It is though isn't it? I love it. Pays me big money. You love it too. Yes you do. You love it!

Some great points well made

Been on the old shandy again Nick? Good-oh.

Sorry Nick but it's not great. Its boring commercial radio playing generic manufactured drivel interjected with tedious adverts. Working in a place where they play it would drive me round the bend. For me it’s the same songs, the same adverts and the same self promotion. The people who listen to it are the same morons who ring your show!

Originally posted by noseyrosie
Been on the old shandy again Nick? Good-oh.

To late he's probably sleeping it off now :)

First rule of bb/forums do not post after returning from the pub even if it does seem like a great idea at the time :)

btw

Stopped listening to Hallam When Martin Kelner left lol

Originally posted by Fudbeer
btw

Stopped listening to Hallam When Martin Kelner left lol

I stopped when they changed their name to Hallam FM and stopped being a part of the "Yorkshire Radio Network" in the evenings.

Originally posted by alchresearch
I stopped when they changed their name to Hallam FM and stopped being a part of the "Yorkshire Radio Network" in the evenings.

Hmmm could make this a "when did you stop listening to Radio Hallam" thread :)

I worked for a firm who played it all shift non stop on the radio. It is a b******S station. The same manufactured pop songs are played on a loop every hour or so. The DJ's are moronic drivel arsed happy monkeys.
And why have they named OUR yes OUR arena after the station? Did they pay for it? No we, the sheffield tax payer did. Radio Sheffield rules! Long live Toby Foster!

I only listen to Nick's show. And even then there's FAR too many adverts and jingles/soundbytes to do with competitions etc.

Nah - you all love it you sl*gs!

I respect your perseverance Nick but you work for a station that plays awful music for stupid people who should have been sterilized at birth.

Radio Hallam plays mind numbing 'music' and has adverts.

Radio Sheffield broadcasts local matches, live!

Now, which should I choose?:confused:

Football's rubbish.

I don't play any music at all.

Nick wins.

You love it and you know you do!

NM

When's the show on Nick ?

Have they saved up enough money to buy more than six records yet? :D

No, they spent it all on sponsoring everything in Sheffield. Soon atlases and road maps will have to be re-printed to show "Hallam FM Sheffield".

Personally I can't stand local commercial radio at all. Bores the pants off me!! Can't stand all those stupid adverts and irritataing 2 bit DJ's who really think they are something!! Don't mean to offend anyone, just my opinion. My kids aged 7 and 15 love it but then again, they can be excused poor taste of account of their age!!

Give my best to Kelly Temple Nick.
Is he still there !

i don't like it. Although you can pick it up further away than radio sheffield. Sometimes i stick it on cause it proves i'm close to home (that was better when i lived in portsmouth though).

Myself I prefer Galaxy FM - it's got the latest songs entered for the charts (although some of them are very questionable as to songs, music or even noise)

There are times when I am driving and I have 30 mins non-stop of songs/noise and all I hear is something other than the car's engine and wheels over whatever noise-level surface it is going over (Going to leeds and more north on the M1 is bad!) and provides me with some ideas what to get and what to cower behind the sofa when confronted with...

Also they have a greater range / area "footprint" so I need to change channel about almost never.

Oh and Nick - people being sl*gged down, humiliated and being subjected to verbal and similar type abuse is NOT what I want to listen to, embarased silences I can listen to if I felt like that I could find - some people like you - others loath you - myself I am for the latter.

When the Scotsman was on the show of a night then I would phone in every once in a while. But after 2 listenings for a short period I do not like what you have subjected to a reasonable radio station.

Thus is my 2 penneth.

national stations change frequency automagically if you have the right stereo, you can drive the length of the country and not press a button.

Originally posted by t020
No, they spent it all on sponsoring everything in Sheffield. Soon atlases and road maps will have to be re-printed to show "Hallam FM Sheffield".


why leave the sheffield in??

we could just re-name it "Hallam FM City" more catchy dont u think?



and also......... seems nick is trying to get a bit of reactiion from people to use as material on his show, lol

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin

seems nick is trying to get a bit of reactiion from people to use as material on his show, lol

That may well be the case, but what he says is true. He does get paid loads of dosh.

Why do Hallam FM employ American voiced people to voice their adverts???

I used to listen to 'radio hallam' all the time.It was a great station .They used to play music for every taste.As soon as it went to 'Hallam FM' I started giving it a wide berth.Like it has been said before,they only have 6 songs,and all of them are crap.

Now i'm expecting flak for this,but now my station of choice is Real Radio.I know its mainly Leeds based,but the music is of a higher standard.The only time I switch over is at 2pm Monday to Friday,and that may well change soon,thanks to Mr Foster deserting us!

Originally posted by Nicholarse
It is though isn't it? I love it. Pays me big money. You love it too. Yes you do. You love it!

I know the likes of you all right!

The original Radio Hallam team are having a re-union at the beginning of Oct, the 30th anniversary of the fist ever broadcast. A gathering of talented (and greying) DJs.

Originally posted by uncleheed
.
Now i'm expecting flak for this,but now my station of choice is Real Radio.I know its mainly Leeds based,but the music is of a higher standard.

I must agree with you ! I love real radio, and my mates give me stick dunno why ! never hear the same song twice in one day sometimes even in a week ! Such a variety and i think it's great but must admit umberto does my t**S in a bit !

Originally posted by pitsmoorlad
The original Radio Hallam team are having a re-union at the beginning of Oct, the 30th anniversary of the fist ever broadcast. A gathering of talented (and greying) DJs.

Quite a few of them are dead I thought. Roger Moffat, Ray Stuart, Jean Doyle, Bill Crozier........I wonder who is left alive.

And I stopped listening in 1984 so its 20 years ago I decided Radio 1 was better (at the time that is, not now). GFreat station then, warm and friendly, with a laid back MOR approach...and yes, they actually used to have a record library then and far more than 6 songs.

Heard Hallam FM the other day when I found it accidentally on the car radio and the tuner got jammed....it was so painful I mounted the pavement and scared a collection of students. The presenter, whatever his name was, could only utter about 6 words between his 6 songs and only then by shouting in a rediculous fake "DJ accent" and behaving under the strange myth that he either sounded cool, or good. It was in fact, neither.

BRING BACK KELLY TEMPLE< KEITH SKUES, JOHNNY MORAN, MARTIN KELLNER, COLIN SLADE, CINDY KENT, etc etc

Originally posted by alchresearch
I stopped when they changed their name to Hallam FM and stopped being a part of the "Yorkshire Radio Network" in the evenings.

What was it caled before Hallam FM ?

Alex

Originally posted by amhudson119
What was it caled before Hallam FM ?

Alex

RADIO HALLAM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
Football's rubbish.

I don't play any music at all.

Nick wins.

You love it and you know you do!

NM

looking at the time this was posted, I'm guessing you were at work getting hyped up for the show?

What happened to Mike Rousse, he was always a good laugh on a Saturday morning.

The problem with Hallam FM is that the DJs are forever going on about how much they intend to drink at the weekend, or if it's Monday, how much they did drink at the weekend. For a station aimed at all age ranges, especially "poppy" early-mid teens, is it really sending out a responsible example of behaviour?

On top of that, there are way too many adverts, and although there are more than "6 songs", it doesn't seem to have the largest collection in the world and whenever it plays older songs (not often) they are always the same older songs. Hallam FM isn't for me but then again neither is Radio 1 (also filled with pretentious DJs and too much noise as opposed to music), or Galaxy FM (chav radio filled with pretentious DJs and noise), Real Radio (too many old songs that I don't recognise or like), and I'm too young for Radio 4. 5 live is good for news and sport but at this stage of my life I see radio as nothing other than a background noise in the car.

Respect to Nick.

If I got paid a lot of money to argue with people on the phone for a few hours each night I would "love" Radio Hallam :)

I find radio Hallam unlistenable...must be my age (mid forties) but I remember the first few years of Hallam and, though I didn't think too much of it then, it was genius compared to today's drivel. Is it me or are the ads more frequent, and longer than ever? sure, it's commercial radio - they have to have ads but these days they seem unending...couldn't tell you the name of one dj...they all blather on in this sort of 'I'm ironic, me' manner - totally agree that it's not exactly what kids should be exposed to.
Commercial radio, sadly, went the way of many other sources of entertainment and enlightenment - ie bought up by conglomerates so that all stations sound the same...

Originally posted by mullet
Commercial radio, sadly, went the way of many other sources of entertainment and enlightenment - ie bought up by conglomerates so that all stations sound the same...

But despite that, they don't make any money!

I was reliably informed only yesterday that, if you add up the annual turnover of all the commercial radio stations in the UK it will still be less than the turnover of Tescos, Bluewater (the big one at Thurrock in Essex)

Yes but what about profit margin?

Big profit for Nicholarse - I'm thinking of buying this forum next week.

;)

NM

It's great if you like 10mins songs(interrupted my annoying dj's), then 5mins adverts, then 10mins songs (same one's you heard 1 hour earlier!). Do Hallam FM only own 1 or 2 albums.

REAL RADIO RULES!!!!!!!! (And i'm still in my 20's).

I don't play any music. You love it. Real Radio is rubbish. Bores the arse off me. They tried to do a talkshow when they launched it was rubbish and the presenter (Nick Abbot) used to often comment on the fact they got no calls. I get 1000's of calls every f---ing night and they all love it!

NM

I thought the post was about Hallam fm?.

Arse by name!!!!!!!!!!!!

Top bloke by nature.

;)

NM

I thought the 'top bloke' got the breakfast show?

In fairness to Nicholarse on times when I've heard his show, he doesn't drone on and on about how bladdered he is going to get/ got at the weekend. This is very rare for a Hallam FM DJ since they all enjoy further promoting the binge drinking culture on impressionable young listeners.

Ever since Daryl Denham left I have not listened to Hallam. Galaxy 105 (number one for dance and r'n'b) is my choice now and has been for a number of years. Not too many adverts, the station's music is fresh (and first). Simon Hirst (on Hallam when it was good) is absolutely superb on Galaxy Breakfast. Galaxy target their key audience fantastically and in general, Chrysalis have made a huge success of the brand and stolen many listeners from Emap stations such as Hallam and I think it is only a matter of time before Hallam FM loses its top spot to Galaxy as the gap closes up every time the Rajar figures come in.

105.6 in Sheffield by the way ;-)

daryl denham used to be quality,

but perhaps he just appealed to my genre when he was on

I did bring up the subject about the decline of local radio in the interview with Nick the other month:

Do you think local radio is becoming a dead medium with the continued rise and rise of Radio 2, and especially with Mark Radcliffe hosting the 10.30 to midnight slot?

