Planet Rock Reviews 

I don’t want this to be a rant as I have listened to this station since it’s inception and I enjoy the DJ’s who know their stuff, and who know all about the music they are playing. There are two active amateur musicians in Darren and Wyatt, and pro’s like Danny Bowes, Elles Bailey and in past years, Alice Cooper and Rick Wakeman and I know they are all passionate about the genre and the bands. This is rare in radio. They are also active in putting on concerts like Winters End and promote tours from major acts all the time and interviewing major acts too.
But in recent years it has become a shadow of its old self under the new management, and its getting harder to ‘enjoy’ just listening to the station on a daily basis.
With so little proper ‘Rock Music’ stations on UK radio (which has always been the case), only Planet Rock and Radio X provide a suitable platform for rock fans. Yes I can tune into the internet; yes I can play Spotify on random, but I have a DAB radio that I listen to in the car and I want to enjoy the sound quality that represents. I don’t need a DAB radio to hear ads! Going ad free not only means paying £48 a year but also using the internet which means a lower sound quality…so what then is the point of Dab+ at all? I doubt the engineers who developed Dab+ dreamed that everyone would want to listen to all these crass ads in digital stereo glory! (And no, £48 is NOT worth it for no ads as there is a lot of other vacuous content that fills the day)
Looking at the other reviews it is clear that advertising is really putting people off. In recent years in particular it has become such a significant percentage of the hourly broadcast content that I have to flick between Planet Rock and Radio X Classic Rock to keep listening to actual music.
But it’s not just the ads….
Repetition is a major bugbear that has got worse in recent years as well. I did hear Darren Reddick mention that they use an algorithm or some similar system to select tracks to play. If that’s the case then it possibly explains why we hear the same old songs day after day after day…the DJ’s are not selecting music based on their knowledge but based on what an algorithm tells them to play. Rock as a genre contains a huge library of amazing music that has been built up over 60-70 years so to hear the same old music week in week out is just lazy broadcasting. Yes. Sweet Child o’ Mine is a classic rock track, but most of the audience will have heard it many many times already – it’s such a waste of airtime to hear it so often when other amazing tracks lay dormant and are never heard. I know they have a jukebox section, and a long-player format and these are absolutely brilliant – that’s where we hear the really good stuff. And yes I can listen to and even contribute to the Rock Block as that’s a great idea too – its not all bad by any means, it’s just not enough.
This rare airtime is also filled up with competitions, concert promotions, good causes, as well as the weather, traffic and news, so it’s really no wonder that only 7 -8 tracks are played every hour! Consequently it’s even more important that they are carefully chosen.
But perhaps the greatest crime to me, as a DAB+ listener, is the inability of Planet Rock to display the track and artist information on a consistent basis. I often like to hear something new, and in recent years I have been turned onto the likes of Volbeat, Blackberry Smoke and many, many other bands that have come through the ranks and have been played on the station. When I hear something new I like to know who it is, and often the DJ either mumbles who it is or doesn’t say, so I never know! (I’m in the car here remember)….DAB+ radio was expressly developed for this benefit to be used by all radio stations, who in fact do take advantage of it, especially Radio X for instance. Instead they inform me via this information what the time is, who the DJ is, and that I’m listening to Planet Rock which of course I already know and don’t need to be told. Clearly no-one is thinking about this at all. Just tell the listeners what you’re playing - that is the only piece of information that’s worth displaying – for new and old listeners.
I sense that the DJ’s are working with what they’ve go and are thankful for that, and I am thankful for them as they make the difference to be honest. But as a listener I want to tell you guys that Planet Rock is not a great listen any more. It’s not just where ‘Rock Lives’ – it’s become a crowded HMO (House of Multiple Occupancy) and some of the residents need to be served notice. Rant over – thanks for listening!

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Tried to make payment for their competition Make me a winner,
So disappointed so difficult, why !!!!

When you pay for the premium channel you want premium with no adverts. Tried everything to fix this. Planet Rock is so remote now you aren't able to speak to anyone. Shocking!

Some great music and a great nostalgic trip down memory lane. However, far too many ads and a couple of really ropey DJs. Average.

Long long ago ,no adverts,or so few you didnt notice them. Now, constant pushing this competition for money, purile advert after purile advert…annoying me me me female discjockys that talk more than play records. Spend most of my time now listening to playlists on Alexa . Yeah I listen to Planet Rocks Cat obsessed Victor Meldrew ,and Darryn who like me likes Rush. More pop than rock, spose like most things its about max money for min layout. Shame it used to be good . Alexa…play Blue Oyster Cult….ahhhh…..Please please can some one stop the bloke on the boat talking…

Switched on the DAB in the car today and Planet rock had gone!
I had been listening since the channel went on air, it had been a sort of constant companion. Over the last few years however, the level of advertising of 'Rockstock' and 'Winters End' had become extremely intrusive. I did re-scan my radio, but couldn't find the channel.
Anybody know what happened?

