Well - one of the signs that autumn is coming soon is long distance Mediumwave reception. Gold from London Tx on 1548 khz is comming in pretty strong after 6:30 pm now in Munich . Signal is pretty stabile and much less fading or interference from other stations than last year. Maybe they have changed the beam a bit (1548 khz is directional) or even have improved Tx. Anyway Gold is a great station to listen to if you love oldies:
Too many bl**dy adverts plus a very limited playlist especially during their so-called drivetime. Like other"borg"stations they employ a male dj in the mornings with a rather "thick" female counterpart to make the programs more boring and to chat over music, about her make-up etc. So, sorry Alec, Gold is crap!!!. Regards. Col.
Quote: The Reaper wrote in post #2Too many bl**dy adverts plus a very limited playlist especially during their so-called drivetime. Like other"borg"stations they employ a male dj in the mornings with a rather "thick" female counterpart to make the programs more boring and to chat over music, about her make-up etc. So, sorry Alec, Gold is crap!!!. Regards. Col.
Its good while driving in the car - and it comes in only at night for me anyway.... and maybe you confound it with 'Absolute Radio' ? - which is really boring ( comes in overhere in very poor quality only - much fading and interferences )
I don't confuse radio stations Alec, especially those on MW purporting to be radio stations but really just audio advert boards. The difference between Gold and Absolute is that one is crap and the other is total crap. In the UK we need stations that will provide music that you can listen to not the boom boom crash so regularily shoved down into our eardrums by the likes of Heart, Radio 1, Absolute and now even found on Radio 2 [thanks to numbskulls like Chris Evans and Co] We are a growing populace of over 55's with living memories of real music from Caroline, London, 270, RNI, Veronica etc. You can't take internet radio onto the beach and listen [well you can,but watch out for sand in your laptop or smartphone] Little transistor radios were everywhere and guess what----real music came out of them, sounds of real independent radio-----millions were glued to their radios. So bring back Caroline, BigL, KBC[yes it was on MW] and let's all say again "Thank you for the music"
These are the meandering thoughts of an idiot----Me. Regards. Col.
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Don't you mean one is crap and the other is Absolute Crap? I used to like Virgin 1215 when it first started (was very reminiscent of Caroline of the 70s/80s,) but now they have been taken over I haven't listened to them since. I used to listen to Planet rock, but not anymore.
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Could not have put it better myself Coastie and glad you agree----this same thread is now running on GS site----Let's have a national "I hate Gold Radio" week although then we would have to have a "I hate Absolute Radio"week etc etc-----I think much better to have a "Crap Radio"week----fits better on the tee shirts. Col.
PS:- The worst MW station of all time is Carolines' nemesis "Spectrum 558"----I'm waiting for the comeback with baited breath
Talking only for myself I like to listen to many stations through the day. I could never understand those who only stick to one station and never try others. I tend to only listen to "real radio" on fm/dab or am these days and can always find something that takes my fancy through out the day. My wife likes a couple of American stations on the internet but they are mostly a mix of chat and music and sometimes makes a change for myself to listen to.
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