Listen, you need to get a bit of local pride in yourself. National radio is all well and good but most of the time it bores me. I don't care about London or Manchester or wherever it is they broadcast. I love South Yorkshire. I love the callers who call my show from South Yorkshire every night. There's nothing else like the show we're doing here right now. Sheffield is the finest City in the UK, by a mile, I've bet my career on the fact that together we can beat anything London or Leeds or Manchester can chuck at us. This world is being homogenised and crushed by theme pubs and corporations all over the shop who want to strip you of any identity you ever had. This radio show we do at 11pm is yours for the taking. You ring in and you tell everyone what's what. It's unique to South Yorkshire and the listening figures are zooming up each month. The revolution is coming baby, whose side are you on?

I'm not quite sure what there is to be proud about a station that is part of a chain and a clone of every other local radio station with the exception of local adverts.

Nicholarse is a class act. He's the king of late night radio. Never have I heard anything better or as creative as he! Ben the student is one to watch out for, if he follows his master's teachings then radio in this city will be the best in the country.

Hallam has some great talent, Matt Mackay is the sharpest, slickest sounding DJ I've heard. His show's great! One of the few with a top character on air, well worth listening to. Top quality local personality.

Then there's Phone Boy, local talent at it's best. Funny on air and very creative. The way he's going we'll hear him on national radio that's for sure. Turn the telly off and listen to primetime Hallam FM in the evenings, I've heard it, it's the future!

Originally posted by Wootie
Nicholarse is a class act. He's the king of late night radio. Never have I heard anything better or as creative as he! Ben the student is one to watch out for, if he follows his master's teachings then radio in this city will be the best in the country.

Hallam has some great talent, Matt Mackay is the sharpest, slickest sounding DJ I've heard. His show's great! One of the few with a top character on air, well worth listening to. Top quality local personality.

Then there's Phone Boy, local talent at it's best. Funny on air and very creative. The way he's going we'll hear him on national radio that's for sure. Turn the telly off and listen to primetime Hallam FM in the evenings, I've heard it, it's the future!

do you happen to work for hallam or something??

Not at all, just enjoy listening to those programmes.

I'm just a talent scout!

Originally posted by Wootie
Not at all, just enjoy listening to those programmes.

I'm just a talent scout!


you can't be that much of a scout, if you think phon boy is good

He's a genius, a creative talent. South Yorkshire through and through! Very funny and knows his area well.

Hallam FM is pants. I have heard some braindead radio stations around the UK but Hallam is one of the worst, possibly beaten only in numbness by a station in Essex (need I say more).

Commercial radio once ruled....it was laid back and fun, easy going and did not treat its audience like half-wit inbred knuckle dragging cretins. Keith Skues broadcast on Radio Hallam 1974 to the early 80's, and was a class act.....none of this shrieking "I got mega ****** at Mingdom last night" juvenile ******. They had a policy of actually playing not just the top 40 singles but a good mix of oldies from up to 25 years previous. They catered for all then, not the numbheads who appear to like this zero entertainment station in its present incarnation.

OK, times change, accepted, Radio has lost its entertainment place in modern life to all manner of recent digital innovations. We used to listen to Johnny Moran breakky show on Hallam on the way to school in the car every morning, rather than Terry WOgan (hated) on Radio 2.....

And as for Radio SHeffield, well......what can I say. I just cant find the words.....its too painful...hospital radio is more professional on a bad day

Sad to say but I would prefer to die screaming in agony listening to Mr Blandness himself, Wogan on Radio 2 in the mornings than tune in to the cretin based 'entertainment' known as Hallam FM.

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
you can't be that much of a scout, if you think phon boy is good

Who on earth is "phon boy"? You can't be that bright if you think there's a "phon boy" doing the rounds.

As regards everyone else. You all love it and you wet your pants with excitement every time my show is on air.

Yes you do.

;)

NM

ah reminds me off the time on AOL where i registered the username Scottie McClue, a few "dinkie doo"s, a smattering of "dropped bottoms" and I managed to convince half a chatroom that I was, the one and only opinionated Scottish ****

Anyway, I have to endure Hallam FM at work. And no disrespect Nick but I also have to listen to more than my share of ignoramuses at work too the customer is always or sometimes a right numpty, so your show doesn't inspire me to listen.

Besides the chat shows on GTA3 and GTA: Vice City are much more entertaining

Sorry =(

What's GTA?

NM

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
daryl denham used to be quality,

but perhaps he just appealed to my genre when he was on

Daryl Denham is now on Virgin 105.8FM (1215MW/Sky Dig.)

Alex

No he ain't he's moved to Century. I saw him last weekend at Dixie's wedding actually, lovely bloke and still very funny.

NM

Originally posted by amhudson119
Daryl Denham is now on Virgin 105.8FM (1215MW/Sky Dig.)


It's a shame that's not true. Daryl was a very funny presenter - one of the best Hallam ever had. It didn't seem to work as well on Virgin though.

Originally posted by goldenfleece
Hallam FM is pants.
They had a policy of actually playing not just the top 40 singles but a good mix of oldies from up to 25 years previous. Theres always Sheffield Live.........Oh talking of Sheffield live theres an exellent show starting on the 18 September playing all the number 1 hits of the 60s.
Don't wanna blow any trumpets, but it will be worth your while listening.
Any jobs going Nick.

I quite like Sheffield Live.

I've managed to listen a few times. There's a nice feel to it.

Has it ever done an RSL? If so when's the next one?

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
What's GTA?

NM

Grand Theft Auto (the game)

It has it's own "radio stations"

hallam fm no. 1 radio station for south yorkshire, you people saying other stations are better most be the only people who listen to them stations. Galaxy no. 1 for R 'n' B, not very good if you can only get no. 1 for R 'n' B. I have tried other radio stations but hallam is by far the best. hallam has all the top songs that ARE in the chart ok some aren't but they're good songs hallam is way better than any other radio station in south yorkshire!

o sorry forgot that they were no.1 for Dance and R'n'B still rubbish though. Since as hallam fm is south yorkshires no.1 music station

Originally posted by Nicholarse
Who on earth is "phon boy"? You can't be that bright if you think there's a "phon boy" doing the rounds.



Deary me young Nick,

never heard of a typo??

Yup - I've heard of a typo. Never heard of a "Phon boy" though.

I'm only laughing at you because it's funny.

I've got a picture of you sat there gleefully slagging off my mate only to mess it up and make an arse of yourself in the process. Your jealousy caused you to be too eager to post and it's bitten you on the bum.

There's a beautiful irony to it sweet-cheeks!

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
Yup - I've heard of a typo. Never heard of a "Phon boy" though.

I'm only laughing at you because it's funny.

I've got a picture of you sat there gleefully slagging off my mate only to mess it up and make an arse of yourself in the process. Your jealousy caused you to be too eager to post and it's bitten you on the bum.

There's a beautiful irony to it sweet-cheeks!

NM


i wouldn't quite class my self as sat here "gleefully", just stating my opinion that i think he is poor,
like my opinion is that your good at your job.

jealousy? i tend to think not fella,

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
i wouldn't quite class my self as sat here "gleefully", just stating my opinion that i think he is poor,
like my opinion is that your good at your job.

jealousy? i tend to think not fella,

You're just doing this to wind me up aren't you!

PUNCTUATION!

You should end with a full stop ".".

I'm not even going to get involved with the syntactical disaster that is your opening.

Besides you're wrong, Phoneboy's ace.

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
You're just doing this to wind me up aren't you!

PUNCTUATION!

You should end with a full stop ".".

I'm not even going to get involved with the syntactical disaster that is your opening.

Besides you're wrong, Phoneboy's ace.

NM

thnka uoy i coudl do ntohing but lahug at yoru commnets

Originally posted by Nicholarse
No he ain't he's moved to Century. I saw him last weekend at Dixie's wedding actually, lovely bloke and still very funny.

NM

Dixie... Dave Dixon?... Im finding it hard to believe he actually found someone who would put up with him long enough to marry him...

I listened to Daryl back in the day, then listened to him when he was on virgin and was extremely dissapointed that he was still using all the old material he used on hallam.

I stop listening after a mate of mine Andy Nash left, he was a top bloke, dont usually admit to stuff like this but my cousin was the old programmes controller...

Susie
xx

Maybe a little OT, but I love the stunt mans wind ups, would be good if the old ones were downloadable from the Hallam site.

Couldn't agree more about Stuntman. Funny you should mention it as I was listening to some of them today at work for my own amusement.

They should package them up and sell them for Help A Hallam Child in my opnion. I'll mention it at the next presenter's meeting on Thurday.

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
No he ain't he's moved to Century.



For someone being pedantic over the correct use of punctuation marks you have a very poor grasp of grammar. The sentence above reads "no he am not" since "ain't" is the contracted (and also Americanised) form of "am not". Oh dear, Nicholarse.

Originally posted by PENGUIN
Maybe a little OT, but I love the stunt mans wind ups, would be good if the old ones were downloadable from the Hallam site.


On the few occasions I've been up early enough to hear them and Hallam has been on, the "wind ups" sounded very fake to me. I think I've heard about 5 in my lifetime and of those I've heard the same male voice at least twice, and I don't mean the "Stuntman's"!

Originally posted by Nicholarse
I quite like Sheffield Live.

I've managed to listen a few times. There's a nice feel to it.

Has it ever done an RSL? If so when's the next one?

NM Hi Nick, yes it does have an RSL licence and it was on FM during the 28 days of July.
Not sure when the next one is yet.

Originally posted by t020
For someone being pedantic over the correct use of punctuation marks you have a very poor grasp of grammar. The sentence above reads "no he am not" since "ain't" is the contracted (and also Americanised) form of "am not". Oh dear, Nicholarse.

Smackdown! You're right and you've got a point there fair and square.

However your cynicism makes an arse of you with your follow up point. As most people know listeners nominate people to be wound up by The Stuntman. They are all 100% genuine. That's what makes them so funny.

I'm going to claim this as a point to me - thus we're equal.

There's loads of stuntman clips that are unbroadcast because people suss him out or someone asks if their mate has set them up. The ones that go to air are the best. I think he does about five winds-ups everyday of which usually one or two will make it to air.

NM

PS - PM me when the next Sheffield Live RSL goes on air.

Anyone remember Martin Kelner's show ? 80's ?
Used to listen to it as a boy late at night (or maybe it was only 8 o' clock - I was young after all...)
Maybe it was just a dream...

He still works. I met him last weekend at BBC radio Leeds. Lovely guy.

In fact Toby was interviewed by him.

