[LeatherTrumpet]

Great new station on your DAB radio (if you cant find it do a scan and it will pick it up)

Boom Radio, which went on air in the UK on 14th February, is a new music and
talk station for Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1963/64 (no not me)). What
the name doesn’t say - but the presenters do - is that it is being broadcast from
the DJs’ homes, not a traditional studio centre.

The station was developed and launched by Phil Riley and David Lloyd, two
commercial radio executives who felt older listeners were being overlooked
by stations such as BBC Radio 2 in favour of a younger audience, and Boom
plans to compete with Radio 2. Boom's content features a mixture of music,
conversation and radio personality, with presenters including many who
have previously made their name in national and commercial radio, such as
Graham Dene, David Hamilton and Diana Luke.


Some recent tracks: Raining In My Heart, Buddy Holly. Feel The Need In Me

The Detroit Emeralds. Heartache Avenue, The Maisonettes. Hi, Texas

Aretha Franklin, DON'T PLAY THAT SONG (YOU LIED). Running Up That Hill,

Kate Bush. Tusk, Fleetwood Mac. Till There Was You, The Beatles, Till there was you


https://www.boomradiouk.com/

[LeatherTrumpet]

listeners top 200 chart finished today

results below

https://www.boomradiouk.com/all-time-chart-results/

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

I don’t see charli xcx on the list??

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters

I don’t see charli xcx on the list??

is he a member of the Austrian Royal family?

[LeatherTrumpet]

They just played the chart from 1973 (brilliant year) and played Gary Glitter (for historical accuracy)

[LeatherTrumpet]

3 Years old Today

Young listeners are turning to their parents bands - here are the songs standing the test of time
Youngsters are now increasingly turning to the radio equivalent of their mum and dad’s - and even grandparents’ - ageing record collections



A radio station aimed at people born between 1946 and 1964 has become one of the fastest growing in the UK, with a sharp rise in younger listeners tuning in.

Boom Radio, named after the baby boomer generation and broadcasting from its presenters’ bedrooms and garden sheds, has seen the number of under-50s rocking to its mix of Sixties and Seventies music more than double in the last year (up from 64,000 to 136,000) - making up 20 per cent of its overall listeners.

Station almost doubles its number of listeners
The station - which was launched during lockdown by veteran presenters with an average age of 70 - has almost doubled its total number of listeners in the last year, according to the latest official research, with the number of hours spent by listeners rising from 3.95m to 7.74m.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...-boomer-radio/

https://www.boomradiouk.com/player/

[arista]

Yes at least they getting a Proper News
of IRN/ SkyNews on their station.

[Livia]

Partially thanks to the BBC I would say, which is eating itself from the inside and haemorrhaging listeners.

[LeatherTrumpet]

David Hamilton just finished his show today and it marks his 65th anniversary of broadcasting on radio

quite remarkable

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

David Hamilton just finished his show today and it marks his 65th anniversary of broadcasting on radio

quite remarkable

i remember him on radio 1 as a kid