SoundFm wrote:I may be wrong but I feel (certainly for me) the dynamics have changed.

SoundFm wrote:

LoveNRG wrote:yo sound looks like u shudda stayed in bro .. but serious lets get sum live shows on the new up and coming stations else whats the point of being on not knowing when your venture will be short lived .. just saying

It's a fair point Mr NRG however the transmission was only a test with a view to possibly putting something on at some point down the line. Unfortunately having been involved with a couple of successful North West pirates I know all too well of the hassle and bullshit that goes with djs, schedules, locations etc. I'm not in the position i was 15/20 years ago. Other things take priority these days....... family, work, mortgage, bills etc etc.

If I'm honest, and I may raise a bit of debate here I don't think that radio has the attraction that it did when I first got into it. Back in the day there was no internet, Spotify, You Tube, Deezer etc and we as kids grew up with radio. Many kids these days probably don't even know how to operate a tuner. I may be wrong but I feel (certainly for me) the dynamics have changed. Whe I first got into radio in the late 80s a well known established Merseyside pirate operator (Bert Williams) used to say "I don't really see a future in pirate radio" and at the time I was convinced her was talking through his arse. Now I look at the band (and lack of pirate operators) here in the North West and think there's sadly some truth in it.

You only have to compare how many sations were on back then to now. Manchester and Liverpool had a thriving pirate culture back in the 80s and 90s, these days I could count on 1 hand the amount of active stations. Fair play and hats off to the people doing their bit and hopefully the stations that are on will cause a domino effect and inspire more people to get on air.

Culture FM wrote:Great signal here in Rossendale on 101.4 and getting 87.5 strong, should be the return of the Sound boys.
No sign of this 100.7 just Classic FM.

Omg a 150w rig wrote:I heard 101.4 the other day nice signal to stoke from manny rubbish audio tho! Love nrg seems to be a 1w chinese rig i think never heard a worst signal complete waste of airwaves but each to there own.

MiXiN wrote:I've even heard that Innov8 101.4 as far as North Lancashire in the Blackburn & Preston area - the coverage is immense; probably 40-50 miles from the TX site.

Love NRG is nothing more than a flea powered community station evidently intended for the Black community with its one dimensional choice of audio.

With improved audio, 101.4 would be perfect.

100.7 has decent audio but gets nowhere.

Omg a 150w rig wrote:I heard 101.4 the other day nice signal to stoke from manny rubbish audio tho! Love nrg seems to be a 1w chinese rig i think never heard a worst signal complete waste of airwaves but each to there own. Heard 87.5 too not great signal but from further away i think. Really suprised nobody had the brains before these 101.4 to put something on from manny now they need to get djs on there im 100% sure u can have 30-50 djs no problem especially with that nice signal

MiXiN wrote:I've even heard that Innov8 101.4 as far as North Lancashire in the Blackburn & Preston area - the coverage is immense; probably 40-50 miles from the TX site.

Love NRG is nothing more than a flea powered community station evidently intended for the Black community with its one dimensional choice of audio.

With improved audio, 101.4 would be perfect.

100.7 has decent audio but gets nowhere.

Culture FM wrote:Come on lads no need for this we should be working together, not against.
We've got such a small radio scene up here in the north west let's no spoil it.
So what if 100.7 doesn't reach miles out of Manchester like the other, let's just enjoy what we've got.