NM

The Martin Kelner Late Thing is very funny, and is on BBC Radio Sheffield on Friday and Saturday nights

As anybody heard of different tastes for different people.


I myself don't listen to a lot of Hallam FM (repeats of songs, adverts etc) but If you like it then you listen to it. (Nick: This works the other way round aswell, Just because you say its the best doesn't mean everyone should agree). Did use to listen to Daryl, anybody remember the "Late Night Breakfast Show" specials. The guy ringing the Jerry Springer Show wanting to appear as He has 3 penis' (spelling!!!). The woman on the other side still didn't click when He said that it doesn't effect him, "I still go out at the weekends sh*gging left, right and center"

I do go through phases, these are the current listens...

Wogan on the way to work, For some reason "Terry and Debbie" on Real have started to annoy me and Moyles (although funny) has always annoyed me :)

Real Radio through the day. Large selection of tunes. Play a lot of 80s stuff (my era). Still get loads of adverts (If I ever meet the guy from the central heating ads (Trying to do a Eddie Izzard) I will shoot him :( )

If I could have total control of the radio at work I would switch to Radio 2 for Steve Wright. He was class on Radio 1 and I still enjoy his show when I do get to listen to it.

On the way home its Radio 4 (YES 4) for the news and the comedy slot (although this has gone downhill in the last couple of weeks).

One thing I have learned from this thread is that Hallam and Galaxy are not the same company. I always assumed that Hallam would lend their 6 records to Galaxy to remix :)



Nick: One last thing to think about. Take a look at the statistics and find out the average lifespan of a late night talk show.
Scotty McClue: about 18 months
Roger (the guy from before scotty): about the same

I thought it was Meadowcroft before Scottie McClue, and yes, he was about 18 months, James H Reeve before Meadowcroft, then good old Roger Kirk. Think Kirky's dead now though. Used to do Nightowls I think (not literally though!)

I've got six months left then.

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse

There's loads of stuntman clips that are unbroadcast because people suss him out or someone asks if their mate has set them up. The ones that go to air are the best.

Unbroadcast?

Is that even a word Nick?

Yes luv it is.

I think t020 made it all look a bit easy didn't he?

NM

Does anyone remember a presenter called Kelly Temple? Dunno if he was Radio Sheff or Hallam but was so far up his own a... he could see his tonsils. Wonder where he is now?

Dragon

Kelly Temple was on Hallam in the late seventies around the same time as Roger Moffat and Ray Stuart.

Originally posted by Nicholarse
Yes luv it is.

I think t020 made it all look a bit easy didn't he?

NM

I'd go check the dictionary if I was you.

Originally posted by J_Horizontal
I thought it was Meadowcroft before Scottie McClue, and yes, he was about 18 months, James H Reeve before Meadowcroft, then good old Roger Kirk. Think Kirky's dead now though. Used to do Nightowls I think (not literally though!)


Like I said, not a big Hallam listener :)

hello nick

you must have a boring life, just reading books and talking on the radio (zzzzzzzzzzzzz).

i like your show, but some people hate you but still listen e.g. jim from the a1 what a pr*k. just complains all the time why dont he just turn the radio OFF.

how much you get payed then nick, you must get a lest £300 a show. im right thewillo 1 nick -10

Originally posted by thewillo

how much you get payed then nick, you must get a lest £300 a show. im right thewillo 1 nick -10

At least not "a lest". Arrgh.

No, I make very little money working on the radio. It's just a hobby really.

NM

Suprised me but apparently there is often not much money in being a local radio DJ
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=152685

nick

thanks but i can spell well abit, im in a wheelchair and do you think this new law about having wheelchair access in shop and if they dont they risk getting sued, do you agree with it can that be one of your topics tonight please?


willo

That's interesting - where'd you get this story from?

NM

Originally posted by Fudbeer
Suprised me but apparently there is often not much money in being a local radio DJ
http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=152685

I'm not a DJ but no truth be told there's very little money in it. You do it for its own sake to be honest.

NM

nick

i was told 3 years ago that all shops with no wheelchair access,have to make it wheelchair friendly by 22 octorber 2004. i think there was an avert on radio hallam a few months ago.

willo

nick

i would love to work at hallam fm, cus there is'nt many jobs available for disabled people if there is its office work or i.t. which is cr@p, all i do is sit at home all on my pc or ps2

willo

Originally posted by Nicholarse
I'm not a DJ but no truth be told there's very little money in it. You do it for its own sake to be honest.

NM The Great British No1s. Sat 08.00 -10.00 www.sheffieldlive.org

Tell me about it......Nick, perhaps we can start a poor presenters charity going.:( Maybe Toby can chip in.

Originally posted by Cycleracer

Nick, perhaps we can start a poor presenters charity going.:( Maybe Toby can chip in.

No, he works for the BBC. He'll be loaded! :D

Originally posted by Andy
No, he works for the BBC. He'll be loaded! :D
Exactly thats what I mean, he can afford it.

i am a big fan of hallam fm as you might already know but i do think hallam has too many adverts and i know thats where they get some of the money from but they could cut down on them a bit

I like Hallam FM for its lively tempo, it certainly gets me moving in a morning, thankyou.

I do however get the Deja Vu feeling once or twice a day which can be disorientating when in the middle of something complicated. The music and personalities are great and well done at the Rotherham show the other week.

Very very loosely speaking Nick only appears relatively intelligent because of the brain dead ''eh bud al hav a word with our lass'' uneducated louts who ring him up. If anyone with more than two brain cells phones and gives him a challenging semi articulate argument he twists the subject and then cuts them off.
What I find most embarrassing when I tune into the show is when he has a shouting match with some idiot who sticks to his guns in the argument. It sounds very childish and amateurish on his part.
I listen to the show from time to time in the same vein that I used to watch Crossroads. It's so cringemaking that I enjoy the tackiness of it.
A presenter who refers to himself as ''Nickelarse'' to identify with the unsophisticated carry on type humour of the morons who ring him up needs to wonder where his career will take him in the future.

Originally posted by wsanderson

A presenter who refers to himself as ''Nickelarse'' to identify with the unsophisticated carry on type humour of the morons who ring him up needs to wonder where his career will take him in the future.

You've spelt that wrong sweetcheeks! It's Nicholarse.

My career? What are you talking about moron? I'm earning more cash than ever. My "career" is booming. All I've ever wanted to do is this show I'm on now.

NM

the only good thing on hallam is phoneboy in the evening but
in the daytime i listen to peak fm

Radio Hallam AND Real Radio. They're bedmates, right? Both have identikit breakfast shows, presented by 30 somethings who think they 'rock' and are 'mega' being loud and really naughty calling their listeners 'mate' and 'avin a right laff. Silly, fake laughter, usually quasi-american pronounciation, as though they'd left a turd floating in the toilet. Ooh, that's so wicked, guys!

Golden Hour? I'm 35 and can guess what year they're playing (or rather, which tape they've slotted on) within 3 bars of the first song. Didn't you know there were only 5 songs released in 1975? And they're oh so safe. Real Radio's Golden Hour, an absolute howler of an attempt to copy the old Radio One favourite goes something like this: 8am, News, 8.05, adverts, 8.14 Lonely Boy by Andrew Gould; 8.19, Can you Guess Where Our Listeners Are competition - winner gets £1000 (only way they can get listeners is to pay them - 8.24, adverts, 8.29 traffic and travel, 8.30, half of another record, cut short for another advert. And the years was...,

And, call me a snob, but all the people who phone in with their five-years-out answers all sound exactly like I'd expect a Real Radio, Adverts FM listener to sound: 'It's Paul, mate, working for DeadEndJobs, just delivering some lard to Thurgoland. Is it 1979, mate?' (Note, the two songs played came from 1988, albeit, not the remixed version which was incorrectly played - unbeknownst by the presenter - which was released ten years later.)

It's trash, it's a musical equivalent of fast food: JUNK. Give me Radio 2, 4, Heart and Classic FM anyday. And before you ask, I listen in to Real and Adverts simply to see if they've discovered an old K-Tel Greatest Hits compilation and decided to play a song that actually DIDN't get in the top ten.

No chance...., [John Peel - RIP]

Bedmates?

Well, if we ignore the fact that they target a completely different demographic, are owned by different media groups (Guardian Media Group/Emap Performance respectively) and therefore have entirely different marketing strategies - Then that could well be true.

I agree that both stations' core output is based on music playout, however, each has a very different sound.

By all means, you're free to listen to other stations, such as the Beeb national networks, there's no need to force yourself to listen to output you so evidently loathe.

However, based on RAJAR statistics, Hallam's format, and that of the other Emap big city network stations sees it doing relatively well. The fact is, people are listening, and therefore it is providing them with a service that they, apparently, enjoy. That people are motivated enough to phone in prooves that the stations have appeal to a section of the community, whether you like it or not. To blatantly write-off listeners to local commercial stations as being in "dead end jobs" seems rather narrow minded and unfair.

Why should listeners to local commercial radio be forced to hear what you evidently think is superior? Granted, currently, the UK radio market is saturated with "Hits + Links" style commercial stations, with a low degree of editorial input. However, that is not to say they do not have a place.

Originally posted by KenDodd
Bedmates?

Well, if we ignore the fact that they target a completely different demographic, are owned by different media groups (Guardian Media Group/Emap Performance respectively) and therefore have entirely different marketing strategies - Then that could well be true.

I agree that both stations' core output is based on music playout, however, each has a very different sound.

By all means, you're free to listen to other stations, such as the Beeb national networks, there's no need to force yourself to listen to output you so evidently loathe.

However, based on RAJAR statistics, Hallam's format, and that of the other Emap big city network stations sees it doing relatively well. The fact is, people are listening, and therefore it is providing them with a service that they, apparently, enjoy. That people are motivated enough to phone in prooves that the stations have appeal to a section of the community, whether you like it or not. To blatantly write-off listeners to local commercial stations as being in "dead end jobs" seems rather narrow minded and unfair.

Why should listeners to local commercial radio be forced to hear what you evidently think is superior? Granted, currently, the UK radio market is saturated with "Hits + Links" style commercial stations, with a low degree of editorial input. However, that is not to say they do not have a place.

eh! :confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

Well all I am going to say is my car stereo is jammed on Virgin AM......totally locked and frozen on that channel......not complaining either...it might be crackly old medium wave non digital mono, but it plays some great music without a load of patronising phoney voiced "DJ's" shouting down the mike at you!

I would love to have my car stereo tuned to Virgin, but I love stereo! I always thought Virgin should have got the FM frequency as it plays more music and has less talk than Radio 1, but I know that won't happen!

