the moment, some great tracks and his links really complement the music. I will be putting it on a preset in the car for sure! Oh and the Peter Dickson (e4 bloke!) voiceovers sound great!

Declan A Walsh

I was listening today at various times and I have to say I was impressed with 4FM's relaxed style. The station benefits from having so many experienced broadcasters. It certainly delivers on what it promises. The music mix and chat are perfect for its target audience. It is not their fault that I have a very eclectic taste in music, which would include a lot of rock music! Well done so far.

DMC

Liam Byrne wrote: »

But having a talk show on from 5 - 7 is a bad idea, and mixing music with proper current affairs sounds odd....they should offer an alternative drive and maybe have the talk show at night ?

I agree 100% there.

The only station that's available to most of the country that doesn't have a talk show on at 5pm is 2FM. Same goes for Q102 on the Dublin dial.

Thats where Phantom wins in Dublin. If 4FM had a music show on there, it would hoover up the rest.

bbability

Music for me needs a tweeking. Brian Kennedy and the likes need to come off the playlist. Other than that its great to hear some Hospital Radio Music hitting the mainstream. Had Tom Noctor got a hand in the playlist;););)

Declan A Walsh

Having heard the station a bit now, I would summarise it as SMOOTH.

Liam Byrne

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

The best track I've heard so far, and it stands out because i've not heard it on the radio in many years, was Sally Oldfield with Mirrors which was played shortly after midnight.

Fuzzy Clam - I owe you one, big time! I'd been trying to figure out all day yesterday who that was! Described it to someone as a cross between Mike Oldfield & Kate Bush, and no avail!

Thou hast reinstated my sanity (and caused me to fire up iTunes)

Thanks a MILLION ( + a Fianna Fail dig-out + an Anglo Irish fiddle + a GDP deficit)

Fuzzy Clam

You're welcome, Liam.