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RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - Jonny - 16-04-2024
(16-04-2024, 06:50 PM)London Lite Wrote: Pirate however is still on until 2200 with a tribute show.Listening to this now. No live DJ, one pre-rec link from the breakfast hosts so far explaining the frequency split occuring at 10pm.
The music selection in the first half hour was certainly interesting and gave me a chuckle. Seemed to be programmed by someone getting a bit of cathartic release:
https://onlineradiobox.com/uk/piratefm/playlist/
"Sold me for parts... bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire". Well quite. 😅
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - what - 16-04-2024
No more reference to the heritage names in the sweepers, at least as of 9pm.
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - Stooky Bill - 16-04-2024
It does sound like GHR will take over FM at 10pm but Hits Radio Cornwall won't take over from Pirate until 6am.
Shame the tribute programme never materialised
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - London Lite - 16-04-2024
Tribute started on Pirate at 2150.
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - what - 16-04-2024
Nice touch playing the first ever song played on Pirate - The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations".
Then completely ruining the vibe with a promo for Make Me a Tossing Winner into the break.
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - lookoutwales - 16-04-2024
There were a few other touches during the day on Pirate - they played out the station song at breakfast, for example - but nothing of the sort supposedly advertised by Stuart McGinley on what was his final show last night.
A slight bit of irony, too, that Pirate's first song was also the first on Piccadilly in Manchester (and yes, Roger Day launched both stations)
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - what - 16-04-2024
(16-04-2024, 10:31 PM)lookoutwales Wrote: A slight bit of irony, too, that Pirate's first song was also the first on Piccadilly in Manchester (and yes, Roger Day launched both stations)
How was that done? I thought Pirate's original setup had a computer choosing all the music, as seen in that Tomorrow's World clip upthread? Was it just a coincidence?
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - Stooky Bill - 16-04-2024
(16-04-2024, 10:40 PM)what Wrote: How was that done? I thought Pirate's original setup had a computer choosing all the music, as seen in that Tomorrow's World clip upthread? Was it just a coincidence?No of course it wasn't a coincidence.
They were the first (or one of the first) to have that sort of system whereby computers choose and played out the music, but that doesn't mean they had to slavishly follow what it decided. It wouldn't have locked them out and allowed no human intervention. Imagine having to choose the next upbeat song straight after news of 9/11 or a royal death. Simpler still, imagine not being able to play a request
The big advance was the automation, being able to play thousands of songs remotely or automatically is standard now, not back then. Having computer generated playlists was also a new thing, soon software called Selector was doing that for every station.
Where Pirate's system came into its own was overnight, a huge money saving being able to run overnight, or off peak, without human DJs
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - London Lite - 17-04-2024
(16-04-2024, 11:12 PM)Stooky Bill Wrote: No of course it wasn't a coincidence.
They were the first (or one of the first) to have that sort of system whereby computers choose and played out the music, but that doesn't mean they had to slavishly follow what it decided. It wouldn't have locked them out and allowed no human intervention. Imagine having to choose the next upbeat song straight after news of 9/11 or a royal death. Simpler still, imagine not being able to play a request
The big advance was the automation, being able to play thousands of songs remotely or automatically is standard now, not back then. Having computer generated playlists was also a new thing, soon software called Selector was doing that for every station.
Where Pirate's system came into its own was overnight, a huge money saving being able to run overnight, or off peak, without human DJs
It also reminds me of Foxy's Jukebox on Capital. In 1992 Capital were using CDs or vinyl from the desk or reel-to-reel for pre-rec shows and carts for jingles (the only thing digital were the ads and it never worked properly!), so you'd have a sound effect of Neil Fox typing in the song on a keyboard, but I think what they did was they'd record the call in advance, then get a producer or someone of a lower rank to run down to the record library to get it, play the call out, cue the song and play.
RE: Hits Radio Rebrand Rollout - Josh - 17-04-2024
Slight brand refresh in effect from today, more abstract flat shapes and bold colours:
https://i.imgur.com/jlaq1Ao.png
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1780226740620570624/obOHRDKG_400x400.jpg