I don't know how anyone can compare Real Radio to The New Hallam FM! Real Radio is for adults, Hallam is for teenagers. Both have their places though, as its good to have choice! :thumbsup:

Can you get virgin on DAB radio? I must admit the only thing stopping me from listening to it is the poor MW quality. Can you get DAB radios for cars??

As for hallam - i stopped listening a long long time ago and now only listen to nick and night if i happen to be driving home from work at that time. Its very boring and repetitive and doesnt seem to get the new songs until theyre either in the chart or just about to go in.

long live galaxy 105

Originally posted by maggyirene
long live galaxy 105

I have to endure that at work.. they play 5 songs and repeat them! They keep playing that cover of The Pointer Sisters song Dare Me... and I am still waiting to hear them say who is singing it!

Galaxy is for people who cannot keep more than 5 tunes in their brain in one month!

yes VIRGIN is on DAB......

do none of you listern to peak fm ?????

Whats PEAK FM? Where is it?

Originally posted by craigmason
do none of you listern to peak fm ?????

Probably because there is a natural phenomenon that prevents most people from picking up radio stations anywhere Southwest of their position. It could be something simple like the hills, perhaps a radio ham can explain better?

In Woodhouse I can't get Peak FM but I can pick up Century FM from Newcastle quite clearly.

Can anyone remember Atlantic 252?
That was the worst station that ever broadcast." songs and a bunch of tw@ts as presenters.
I would sooner be force fed a diet of Hallam and Galaxy till my dying day than have that poop back on.

Originally posted by uncleheed
Can anyone remember Atlantic 252?
That was the worst station that ever broadcast." songs and a bunch of tw@ts as presenters.
I would sooner be force fed a diet of Hallam and Galaxy till my dying day than have that poop back on.

I can reminder Long Wave Radio Atlantic 252!

I like Galaxy 105s breakfast show but that's about it. The Galaxy 102 breakfast show is awful.

Aright Nick, just discovered your show it's amazing. My first tune in was when you had no producer. I tried getting through but alas, It rang but you wasn't home :)
Being as you (from what i have heard) like to argue with people. How about you do a show dedicated to STUDENTS, ask 'em why they think traffic cones make such good hats? Or, why they think its clever to knock over bins on Thursday night?
On a side note.
Did that lemon land in your back garden? And did the peace bringer of doom come out of your garage? :)
Love the show so far Nick its just what we all need! I dont believe i lived in sheffield for all of these years and only just found your show :( .

Thanks for the compliments!

As far as Hallam FM goes I think some people simply haven't listened recently. It's actually a very good station at the moment. Listen, Hallam FM is supposed to be fun and entertaining for people. It doesn't take itself too seriously during the day all it wants to do is entertain people and make them happy. There's a lot of people on here who're trying to make it something it's not. They're slagging it *because* it's mainstream and successful. That's bonkers.

The only show that takes itself too seriously is mine and that's because I believe my show will ultimately change the world by revitalising political debate aligning the planets and creating international harmony.

NM

I really like the show. Only trouble is I fall asleep half way through it because I listen to it in bed. Only the bloody adverts bring back round. And before long I'm drifting off again. Aren't I naughty Nick!

However, when I DO keep awake, I love it. Very rarely disappoints.

Well that's very nice.

It's funny to compare the nice comments I get these days to the hate mail of old.

NM

Is your show actually a spoof or a real show?
I've listened a few times since moving over here from Lancs and I can't decide.
Entertaining nonetheless in a strange way...

The only thing that'd get me to tune into Hallam again after a long absense as a regular listener would be a decent rock/indie/new music show.

Im sure there is the market out there for it (Think Leadmill, Corporation, and the endless other indie clubnights that are packed around the city)

Originally posted by neeeeeeeeeek
Sorry Nick but it's not great. Its boring commercial radio playing generic manufactured drivel interjected with tedious adverts. Working in a place where they play it would drive me round the bend. For me it’s the same songs, the same adverts and the same self promotion. The people who listen to it are the same morons who ring your show!

Got to agree, really. It gets a little tedious and the constant adverts drive me crazy.

Did used to quite like Big John at breakfast, but he's no match for Chris Moyles.

Isn't Hallam FM a franchise of a larger company? Sometimes, if it's on in my car, my RDS on the car stereo tracks to Viking, (around Hull, I think or maybe Lincoln) which are always one song behind.

Originally posted by RPG
The only thing that'd get me to tune into Hallam again after a long absense as a regular listener would be a decent rock/indie/new music show.

Im sure there is the market out there for it (Think Leadmill, Corporation, and the endless other indie clubnights that are packed around the city)

That'd be The Kerrang! show then.

Lucio presents it once a week. It's very good.

NM

Originally posted by Miss
Got to agree, really. It gets a little tedious and the constant adverts drive me crazy.

Did used to quite like Big John at breakfast, but he's no match for Chris Moyles.

Isn't Hallam FM a franchise of a larger company? Sometimes, if it's on in my car, my RDS on the car stereo tracks to Viking, (around Hull, I think or maybe Lincoln) which are always one song behind.

part of the EMAP big city network which includes...

Hallam FM, Sheffield
Viking FM, Hull
Radio Aire, Leeds
TFM, Stockton/Middlesborough
Metro Radio, Newcastle
Key 103, Manchester
Rock FM, Preston
Radio City, Liverpool

They also own a lot of other radio stations including

Kiss 100
Magic 105.4 (plus all the local magics including Magic AM)
Kerrang 105.2
loads of digital stations.

Oh and Hallam and Viking haven't used networked playlists for months. They used to though.

Originally posted by Nicholarse
That'd be The Kerrang! show then.

Lucio presents it once a week. It's very good.

NM

Not really what I was thinking, thats more suited to the teeny-mosher demographic :gag:

I was thinking more like a show worthy of John Peel

Nick at Night is addictive, been listening since the first show. It is not commercial and I love it.

Glad you love it.

Not sure what not being commercial means but it's nice you like it.

Erm ... I hope it's a bit commercial. I've got bills to pay.

NM

Nick, how many useless threads are you going to start trying to plug a station that's dying on it's Nicholarse everyday?

It really is a poor radio station and thats putting it nicely.

The only thing which would ever get me listening to RADIO HALLAM would be if they dropped the FM from the monika and they got James H Reeve back to work his magic.

I often go in the local SPAR and they have what has obviously become Radio Hallam on at nights, and some stupid **** taking tosser is on at nights on a phone in show, god help us all.
It's no wonder sheffield has fallen behind Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham.

It's like the CB radio ten years ago. Bottom of the food chain. RIP

I heard the start of radio hallam when the first record wouldn't play It almost makes me cry to hear what it has turned into today.

Where's the support for talented local bands. When do they play live sessions?
Do you realise John Peel is hardly cold in his grave?

Hallam is the worst station to listen to in a morning.. Shocking banter and even worse music.. Why do they play crap songs from about 6 years ago that nobody even liked back then?

Sort your DJ's out, sort the music out.

I even prefer Real Radio to Hallam..

Galaxy 105 and Radio 1 anyday for me though :)

Nicholarse- Since the day I was on your show, I've disliked you. I made a very good, valid point and when you didn't agree- I backed it up. You didn't like it so you turned my volume down, talked over me and then hung up- Made yourself look a prat.

Nich"uphisown"olarse- Find a day job and don't quit it.

I look forward to your response, seeing as you don't have the power to talk over me on here.

GazB

Originally posted by muddycoffee
The only thing which would ever get me listening to RADIO HALLAM would be if they dropped the FM from the monika and they got James H Reeve back to work his magic.


Hear! hear!:thumbsup: James H. Reeve was the master of late night chat. Made me tune in every night. For once it seemed like Hallam had done something right, then they went and lost him:confused: :mad:

Yeah I am a huge fan of Hallam FM as well. It plays well decent music and the Djs/Presenters or whatever you want to call them aren't up there own arses at all, they all seem well down to earth. As for the earlier slagging off of Phoneboy, I don't agree with it to be honest, I think he is a top DJ and an all round cool guy. Hallam FM has something for everyone - sport, news, old music, new music, unreleased materials, interviews, debates.
I think we should appreciate the work that the people involved in Hallam FM are doing for us, if it weren't for them, we'd have one less radio station.

By the way Nick, I keep seeing these Hallam FM car things near to my school with the blacked out windows and Hallam FM written down the sides. What are they??

Kel x

Originally posted by GazB
Hallam is the worst station to listen to in a morning.. Shocking banter and even worse music.. Why do they play crap songs from about 6 years ago that nobody even liked back then?
GazB The reason you heard music from six years ago is that Hallam FM have been celebrating 30 years and have played a music from 1974 up to the present day which means you dropped on the day they played 1998.
I disagree and would say that there is'nt enough older music on Hallam and it was great to hear some of the old classics during the 30 year celebrations.
Real is a close second to Hallam because its not about South Yorkshire as Hallam is and the DJs on Real are a poor substitute to the Hallam guys, excluding the "Gay" sounding guy who comes on at night who's name I don't know.
Galaxy plays the same tunes hour after hour and Radio 1 should go back to 247.
Someone mentioned the first record getting stuck,, do you remember the first record to be played on Hallam in Nov1974.
We would be a lot worse off without Hallam FM its first on my preset button apart from Sheffield Live of course which is my first choice.

Originally posted by muddycoffee


Where's the support for talented local bands. When do they play live sessions?


On Raw Talent, every Thursday night at 7pm on BBC Radio Sheffield.

Thanks Toby,
may well give it a try.
Since having a gripe about hallam FM earlier in this thread, I have had a little rethink. If it is the most common station to be heard in shops, factories, and among a certain age group of listeners. so let them continue listening.
I don't particularly enjoy mainstream commercial radio stations any more, and as I have digital at work and home, so I usually listen to BBC6. Which I consider to be well matched to my musical taste. But It's none of my business if other people continue to like it. In this new century of my vastly ncreased choice, why should I deny others choice.
I would invite others here to try some digital stations if they have them available, instead of moaning about something they don't like any more.

So GazB's ego has been bruised because I didn't give his intellect the respect it clearly deserves. You're clearly bias buddy! Sorry I didn't give you more airtime.

Agree with Kelly about Phoneboy - he's ace and one of my favourites.

Cycleracer's right.

And I've heard that Raw talent thing on BBC Radio Sheffield. It's exactly the sort of thing they should be doing and though not to my taste if you're into that sort of stuff you should give it a go.

NM

Originally posted by Nicholarse
So GazB's ego has been bruised because I didn't give his intellect the respect it clearly deserves. You're clearly bias buddy! Sorry I didn't give you more airtime.



