Radio Hartlepool starts in 10 minutes…
Well, more like 5 minutes now.
Currently still doing test transmissions, and playing Diana Ross + The Supremes. I think….
And now they’re playing a trailer featuring Coldplay…
And now it’s 40 seconds…
THis is the cheesiest countdown thing I’ve ever heard.
“Okay, here it is, it’s midday”… are the first words uttered on the air.
Thei first record played is “The Only Way Is Up” by Yazz + The Plastic Population. The first 30 seconds were obliterated by the sound of annoying clapping.
I don’t know whether that’s an ironic song to start it off with or not…
Next up we have Kid Rock, and that song which murdered Sweet Home Alabama…
And we’ve just had the first trailer that mentions West View.
Next record is “Waiting For A Star to Fall” by Boy Meets Girl. You may, or may not know I LOVE this song. Note, except for the first announcement, there’s been no other “live” announcement, and no adverts. What do we reckon the first advert will be?
12:11… Still no adverts, and the music has taken a turn for the worse… “Larger than Life” by some late 90’s / early 2000s boy band.
12: 36 Well, it’s almost exactly 37 minutes since the station went live. How did I know that? Well, firstly, I looked at the clock, and secondly, my tape ran out. Yes, I’ve taped the introduction and launch. I’m sure it’ll be worth something in a few centuries.
It feels weird actually using a cassette tape to record something. Everything I do these days recording-wise is digital, but seeing as I slept in, I didn’t have chance to connect everything up. In fact, I woke up just a few minutes before twelve. God, I love these days off work.
Glen’s posted a comment asking for the website, which he found seconds later… and for those who can’t be bothered to Google it, it’s http://www.radiohartlepool.co.uk/
Currently, the website, as Glen describes it, is “awful”. But as the top states, it’s just a holding page…
12:49 #OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH, GIMME HOPE JO’ANNA….. and so on.
It’s almost been an hour now, and not one technical breakdown. Sigh. I’m almost disappointed.
12:56 I must admit, I didn’t mention the “special” guests they had for the introduction. One of them was the chairman of the radio station. I’d have expected someone a little more famous, if I’m honest. Hartlepool has lots of famous people…. Lawrence for example… what about Divvy Sharon reading the news? They’ve missed a trick there!
