Brunel FM

[Scot Munroe]

[mattboyslim]

Don't you just feel the club can worm their way out of it by saying they were informed of the reception area?

It obviously doesn't matter that the reception area is significantly smaller to begin with as they have got their money.

I can understand the decision by the Board from a financial sense, but they have done a very good job of further alienating fans which is a crying shame. Add to the fact that Shaun and Ed do feel part of this club and are familiar faces and voices when concerned with the club I feel for them too.

It's a sad day for a club that is trying to pride itself on becomming part of the community. One hopes the annoyance that this decision has caused doesn't just lead to a load of fans banging their heads against a brick wall for the sake of doing so.

Part of me thinks more money = happy board,  although a greater part of me thinks by seemingly excluding themselves from larger commercial radio - ie GWR the club risk actually loosing money by way of attracting the casual fan - in effect it is an advertising opportunity - a public opportunity for the club to promote itself, if they had maintained their previously good commercial realtionship with GWR they would have had much greater access to not only a wider listening area but also a significantly higher % share of the radio audience.  I'm guessing that most Town fans and casuals who can get it will use Brunel like they use Beeb Swindon ie only for the footy, so all the  opportunities that that the club have to promote themselves will be lost when it is only heard by the 3 listerners to Brunel.  I liken it to putting an advert on channel 5, you know more people would see it on ITV, but channel five are making it more attractive for you to do it, irrespective of the fact that nobody will watch - therefore neglecting teh whole point of putting the ad out in the first place.

[Ralphy]

I just listened online to Brunel.

The song playing was 'Sisters are doing it for themselves'.

Oh dear.

[Batch]

GWR may not have been interested.

Great news on Brunel investigating increased coverage. Though thier hands may be tied? At least they are asking the question.

[Simon Pieman]

GWR may not have been interested.

Great news on Brunel investigating increased coverage. Though thier hands may be tied? At least they are asking the question.

I'm surprised they didn't investigate before the tender for the deal tbh.

As I said before hope it can happen.

[mattboyslim]

Well given the BBCs involvement (or lack thereof) in negotiations it wouldn't be surprising if the club chose to exclude them too - especially in their role as official media partner.

[Piemonte]

I'm not going to start slashing my wrists about this like some others to be honest. (Shaw red on thisis anyone?)

Some of the same people who critisise the board for lack of general financial sense on one hand then critisise them for selling broadcasting rights for increased revenue FFS!  

If Brunel gets its broadcasting area increased then its fine as far as I'm concerned, my only problem with it currently is the lack of service to "out of towners"

All other points regarding quality, ads etc are nothing but speculation currently, we're not going to know if they are any good til they start broadcasting STFC games.

[yeo]

GWR may not have been interested.

Great news on Brunel investigating increased coverage. Though thier hands may be tied? At least they are asking the question.

GWR weren't asked, my neighbour but one works for the sports bit and was as shocked about the whole thing as everyone else.

[Power to people]

GWR may not have been interested.

Great news on Brunel investigating increased coverage. Though thier hands may be tied? At least they are asking the question.

GWR weren't asked, my neighbour but one works for the sports bit and was as shocked about the whole thing as everyone else.

Of course they wasn't only Brunel - it remains to be seen though who approached who though

[fatbury]

The point is Piemonte is that there was only one bidder - so how do the club even know that GWR or Radio Swindon wouldnt have offered more?

Good range map that - Half of Highworth covered but sadly not my half - It just shows that Brunel barely covers Swindon

The board really have stuffed up on this one!

[Panda Paws]

If Brunel gets its broadcasting area increased then its fine as far as I'm concerned, my only problem with it currently is the lack of service to "out of towners"

Yep. As someone has pointed out their hands might be tied. If they increase their coverage area they risk interfering with other stations on neighbouring frequencies. Star is on 107.7 in North Somerset and Bath FM is on 107.9 so I doubt they'll be allowed to increase power westwards very much so Chippenham may well be out of the question.

I think their only route is via DAB, personally ... I'd be happy with that. Can get Now Wilts in the car and wouldn't be much work to get it in the house.

[Jamiesfuturewife]

so basically if you live in Chippenham you dont stand a chance??

Great!!  :evil:

[Ralphy]

I might move to Swindon.

[Piemonte]

The point is Piemonte is that there was only one bidder - so how do the club even know that GWR or Radio Swindon wouldnt have offered more?

Point taken, its hardly solid practise to not put something like this out to tender, although I'd be shocked if BBC Swindon could have stumpted up any real cash for the rights and wouldnt have thought GWR would fancy it tbh.

My point really was aimed at the views of quite a few people that the board actually trying to make money rather than just lose it hand over fist is a bad thing. I want them to fuck off as much as the next fan, but in the meantime if they can try and be "less bad" then thats at least a minor positive for the CLUB. Perhaps having a viable alternative applying pressure on them to perform might be having some form of impact.

Sure, it has repercussions in this instance but in the grand scheme of the things they have done (read:fucked up) in the last 5 years this is pretty far down the list in my view.

[sonic youth]

Much as others have said, if the coverage can be improved to a level where it sufficiently covers the same as RS then there's no real problem with it.

Given the size of the company though, I can't really see it happening.