Favourite Radio Station?

Huge discussion in college today about what's Ireland's best radio station (although oddly I'm in a photography course). Anyway some plumped for Today FM's personality driven station, others went for 2FM for some bizarre reason, one or two went for Phantom FM, but a handful of us, including myself, went for Lyric FM.

I realise classical music isn't up everyone's street, but theres more to this station than just Mozart, Verdi and their like. For one it has John Kelly keeping the flag flying for proper music, and for two there is often weird moments like the 8 minute long piano recital of the Beatles track 'Martha, My Dear' that has just taken place!

Phantom

Kiss FM

Daaaaaaaycent tunes man. Bangin'

Don't generally listen to the radio much

If I wanted to listen to a mixture of idiocy and crap music I'd take myself off to town on student nights

Today Fm.

RnaG, when I listen. Mostly don't at home, and don't spend much time in the car.

X-fm London
today fm - darcy and the last word
RTE 1 for jo duffy

dont listen after 7 watching TV

XFM for me too. Eddy TM, :cool: .

Today FM, purely for Ray D'Arcy and Gift Grub, the rest I can take or leave. 2FM???????? There are some strange people out there...

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Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Don't generally listen to the radio much

If I wanted to listen to a mixture of idiocy and crap music...

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Pretty much my opinion too. If I'm walking, I have a walkman; if I'm driving, I have a CD in the car.

When I think of it, though, Alice Cooper on Today FM is good. Well, he plays good music. He himself is the worst DJ I have ever heard in my life, and I spent most of the time between tracks laughing at him.

Also enjoyed Premier while it was about - there really isn't any radio station now that plays a decent mix of stuff from the 50s to 80s.

RnaG and Radio 1 most of the time - Lyric when its not being too twee and middle brow; it doesn't compare very well to BBC radio 3 - can't stand pop radio anymore - not the music so much as the gobsh!te presentation

Work weekends all the time and its Today FM on friday and saturday then 2FM at 10 am sunday for sportsbag and oldies and then the mighty highland radio for local sport.

I think generally why I don't like Today FM is that it relies too heavily on their DJs to drag out every inane joke, well that and they don't play good music. I think Gift Grub has been done to death at this stage, it's like every advertisement on that channel has one of the characters in it, and Ray D'Arcy is a supremely annoying character. The only time I ever had respect for the station was when D'Arcy once played the theme tune of the TV show Taxi, but of course the Irish public texted in their anger at Ray flirting with putting on a track that doesn't include love lyrics for souless people, and yes I am talking about Snow Patrol! :p

Rant over ;)

Phantom. I was reduced to listening to Newstalk before it came back as the music everywhere else was so bad.

Anyone want to add a poll?

Well I refuse to listen to Today FM simply because the EL doesn't really exist on that station. I find myself listening mostly to Newstalk. I rarely listen to music driven radio these days. I like what I have heard from Phantom but I haven't listened to it that much.

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Originally Posted by jebus

Rant over ;)

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And what a load of sh*te it was. You haven't a clue what you're talking about,too opinionated for your own good.

I listen to Today FM. 2 great DJ's in Ian Dempsey and Ray D'arcy who play a great varity of music and artists followed by the very funny Ray Foley. The Wannabe yank Tony Fenton is on after him but he's rubbish,come half 4 though,you've the brilliant Matt Cooper on The Last Word and that's followed by Tom Dunne's pet sounds which is also brilliant.

One complaint about Today FM,as has been mentioned is their sports department and in particular Paul Collins.

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Originally Posted by Anto McC

And what a load of sh*te it was. You haven't a clue what you're talking about,too opinionated for your own good.

I listen to Today FM. 2 great DJ's in Ian Dempsey and Ray D'arcy who play a great varity of music and artists followed by the very funny Ray Foley. The Wannabe yank Tony Fenton is on after him but he's rubbish,come half 4 though,you've the brilliant Matt Cooper on The Last Word and that's followed by Tom Dunne's pet sounds which is also brilliant.

One complaint about Today FM,as has been mentioned is their sports department and in particular Paul Collins.

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agree mostly with that except for dempsey i find him so boring.....but id mainly listen 2 newstalk..
if i want music, i have it on my Walkman.

popular music sucks:(

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Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

if i want music, i have it on my Walkman.

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ditto


Listened to Newstalk a lot just after it went national and before I moved to Canada. Still listen over the internet sometimes, but given that RTE1 have started podcasting loads of stuff I listen to quite a bit of them too.

Agree that Lyric is under-rated, but I still don't find myself listening to it that often. Also loved the funky music that RnaG would play around 10pm (think Paris café jazz tunes - can't remember what night of the week it was on). 2FM is utter cack, and Today FM is getting old (though I used to like it).

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Originally Posted by Anto McC

I listen to Today FM. 2 great DJ's in Ian Dempsey and Ray D'arcy

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:eek: :eek:

Ray D'arcy needs a good kicking

As for Dempsey............. :eek:

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Originally Posted by Anto McC

And what a load of sh*te it was. You haven't a clue what you're talking about,too opinionated for your own good.

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Oh oh I touched the nerve of a Snow Patrol fan I think!

Anyway Gift Grub is used on most ads as I said, Ray Darcy does drag out every joke as I said, and Snow Patrol music is for people who don't understand the concept of human emotions :)

free 103.9 on the web. utterly fantastic, right now they have "Transmission art, free jazz, noise, dub, mash-ups, avant folk, turntablism, generative sound, field recordings, and other fringe styles." yep plenty of the top 40 shizz