Q102 is so good these days

Ciara2008

The last few years i have always drifted from Q102 to 98fm and back again. Both stations were lacking recently and i couldn't quite put my finger on why! But now i worked it out, the dj who really bugged me on Q102 is now on 98fm. So now Q102 just sounds really good. It's really changed my day because i drive for a living so i don't channel hop whatsoever anymore.

Anyone else find this?

themont85

Ciara2008 wrote: »

The last few years i have always drifted from Q102 to 98fm and back again. Both stations were lacking recently and i couldn't quite put my finger on why! But now i worked it out, the dj who really bugged me on Q102 is now on 98fm. So now Q102 just sounds really good. It's really changed my day because i drive for a living so i don't channel hop whatsoever anymore.

Anyone else find this?

You should be one of the soundbites for Q between shows-'Q102 made my day'.

Seriousely though, its a little better now its mostly music, that is if you like the music being played of course.

buzzbomb

both banal, both bland, both having their arses handed to them by FM104. Nothing against the OP but if Q102 has 'really changed your day' then you probably need to examine your life a bit closer! That is unless Mariah Carey and 'Dance with My Father' by Luther Vandross really do get you going...

irish_bob

q102 play a fair bit of pre 1990 music on a daily basis , fm104 and 98 play current chart hits for the most part , while the presenters on q102 are bland , i think they offer something a little different in terms of music although thats not saying much

d1975

one thing that annoyed me about Q was the ad they played "I moved from Dublin's 98fm/2FM cause they talk crap" etc....


they played that ad so much I know a few people have turned off listening to Q seriously your only damanging yourself

squonk

I've given up on everything bar Radio 1 and Today FM because the rest of them are pure crap! RnaG can be good too though. Honestly, i don't want to listen to the usual 'pay to listen' formula with stupid competitions and idiots on inserts screaming about how great the station makes them feel. The music on most stations is balnd, playlisted rubbish too.

GSF

I think Q102 is good in the mornings if you dont fancy Morning Ireland or all the endless waffle on 2FM or TodayFm. They play a fairly wide variety of oldies too including the odd one you aren't expecting. Quick time checks, frequent weather forecasts, brief news, sport & traffic updates. Their breakfast show works for me anyway.

StaticNoise

I'd agree with you on the morning time radio element.
RTÉ 2FM is $hite in the mornings- I really can't stomach Colm & Jim-Jim.

The Muppet

Maybe the improvement is because they have ditched the automation.

GSF wrote: »

They play a fairly wide variety of oldies too including the odd one you aren't expecting.

That's some achievement with a Station playlist consisting of less than 300 songs.

StaticNoise

Careless Whisper being one of the tracks.

heybaby

The Muppet wrote: »

Maybe the improvement is because they have ditched the automation.



That's some achievement with a Station playlist consisting of less than 300 songs.

No more automation you say? whats the point in that? surely with the advent of computers you would think it would make sense to use technology to make things easier in studio? 300 songs on the playlist? is that all, i know Q is repetitive but only 300 songs for a commercial radio station in Dublin? that cant be right.. insider knowledge?

EdgarAllenPoo

I call it menapouse fm, everytime I walk into the kitchen it's playing and it's usually cheesy 80's lovesongs(you can just picture a middle aged woman in her kitchen with a glass of wine singing into a hairbrush) or just the same songs over and over again.

Big Balls

heybaby wrote: »

but only 300 songs for a commercial radio station in Dublin? that cant be right.. insider knowledge?

300-400 would be a typical 98/104/Q station amount yep.

mental07

GDM wrote: »

I call it menapouse fm, everytime I walk into the kitchen it's playing and it's usually cheesy 80's lovesongs(you can just picture a middle aged woman in her kitchen with a glass of wine singing into a hairbrush) or just the same songs over and over again.

Taxi FM too. In my experience it's the only station that Dublin taxi drivers listen to!

StaticNoise

mental07 wrote: »

Taxi FM too. In my experience it's the only station that Dublin taxi drivers listen to!

I second that!