Bring Back Lyric FM's Jazz Programming

"By this action [cutting back on jazz airtime] it would seem that Lyric FM would prefer to keep the listening public in the caves rather than educate them ."

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"GREAT SCOPE FOR EUROPEAN JAZZ"

"To take away our jazz is to remove the spice from our life, the cream from our coffee and the sugar from our tea."

"I agree with this petition - what a poor choice in programming decision-making, certainly there are other programs that don't have the listenership as high as the Jazz Alley and Third Wave"

"just getting a cultural feel to the country and they want to axe it what's that all about"

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"Feel very strongly on this matter. I thoroughly enjoy Lyrics programming but it is now impossible for me to listen to any weekly jazz on irish radio."

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"As if it wasn't poor enough already: I grew up in Ireland, listening to RTE, and it took a trip to France for me to discover jazz."

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"Lyric FM is the only source of jazz radio programming in Ireland. Please reconsider the current decimation of these fine broadcasts and bring jazz back on the air."

"A nonsensical piece of schedule fiddling that curtailed the enjoyment of many many listeners and a move that was contrary to RTE's obligation to public service broadcasting."

"Lyric FM is directly funded by the license fee as well as advertising and as such has an obligation to reflect the diversity of all aspects of Ireland's musical culture including jazz. Decisions like this not only undermine their public service remit but "

"Let the music play"