Thanks. Which plays into my other question about whether Viking's broadcast will really be available nationwide on DAB. That seems to break convention.
It's an interesting one, it's certainly being presented as something that will be available outside the region.
Mmm it is an interesting one, but I can't see how they will actually do this unless it is the same feed that will be sent to Radio Player and Tune-In.
If it is freely available outside the region it means the supporters of our opponents can listen to the match on Viking. Undermines the idea of exclusive rights somewhat.
Local Scarborough politician Proudfoot was involved with 270. As was Don Robinson. Officially sanctioned radio, public and commercial, was not as much fun then or since, as listening to the pirates, which gave us who were young at the time music we wanted to hear and helped many bands break through, rather than what our elders and betters thought we should be listening to. Another of those things hard to get across to those not around at the time.
They're always doing stuff like this. They should never be trusted. The sympathy and apologism for them needs to stop.
I knew about Proudfoot and Robinson. I spoke to an American academic colleague who told me that he spent a year at Oxford University but got involved with the Pirates (in onshore admin/promotion with a feint hope of becoming a DJ) and he told me about the amount of Mafia/gangland money and some of the shady characters involved. He said 'I'm from New Jersey but it still creeped me out'. I vaguely remember listening to Caroline North (as four/five year old) but have quite a few recordings from the time. I interviewed the Emperor Rosco and he told me some some great stories. Very exciting for those involved in the broadcasting.
That may well be the case, but it is a commercial decision and that cannot be denied. The guesswork about uptake and revenues discredits some ITK posters. The whole financial balance, between the BBC and the independents, has changed dramatically in recent times. You just have to look at the BBC salaries debacle, Talkshite getting EFL and other developments to have some degree of scepticism about the ITK financial thoughts. I think it is a commercial decision where they have managed to take two birds with one stone. But, like you, I don't really know for sure.
My mate's dad used to supply 270 from his fishing cobble. Used to get some records before anyone had heard them and some interesting demos which the daftbsod ditched and might have been worth a few bob now. Fun days, something new happening all the time through the 1960s.
How long until Viking FM have their named changed to Vikings Tigers cos we all know Ehore hates letters at the end of your name
I wondered about that. Towards the end of the season Burns & Swan didn't appear on air commentary on TigersPlayer. Can't remember the names of those who replaced them, but maybe even then Viking had shunted RH out of the picture. The Burns & Swan show was a hybrid of "Burns & Allen" and "Flanders & Swan". Daft at times, but they'll be missed.
Viking isn't available nationwide on DAB but they do have sister stations, though I doubt they would carry Viking commentary unless we play someone in the sister station's area.
It looks increasingly like the DAB output will be restricted to Hull and the East Riding, meaning we've just lost FM to digital, on a smaller station and the listener numbers can only fall.
