An open letter to all Titanium Radio listeners:
Due to low listener counts, I've decided to discontinue the Sunday evening house party show on Titanium Radio.
Most of the listeners are on the east coast, and thus Eastern time zone. There had been a lot of complaining about how they had to stay up so late on Sunday nigths to catch the show, and most would drop off before the last hour...
In an effort to accomodate those listeners (hey, it's only worth it to me to do the show if someone is there to enjoy it!), I started the shows earlier... And had even fewer listeners...
Thus, I am discontinuing the show... This will allow me to put some more of my time into my music, so there is a silver lining here.
I am still planning to do occasional shows, back under the Spaced Out with Saturn title. These shows will usually be announced well in advance (a week or more, when possible), and will probably be done once a month or less. It's my hope that by having infrequent "specials," then the show will be fresher and more interesting, plus people might feel more inclined to make an effort to catch it, since it's no longer a regular thing... (Thanks to Dark for pointing that aspect out)
So there you have it. Also from time to time, I will take over manual control of song selection while at work; however because I WILL be at work, I won't be able to actually speak on-air during those times. I will, however usually be taking requests via IRC during those times. Usually these sessions wil not be planned in advance, but rather, will happen when the opportunities present themselves for me at work. In other words, it'll all depend on who I'm working with that day, and how busy it is at work =)
So with all of that, I want to thank everyone who did tune in throughout the last few months for Saturn's House Party -- to the regulars who were there for just about every show without fail, to the regulars who were there as much as they could be, and also to all the not-so-regular listeners, who tuned in when they could. To all of you, thank you for your support!
I do want to point out that the decision to stop the regular shows is a personal one. Yes, it is influenced by low listener count, but I do realize I cannot (and do not wish to) force people to listen to the show. However, as I've said before, it is a lot of work putting on a show like that, however simplistic it may come off in the end. There's a time commitment, as well as work for promos and preparation. For the amount of effort involved, it's just not worth it to me with only 2 or 3 listeners throughout the show.
In addition, when you have the same DJ, and the SAME 2 or 3 listeners every week, making the SAME requests each week.. It gets repetitive and boring, not only for the listeners, but for myself as well! I'm hoping that a less frequent show will not only attract more listeners each time, but shoudl also keep the show "fresh" -- I'll have the chance to create and find new music and clips and promos, and perhaps have themes and so on. All in all, not the "same old" show!
OK I've rambled on long enough. Thank you again out there for all your support! I'll post an entry in here when the next special show date is decided.
- Saturn
