[PKMember]

And all the presenter and possibly other jobs lost over the last few weeks as well very sadly.

[GrahamCollins]

Sad news indeed.

How many of these original nineteen ILR broadcasting companies still exist, making local radio for their TSA ?

LBC
CAPITAL RADIO
RADIO CLYDE
BRMB
PICCADILLY RADIO
METRO RADIO
SWANSEA SOUND
RADIO HALLAM
RADIO CITY
RADIO FORTH
PLYMOUTH SOUND
RADIO TEES
RADIO TRENT
PENNINE RADIO
RADIO VICTORY
RADIO ORWELL
RADIO 210
DOWNTOWN RADIO
BEACON RADIO

[PKMember]

In some form or other only 9 of the original station names still around and on air; LBC, Capital, Clyde, Metro, Swansea Sound, Hallam, City, Forth & Downtown.

But how many of those really are local anymore?

[rakMemberAuthor]

Metro Radio have just announced the end of Night Owls. This show has been running since Len bought the PAMS cut for James Whale in 1975.

Being replaced with chillout music, apparently.

Feels like it’s just one step away from maximum networking and Hits Radio rollout. So, to answer Graham’s question – there can’t be much original ilr left

[mbMember]

LBC is national now it has no London focussed programming or content
/ Ditto Capital other than a drivetime opt out
Rumor is the Bauer stations are close to becoming Hits Radio

[IainJohnston]

“can’t be much original ilr left”

From the Bloo Toon…:^)
http://wavesfm.com/

[WAVAMember]

These jingles are smokin’.
Get them on KTU.

[rakMemberAuthor]

These jingles are smokin’.
Get them on KTU.

They’d fit KTU really well. Almost worth producing a demo for the American 3 call letter market.

[nleibo]

<<"They'd fit KTU really well. Almost worth producing a demo for the American 3 call letter market.">>

Isn’t KTU actually WKTU (4 Call Letters) ?

[mjb1124Member]

That’s correct, they just drop the “W” from their on-air branding as a lot of stations do. (When they use call letters outside of the legal ID at all, that is).

[rakMemberAuthor]

That’s correct, they just drop the “W” from their on-air branding as a lot of stations do. (When they use call letters outside of the legal ID at all, that is).

That’s what I meant – they just say KTU, fitting “This is Heart”

[IainJohnston]

“That’s what I meant – they just say KTU, fitting “This is Heart” “

So now we’ve finally reached that point of ad absurdum full-circle or whatever…

The dull “this is x” lyrics of one-syllabl UK station names is because for years the producers
they needed to “fill up” the “station name / call chord pads – which were usually designed
as THREE pads to “support” longer station names or 4-5 or -6 sylabll call-letters etc
to have any chance of syndication, with two extra “words” for pads one and two, with
the dull boring monotone “name” on pad three at the end.

Hence all those “This is…” “Your On…” etc by UK stations/producers/station managements
with no imagination.

And for years that has become the de facto “standard” in the UK, since it seems to
have been forgotten by the newbies why all the pointless “This is”‘s etc were put
into the jingles here in the first place!

So, for this to now go “backwards” across the Pond to “fit” any US station’s
call/name would be very ironic!

PS – at least the old Radio West jingles circa 1982 (84?) with a 6-note “American”
sounding logo had the imagination to have “Rad-i-o-West-For You” to “fit” the
logo melody!

[rakMemberAuthor]

Unless I’m mistaken, the Heart jingles sing “This is Heart” to match the “London’s Heart” jingles.

There are split ID players, so that London gets its own branding, and all the regional stations get a “This is Heart” Network feed from the London studio.

[IainJohnston]

There are/were “Scotland’s Heart” variations – no doubt Mr Park behind that!

[UKJinglesMember]

Oh Bugger…All these years I thought they were “Singing” THIS IS FART and THIS IS MOULD and even FEEBLE RADIO……

[mbMember]

There are/were “Scotland’s Heart” variations – no doubt Mr Park behind that!

He’s pretty much out the picture – went off sick before all the big changed were announced

[Author]

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