Surely they can have some aspiring DJ from somewhere who can take the role through the night in the hope of getting picked up?
Now I'm tuned to a news/talk station but, again, nothing through the night to listen to if I wake and can't sleep. At night they used to switch to Fox Sports Radio and now, it seems, they switch to ESPN Radio. These North American sports do nothing for me.
Why can't they do what they do on other days and re-broadcast a discussion/phone-in? Or better still take Radio 5Live from the BBC.
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For a couple of hours on a Sunday morning there is a "show" where the presenter chats to doctors who recommend various products. They promise all kinds of benefits...lower cholesterol, lower blood/sugar, lower blood pressure, better skin etc etc....many of them from the supposedly same product. And they all come from the same company (Purity Products) offering a free sample.
The first time I heard it I began listening after it already started and I was interested. But the more I heard, the more it sounded like advertising.
The second time I heard it there were a couple of disclaimers. "Not approved (or recommended) by the FDA." That's the US organisation, not Canada's. "Not a treatment or a cure" was another...and this was surprising since it most definitely was put across as tests proving it works.
My doctor prescribes meds for me that lowers and/or control levels. That's obviously a treatment. So if these products do the same then why the disclaimer it's not a treatment?
Once I heard the same "show" as the first time. The presenter keeps describing it as a show.
Clearly the whole thing is misleading the listener into thinking there is some sort of independence to it when it's nothing more than advertising.
It may well be the product does work. But I find it quite disturbing that advertising is done in this way. I'd happily try something if this deviousness didn't put me off.
It runs for two or three hours, has weather reports, other ads and news reports during the broadcast and they do keep calling it "today's show" and say things like "we'll be back." It's clearly pre-recorded. You can turn on and hear 30 minutes or more before even becoming suspicious about it.
It does sound like a typical mid morning radio chat show. Devious.
The first time I heard it I began listening after it already started and I was interested. But the more I heard, the more it sounded like advertising.
The second time I heard it there were a couple of disclaimers. "Not approved (or recommended) by the FDA." That's the US organisation, not Canada's. "Not a treatment or a cure" was another...and this was surprising since it most definitely was put across as tests proving it works.
My doctor prescribes meds for me that lowers and/or control levels. That's obviously a treatment. So if these products do the same then why the disclaimer it's not a treatment?
Once I heard the same "show" as the first time. The presenter keeps describing it as a show.
Clearly the whole thing is misleading the listener into thinking there is some sort of independence to it when it's nothing more than advertising.
It may well be the product does work. But I find it quite disturbing that advertising is done in this way. I'd happily try something if this deviousness didn't put me off.
It runs for two or three hours, has weather reports, other ads and news reports during the broadcast and they do keep calling it "today's show" and say things like "we'll be back." It's clearly pre-recorded. You can turn on and hear 30 minutes or more before even becoming suspicious about it.
It does sound like a typical mid morning radio chat show. Devious.
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