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Discussion topic: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

SueLynn7  I've asked the same question.  Don't know the reason behind the closure 

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

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@SueLynn7 and @spursmadfan 

See the link provided by @xenon81 regarding Bauer Media. 


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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

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@spursmadfan @SueLynn7 

 

As I was suggesting above, paying for satellite distribution is increasingly unviable, particularly as the radio advertising market has largely collapsed.  Chances are Bauer Media Group has decided it's no longer economically sensible to reach fewer than four out of every hundred listeners that way: legacy FM, DAB, Freeview (digital terrestrial television), online, in-app and on smart devices are where the vast majority of the audience is already. 

 

It's perhaps worth remembering that Bauer wouldn't have been receiving any of the subscription fee which Sky charges you: only a small number of the most popular non-Sky-brand television channels are supported that way.

 

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Have lost planet rock channel 0110

Planet rock channel 0110 not on planet anymore 

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@Mark1047 wrote:

Planet rock channel 0110 not on planet anymore 


@Mark1047 

It's on the planet, just not Sky TV platforms. I get my fix from the radio in the house/car. I've moved your post to a thread discussing the closures which is a Bauer Media decision. 


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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

@Daniel0210 Ok thanks, have planet rock on most of the time,had no warning it was going to end, will after use phone for the time being 

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

Why have these stations closed and will they come back in the New Year?

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

They have been removed due to the low number of people listening to radio via TV (about 4% in the latest listening figures). They won't be returning.

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@Yvonne68 

Please see the reply's above - mainly it was not Skys decision.


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@Mark1047 wrote:

 

had no warning it was going to end

 


Media coverage does suggest there was some attempt to warn listeners, although on-screen messaging perhaps isn't particularly useful in this context...

 

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bauer-radio-stations-removed-absolute-80s-b1123636.html 

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/24941953/radio-network-stations-magic-absolute-tv/ 

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Re: Greatest Hits radio

IN the UK, one can listen to Greatest Hits Radio and many other radio channels on UK RadioPlayer on Sky Q / Glass / Stream. 

Find it in the Apps section. It's free too. 

Complete list of RadioPlayer UK channels: 
https://www.tvchannellists.com/w/List_of_radio_channels_on_UK_Radioplayer

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FYI: In Ireland, there's the Irish RadioPlayer in the Apps section, but it doesn't carry UK channels: https://www.tvchannellists.com/w/List_of_radio_channels_on_Irish_Radioplayer

 

 

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Re: Closure of radio channels 13/12/23

Why have you removed radio channels?? You are removing more and more channels! Why do I even still pay for sky tv? Think its time to move to a streaming service

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@Jen82 wrote:

Why have you removed radio channels?? You are removing more and more channels! Why do I even still pay for sky tv? Think its time to move to a streaming service


Channels not owned by sky are not removed by sky but are taken off the platform by their owners

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@Jen82 wrote:

Why have you removed radio channels?? You are removing more and more channels! Why do I even still pay for sky tv? Think its time to move to a streaming service


@Jen82  see the post marked as the answer which gives a clear explanation why, the channel owners incidentally isn't sky and they have no control over this 


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@Jen82 wrote:

Why have you removed radio channels??


https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/contact/ 

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