Ah, quite the opposite, Nick. I think it was your ego that was bruised, otherwise you would have happily let me finish what I had to say. As soon as I started speaking about something you didn't agree with, but also couldn't argue with.. You cut me off by talking over me (very rude, might I add) then hanging me up.

I'm not going to beat myself up over it, as I (and everyone who was listening) know you just made yourself look the prat you truly are.

Good luck on your trigger happy power-trip, Nick. Maybe one day you will learn to accept you're not always right.

GazB.

Originally posted by GazB
Maybe one day you will learn to accept you're not always right.

GazB.

I think he know's that already GazB.

It has nothing to do with being right and everything to do with how how much attention you can attract.

... that's the nature of his game.

Maybe Nicholarse is after another job ? if any advertisers are reading this post and reading what the majority think of hallam, they well might decide their advertising bucks could be better spent elsewhere and rightly so.
I would love Jazz FM,listen all the time on my PC.
Michael Cook was the best phone in presenter Sheffield has ever had.

Crikey!

Trying to get me sacked now.

That's not very nice now is it?

Merry Xmas.

NM

Originally posted by Robbie_Lovin
thnka uoy i coudl do ntohing but lahug at yoru commnets

likin' it. atuclaly, as lnog as the fsrit and lsat ltetres of a wrod are crrocet, tehn the huamn bairn can raed tehm!

Have it:-)

Nearly forgot to give my opinion about the issue: -

Hallam fm is better than galaxy & daytime-radio 1, but worse than galaxy (though only cos of the chav thing at the mo!) and has less variation than real.

But to be quite honest, most people seem to be easily brain-washed by the big record labels into liking what can only be described as pap when first heard. Only after several hundred plays on radio stations and in nightclubs do people actually start liking a tune!!! The number of talented bands and producers that dont get a look-in due to the corperate marketing of w**K pop pap makes me angry....raaaah!!!!

underground forever;-)

Spot on Beerboy. It's so safe and predictable isn't it? Most commercial stations now have a golden hour, but you know by the first bar of the first song what year it is because they always play the same songs. Infact, as far as Real goes, I'm sure it's just a tape.

Why don't they broaden their horizons, play album tracks and songs that didn't crack the top twenty of that particular year?

We all know the reasons why. You mentioned the word: brainwashed.

When a Lincs FM deejay comes out with dirge like "Robbie Williams' Best of.. CD is due out in a few months; REALLY looking forward to that", well, you couldn't get more phoney could you?

At least Radio 2 has a good selection of tracks - and no adverts! - and I'm glad for digital radio as the likes of Planet Rock and yes, even Saga's own Primetime don't subject us to the likes of Kylie, Robbie and eeek, Anastacia, day in day out.

Who can remember the title of the first song they played all those years ago??? and what funny thing happened???

was it the music in me by Kiki Dee and the record got stuck.
I think the dj was Johnny Moran

It was You got a friend by James Taylor and yes the record got stuck!....i'm sure it was the Kiki Dee number they quickly put on to save face.

posted below is something i found in an earlier thread which someone else said the first record was Kiki Dee, i also remeber reading an interview with Keith Skues around the time of the 25th anniversary of Radio Hallam and i'm positive that he also said kiki dee's song was the first record played
:


And most people can recall the first record to be played on
Radio One in 67.
Can anyone remember the first disc to be played on Hallam ? [/B]


Yes it was KIKI DEE Ive got the music in me, and it got stuck half way through.....I have that on tape, the opening show, Johnny Moran I think it was.

I want old tapes as I used to listen a lot from 75 to 79 time and would love to hear those old "presenters" again....and that wonderful laid back approach they had, nothing like the INYER FACE Hallam FM now which seems to be run by CHAVS who shout down their microphones amid the latest horrible extended dance mixes of mindless chavvy crap....


snowboarder

Originally posted by davidr01
posted below is something i found in an earlier thread which someone else said the first record was Kiki Dee, i also remeber reading an interview with Keith Skues around the time of the 25th anniversary of Radio Hallam and i'm positive that he also said kiki dee's song was the first record played
:


And most people can recall the first record to be played on
Radio One in 67.
Can anyone remember the first disc to be played on Hallam ?


Yes it was KIKI DEE Ive got the music in me, and it got stuck half way through.....I have that on tape, the opening show, Johnny Moran I think it was.

I want old tapes as I used to listen a lot from 75 to 79 time and would love to hear those old "presenters" again....and that wonderful laid back approach they had, nothing like the INYER FACE Hallam FM now which seems to be run by CHAVS who shout down their microphones amid the latest horrible extended dance mixes of mindless chavvy crap....


snowboarder [/B]

It may be an age thing but my favorite line up was around the time of Keith Skues it would run something like this excuse the spelling

Johnny Moran breakfast show

Roger Mofat morning

Kelly Temple lunch (I think)

Ray Stuart afternoon

And the best of all had to be Martin Kelner 10-2 very funny guy still hear him now and again on Talk Sport and he writes for the Guardian.

Martin nows presents a show on the BBC local radio night network (Radio Sheffield, Leeds...) Friday and Saturday nights from 10 PM; You can catch him later.

Thanks for that I must admit I had heard he had a show on Sheffield.

Bad time for me however as I am usually out at that time

I recon Hallam is one of the very best stations around. To the best of my knowledge it is number one in its market which is pretty damm good these days during the advent of DAB, Sky, etc and so much more local and national choice.

The breakfast show one a Gold award at the New York radio awards (the Radio Oscars) and John Harrison has a huge local following. They have really built that show up into something special over the last few years. Replacing Daryl Denham was a hell of a job, but John's show is really good.

Matt Mackay is one of the best music presenters around. Matt Foister and Emma Wasden are so much better and easier to listen to that the awful boring Dave Bethal was. Phoneboy is one hell of a tallent and I think Radio 1 looms for him, he is so different and brilliant at what he does.

Now Nick at night has really bedded in, Sheffield has a really strong talkshow that seems to have a hell of a lot of people listening even if they sometimes come on here and slag of Nick for something he has said. We need new speach broadcasters, we can reley on people like Scottie forever; good as he was on Hallam.

James Cussak is also bearly 18 and he is also one hell of a rising star. Anthony Gay who used to present for many years on Hallam who as programme director built up the station in to the RAJAR success it is today, was poached by EMAP flagship sister station Key 103 to do the same there. Same with former managing director Gus MacKenzie who now is Key 103/Magic 1152 MD. Former breakfast show producer Sean Gibson also now produces EMAP's flagship breakfast show 'Mike Toolan in the Morning' on Key 103. So they are ableto nurture and develop tallent well too.

Hallam FM is great station - just listen to some of the networked and syndicated rubbish down south, and then you'll see. It has a huge connection with its target audience,but its not the target audience of the 70's or 80's which is why i think so many people comne on here and slag it off. Just accept it is a fine quality, local product, and its one of the best things made in Sheffield in my view and one to be proud of.

Just to clarify, I dont work for EMAP or Hallam FM, im just a listener.

Get a grip, phoneboy is mindless drivel, he appeals to the mindless youth market, he yells down the mike in a ridiculous manner and talks provocative junk to a mindless assistant.
He's a jumped up nothing.
If he makes it to Radio 1 I'll never listen again... actually, hang on a sec, I don't listen already, I don't like it. The quality already went down hill.
Hallam... well they have high and low points, the marketing techniques are brilliant. I prefer Virgins no repeat 9- 5, no constant repeats of certain tracks.
Mat and Emma - yep I can listen to them, its chit chat but its ok and its entertaining in traffic.
Nick Margerrison.... a successful provocatuer. Good on him for that despite being annoying :D And yet, when not doing his show he's quite a decent fella, friendly, even complimentary.
Big John at Breakfast, yep, friendly fella, equally friendly in real life.
There's quality and there's bowing to the masses to appeal to youth radio. Phoneboy could do better as could Hallam. Why bow to teen social attitudes, why not present them with a finely balanced quality show which still appeals and which might keep their loyalty later on.
I feel Phoneboy is a cop out to keep the ratings up.

Got a lot of inside knowledge considering you're just a listener kevin.

Originally posted by Kevin
...I recon Hallam..
...breakfast show one a Gold award...
...easier to listen to that the awful boring Dave Bethal...
...Phoneboy is one hell of a tallent...
...and slag of Nick...
...We need new speach broadcasters...
...we can reley on people like...
...is also bearly 18...
...they are ableto nurture
...and develop tallent...
...so many people comne on here...


I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. It goes a bit beyond the first and last letters being correct. What was that somebody said about the type of person who likes the mindless drivel Hallam FM pumps out....?

I just did a search on Radio/Hallam/FM (using Martin Kelner as a link) & there's 4 threads pretty much all saying the same thing;
Could they be merged?

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3847&highlight=martin+kelner

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25158&highlight=martin+kelner

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9330&highlight=martin+kelner

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16390&highlight=martin+kelner

:thumbsup:

i dont believe the guy that was posting on here under the pretence of being the guy from the Nick @ Night show on hallam fm is the real mccoy, think he's a big wannbe inposter! :P stick that in ya pipe lol

antone know where James H reeve is now ?

Stopped listening to Hallam after him and Denham left.

Hallam Fm was never any good after that crap ant gay took over

Originally posted by Zebra
Get a grip, phoneboy is mindless drivel, he appeals to the mindless youth market, he yells down the mike in a ridiculous manner and talks provocative junk to a mindless assistant.
He's a jumped up nothing.
If he makes it to Radio 1 I'll never listen again... actually, hang on a sec, I don't listen already, I don't like it. The quality already went down hill.
There's quality and there's bowing to the masses to appeal to youth radio. Phoneboy could do better as could Hallam. Why bow to teen social attitudes, why not present them with a finely balanced quality show which still appeals and which might keep their loyalty later on.
I feel Phoneboy is a cop out to keep the ratings up.

You love it.....big kisses for you.....remember to tell your kiddies to listen to me tonight....all their mates do xxxxx

Originally posted by Phoneboy
You love it.....big kisses for you.....remember to tell your kiddies to listen to me tonight....all their mates do xxxxx

While we are being nostalgic anyone know where Scottie Mc Clue from Hallam FM is nowadays?.

Originally posted by d71146
While we are being nostalgic anyone know where Scottie Mc Clue from Hallam FM is nowadays?.

Last time I heard he was on Magic AM, doing more or less the same show he did on Hallam. I listened to him in the car a few months ago, as he is a little less repetetive than Nicholarse.

