Today FM Megathread Mod warning post #1 / #1401

Brock Turnpike · 12-08-2022 10:43am

The worst part is... There was no mention of that, when entering the competition, you would be signing up to receive spam messages, and would then have to pay to opt out of the messages you didn't agree to in the first place. Disgraceful stuff.

callaway92 · 12-08-2022 11:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119462538#Comment_119462538

It's in the TCs and Cs though. This is as standard as it gets across the board

At max, you'll be charged your providers standard message rate (I think it's 7.4 cent). Hardly worth saying it's disgraceful

Again, it's in the TCs and Cs of the competition that this can happen once you enter and they do mention where to go for the TCs and Cs

radiotrickster · 12-08-2022 1:39pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119462784#Comment_119462784

I was about to comment the same thing. They’re always very clear to check their website to see all the T&Cs.

It’s the equivalent of entering a competition on a website, giving them your email address and it says in the T&Cs that they’ll sign you up to their newsletter when you enter. It’s standard enough.

Brock Turnpike · 12-08-2022 8:18pm

I'm not having it.

radiotrickster · 13-08-2022 9:20am

To be honest I don’t mind a text message reminding me to enter if it means I’ve a chance at winning over €70k.

I always wonder if the people who miss the call ever figure out what call it was that they missed.

JoeA3 · 13-08-2022 11:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119466943#Comment_119466943

I think I heard one of the presenters mention that it comes up as a blocked number. I imagine many people including myself would ignore blocked numbers.

TaurenDruid · 13-08-2022 11:48am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119466943#Comment_119466943

I was listening once a couple of months ago when yer man's call was answered and he opened with "Hi, can you take a call?" and the person answered "Eh, no, I'm busy" and hung up!

radiotrickster · 13-08-2022 12:52pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119467296#Comment_119467296

I remember that! I would assume he had been getting scam calls and went into autopilot, only to realise what he’d done after hanging up. You’d be so sick about it

Declan A Walsh · 13-08-2022 2:08pm

The usual caller for the "Cash Machine" is Barry Dunne from 98FM. Newstalk often mention, when referring to the "Cash Machine", that Barry will be making that call after 3pm! I imagine that some listeners to specific stations, now owned by Bauer Media, think the "Cash Machine" is for that particular station, when, in reality, they are "playing across the Go Loud Network", to use the phrase on Newstalk.

TaurenDruid · 13-08-2022 2:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119467704#Comment_119467704

They literally hear "and you're playing across the Go Loud Network" on every station, once per show (or per hour?), so they've no excuse for not knowing! 🤣

flazio · 13-08-2022 3:54pm

I take then that regular advertisers Go Breaks and Go Dating are owned by the same company?

TaurenDruid · 13-08-2022 5:03pm

I think the Go Breaks one is, all right.

flazio · 13-08-2022 7:33pm

<sigh> Go Loud, Go Breaks, Go Dating, Go eff yourself.

ofcork · 13-08-2022 8:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119439824#Comment_119439824

I like block rockin beats although the prodigy are well overplayed jenny has moved away from old school alright was a let down when i saw her played no old stuff whatsoever.

statto25 · 13-08-2022 8:54pm

I listened properly this weekend to BRB and noticed the "filler" tunes. Last night Basehunter and tonight Jamiroquoi....Basehunter doesn't belong on Decs shows

hold my beer · 13-08-2022 10:22pm

Claire Becks Saturday night show is so good

prunudo · 14-08-2022 8:21am

Said it before but Jennys friday night show about 8 years ago was great show, don't like the style of music she has taken now on Saturdays.

Back to Today Fm, was able to listen to Friday and Saturdays BrB this weekend, I'd be afraid the 2 night format could be overkill and ruin what used be great listening, hearing songs you hadn't heard for years.

As it is, they've ruined some songs already, tired of Spqr at this stage amongst others, which is a shame as its a great song.

I suspect though, the money people have caught onto the the live show element of BrB and are pushing the show to a wider audience to increase ticket sales.

Also heard a 'best bit' ad of the Breakfast show, but wow, Gift grub is hard on the ears now.

salonfire · 19-08-2022 8:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119470673#Comment_119470673

I don't think they need to increase ticket sales, pretty much all shows were sold out from what I gathered

hold my beer · 20-08-2022 11:49pm

The GoLoud web player is an abomination. And Claire Beck's Sat night show is the best thing on radio for me at the minute.

Gwinn · 24-08-2022 3:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119469870#Comment_119469870

Agreed, my favourite DJ on TodayFM (and on radio in general) at the moment. I enjoy the Sunday morning All Irish show too.

Paula MacSweeney put on her Instagram story lately that she's already gone on maternity. Any confirmation of who's stepping in to that slot?

flazio · 24-08-2022 8:42pm

Shelly Gray for the time being.

For the second time this summer Ray Foley has been moved from afternoon to breakfast to cover for Dempsey on holiday while the usual cover girls Claire Beck and Jessica Maciel share covering afternoons.

I wonder if Iano is finally considering turning off that early morning alarm clock permanently.

Itssoeasy · 27-08-2022 2:32pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119517144#Comment_119517144

Well as you said it’s twice this summer so while I think Dempsey did say he signed a new contract with today fm I can’t remember how recent it and for how long.

flazio · 27-08-2022 3:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119529118#Comment_119529118

Well, I wasn't suggesting leaving Today FM but just weekday breakfast. Maybe the new 6am start is getting the better of him. Must be at least 2 if not 3 generation of listeners who don't know of a time when there wasn't an Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on the airwaves. I wouldn't blame him if he decided to wind it down.

radiotrickster · 28-08-2022 11:45am

Claire Beck isn’t on the radio this weekend. She said on Instagram she needs to take some time off with Shelly Gray and Dec filling in for her shows. Hopefully she’s okay

Gwinn · 31-08-2022 12:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119468089#Comment_119468089

I didn't cop the "Go..." prefix on both of them at first 😅

I figured Go Dating must have had something to do with the station alright, as Pamela Joyce does the v/o for the ads, and TodayFM used to plug its own site called TodayFM Dating (called Koort Me at one point too?)

As for Go Breaks, I didn't cop that, even though I found it strange that they ended the ad with "as recommended by TodayFM".

RINO87 · 31-08-2022 2:07pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119532409#Comment_119532409

Gig at the Picnic maybe? Her live sets are always great fun.

Lost Ormond · 31-08-2022 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119547922#Comment_119547922

shes playing the mother after dark.. https://www.electricpicnic.ie/news/mother%F0%9F%AA%A9after%F0%9F%AA%A9dark/

radiotrickster · 31-08-2022 3:13pm

That’s this weekend though. She wasn’t on at all last weekend.

hold my beer · 31-08-2022 3:22pm

The presenters that filled in for her said get well soon, so hopefully nothing serious. Gutted I'm not going to the Picnic this year. The Mother gigs are always quality.

Where's Foley today?

hold my beer · 03-09-2022 9:09pm

Claire Beck back, yay.

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