@motortroll Ooh, I'm not actually. Most of our content is local TBH.
The station plays 1990s to now, with most emphasis on current chart music. Which I really hate, but have to sound enthused about. 😂 I also do an unsigned bands show, which I love.
@VanillaCoconutDove The money is shit or non-existent nowadays, you could earn decent money in local and regional radio 20 years ago. Nowadays, the only decent money is on the big stations. Most local presenters have another one or two jobs. Most stations you listen to don't pay presenters anything. These are 'community stations.'
Pretty much all radio stations are owned by three radio networks. So what music you hear on radio is practically decided by less than 10 people.
There's no longer the traditional route into a larger radio station like there used to be. By that I mean, student radio > hospital radio > local radio > bigger station. Nowadays the big stations tend to employ popstars, TV presenters, reality TV people and journalists to present shows, rather than emerging talent. It's very sad.
For me, as my shows are in the evening and as I have another job, I voice track (pre-record) my shows rather than presenting live, it takes 15 minutes to record an hour of programming. Voice tracking is a bit of an art, you have to make it sound not pre-recorded, I think I've managed to perfect it. 😉