LMAO Phoneboy. Nice reply. I haven't got kids though.
Credit to you for getting the work but you aren't my cup of tea, pet!
:)

I also liked Freddie J. Allen (and his Revived 45 Show) which I believe was on a Friday evening. Pretty much of what you've said I agree with, that in its earlier days it was a good quality radio station and yes, quite laid back.

As someone mentioned, its market is more 90s and 00s than 70s and 80s. Agreed, there are plenty of other stations that play music from the 60s, 70s and 80s (I'm listening to just one right now: Classic Gold on digital), but I still feel it's a shame that a station as established (and I presume, respected) as Hallam FM doesn't occasionally pull an old track out of the bag for us thity-somethings. But they know their market more than I do!

I personally find a lot of modern music hard to listen to but the main reason I don't usually* listen to Hallam is the background noise that is constantly there, even when a DJ is talking. The news bulletins have it in the background and the adverts, well, I've never been a fan but understand their necessity. But this noise is nothing short of a nuisance and is painful on the ears.

I'd love to hear some old programmes from the seventies and eighties with those great presenters who unlike today's, didn't have their heads stuck up their backsides. Makes today's DJs a bit 'Dick and Dom' doesn't it?!

Finally, radio is having a bit of a revival at the moment and thanks to the internet and digital there has never been a wider variety to choose from. In the week I listen to Heart in the morning, sometimes Real then Hallam (* yes, but it all cases to hear if they're playing a top ten from the seventies or eighties).

I then usually listen to some Classic FM, Radio 2 and then at night I listen to the top ten at ten on Life (they play the best variety of oldies) before reverting to Classic Gold through the night.

Sorry phone boy i dont rate you but nicks show is great. Thats the only thing i listen to on hallam. I dont mind listining to moyles on radio1 but i preffered him when he was on in the afternoon. Anyone else think moyles has gone down since he started doing the morning show?

Is it cos I iz from Barnsley?

lol yea i soppose but i think if you wernt from barnsley i still wouldnt like it. Its a matter of taste mate but i hardly listen to hallam i listen to kerrang most of the time.

Don't listen to Hallam FM much during the day as everytime I turn it on it's always the same cheesy pop cr*p that you get on most other stations - which is fine and am sure a lot of people like.. just not my thing.

The only show I do listen to is Nick @ Night - usually listen to the first hour or so as I'm settling into bed (would listen to the rest if I didn't have to get up the morning :( ).

It's a strange one IMHO - the show is clever, the format is well thought out and the majority of the subjects get you thinking (with the exception being the ones that are either Nick being unable to admit not everyone likes what he likes/hates what he hates etc, or ones obviously put in just to be controversial and get a reaction from listeners to get them to call in).

What I can't stand is the way Nick acts when talking to someone.

From what I can tell, calls go 1 of 4 ways:

1) Caller agrees with everything Nick says - in this case Nick allows them to talk, explain WHY they agree then praises them for being an excellent caller.

2) Caller doesn't agree but is too dumb to get their point across - Nick "wins" due to the caller's lack of mental ability and in-ability to express themselves.

3) Caller doesn't agree and IS able to express their reasons - often completely p**sing all over Nick's point and making him look like a complete tw*t. Nick quickly realises this and goes into "defend my ego mode" - talks over the caller, takes the p**s, twists every word of what little of the caller's comments make it on the air, makes some idiotic comment that makes no sense to anyone with a brain then cuts off the caller before they get change to retort (or laugh in his face) and claims victory!! :loopy:

4) Caller rings up and calls Nick a name, argues for the point of it, or simply makes a t*t of themself.

I've listened for a while and from my experience the most common calls are 1 and 3, with the odd 2 or 4 throw in for good measure.

Type 1 calls are ok and can be interesting, but most of the time you tend to get the feeling they're agreeing just for Nick to stroke their ego.

Type 2 calls make me :rolleyes:

Type 3 calls ALWAYS make me laugh as it shows Nick for what he is.

Type 4 calls make me laugh as they are just funny! :hihi:

Oh, and if you read this Nick - how about you try something new on your show.... have an ADULT conversation about a subject with someone who doesn't agree with you. Hey, you might even learn something!

<rant over> :D

Mmm i wouldnt say theres four types of calls. True there has been the odd few times when i thought nick had maybe lost an arguement. Mind you pedro the philosopher can put a point across and change nicks mind.

Originally posted by Bladesman
Mind you pedro the philosopher can put a point across and change nicks mind.

You say that, but I don't think he does... I think he just goes onto such a higher level that he loses pretty much everyone else that's listening, including Nick.

What I heard Nick come out with last night when I listened in briefly (didn't hear much of it last night, which is a shame as no topic night can be quite interesting) pretty much summed him up.

To paraphrase, the caller said that it was just a matter of opinion about a subject, and he basically said:

"Yeah but some opinions are right and others are wrong. My opinion is right... yours is wrong"

That attitude really makes me :rant: as that is exactly the opposite of what opinions are!

Yes an opinion may be right TO YOU or wrong TO YOU, but that is your opinion the oppposite may be true for someone else.

The closest you can ever get to an opinion being "wrong" is when it is different to the commonly accepted "correct" opinion on the matter... but even then I'm not sure wrong is the word I would use.

Unfortunately, Nick is one of those people who's own self-image and ego have clouded his judgement and simply makes his mind up on a subject then anyone else who thinks otherwise is just wrong. :loopy:

There's a word for that: immature.

Here's another: Closed-minded (or does that class as 2 words? ;) )

Nah if you think with some logic about nicks opinions you will see the reason behind them. True i dont always agree with his opinions and i do think some topics are there for a laugh eg how the bus lane should be for him instead of buses. Its funny how annoyed people got with that topic. Anyone daft enough to argue about that topic is stupid. Why ? because he mentioned it but probably didnt think people would ring up and talk about it seriously. I soppose he just wants people to believe and think hard about what there saying. It is possible to get him to change his mind but just very hard. I think anyone presenting that show would have the same thing said about them. Then again it could all be sham and hes been told what to do and say etc. Which i hope isnt the case. The entire arguement of my opinion is right and yours isnt correct coz ive heard him change his mind. True to any new listeners it comes across like he is right and everyone else is wrong. It takes a while of listening to the show to relise that his opinions do make alot of sense.

The show itself is just a massive wind-up but the thing is - it works. People listen to it more than, say a bangy-music show with little talking and people are clearly talking about it...

oooooooooo, im so into pedro. its realy funny when what he says is too intense for nick. i do like the nicolarse though becoz im realy into philosophy. its amazing isnt it. i get night classes for free :)

Seeing as you're all fans of Hallam as it used to be , here's a anoraky type link to some classic 1980's Radio Hallam Jingles , taken from the studio jingle carts at Hartshead ....

http://www.secure.forcehost.net/~dave/

Right Click and "Save As" to download to your hard disc .

just found a nice site with some of the good presenters

remeber Simon Clark (went to Radio Sheff)
Vicky Locklin & Peter Grant

check out;

http://www.tellytunes.com/photocards_hallamfm.htm

Originally posted by noseyrosie
I only listen to Nick's show. And even then there's FAR too many adverts and jingles/soundbytes to do with competitions etc.
Totally out of order, Nick adverts seem to be the shortest adds on Hallam, you need to listen to Matt and Emma's big drive home, jesus christ, half of that shows adverts!

Originally posted by Phoneboy
Is it cos I iz from Barnsley?
I cant remember very well, but I think that was me who wrote that, made me giggle that did...

there was a time not so long ago when hallam was worth listening to. presenters such as dave kilner, roger kirk, dan james and of course the legendary james h reeve were all wonderful to listen to and were extemely popular.

what a shame that these days we have drivvel such as nick at night and the terrible phone boy. without a doubt phone boy is the most dreadful radio presenter ever.

Originally posted by trainwalker
there was a time not so long ago when hallam was worth listening to. presenters such as dave kilner, roger kirk, dan james and of course the legendary james h reeve were all wonderful to listen to and were extemely popular.

what a shame that these days we have drivvel such as nick at night and the terrible phone boy. without a doubt phone boy is the most dreadful radio presenter ever.

Does anyone know what happened to Scottie Mc Clew (I think thats how its spelt)?

dinky doo. scottie mc clue. dropped bums. tell ten to tell ten.

not sure what scottie is up to now. he worked on hallam for a few years from 1997. disappeared for a while and then worked on magic for quite a while before disappearing again. he was quite good to listen to. well better than phone boy.

Originally posted by trainwalker
dinky doo. scottie mc clue. dropped bums. tell ten to tell ten.

not sure what scottie is up to now. he worked on hallam for a few years from 1997. disappeared for a while and then worked on magic for quite a while before disappearing again. he was quite good to listen to. well better than phone boy.

Agreed. Iwould be interested to know what he is up to now. They should get him back on Hallam in the evenings.

Originally posted by gatecrasher3
Agreed. Iwould be interested to know what he is up to now. They should get him back on Hallam in the evenings.

I agree he was great you never was sure what he was going to say next.He had this thing about dropped bums.

Scottie McClue's a hugely successful broadcaster who continues to do very fine stuff in his homeland of Scotland.

His website:
www.scottie-mcclue.com

He's a genius.

NM

er....is Keith Skues still on at lunchtimes????

I must say i prefer Real Radio...good music, and the DJ's arent all bad....but it is aimed at middle aged women apparently....:suspect:

Originally posted by Avalon
I must say i prefer Real Radio...good music, and the DJ's arent all bad....but it is aimed at middle aged women apparently....:suspect:
I first started listening to radio about a year ago, and discovered near enough straight away that hallam fm was the best, Real radio is...O.K., but look around the airwaves a bit, None of the other stations have prestenters like Nick Margerrison (Big up waaaay) or Phoneboy and Big John.
By the way, I have never heard that Real was aimed at middle aged woman, where on earth did you get that gem of information from?
HALLAM Is ace...

Originally posted by nickatnight
By the way, I have never heard that Real was aimed at middle aged woman, where on earth did you get that gem of information from?
HALLAM Is ace...

I think it was from the GMG website...ill try and find a link....

I used to listen to Hallam FM and Big John at Breakfast, but they insist on playing the same songs on a loop. I was ill in bed one week and i listened to Hallam FM, and i identified the loop was about 30 songs, and then it just repeated....so dull....

