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Re: ABC JAM

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mattcchinnDec 4, 2011
 

 
Hi dagi,

Maybe a bit of a crossed wire here. Mark is referring to the ABC currently broadcasting archive episodes of JAM, mostly from around 1969. Moreover, they are being broadcast at 0530hrs on Tuesday mornings so the number of radio listeners must be in double figures, if that. Thanks to Mark, these high-quality repeats are being used to upgrade our own communal, low-quality recordings of those early shows.

I don't think current, up to date recordings of JAM have ever been broadcast on Australian radio, the quality of which is mostly overtly-commercial and dire. There's no Australian equivalent of BBC Radio 4.

There is a sizeable population of people here in Australia who do appreciate decent comedy and content. Within the last month or so I've been to packed houses in Perth, of all places, to see Dylan Moran and also QI Live with Stephen Fry. Largely expatriate audiences, I fear, and as a percentage of the overall population not likely to support a quality radio station sending out JAM on primetime slots.

The media here (I live in rural Western Australia) is very commercial and increasingly US-orientated. I've not watched local TV for years (I can't stand the adverts), which is one reason why JAM and this forum are so precious to me and why everyone's contributions are so much appreciated.

Best Christmas wishes to you and all. Now I suppose I'd better get back to writing these f**king Christmas cards.

Cheers,

Matt

--- In just-a-minute@..., "dagi_uk" <dgnews@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Although I'm not affected by the decision of ABC to stop broadcasting JAM, I'm interested why they're making this change.
>
> Presumably audience figures / feedback is low. I know people in Australia will be able to access JAM via the BBC's website, but I would have thought only a relatively few people would actively do this.
>
> Any thoughts about the decision? Is JAM no longer attracting large enough audiences down-under, has it ever?
>
> dagi
>
> --- In just-a-minute@..., nylon net <nylon@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi folks. The ABC's JAM broadcasts are due to stop on 31 January 2012.
> >
> > They might be persuaded to change their schedule if enough people asked them nicely to persevere with their JAMcasts.
> >
> > The address for contacting the ABC is
> >
> > http://www.abc.net.au/contact/contactabc.htm
> >
> > Let's see what some gentle pressure can do :-)
> >
> > Mark
> >
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