From: axg708@cscgpo.anu.edu.au (Ashraf Ghebranious)
Newsgroups: aus.music
Subject: Re: JJJ take it off.. no way!
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 05:44:24 GMT
Organization: Australian National University
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In article <1992Dec16.031415.28919@pta.pyramid.com.au> davidc@pta.pyramid.com.au (David Clark) writes:

>
>Anyway I'd like to make one point which I feel is very important to do with the JJJs'. Apologies to the person who believes this should be in aus.politics but 
>this thread seems to be getting a lot of air play here. Surely you must know 
>how to drive your news reader NOT to select these JJJ articles! 
>	One point I have not seen discussed yet it the fact that JJJ are 
>broadcasting national and that they regularly play "first cuts" ( For the those who don't know , thats a first release of some new/recorded band ) so for the
>lucky ones that get to air , they are being heard by a very large audience... 
>This has to be a great BONUS for Australian Musicians. It's hard enough now to 
>try and get recognition when you have to compete against the commercial radio 
>stations for air play. NO commercial radio station I know about has ever played
>a local unsigned band because they wont take the risk of loosing/turning off
>listeners. Now before you flame, I do think commercial music is great and I 
>don't have any fav's when it comes to music. I like it all but I cant stand the interuptions by bloody adds and the fact that the JJJs' will take a "punt" and 
>play something different makes it interesting to listen to.
>
>If the J's go , it would be a very very sad day for the Australian music
>industry ( listeners and players ) as all you'll get to here is what SELL's. 
>Has anyone mentioned the fact that a lot of "top" notch Australian Musicians
>first got air play by the Js' - Midnight Oils' a good example. 
>The funny thing about listening to the Js' is that they'll play something new
>then 6 months down the track you hear it on commercial radio ".... And now for 
>the very LATEST from xyz ... blah blah blah... 
>
>my 2 cents worth..
>
>	" All the way with JJJ " sound fresh ;-)
>
>davidc 

Good point david. I really can not understand why commercial radio stations 
play what they play. As an example (and I apologise to the people that like 
this song), but how in God's name could Billy Ray Sirus's "ACHY BREAKY 
HEART" reach number one let alone stay there so long when there is some much 
better music out there being played on public radio as well as JJJ.

 I must admit that I only have been listening to JJJ for just over 2 years. 
In that time I have heard and still do hear music that I may or may not like 
BUT I would not have been given the oppurtunity to assess this if all I get 
is "Achy Breaky..." on the radio. I must admit that recently JJJ has started 
to advertise itself a great deal (t-shirt hats etc) which is starting to get 
on my nerves a little but I suppose they have to show the public that they 
are strongly supported.

 I am not against the literany of radio stations  that exist in cities such 
as Melbourne and Sydney who have a popluation base to support their 
existence, but by funding the J's, the government is supplying a service to 
several cities Australia wide at little extra cost. If they had to fund 15 
smaller public stations they cost would be exceeding high. I say 15 because 
the broadcast strength of JJJ in Canberra also covers towns like Goulburn, 
Yass, Bombala, etc and I would say the same for other cities. No I do not 
think it is a waste of money, nor do I wish it to come off air.

 In a previous post, I got a bit too political and ALOT crude to a person in 
Melbourne who's views I don't share. I apologise to all including the 
gentleman involved (I forgot you name) for they way I expressed my views but 
not for my views. Sorry all.

Ashraf


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Ashraf Ghebranious                           axg708@cscgpo.anu.edu.au
                                      Australian National University
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