Talk:BBC Radio 6 Music

message: I am not sure the listing of current shows by times is a good idea for an encyclopedia. I think it is better left to an external link to BBC 6 Music.  
Just having what was there, a list of presenters and shows and past shows and presenters I think is appropriate. -- Wikiklrsc 19:30, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I noticed that with some suprise.  I wold have thought WP:ISNOT a listings magazine. It would be great if we had a database which enabled us to find out what was on Radio 4 on 12 October 1955 (The Dreaded Batter-Pudding Hurler of Bexhill-on-Sea), but that is currently unfeasible.  I would suggest that if these schedules become significantly out of date, they are removed (or updated if someone can be bothered), otherwise they can be left.  Rich   Farmbrough 22:49, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I discussed this very point on Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and TV/Radio schedules are now covered under section 1.7.7. I had to delete the schedules from the ITV Play article for that reason. It would be better to restore the presenters/shows as before. Sonic 17:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Well, there's a lot to change. Whoever added the original schedules, added them to most BBC Radio articles (Radio 1, Radio 5, etc.). It was  15:17, 11 November 2005 by 217.33.74.20. --- 17:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Someone put the current schedule rather than just presenters/shows

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message: This article reads as though it has been written by the BBC Press Office. Despite mentioning several phone-in scandals (these could hardly be omitted) it is completely uncritical. In particular it lacks information about the controversial recent relaunch and repositioning, which has attracted howls of protest from listeners. I suspect an analysis of the edit history will find quite a few BBC IP addresses. --80.176.142.11 (talk) 20:06, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncritical tone 

message: The OR tag in the introductory section comes with the following explanation: "why=the cites demonstrate only that 1 and 6 both have playlists, the comparison is OR systensis|date=November 2010". This is alongside two citations to the radio 1 playlist and the 6 music playlist. I could remove the radio 1 citation and simply change the article to state "It operates a playlist based on an A/B/C structure", but to my mind, that is less informative, while the suggestion of OR is extremely pedantic. Plus, I'm not convinced that "systensis" is actually a word!
With the above in mind, I'm making an initial edit to remove the OR tag, however I'm open to discussion on the subject. GGdown (talk) 10:53, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Playlist Comparison OR? 

message: The article has been moved back and forward a couple of times now, without discussion.
Can we establish consensus on whether we should be titled "BBC 6 Music" or "BBC Radio 6 Music" please?
For my tu'pennth's worth, it seems to me that the BBC are now regularly referring to the station as "Radio 6 Music" on air, on the website and in print and that the name change should be restored.-- Fursday 14:39, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the article should be "BBC Radio 6 Music" as that is how it is referred to on air. Exok (talk) 20:48, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: For the record: I've just done a bit of original research :) and both versions still seem to be used: The moderator said "6 Music", whereas jingles said "BBC Radio 6 Music". The livestream in iTunes still says "BBC 6 Music", as does the Radio 6 website. I'm unsure about how to proceed as we are  discussing whether it was right to move the page in German Wikipedia to "BBC Radio 6 Music".--Aschmidt (talk) 12:18, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: For the record II: I wrote to the BBC, and I've just received their answer – it's now "BBC Radio 6 Music". The BBC website is still inconsistent, but this will be changed soon.--Aschmidt (talk) 16:52, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, that settles that then. Thanks. Exok (talk) 16:55, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

text: The Website has a giant banner at the top which clearly says "BBC Radio 6 Music". The HTML Page Title, however, says "BBC - 6Music" [sic]. -- Fursday 01:01, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name. 

message: What a complete dog's dinner. 
* Two paragraphs describing the music content (including a very jargonistic list) seems far too much. Do we have any suggestions for a nice succinct paragraph to describe the stations music? Is it perhaps worthwhile considering a section going into more detail as to its content, along with the John Peel reference?
* Is the closure still relevant in the lead or should this be left to the history section? 
-- Fursday 01:15, 20 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article lead 

message: I have removed a large list of every possible genre and sub genre that might be marginally connected to this station.  Please discuss additions of genres from now on. Ridernyc (talk) 21:05, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: For the record there were 46 separate genres listed. Ridernyc (talk) 21:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

text: Yes I was WP:BOLD and removed it.  So do you have an comments on the article or are you going to just post ad hominem attacks? Also once again please learn to sign your posts. Ridernyc (talk) 22:19, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

text: This will be my last response to if you continue attacking instead of discussing. And once again please learn to sign your posts. Ridernyc (talk) 23:02, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Genres

message: Haven't checked out this Wiki page in a while but noticed the multi-radio formats have been removed - 6music cannot be pigeon holed as a format station / to it's detriment perhaps.6music does play some adult album alternative music - maximum 25% of it's output perhaps (alot of that on the fringes of what could be considered triple A even).Therefore 75% of it's output lay outside of what could be considered triple A.
Alternative pop-rock would be closer output description of the station due to the high level of single releases it plays (no categorisation link on Wiki though) especially during day time hours.6music is definately not a Alternative Rock station (possibly Modern Rock would be a closer radio format description).To call it an Alternative station would be misleading also due to the large amount of music it plays on the divide between mainstream & less mainstream music + the large amount of retro pop & roots influenced music it plays. Scratchy7929 18:31, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  I wouldn't categorise 6music as a triple A station 

message: When I first read an article about a music radio station, probably the most important fact I want to be told is what type of music it plays. This article manages to neglect actually identifying it. Saying it's sort of similar to Radio 1 & 2, but with less chart music, avoids saying what it actually plays instead...
Additionally, the "'A/B/C' structure" thing is baffling (is it explained anywhere?) and certainly doesn't need to be discussed in the second paragraph. The articles for Radio 1 & 2, specifically referred to and linked here, don't even appear to mention the A/B/C playlists.
Could anyone suggest a good way of describing the musical output, so we can make the lead section a bit more useful to readers new to the subject?--David Edgar (talk) 23:15, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a paragraph near the top, which I hope goes some way to rectifying this omission. --David Edgar (talk) 23:24, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing - the one most important fact about the station 

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message: Is it correct to list Jarvis as a current presenter?
I know the show is "Sunday Service with Jarvis Cocker" but I can't think of a single Sunday in the two plus years I've been a listener where he didn't have a guest host sitting in..... 2601:241:8102:221C:9473:E4B7:659B:4294 (talk) 15:37, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jarvis Cocker 

message: How I can this station received by the Internet?
Thank for the answer! Wilske (talk) 03:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  How I can this station received on Internet?