Used to love listening to this radio station. Every radio I owned was tuned in.

Now they just continuously plug their stupid money making competitions.

Enough is enough.

Spotify it is.

This station has been abused and reconfigured after numerous take-overs.
It’s a shambles , a mess , from what it used to be a decade ago , & now it glitches when you try to listen .id try your own library rather than put up with this 🤬

I love the music usually but it's very disappointing to have gambling/slot machine adverts played every 5 minutes, in fact it's highly irresponsible and shows how little this station cares about it's audience beyond their wallet and attention.

Too many adverts getting in the way of listening to music.yiu are better streaming the music you want from a music platform

they've changed the schedules now so I can't hear my preferred programs any more (long player & blues power). only listened for 4-5 hours at weekends so not worth subscribing and the constant adverts and competition plugs have become tedious! shan't be listening anymore

Used to be a very good station, good music and entertainment...Now its just a platform for Gambling and divorce adverts interspersed with the same mundane records played over and over...What happened Planet Rock???

I love listening to Darren Redick. He always has something interesting to say, always a story to share, and interesting to listen to. Wyatt is great, as is Joe Elliott and Elles Bailey. All have something extra to share and have put some planning prior into the show (although with Darren I think a lot is just natural).

Murray J isn’t interesting at all. Sorry Murray. In fact, my girlfriend insists I change to another station if she’s with me! Murray just reads out other people’s request messages. He also fills as much time before and after telling you the song and artist (yes, we know its Led Zeppelin! You don’t need to tell us twice lol. None was enough). He refers to his show as the "shoe" as do the listeners, no doubt due to a mispronunciation from the past, which are still occasional today. Not sure how much he knows about Rock music. He once announced the correct artist (Twisted Sister) but wrong song (before and after the song lol).

This channel has a slogan which chants " while other stations keep talking we keep on rockin"
This needs altering to " while others keep talking we keep playing the same 50 records
" if God was a d.j. he'd draw on a library of over 6000 records "

Danny Bowes, on Sunday morning is probably the worst DJ (I'm being generous calling him a DJ) I have had the misfortune of hearing.
It's very apparent that he is reading everything he says as he says it, but what is completely disgraceful is the disrespect he shows to legends of rock, most of whom he couldn't compete with.
For example, calling a legend like Bruce Springsteen, loose windscreen is disgraceful, disrespectful and completely uncalled for. I just wish Danny Bowes had an ounce of Bruce's talent.
There are several others who receive the same disrespect from him.

Grow up man 😡

“ Planet advert, with the occasional rock song thrown in”
That’s what it should be called, everytime i ask Alexa to turn it on, it’s either some money making scam, or some advert.
Wyatt if i was you, I’d go and work for a proper rock station, shame, something else that’s changed beyond recognition

Planet rock used to be good, not so much anymore.
"Where Rock Lives" is now more like "Where Ads Live", I think in the last hour they played half a dozen songs, the rest was ads and inane rambling, no thanks I'm off, there are a lot of Rock channels on the Internet with NO ads, just MUSIC !!

I have listened to Planet rock for many years. I have always enjoyed the station. But I have to say the station is not what it was. Not as many proper rock tracks as there used to be. And there seems to be alot of repetition. Also alot of advertising. But let's face it that's the case with alot of the other channels.
But it's still worth tuning in for a listen 👍

What an absolute scam that cash register thing is! A guy won it today and he only entered it today! What about all the other people that have been entering for weeks! They should go into a separate draw if it's a rollover! Spent well over £50 on this and I'm fuming a guy enters once and wins!

This station used to be back to back rock music from all genre's. Loved getting up to this station every morning blasting out heavy metal first thing, listening to it whilst riding & driving, but now they've switched over to Dab+(???) those days are long gone. I cannot get their channel on FM nor normal DAB anymore ffs?? Now it's sole purpose is advertising & trying their hardest to prize our money from us - every other song is an overly long advert..seems they got greedy & have lost many of their longstanding fans, myself inc.
Money is tight for most of us nowadays..but they didn't even take that into consideration with this strange move over to Dab+ I'm not about to nip out & buy this new version of DAB just to hear them! So it's ADIOS AMIGOS from this "once loyal fan" I'll miss Alice Coopers show big time!
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