Comments on: Radio 3 is to ABC Classic FM as Radio 2 is to…?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:23:17 +0000

Yeah I don’t think XFM is a direct equivalent of Triple J. They play indie, but just kind of popular indie. Triple J takes a much wider spectrum of music. In that regard it’s like Radio 1. But unlike radio 1 it doesnt really play any mainstream stuff at all, except for indie bands that have kind of ‘crossed over’ as it were. Eg. they played Coldplay before they became really popular and now you’ll hardly ever hear Coldplay on the J’s.

I find XFM difficult to listen to. While they play some good music, they also play a lot of crap and their station idents are HORRIBLE. They’re like a commercial radio parody. “You’re listening X.x.X F (deep voice) MMMMMMMMM” or some crap. It hurts my brain.

By: Niko

Niko — Sun, 01 Oct 2006 05:10:35 +0000

XFM is a bit different from Triple J, I think. The latter plays much more tracks. As for 6 Music, it’s a possibility, although it’s targeted at much older people.

Make it distinct then.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:22:24 +0000

XFM is not the station it once was, since Capital Radio took it over in 2001. They basically tried to make their own version of Virgin after they couldn’t buy that station out.

By: Orry

Orry — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:51:22 +0000

The most acurate equivlent of JJJ I can think of is XFM (which is FM in London, Scotland and Manchester – Digital only in other areas). However I haven’t listened to XFM for a while, so I could be wrong now.

By: Dynamo_ace

Dynamo_ace — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:33:10 +0000

Oh and i noticed you forgot BBC Asian Network and BBC World Service, Matt.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:58:09 +0000

There isn’t really a Triple J alternative, it is far more relaxed and alternative than Radio 1. It’s a cross between Radio 1 and 6 Music.

Give Radio 1 a bit more credit though – Britney-esque music is only during the 7am-7pm mainstream hours, outside of these times Radio 1 is extremely alternative and concentrates on specific types of new music.

By: Dynamo_ace

Dynamo_ace — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:11:15 +0000

Radio 4 is essently the desendent of the BBC Home Service Radio

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:42:33 +0000

BBC RADIO

Radio 1 – chart/alternative/dance/indie
Radio 2 – mainstream music, most popular in UK
Radio 3 – Classical
Radio 4 – Speech Radio, high-brow news programs
FIVE LIVE – Rolling news and sport channel

then BBC Digital Radio adds on….

6 Music – indie and rock – digital only
BBC 7 – Comedy and kids radio split down the schedule
1Xtra – RAdio 1 spin off- british black music
FIVE LIVE EXTRA – Additional Sports radio platform

By: Andy OZ

Andy OZ — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:56:21 +0000

But JJJ is more aternative, whereas Radio 1 is full of Britney and JLo – you wont see ‘artists’ like them on the Js!

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:41:01 +0000

British equivalent of Triple J is Radio 1… love it!