"Your All-Time Favourite Station" thread

[Fabio]

Whats yours?.........In terms of Originality, Jocks, Presentation, Fun, Imaging, Branding, Music played, Audience share, Good memories....etc.

Mines gotta be The big one........ATLANTIC 252

Although I dont remember and could have never listened to the Irish superpirates(not from Dublin), I'm sure either NOVA and SUNSHINE would be my number 1 choice.

[Katy Lied]

I have great memories of Nova - 1st time we heard slick links and downright good music. I also have fond memories of Q 102 (?) - the quiet storm.

Anyone else?

[stayin alive]

has to be radio luxembourg {fab 208} every dj was different and it really set standards ...it's always been copied but never been matched and todays standards especially in ireland dont even come close .....
some dj's to remember ......kenny everett
noel edmonds
peter powell
rob jones
bob stewart
stuart henry
chris moyles
mark wesley
without doubt the best radio st'n ever .......

cheers

[Removed Member]

-New York's Jammin' 105 (Formerly "Big105") is Now called POWER 105.1 and plays hip-hop n' Rn'b nonstop.

It was AC as BIG 105 ,then was Jammin Oldies (with Jay Thomas on Breakfast) and now it has DR.DRE on Breakfast.

[The Mighty 890]

Dublin: It's gotta be Nova, it just broke the mould and dragged radio in this city into the 20th century!

London & UK: Virgin by a long shot, great music, great jocks and great jingles.

NYC: Z100 was fantastic in the mid to late 80s. Scott Shannon and "Serving the Universe from the top of the Gorilla Building". Loved that station when I was in NY.

LA: KIIS was great for Rick Dees and pure entertainment (and probably still is) but I loved K Earth 101. Shotgun Tom Kelly in the mornings was great and you couldn't help but love the punchy,snappy 3 minutes oldies classics and their great singing jingles.

Sydney: MMM is quality and JJJ not far behind it.


Currently for me I mix between Today FM, Radio 1, Phantom and BBC Radios 2 and 5. Sign of the times :p

[Liamo]

In the mid-west, it had to be (at varying times) Big L, ERI and Hits 954.

Raidio Luimni was, shall we say, unique, and so will always have a place in Limerick hearts.

CCR & Soundchannel were worth a note.

More recently Fresh 103 definitely got a lot of people talking about it and listening in - a completely automated system with quirky jingles - it still managed to have a personality, and was listenable 24-7!

[Liamo]

Oops.....forgot to mention that for stations coming from outside of Limerick, Radio Luxembourg, Nova Satellite, Century and currently Today FM have all featured on my "best of their time" list!

[KJ]

A very difficult choice :confused:

Great stations of the 90's for me would include;

Hot 107
Kiss 103, and
Pulse 103

All time greats for me would all be Carey stations;

Late Nova
Energy 103, and
Nova International


more thoughts on the above later


KJ

;)

[250_Watt]

I would agree with the above from Kelly,but would Add Sunset,the first of its kind....

DLR were also good to begin with.....

[Just Me]

Capitol - Nitesky, Dublin's real alternative. Now that's what I call the 80's.

[ex-pirate]

Anybody ever remember WABC (Donegal) and their fabolous solid gold sundays?

[RadioFriend]

Interesting...........

I think its hard to beat the great Atlantic 252 in the early days,I think we all agree that from a DJ point of view 252 was the place to be.

As well as that i think that South East Radio was and maybe still is the best of the ILR's.Clive has done a great job there and I know that their last JNLR book looked bad but thats because SER don't do the usual crap that appeals to everyone.......

Tell where else you can hear Music from Michael Franks,England Dan and John Ford Coley,Jiohn Martyn,Steely Dan,Jackson Browne,Colin Blunestone and Dan Fogelberg????

Theses guys at SER know and love great music and have had no prob's playing it down through the years.

[Sarah Baybay]

1. Pulse 103FM :D
2. Kiss 94.4FM
3. Atlantic 252 in the early days was good

[Anorak]

All of the Irish Cary or Cary-influenced stations...

Radio Nova

Kiss 102.7

Nova International

Zoom 103 (which became...)

Energy 103

Even Magic 103 was enjoyable.

The man has the midas touch, no doubt...

[RadioFreak]

Netherlands: HitRadio Veronica (when they were on 828 & 1224 AM)
USA: Z100 NYC (80's & 90's), KIIS FM LA (80's & 90's) KQLZ LA (Pirate Radio, Scott Shannon build this station)

[Billy Dane]

Energy 103. Was there much better? Pat Courtenay. Bob Gallico. John O'Hara. Gareth O'Callaghan. Cassidy Jones. Tony Allan. What a line-up!

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Atlantic 252 pre 1998 - NEVER moved the knob away from it for many years, and still sadly missed.

[KJ]

Energy

103

F

MMMMMMMMMMM


'nuff said ;)


KJ

[Slicklink]

In the 80s

1. Energy 103 (for JOH alone)
2. Nova
3. CAU FM (damn good music and not half bad jocks either)
4. KB's Kiss 106 (cause anything could be said on air!)

The 90s

Pulse 103 (cause it was a buzz, the hangovers where not!)
Sunset