[Aly Woodhouse]

This is my local radio station and as radio is a natural medium for me it is especially close to my heart.
I know another thread about this station was closed because of some irresponsible posting but I hope this one will fare better.
This is a new venture and so the waters are untested really I think but it is sounding good and sounding better than it used to do under previous names.
It sounds local and reminds me of some of the better days of Clan fm.
I wish it well in 2009.

[Over By Yer!]

Good Morning Aly.
I like what I have heard of L107. Good selection of music and presenters who sound like they are enjoying themselves.

[The_Sleeper]

Hi ALY ,

Thank you for setting up another thread for all us that enjoy talking about L107 again .

more power to your elbow .


L107 THE PRIDE OF THE SHIRE

I though this was an "anoraks site". Did you get one cheap in the sales then?

[Aly Woodhouse]

Originally Posted by The_Sleeper

Hi ALY ,

Thank you for setting up another thread for all us that enjoy talking about L107 again .

more power to your elbow .


L107 THE PRIDE OF THE SHIRE

It's the natural thing to do for me.
Because it is the Christmas season I admit that I haven't listened to the station as much as usual so I like to keep up to date with what other people who post think.

The switching on of the Christmas Lights in Hamilton sounded great fun . I wasn't there but I was there in spirit.

It does really sound as if all involved are enjoying themselves and having fun and that's what radio should be about.

[mbessex]

I thought the efforts this Christmas is being local and making an effort were in stark contrast to many other stations. THAT is worthy of note that people are actually trying and caring about the output rather than throw the switch on xxx hours of automation whilst everyone talks about "presenters deseerve christmas off too".

It might not have the biggest budgets or be the hippest thing in commercial radio but think for what they are trying to do deserve more credit than they get.

[Aly Woodhouse]

I'm looking forward to New Year's output.

[Arthur Grainger]

Well, I have to say my friends that of all the radio I was listening to over the period (which was a fair bit because I was travelling around a lot seeing friends, doing a lot of things and definitely not watching telly) that L107 provided some of the best entertainment and listening, compared to a lot of other stations that simply went to network, were automated, pre-recorded or, worse still, simply non-stop music.

There's a lot to be said about listening to live programs. They sound and feel different.

Most of my listening over Christmas was divided between Radio 5, BBC World Service, Chill (no christmas songs), Rock Radio (but where were the presenters?) and mostly L107.

[OneF'inFalkirk]

Originally Posted by Sleepwalker2006

I though this was an "anoraks site". Did you get one cheap in the sales then?

Yes, i have to say that my first impression was the same. Why another '****py wee thread on an anoraks webby' to quote a certain person?

Anyway, this is all i have to say, and i'll now happily leave in the hope that this thread will be used to discuss the radio station itself, and the good and bad it is doing, and not used purely as a self promotion tool by certain people

I'd better go now before i get whipped and jailed for my shocking and deeply offensive behaviour, as apparently this is what i would get in a stronger healthier society according to some!

Since i have nothing in common with the 18th century, i'll now take my leave and hope the thread is allowed to continue for the proper reasons mentioned above

[Tabbythecat]

Originally Posted by Aly Woodhouse

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It does really sound as if all involved are enjoying themselves and having fun and that's what radio should be about.

Sadly because of "the suits" that are taking over stations, ones like this deserve to thrive

[The_Sleeper]

Originally Posted by Tabbythecat

Sadly because of "the suits" that are taking over stations, ones like this deserve to thrive

nice one tbc live long & prosper

you got the 10th post .


L107 THE PRIDE OF THE SHIRE

Originally Posted by OneF'inFalkirk

Yes, i have to say that my first impression was the same. Why another '****py wee thread on an anoraks webby' to quote a certain person?

Anyway, this is all i have to say, and i'll now happily leave in the hope that this thread will be used to discuss the radio station itself, and the good and bad it is doing, and not used purely as a self promotion tool by certain people

I'd better go now before i get whipped and jailed for my shocking and deeply offensive behaviour, as apparently this is what i would get in a stronger healthier society according to some!

Since i have nothing in common with the 18th century, i'll now take my leave and hope the thread is allowed to continue for the proper reasons mentioned above

Ditto. Unless there is something worth contributing or discussing about the station. I see no value in reponding to:
"Wasn't that a great show".
"Phone lines very busy yesterday".
"2009 will be great for the station".
And similar banal comments to keep the station on the front page of a DS Thread.
It will be fun to spot Koadchrome's new moniker!