EDIT: "Real Radio provides a mix of entertaining speech and popular music from the last 40 years. It's lively upbeat nature is a real hit with the 25-44 year old market looking for real good feel good radio. Real Radio broadcasts on all five of MXR's digital multiplexes as well as on FM in South Wales, Central Scotland and South and West Yorkshire. To find out more about Real Radio visit www.realradio.com" - Looks like i was wrong about the "Women" part... Link here (http://www.gmgradio.co.uk/mxrdigital.html)

Was Scottie Mclue on before you on Hallam FM Nick?
No offence to Scottish people but I'm pretty sure I'd get p.issed off with his scottish accent after a few hours of listening to him, to do a talkshow, you really have to have a good voice surely, or else people will get sick to blummin death of you.

Jacko the Ripper

HONK HONK
JoeP eat your farts, I hate your smelly brain!:rant: :rant:

Originally posted by nickatnight
I first started listening to radio about a year ago, and discovered near enough straight away that hallam fm was the best, Real radio is...O.K., but look around the airwaves a bit, None of the other stations have prestenters like Nick Margerrison (Big up waaaay) or Phoneboy and Big John.
By the way, I have never heard that Real was aimed at middle aged woman, where on earth did you get that gem of information from?
HALLAM Is ace...


like I said in the other thread. Hallam may not be perfect, but try going to Nottingham or Derby and listening to their local commercial stations.

By the way, Daryl Denham's back on Hallam :D

Tell me that again in English? By the way, I'm nickatnight , its just Ive been banned twice.

Originally posted by Jako2
Tell me that again in English? By the way, I'm nickatnight , its just Ive been banned twice.

then why admit it?

Its quite easy to tell, the signiture for starters, and JoeP that moderator banned Jako for Duplicate ID, so I duplicated the duplicate and here I am, he will probably ban me again, but oh well, I just wanna be able to use the forum, I was dead dissapointed that I got banned in the first place, so I'm hear now!

Daryl denhams just finished up, he is ace, he kicks Big John's bum, put him back on the mainstream breakfast show.

Originally posted by Jako2
Daryl denhams just finished up, he is ace, he kicks Big John's bum, put him back on the mainstream breakfast show.

hes just started actually.

well Ive just been on the forum all morning and just called in (im not listening to hallam at the moment) randomly, this guy picked up (Dixie probably) and I requested a song, he said it was the end of his shift and that I should call back in about an hour, I assumed it was daryl denham.

Am I the only person who doesn't know who Nick is? I have never listened to Nick at night and if "you love it , you know you do, you love it you sl**s" is an indication as to it's content and culture then it sounds a little dull to me IMHO.

Originally posted by Jako2
well Ive just been on the forum all morning and just called in (im not listening to hallam at the moment) randomly, this guy picked up (Dixie probably) and I requested a song, he said it was the end of his shift and that I should call back in about an hour, I assumed it was daryl denham.

That was probably Matt on breakfast? Daryl started at 10 and is as good as ever

OK, I hear he was a former Hallam FM breakfast show presenter, well Bonny, How can that make the show sound dull, if you want some info on the show, visit www.jackotheripper.tk orwww.hallamfm.co.uk

Originally posted by Jako2
OK, I hear he was a former Hallam FM breakfast show presenter, well Bonny, How can that make the show sound dull, if you want some info on the show, visit www.jackotheripper.tk orwww.hallamfm.co.uk
woah this thread is just confusing now.

Right,

Nick@Night - Late Nights Sunday to Thursday

Daryl Denham - ex-breakfast show before Big John, now on Saturdays 10-1.

Originally posted by clublander
woah this thread is just confusing now.

Right,

Nick@Night - Late Nights Sunday to Thursday

Daryl Denham - ex-breakfast show before Big John, now on Saturdays 10-1.
Exactly
11pm till 01am for Nick's ace show.

Well i have to agree with most of the posters HALLAM FM IS ABSOLUTE GARBAGE.
The people that work there must know this but are probably that desperate to get on the showbiz ladder they are willing to get involved with it and no doubt given the chance to better themselves they'll be off like a shot as soon as the chance comes along.
The hourly loop of the same old drivel of 'music' drives you mad, the same boring boring adverts just gets on your nerves and the presenters are just terrible.

I HOPE SOMEONE IN AUTHORITY AT HALLAM READS THIS.


Thank God for RADIO SHEFFIELD,

Originally posted by clublander
then why admit it?

Yes, I have to ask that myself. :)

It's astonishing that 99.999 % of people on this Forum never get banned, but some people manage it multiple tiems in one day.

Incredible. Anyway, I didn't 'eat my farts' and yes, he's banned again. :)

Joe

Hey Nik

Like the show.

I listen every night.


Cheers.

Originally posted by Nicholarse
It is though isn't it? I love it. Pays me big money. You love it too. Yes you do. You love it!

Can't stand it. Luckily my DAB in my car will pick up Kerrang - that's terrible but compared to Hallam it's marvellous

Bring back Scottie McClue

Originally posted by trainwalker
there was a time not so long ago when hallam was worth listening to. presenters such as dave kilner, roger kirk, dan james and of course the legendary james h reeve were all wonderful to listen to and were extemely popular.

what a shame that these days we have drivvel such as nick at night and the terrible phone boy. without a doubt phone boy is the most dreadful radio presenter ever.

Why don't you get your head out of the 80's? Times change. Fashions change. Trends change. Why do people still like to live in the good old days?

But you can carry on slagging me, I don't mind. My bank account still gets topped up every month.

xxxxxx

Phoneboy, Admittedly, I'm not really a fan, but I agree with you 100%

I'm 21. If you put out Radio Hallam 70s/80s style on 103.4, I wouldn't be listening. Simple as that.

Hallam is local commericial radio on a heritage licence. All these stations are in the same style. Try these....

www.musicradio.com - try some of these and tell me Hallam is worse.

Hallam is one of the top 5 stations in the UK in my opinion, and the people who moan about it "not being like it used to be" need to wake up and realise if you listened back then - YOUR NO LONGER IN THE TARGET AUDIENCE. Your too old - try Real Radio or worse - SAGA!

Phoneboy, Admittedly, I'm not really a fan, but I agree with you 100%

I'm 21. If you put out Radio Hallam 70s/80s style on 103.4, I wouldn't be listening. Simple as that.

Hallam is local commericial radio on a heritage licence. All these stations are in the same style. Try these....

www.musicradio.com - try some of these and tell me Hallam is worse.

Hallam is one of the top 5 stations in the UK in my opinion, and the people who moan about it "not being like it used to be" need to wake up and realise if you listened back then - YOUR NO LONGER IN THE TARGET AUDIENCE. Your too old - try Real Radio or worse - SAGA!

Originally posted by clublander
Phoneboy, I'm not really a fan, but I agree with you 100%

I'm 21. If you put out Radio Hallam 70s/80s style on 103.4, I wouldn't be listening. Simple as that.

Hallam is local commericial radio on a heritage licence. All these stations are in the same style. Try these....

www.musicradio.com - try some of these and tell me Hallam is worse.

Hallam is one of the top 5 stations in the UK in my opinion, and the people who moan about it "not being like it used to be" need to wake up and realise if you listened back then - YOUR NO LONGER IN THE TSA. Your too old - try Real Radio or worse - SAGA!

You know I wouldn't have any problem with the EMAP group, their stations or pretty much any commercial station if they played a little bit of diversified music. I just can't stand the same dribble hour, after hour, after hour on every station across the UK.

And I think that's people's problem if you look at most of the posts, but Phoneboy comes on and accuses people of having their head in the 80s and suddenly because of his status the entire conversation changes, when in reality it wasn't about that in the first place.

Originally posted by Hook
You know I wouldn't have any problem with the EMAP group, their stations or pretty much any commercial station if they played a little bit of diversified music. I just can't stand the same dribble hour, after hour, after hour on every station across the UK.

And I think that's people's problem if you look at most of the posts, but Phoneboy comes on and accuses people of having their head in the 80s and suddenly because of his status the entire conversation changes, when in reality it wasn't about that in the first place.

but it really is about that. Have you actually listened to Hallam for any length of time?

6-10 - Big John. Not much music, but usually current hits
10-11 - Top 10 at 10. Oldies
12-2 - Mixture. Mostly currents, but a few older tunes, and the workplace anthem
2-3 School years - more old and decent tunes.
3-7 Matt and Emma - ok I agree, they are awful :P

You get more older songs on hallam than most other current hit radio stations.

As the emap group as a whole - Hallam is in my opinion currently the best in the group - second being Radio City in Liverpool. Key 103 in Manchester is awful at the moment - and getting the bashing it deserves.

I really don't think Hallam deserves the crap being thrown at it. It is about getting old, and it is about not getting stuck in the 80s. He might be a slightly abusive but it does get annoying reading posts which just contain utter rubbish.

Originally posted by clublander
but it really is about that. Have you actually listened to Hallam for any length of time?

6-10 - Big John. Not much music, but usually current hits
10-11 - Top 10 at 10. Oldies
12-2 - Mixture. Mostly currents, but a few older tunes, and the workplace anthem
2-3 School years - more old and decent tunes.
3-7 Matt and Emma - ok I agree, they are awful :P

You get more older songs on hallam than most other current hit radio stations.

As the emap group as a whole - Hallam is in my opinion currently the best in the group - second being Radio City in Liverpool. Key 103 in Manchester is awful at the moment - and getting the bashing it deserves.

I really don't think Hallam deserves the crap being thrown at it. It is about getting old, and it is about not getting stuck in the 80s. He might be a slightly abusive but it does get annoying reading posts which just contain utter rubbish.

Yes. And the problem with it is this, at most times of the day you can listen to Hallam, then logon to TFM and listen online, or Metro and listen online and the songs are the same. They have the same playlists, and the same songs, just with a different DJ in the middle introducing them.

That's not radio, it's robots. I listen to Radio 1 most of the time, because well at least Moyles is vaguely funny, Jo Wiley plays a decent variety of music and Mills in the afternoon is funny. On a weekend I've got a much better variety and I can listen to Eamonn Holmes on fivelive, and then Jonathon Ross.

I can't stand Nick @ Night, but that's probably because TFM have two excellent phone-in presenters in the last ten years, Tom Davies, and Alan Ross. Incidentally they've put Tom on Breakfast now and he's crap, but he's doing a lot for the station so it must just be personal taste.

Matt often does other shows in the EMAP group, for example when I'm at home I hear him on TFM fairly frequently covering for other presenters, he's slightly better without Emma.

And there's the problem on the schedule you've posted. The 'decent' tunes (older = decent?) are on during the day, and the afternoon and evening shows are dribble.

I'll stick with Radio 1 and Radio 2 for the moment I think. They're slightly better than the regional radio on offer in Sheffield.

I do agree with a lot, but there are some things which are untrue.

Viking/Hallam/Aire/TFM and the rest, all used to use a central playlist and playorder.

