no more ID&T Radio

Trancer · #1 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

As from coming January 1st 2005 ID&T will change their name to SLAM FM. This has to do with a new top40 dance format

The marketshare of ID&T radio is too low (0,4%) to get in commercially done. The new format should change this with more top40 dance.

In june 2003 id&t radio received a restricted FM license. In the case of id&t radio it means they must play special very recent music and can only play on average one chartsingle per hour. However id&t radio found a trick; every chartsingle has been edited (id&t fm edit) so its not the original single anymore.

As you might noticed a lot of shows already stopped, like True House Music and Q-dance. Fortunately A State of Trance will remain but quite likely at another timeslot.

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b0ld · #2 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

wow that is quite shocking. Makes you wonder whether if there gonna be having sensation white or sensation black or any of there other events now....

CharlieTuna · #3 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

I can't see the massive events stopping, but that's wack. More top 40 is not needed....

Tayfoon · #4 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

The label is closing and removing aswell

neoh · #5 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

^ that's bullshit.

ID&T makes trance what it is today.

Top40 dance - fuck that.

Tayfoon · #6 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

They were getting complaints that ID&T favours its own artists so they are also renaming the label and removing it from the Radio Station completeley

neoh · #7 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

surprise surprise

Trancer · #8 (**permalink**) Dec 30, 04

i think there will still be massive events

Tayfoon · #9 (**permalink**) Dec 31, 04

They are actually going to focus only on the Events and the Magazine

dre420 · #10 (**permalink**) Dec 31, 04

Quote:

Originally Posted by neoh

^ that's bullshit.

ID&T makes trance what it is today.

Top40 dance - fuck that.

So true, we need less DI like radio streams.

Mr.Wrong · #11 (**permalink**) Dec 31, 04

FUCK YEA!!!!! TOP40!!!!!!! i cant fuckin wait

this station played what.....trance. so yea it sucked anyways

meth0dical · #12 (**permalink**) Dec 31, 04

as long as asot sticks around i'll be happy.

apri_peel · #13 (**permalink**) Jan 05, 05

Quote:

Originally Posted by b0ld

wow that is quite shocking. Makes you wonder whether if there gonna be having sensation white or sensation black or any of there other events now....

they make too much money off massives

i can see the label and the radio station getting a bit more separate
the station has been doing poorly for a while, its unfortunate because ID&T has some nice artists under its belt. its true tho, they do favor their artists a bit too much, especially at major events

ASOT will remain i think no matter what. its one of the biggest international radio shows, next to the essential mix

nothing surprising tho, we see the same trend on the home turf. the beat changing its format to top 40

shit happens. people have to eat