Before heading to the side lines: it would be good for the station to survive. I like the idea of the little guy bucking the trend and giving the big guys a run for their money. The owners need to get away from the one-trick-pony mentality and give due recognition to the other presenters. Who, as far as we have been told, are certainly not doing it for the money. Keeping the station on the air is a team effort - not just a single presenter.

My heart is rooting for the station, but the logic makes me wary it will survive 2009. Radio advertising revenue has been falling since September 2008. With all businesses cutting their cloth because of the recession, I can see this impacting on L107. Sponsorship is also in decline and combine that with poor car sales, will that impact on the station.

Lastly, if the financial gaps are being plugged by the owners, how long can they sustain this? The press reported yesterday on how the recession has affected the finances of Scotland's richest people and how they are having to make cut backs. This includes charities and projects they support.

As I said, my heart hopes it will survive the recession, but logic and hard cold facts tell me otherwise.

[Black Label]

Well, if I'd told you a year ago that Mark Page would give up on L107 it would have seemed as obvious a prediction as Easter Sunday coming two days after Good Friday! But if I'd then suggested that Alan Shields and Scottie McClue would end up owning it and going live 24/7, it would have been seen as one of the sillier predictions for 2008. Yet that is exactly what happened! But yet......

So in that spirit I thought it might be fun to have a stab at what 2009 might hold for the Lanarkshire licence. Possibilities include.........

-Previous owner Mark Page becomes so incenced by the numbers of people he turned down for gigs when he owned L107 getting gigs there now, in a fit of pique he decides to buy the station back. He doesn't even bother to tell everyone they are sacked. Instead he simply changes the locks, puts the station into automation for a week and hopes everyone takes the hint.

- Alan and Colin merge their business with Steve Penk, owner of Revolution. John Evington who is currently PC at The Rev is elevated to the role of Group PD. Half the L107 jocks resign in protest.

-Due to other committments, Alan and Colin take a back seat and decide to hire a station manager. They hire John Collins due to his experience in the area. Half the jocks resign in protest, rather than be sacked (in some cases yet again) by JC. However it turns out that the ones that resigned are the ones that JC sees as key to the station so they are all hired back two weeks later, and all differences are sorted out over an all expenses paid lunch at a nearby Brewers' Fayre.

-Alan and Colin form alliances with John Quinn at Central, Adam Findlay and Co at Wave and Kingdom FM. They all meet together and decide that in these recessionary times it makes sense for them all to work together. This leads to a merger between them all. Kingdom buy in on condition that the new company retains the Kingdom name. Thereby the Kingdom Group is reborn in 2009!

-L107 decide they need larger premises and decide to re-relocate the station back to Clan's old base at Newhouse Industrial Estate. Then, they decide to simply relaunch the station as Clan FM as that is the name the local audience are most familiar with.

- OFCOM decide that in an effort to help small stations they will significantly increase their power allocations. The newly re-renamed Clan FM is suddenly allowed to broadcast 2killawatts of power on 107.5...from Black Hill...which more than adequately covers almost the entire county and indeed half the country!

- Due to over-expansion and the recession, Global and GMG suddenly go out of business, and no one is available to buy the assets. Galaxy. Real and Smooth simply disappear from the airwaves, leaving only Clyde 1, Clyde 2 and Clan FM serving Lanarkshire. With the new TX power and sudden lack of competition, Clan go back into RAJAR and are revealed to have a 30% reach and 20% market share. Scottie's show is once again the 'penis on the page'.

Far fetched? Well, you never know these days! All the best to the crew at L for 2009 anyway!

JLx

The L107 website and link to the live streaming is down at the moment but if you go to Scottie's own website there is a link for the live streaming and that is working fine.

http://209.209.22.53/scottie/main.asp

[Lionelo]

I heard kenspeckle contributor Black Label referred to during a show on L107 yesterday.
I do wonder if we will soon hear him on air. Let's hope so.

I think this station is a very interesting case study.
Many people find the local output and personality presenters a refreshing change from the formulaic radio that has become so prevelant.
Whether it's comercially viable is what remains to be seen. I hope it is.

[howard h]

Originally Posted by Lionelo

I heard kenspeckle contributor Black Label referred to during a show on L107 yesterday.
I do wonder if we will soon hear him on air. Let's hope so.

I think this station is a very interesting case study.
Many people find the local output and personality presenters a refreshing change from the formulaic radio that has become so prevelant.

I haven't heard the station, but if it's as good as it sounds I hope it succeeds.
Can someone confirm a live stream link??

Originally Posted by howard h

I haven't heard the station, but if it's as good as it sounds I hope it succeeds.
Can someone confirm a live stream link??