This isn't true anymore. Certainly the playorder is now different, and the program directors at each station have a lot more say in things locally.

I admit at one point, all EMAP stations sounded exactly the same - and Hallam suffered. I don't think it does anymore.

By all accounts TFM breakfast is awful as youve pointed out.

Matt on sundays on Hallam is also better than on drive - so again I agree hes better on his own.

As for Nick @ Night, well James Stannage has just been let go by Key 103 in Manchester. The program director there is Anthony Gay (Ex hallam DJ and PD), and it was him who put Nick @ Night on Hallam lates. Makes you wonder whether he'll be jumping the pennines soon.

I'm Back, Is that the real PhoneBoy?

What does everybody think of Mark Keen?

I think that he is funny...

:hihi:

Originally posted by Jako4
I'm Back, Is that the real PhoneBoy?

What does everybody think of Mark Keen?

I think that he is funny...

:hihi:

Just like duck-shooting....BANG!

Joe

I would just like to say, THANKS to Hallam fm.
I have just returned from a fantastic weekend away courtesy of the station.
Keep up the good work folks.:clap:

Im not being exactly abusive am I? Lets face it...and as for 'status'...cor blimey...I'm only a local radio disc jockey, I dont exactly think that gives me status! I can't change the state of the world, I cant make magic happen...I just talk and play records.

A lot of you on here may not be fans, but I don't let that get me down...come on...the amounts of times I have been slagged, I should have had a nervous breakdown by now!!

I think the problem is that people DO live in the past, some people expect nothing to change. Is Coronation Street still the same? NO Is Eastenders still the same? NO...in fact are BBC and ITV still the same? NO! Times change, people's attitudes change.

Back in the day there was only Hallam that catered for everybody around here in the radio market, and being 21 myself, I vaguely remember that, so everybody listened.

Now, you have Real Radio to cater for the older market, Galaxy to cater for the younger market, and then Dearne / Trax / Peak...and in the future I think there is going to be a station for Rotherham as well.

These days its all about variety and choice....remember when there where only 4 terrestrial televevision channels, well now look at the influx of about 500+ channels from Sky Digital. People need change....people need choice...if you don't like something, you switch it off, you dont moan about it and let it get your back up for your whole life.

Enough people seem to like Hallam though, we have very good listening figures in todays clustered market of varied radio and television channels.

Anyway...just thought I would put a point across!

Carry on.

x

Could'nt agree more Phoneboy, Hallam does have the most listening figures in Yorkshire, mainly because the bubble has burst for Galaxy, and Real are second to you.
The presenters are the most important issue in my book, a good presenter will always attract listeners whatever music is playing.

Matt Mackie is my favourite DJ and I listen to him daily, not because of the music he plays but for the format of his show as he keeps it interesting.
I,m 45 now and listen to Radio 2 on Sunday afternoons, yep as sad as that may seem to you younger ones, Hallam is still my top radio show and the present bunch of presenters are the best yet, including Phoneboy and Nick.
Although talking of Nick he is certainly better doing his night show than he is during the day, poor old chap was struggling when he filled in for Matt Mackie the other week but Mackie is definately the best.

Phoneboy - I take back the abusive comment - I've stated worse in this thread.

Interesting point about Galaxy. Whatever people say about dance music, its alive and kicking - and if they were anything like Vibe FM in the east, playing loads of dance music, I'd be listening, and I'm sure a lot of other people (including Hallamites) would too. Galaxy play too much RnB and will never get close to Hallam while they do that.

Interesting point for all the people slagging Hallam off...

EMAP own three stations in Yorkshire..

Viking (Hull)
Hallam (South Yorks)
Aire (Leeds)

Galaxy trounces Aire, and also beats Viking in their respective TSA's. However Hallam is far and away bigger in South Yorks than Galaxy. What does that say about the state of Hallam?

By the way Phoneboy - I don't like the daily shows, mainly because its all a bit poppy for me - but the sunday sessions are great, and remind me of "the good old days" in the late nineties when Emma Scott was doing something similar. Greenday were class.

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best radio station in my opinion is Xfm radio. its brill! listen to it in me photography class at college! its way better than Hallam FM and i think Galaxy FM is the crappest station on the planet! it never plays anything good except for niche music which isnt really music anyway. it shud be banned!!

Just because you don't like the music Galaxy plays, doesn't mean it has to be banned. I personally prefer Galaxy and lots of others do too, but I'm hardly going to want every other station banned because it doesn't conform with what I like

I think a lot of the dislike for Galaxy comes from what they did to the old Kiss stations (Kiss 105 over here). They were proper dance stations... The Galaxy came in and well... filled the playlist with RnB.

Shouldn't be banned though. The more choice the better

Now there I will agree!! Kiss was a very good station with an excellent playlist. I too would sincerely love to have that back instead of RnB all the time, but it still has a high proportion of dance compared to Kiss 100 for instance, which seems more and more urban every day. Not tuned into Vibe FM so can't really comment on its dance/rnb ratio.

Vibe will be Kiss soon anyway :P

Is it just me or does nick love calling people slags i'd like to hear him call ladies slags on his show furthermore well i don't like the rude man but i admit his show would be decent if it was'nt for all the ad breaks

Never heard his show to be honest. Is it any good? am I missing anything?

Some of his shows are ok. He just starts by setting a general topic (or a few) and then being controversial with his views. He then allows people to debate his views. Soem are good, others are just dibs.

I'm with a few on this thread, there is nothing wrong Hallam FM in general. Yes the playlist isn't that wide but they play main chart music and i feel play more older stuff than ever with top 10 at 10 and school years etc.

As with all commercial radios, we have to put up with adverts. I do agree it's the same old adverts over and over but i'd guess this isn't by choice

Go on the hallam fms website, its a .co.uk one, Soz I cant right it but I have only posted a few times with this acount, and theres my site all the double yous dot jackotheripper dot tk , thats pretty good, its a fan site about Nick. its got some info on the show aswell.

Its ok sometimes but then again if it was paying me money I'd like it as much as you do Nick!

I'm really enjoying listening to Matt MacKay on Hallam FM breakfast this week. He is so much better than Big John and it's time we had someone new at breakfast. My vote goes to Daryl Denham.

Daryl Denham was on years ago.

He was quite funny too.

Originally posted by uncleheed
Daryl Denham was on years ago.

He was quite funny too.

Yes I know - he left Hallam for Heart in Birmingham in 2000. I listened to him every morning - hilarious!

Originally posted by HendryVIII
Yes I know - he left Hallam for Heart in Birmingham in 2000. I listened to him every morning - hilarious!

I was working in Brum at the time,and used to have him on.

A quality DJ

hes on drive all this week instead of the chuckle brothers :D yay!

Originally posted by t020
The problem with Hallam FM is that the DJs are forever going on about how much they intend to drink at the weekend, or if it's Monday, how much they did drink at the weekend. For a station aimed at all age ranges, especially "poppy" early-mid teens, is it really sending out a responsible example of behaviour?
Couldn't agree more with you here

The only time I 'listen' is when I'm forced to by their huge JBL speakers whenever they set up in the Peace Gardens for some public do. (I live in one of the flats one street off the square and it sounds like I'm standing right in front of the speakers when they crank it up.) I'd be much happier if they figured out that people a street away may not want to participate in their do. -MG

Anyone noticed how they seem to be playing the Scissor Sisters alot lately? can we have a new CD please!?

And why the does the news go wrong in the early hours? Sometimes you get the news background music and no news reader talking, then the news reader starts 5 minutes later when a song comes on, which is probably the Scissor Sisters!

Amatures!

The Playlist for HALLAM FM sucks, its so sosoooooo repetative, repetative repatative, repetative, repatative, scissor sisters are phoneboys favourite and only song he puts on, that and shane ward, and maybe something like mariah carey or something, Hallams going down, Guvna Garry, Sort it!!!

hallam fm - was much better when anthony was the programming director.

anthony gay who did the mid mornings on hallam for years ended his on air career too early. very successful as director of programmes at key in manchester now though.

shame matt mackay been slipped onto afternoons, he should get drive time i think instead of matt foister.

gary stein has worked hard and has done well getting daryl back, just dixie next i think, and maybe emma scott eh mister stein?

:clap:

allthough i used to love hallam its gone realy downhill they have only got 6 records to play all day the same advert it drives you mad id rather listen to toby foster on radio 2 you get comedy and lots of music some old some new so nick you may work for this top radio station but sheffield forum peeps dont think that much of it lotsa love xxxxxxxxxxx

I must admit I listen to Hallam in a morning, because that prat 'big' John annoys me so much that I don't stay in bed listening to it, but get up instead. It's not even useful getting info for pub quizzes because most of the time when they've played one of their half-dozen records they don't say who the artist was!
His sense of humour is dire, and only seems to consist of cruel and nasty jibes.

Val

Originally posted by djscottk
hallam fm - was much better when anthony was the programming director.

anthony gay who did the mid mornings on hallam for years ended his on air career too early. very successful as director of programmes at key in manchester now though.

shame matt mackay been slipped onto afternoons, he should get drive time i think instead of matt foister.

gary stein has worked hard and has done well getting daryl back, just dixie next i think, and maybe emma scott eh mister stein?

:clap:

Emma Scott won't be back. shes having far too much fun at Kerrang in Birmingham, and left a station bigger than Hallam to go there and play the music she believes in.

Originally posted by clublander
Emma Scott won't be back. shes having far too much fun at Kerrang in Birmingham, and left a station bigger than Hallam to go there and play the music she believes in.

lol power fm.
does not have a bigger tsa than hallam, and cant therefore be classed as a bigger station than hallam.

Originally posted by Nicholarse
It is though isn't it? I love it. Pays me big money. You love it too. Yes you do. You love it!

Having to resort to spamming a forum says a lot really..

I listen in, on the school run because the kids love Hallamster. Fat john's ok, but I always turn over to Real radio or Galaxy every time they play Robbie Williams. Does anyone know of a Robbie Williams-Free station. I also find Phone boy annoying.

Get a grip, phoneboy is mindless drivel, he appeals to the mindless youth market, he yells down the mike in a ridiculous manner and talks provocative junk to a mindless assistant.


....Are you calling Monkey Dave a 'mindless assistant'??? :rant:

Hallam FM was great 20 years ago when it was Howard Pressman, Steve Tong, Dave Kilner, Gerry Kersey and - I think he was there then - Anthony Gay. Now like most commercial stations they play the same current stuff in hourly rotation and the same "classic pop/rock" stuff in the same rotation. There are OTHER classic tunes besides Nirvana! But then Radio 1 is the same, just without the commercials!