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Post by MJB on May 13, 2024 22:09:10 GMT
Exactly my point. The only people who listen to R3 are on this forum. No wonder they don’t want to spend much money on it. 😀 I assume precisely no-one listens to R1? I've been known to occasionally. |
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Post by willien on May 13, 2024 22:09:51 GMT
I assume precisely no-one listens to R1? I've been known to occasionally. Listening to R3 is cooler. |
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Post by MJB on May 13, 2024 22:13:15 GMT
I've been known to occasionally. Listening to R3 is cooler. Is that why elderly people wear overcoats on hot days? |
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Post by John Farrell on May 13, 2024 22:17:28 GMT
I don't know what you lot are bickering about...
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Post by spinno on May 13, 2024 22:17:46 GMT
Listening to R3 is cooler. Is that why elderly people wear overcoats on hot days? I don't. |
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Post by andy on May 13, 2024 22:20:41 GMT
Exactly my point. The only people who listen to R3 are on this forum. No wonder they don’t want to spend much money on it. 😀 Apparently radio 3 is aimed at 35-54 year olds. I wonder if they've told the 35-54 year olds!? Sounds like they are missing their target demographic here. |
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Post by MJB on May 13, 2024 22:29:32 GMT
Exactly my point. The only people who listen to R3 are on this forum. No wonder they don’t want to spend much money on it. 😀 Apparently radio 3 is aimed at 35-54 year olds. I wonder if they've told the 35-54 year olds!? Sounds like they are missing their target demographic here. On my next birthday I have to start listening to R4 apparently. |
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Post by willien on May 13, 2024 22:41:18 GMT
I don't know what you lot are bickering about... Most BBC radio stations have numbers. R(adio) 3 is the classical station. R4 is for drama - I think. It is not something I have ever listened to.
When I was young R1 was for then current rock/pop music and R2 for the stuff that then old fuddie duddies listened to - easy listening and that sort of stuff.
I am not really up on what R1 and R2 do these days but I do not think today's youth listen to them in any numbers.
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Post by andy on May 13, 2024 22:52:29 GMT
Apparently radio 3 is aimed at 35-54 year olds. I wonder if they've told the 35-54 year olds!? Sounds like they are missing their target demographic here. On my next birthday I have to start listening to R4 apparently. The internet says I tell my firesetick "play radio 3" to get R3 but it went to some Ayrshire community radio station that was silent. Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. |
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Post by spinno on May 14, 2024 6:07:51 GMT
On my next birthday I have to start listening to R4 apparently. The internet says I tell my firesetick "play radio 3" to get R3 but it went to some Ayrshire community radio station that was silent. Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. Perhaps you have to say "play BBC radio 3" |
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Post by MJB on May 14, 2024 6:24:59 GMT
I don't know what you lot are bickering about... Most BBC radio stations have numbers. R(adio) 3 is the classical station. R4 is for drama - I think. It is not something I have ever listened to.
When I was young R1 was for then current rock/pop music and R2 for the stuff that then old fuddie duddies listened to - easy listening and that sort of stuff.
I am not really up on what R1 and R2 do these days but I do not think today's youth listen to them in any numbers.
R2-13.5 million listeners R4-9.5 million R1-7.5 million R5-5.5 million R6-2.7 million R3-1.7 million Given the competition R1 & 2 have from streaming services and independent radio that's still some pretty strong numbers. |
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Post by geoffr on May 14, 2024 7:27:55 GMT
The problem with Radio 4 is that, with the exception of news, catching a short clip is meaningless you get part of a 1/2 hour programme missing the beginning and end. Driving home from work I usually caught a full half hour, or more, even if there were gaps where I was concentrating on crawking around the M25. These days I just don’t get the opportunities to listen.
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Post by dreampolice on May 14, 2024 7:32:39 GMT
Exactly my point. The only people who listen to R3 are on this forum. No wonder they don’t want to spend much money on it. 😀 I assume precisely no-one listens to R1? On this forum? I would think you are right, lol |
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Post by andy on May 14, 2024 7:46:41 GMT
Most BBC radio stations have numbers. R(adio) 3 is the classical station. R4 is for drama - I think. It is not something I have ever listened to.
When I was young R1 was for then current rock/pop music and R2 for the stuff that then old fuddie duddies listened to - easy listening and that sort of stuff.
I am not really up on what R1 and R2 do these days but I do not think today's youth listen to them in any numbers.
R2-13.5 million listeners R4-9.5 million R1-7.5 million R5-5.5 million R6-2.7 million R3-1.7 million Given the competition R1 & 2 have from streaming services and independent radio that's still some pretty strong numbers. So basically the entire adult population of the UK listens to BBC radio? Unbelievable! |
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Post by mick on May 14, 2024 7:53:31 GMT
A list of BBC radio progs and what they do is linked below: www.bbc.com/aboutthebbc/whatwedo/publicservices#networkradioI'm afraid that I only listen to radio when I'm driving. Classic FM is my 'go to' but that's closely followed by R4. However R4 needs more attention than other progs so it's not my favourite driving programme. Mick |
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