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  • gwrbristolgwrbristol Posts: 737
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    Global must be interested in the FM licences of The Breeze as Smooth Radio is on AM in the areas The Breeze broadcasts on. The Breeze is not broadcast on DAB in these areas so does not qualify for auto renewal of its FM licences. On the occasion a FM licence is readvertised by Ofcom Global should make a bid for it to put Smooth Radio on FM. If Global win the bid the FM licence will count as auto renewal as Smooth Radio is on local DAB in the area. The AM service for Smooth Radio would either close or go to another Global brand such as LBC, Gold, Heart 80’s or Radio X.

    In Bristol the Smooth's AM service shut down some time ago but Smooth Bristol and Bath is available across the whole of Bristol and Somerset on DAB. There was never a commercial AM service in Somerset.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Surprised how much voicetracking SAMFM do. The networked drive show was voicetracked on Thursday and Friday this week because the presenter had been covering the breeze breakfast show and needed to go to the gym!
  • meerkat-martinmeerkat-martin Posts: 104
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    Found this on Arqiva's website it says that who ever wins 106.5 will be paying £30,433 p.a. for transmission costs, seems quite cheap to me.

    www.arqiva.com/documentation/reference-offers/broadcast-radio/Bristol%20(Sam%20FM)%20RO%20for%20Provision%20of%20Transmission.pdf
  • gwrbristolgwrbristol Posts: 737
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    So have Ofcom made a decision on 106.5 yet, I can't find anything on their website?
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Hopefully jack will win it and put the current station out of its misery. Local news been cut more and more over the last couple of years, station only has couple of presenters who are very self centred and add very little to the output and the networked drive show is regularly pre recorded because the presenter has other commitments.

    On the local front the station is obsessed with the Bristol Bears rugby team while totally ignoring the two local football teams.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Although apparently it’s ok to pre-record the drive show because Steve Wright on Radio 2 is recorded ......
  • commsengcommseng Posts: 1,398
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    Not strictly true, it is live, but a lot of the links are pre-recorded.
    He can, and does, reference live events.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Which I thought was rather a strange thing for the SAM presenter to say that it’s ok to record a networked drive show.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Anyone know when the Sam Fm or Jack FM license announcement is due? I have a feeling if SAM FM do win it will all come from Southampton. The station sounds so stale at the moment. Such a change from when the station was Jack.
  • EitshalEitshal Posts: 1,482
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    Radiodog wrote: »
    Anyone know when the Sam Fm or Jack FM license announcement is due? I have a feeling if SAM FM do win it will all come from Southampton. The station sounds so stale at the moment. Such a change from when the station was Jack.

    Ofcom release a monthly update on radio licensing activity on the first Tuesday of the month (ie. tomorrow).

    Sometimes, but not always, decisions on licence renewals and awards are announced as part of that update.
  • HistoricDealerHistoricDealer Posts: 990
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    There was a long delay before Ipswich was announced.

    Let’s hope Ofcom are just conducting all required legal checks to ensure Jack FM can launch a glorious return to Bristol’s airwaves!
  • Peace100Peace100 Posts: 1,904
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    There was a long delay before Ipswich was announced.

    Let’s hope Ofcom are just conducting all required legal checks to ensure Jack FM can launch a glorious return to Bristol’s airwaves!

    Can't see Jack getting it, why would Ofcom move the licence from one automated service to another mainly automated service...Ipswich was a different story.
  • gwrbristolgwrbristol Posts: 737
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    Peace100 wrote: »
    There was a long delay before Ipswich was announced.

    Let’s hope Ofcom are just conducting all required legal checks to ensure Jack FM can launch a glorious return to Bristol’s airwaves!

    Can't see Jack getting it, why would Ofcom move the licence from one automated service to another mainly automated service...Ipswich was a different story.

    Celador own two of the four commercial fm licences in Bristol and make the least effort out of Global and Baeur. I hope Ofcom give another company a go just to stop the complacency.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Peace100 wrote: »
    There was a long delay before Ipswich was announced.

    Let’s hope Ofcom are just conducting all required legal checks to ensure Jack FM can launch a glorious return to Bristol’s airwaves!

    Can't see Jack getting it, why would Ofcom move the licence from one automated service to another mainly automated service...Ipswich was a different story.

    Jack FM Bristol used to be local to Bristol only, plenty of production throughout the daytime and drivetime even though it was presenterless with a decent travel and news service. Pleany of local content and also some local sport.

    SAM FM Bristol is mainly networked with Swindon and the South Coast, Breakfast show is tired sounding with very little local content. News is generally very short with rarely any audio on Bristol stories and no xx:30 headlines at breakfast and drive. Drivetime is fully networked apart from 30 seconds of Bristol travel every 20 minutes and a 90 second news on the hour. This show is often recorded because the presenter has other commitments. No focus on local sport unless it is "Bristol Bears" rugby where the station goes into overdrive with it commerical partnerships.

    Bristol is due for a change!
  • Martin PhillpMartin Phillp Posts: 23,117
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    Also worth noting that the licence has only ever been viable as Jack FM. Original and Sam have never set Bristol alight.
  • HistoricDealerHistoricDealer Posts: 990
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    Peace100 wrote: »
    There was a long delay before Ipswich was announced.

    Let’s hope Ofcom are just conducting all required legal checks to ensure Jack FM can launch a glorious return to Bristol’s airwaves!

    Can't see Jack getting it, why would Ofcom move the licence from one automated service to another mainly automated service...Ipswich was a different story.

    Agree, but equally Sam FM in all locations is an abomination. Truely terrible radio.
  • meerkat-martinmeerkat-martin Posts: 104
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    Oh dear.
  • gwrbristolgwrbristol Posts: 737
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    Oh dear.

    What a pity, let's hope they invest a bit more in the station now they have won the extension.
  • SouthCitySouthCity Posts: 4,952
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    It's also the end of Radio Ceredigion, but Ofcom didn't really have any choice apart from scrapping the licence.
  • RadiodogRadiodog Posts: 65
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    Breeze/Sam apparently all moving to Southampton as all within Ofcom area. Local sales/news office to remain in Bristol.
  • Martin PhillpMartin Phillp Posts: 23,117
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    Bad news for listeners, good news for Celador.
  • highway819highway819 Posts: 85
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    I was really hopeful that Sam FM would lose. Celador have been a complete failure in Bristol. Both Sam and The Breeze are virtually unknown by the general public
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