I've been following this thread closely and feel that everyone has valid points to make.

To my mind the easiest solution would be to go with the Once a week request free day and monitor the results.

There seem to be phases with RQs. I remember that Sebastian Hardie got thrashed for a while but that seems to have been mellowing recently. The same with Triumvirat.

It takes a little discipline (no pun intended Rick) but it can be done. I now have my own personal Request free days. Not that I don't want to RQ but the fact that there seems to be so much good music played that I don't feel the need to RQ.

The only down side (if you can call it that) is that with SAM playing random tracks, even more "new to Keithie's ears" music gets played and I can see my Barclaycard getting more and more thrashed as the weeks go by. Life's a bitch ain't it?