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Competitions ruin radio

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BellesAndGraces · 09/01/2026 09:15

I am old at heart so love listening to Heart radio, particularly in the mornings with Jamie and Amanda. But you can’t listen for more than 10 mins without them banging on about some competition or another and I find it sooo bloody annoying. I’m sure it’s now worse than it used to be? The only radio competition I’ve ever enjoyed was the Capital sound of London one maybe 20 years ago where you had to guess what the sound was from a 3 second clip and I think that was because it wasn’t just about winning money.

AIBU to think radio would be so much better without loads of competitions?

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caravantulips · 09/01/2026 14:01

Oh yes, I totally agree. I don’t listen to Heart Radio for that very reason. Smooth isn’t as bad but every time they do advertise a competition I turn to another channel. I doubt it, but I really hope they have an algorithm or something that tells when people turn over and they get the hint!