Let's run a sweepstake-----RD has yearned for a "radio" radio station, not just i-net, so he has BigL and Julian has Zack FM---my favourite breakfast mouth is back---now there are vacancies for volunteers on Zack and RD has volunteers in place. Money coming in from ads etc and a captive audience of well paid yanks, so what's the next or ultimate step----BigL to take some of Zacks offerings and vica versa finally leading to a marriage.Now lets play---guess what DJ's will appear on Zack during day and what DJ's will turn up on BigL. The possibilities are endless and the "guess what's next" is great fun. This is a great chance for Julian and RD, let's hope they don't do a "RA" episode. Col.
listening to ZackFM it sounds very much like our good old AFN (we still had 15 years ago) - as there is no AFN-radio for the barraks in Mildenhall & Lakenheath ZackFM seemingly fills in the niche - US deejays, US-news - they even have a country-show - so the program is a ballanced mixture for the GIs and the local Forest Heath population. - I also think thats why they got the license from Ofkom - serving a genuine group of listeners. - I suppose the volunteer deejays have to fit in into that scheme not to make the station sound like any other British radio-station
Zack is a normally licenced community radio station. It was originally Zeta FM which had a rather chequered history. It just happens to be situated in the middle of an area with the largest USAF Airbase in the UK and UK RAF Lakenheath a few miles away add in the locals & hence it has a large potential audience. There are strict rules governing Community Stations one being that they are not for profit.
From Ofcom:-
How will community radio stations be paid for? The funding will come from a number of sources. We will usually allow stations to include a certain amount of advertising and sponsorship in their broadcasts. However, at least half your station’s income must come from other areas. This could include public funding from local or central government, other government agencies, the European Union, the National Lottery or charities.
Unfortunately it is too far away from me for FM reception but I have heard it in its Zeta days when I have been in the area.
I don't see a marriage with Big L though other than what's happening at present plus maybe a couple of other names I can think of. I don't think another stations output can be carried so short of Big L renaming itself it is unlikely to happen.
David----the overnite carriage of BigL is the first possibility just like Caroline in the stone age. The possibilities and probabilities are there---the statios are linked by faces already. The future may hold surprises yet and the distance between the two stations is minimal---if and I repeat if, BigL could get a community licence then anything could happen. But this is all wishfull thinking---or is it? Col.
Yes Col I was forgetting it could carry Big L overnight as a sustaining service I suppose but is there any real benefit in doing so given that Big L isn't live during the night anyway. Ok it would have presenters overnight but no Zack FM id as it would using there own playout.
All BigL home studios link into BigL's system allowing live broadcast so no problem linking to Zfm---no problem with live overnite presenter volunteers and a push button will cut in the stations independent id's and any ads etc---all problems solved lol I know this system works as I have recently been working with Capital and City radios in a strange foreign land full of nasty smelly creatures with the hump [and that's just the women] Col.
Listening to Zack FM at the moment, but as last week I don't hear Julian Bright at the moment on Zack FM. It's a different bloke playing hiphop music and Top 40.
Don't know, but I do think Julian is on zack FM at different times than on the Big L? Maybe between 2-4 pm?
try a bit later - usualy Julian is on in the afternoons on saturday - If I remember correctly last saturday I was listening to him after 3 o'clock - and also his avatar was shown on Zack's website as presenter
Ps.: - yes Julian is on now at 16h (CET) - also see his avatar on their web-page he'll be on from 3pm to 7pm (British time)
Thanks for the info and attending me on this Alec. Good to know. I was almost thinking I was listening to the wrong station LOL but he's on at some different times now I know.
Quote: Arvy001 wrote in post #32hehe sadly not Alec. there was a live telephone connection between both and the studio while it happened. I only heard a lot of screaming
Very sorry for Julian to read that. He really does his best with the team to make a great station. Hope it won't be that bad for Zack, although that army base was a big part of the audience of Zack.
I'm sure Zack will be able to adapt to a changing audience. I just wonder how it might affect the terms of their licence, if part of their remit is to provide programming for the US listener base. I'm sure they will be able to adapt and continue though.
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sadly not Alec. there was a live telephone connection between both and the studio while it happened. I only heard a lot of screaming 