The live streaming is up and running again from the L107 website.

http://www.l107.com/

[OneF'inFalkirk]

Originally Posted by Black Label

Well, if I'd told you a year ago that Mark Page would give up on L107 it would have seemed as obvious a prediction as Easter Sunday coming two days after Good Friday! But if I'd then suggested that Alan Shields and Scottie McClue would end up owning it and going live 24/7, it would have been seen as one of the sillier predictions for 2008. Yet that is exactly what happened! But yet......

So in that spirit I thought it might be fun to have a stab at what 2009 might hold for the Lanarkshire licence. Possibilities include.........

-Previous owner Mark Page becomes so incenced by the numbers of people he turned down for gigs when he owned L107 getting gigs there now, in a fit of pique he decides to buy the station back. He doesn't even bother to tell everyone they are sacked. Instead he simply changes the locks, puts the station into automation for a week and hopes everyone takes the hint.

- Alan and Colin merge their business with Steve Penk, owner of Revolution. John Evington who is currently PC at The Rev is elevated to the role of Group PD. Half the L107 jocks resign in protest.

-Due to other committments, Alan and Colin take a back seat and decide to hire a station manager. They hire John Collins due to his experience in the area. Half the jocks resign in protest, rather than be sacked (in some cases yet again) by JC. However it turns out that the ones that resigned are the ones that JC sees as key to the station so they are all hired back two weeks later, and all differences are sorted out over an all expenses paid lunch at a nearby Brewers' Fayre.

-Alan and Colin form alliances with John Quinn at Central, Adam Findlay and Co at Wave and Kingdom FM. They all meet together and decide that in these recessionary times it makes sense for them all to work together. This leads to a merger between them all. Kingdom buy in on condition that the new company retains the Kingdom name. Thereby the Kingdom Group is reborn in 2009!

-L107 decide they need larger premises and decide to re-relocate the station back to Clan's old base at Newhouse Industrial Estate. Then, they decide to simply relaunch the station as Clan FM as that is the name the local audience are most familiar with.

- OFCOM decide that in an effort to help small stations they will significantly increase their power allocations. The newly re-renamed Clan FM is suddenly allowed to broadcast 2killawatts of power on 107.5...from Black Hill...which more than adequately covers almost the entire county and indeed half the country!

- Due to over-expansion and the recession, Global and GMG suddenly go out of business, and no one is available to buy the assets. Galaxy. Real and Smooth simply disappear from the airwaves, leaving only Clyde 1, Clyde 2 and Clan FM serving Lanarkshire. With the new TX power and sudden lack of competition, Clan go back into RAJAR and are revealed to have a 30% reach and 20% market share. Scottie's show is once again the 'penis on the page'.

Far fetched? Well, you never know these days! All the best to the crew at L for 2009 anyway!

JLx

... and the award for most alcohol and drugs consumed over the festive period goes to .......


BLACK LABEL!

[football socks]

Originally Posted by Aly Woodhouse

This is my local radio station and as radio is a natural medium for me it is especially close to my heart.
I know another thread about this station was closed because of some irresponsible posting but I hope this one will fare better.
This is a new venture and so the waters are untested really I think but it is sounding good and sounding better than it used to do under previous names.
It sounds local and reminds me of some of the better days of Clan fm.
I wish it well in 2009.

unless it is bought by a giant radio company then it has no chance. local stations as we used to know them are now gone.

[The_Sleeper]

Originally Posted by football socks

unless it is bought by a giant radio company then it has no chance. local stations as we used to know them are now gone.

Don't know about that .this one may just buck the trend for a while .

[mbessex]

Originally Posted by football socks

unless it is bought by a giant radio company then it has no chance. local stations as we used to know them are now gone.

There is a prevailing view in the industry to merge, co-locate and network as much as possible. Radio does not have to be the way it has become in the UK. It just serves certain interestes to be that way. I hope it is not the end.

[RadioGaz]

As there's nothing interesting on the telly I thought I'd see how Scottie's Hogmanay party was going only to find another tedious call from Irene.

Nice to know the community are still involved in his special show.

[The_Sleeper]

just a wee thanks tae A,G for our first outside broadcast of the NEW YEAR FROM BIGGAR . nice one A.G ?? well done my auld son .

Nothings changed. *Bump*.

[johnny_5]

Fair play to them , i thought they might have struggled over the festive period keeping it live , but it was done so credit is due there . And well done to andi struthers for turning up at 2am tonight for a show .
Happy new year folks .