11-04-2023, 11:23 PM
(11-04-2023, 10:55 PM)London Lite Wrote:Possibly there is also the factor of Scotland having a large and very vocal separatist movement? Just a thought.(11-04-2023, 09:52 PM)Jon Wrote: It would be interesting if this works out whether they’d consider doing the same with Wales. Although imagine having English voices on daytime is slightly less of an issue.
English accents have never been an issue in Wales where presenters from England have had successful careers in Welsh media. Kam Kelly was huge in South Wales when he was on the former cross-border Galaxy 101 (now Kiss FM networked from London), he later moved to Red Dragon (now Capital South Wales) where he paired up with his former Galaxy 101 and GWR network co-presenter Sally Bailey.
Heart South Wales still has English presenters on the local drivetime show, Jagger and Woody, while Andrea Byrne has become a household name as a presenter of ITV's Wales at Six.
The difference between Wales and Scotland is that the heritage FM stations still have massive traction north of the border, unlike England where local radio since the addition of extra stations hasn't really worked which led to Global converting them all to Heart, Capital or Smooth in the first place.