All Radio articles – Page 100
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NewsBBC to launch digital radio on medium-wave
The BBC will become the first broadcaster in the UK to transmit digital radio on medium-wave when it trials new technology from the end of April aimed at enhancing the quality of AM services - a move which could usher in a new era of high quality reception for BBC ...
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NewsRadio Advertising Bureau hires King as chair
Former Capital Radio managing director Martina King has been appointed chairman of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the body charged with drawing advertisers to commercial radio.
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NewsRockTalk wins Manchester licence
GMG Radio is continuing its rapid expansion after winning the FM licence to cover Manchester with its RockTalk format.
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NewsC4 in deal to launch DAB media player
Channel 4 has partnered with Korean manufacturer iRiver to launch a DAB media player that will combine digital radio with the storage of digital music and video.
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NewsC4 Radio plans The Archers rival
Channel 4 radio chief Nathalie Schwarz is planning a soap to take on BBC Radio 4's long-running The Archers, claiming the BBC has dominated radio drama for too long.
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CommentEmily Bell - adapt and survive
The radio industry is coping better than television in the digital age, says Emily Bell
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NewsTarrant returns with Classic Gold quiz
Chris Tarrant is hoping to break back into radio as the host of a new quiz show to be aired on UBC-owned Classic Gold later this month.
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NewsCan Myers deliver on the promise to lift GMG?
GMG's John Myers is focusing on making the company the UK's third biggest radio group
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NewsEmap tells City to lower expectations
Emap has warned that its radio division, which includes Magic and Kiss, is likely to perform to the bottom end of market expectations in its full year results.
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NewsChrysalis revenues up
Heart 106.2 owner Chrysalis has reported that revenues in January are up by 5% compared with last year.
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Tarrant starts 2007 radio push with Classic Gold
Chris Tarrant is continuing his push back into radio as the host of a new quiz show to be aired on UBC-owned Classic Gold later this month.
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NewsPEER POLL: Johnny Vaughan
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did Johnny Vaughan deserve to have his contract at Capital Radio extended?
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NewsRajars: Internet radio listening on the rise
Radio listening over the internet and on mobile phones is on the increase, according to latest figures from Rajar.
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NewsRajars: London commercial stations given boost
London's commercial radio stations enjoyed a boost in the latest Rajar results, with GCap's Choice FM and smaller stations such as Sunrise Radio and Kismat Radio enjoying large increases.
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Rajars: Listeners take Theakston to Heart
Heart 106.2 presenter Jamie Theakston has stolen the commercial breakfast show crown from GCap rival Johnny Vaughan for the first time ever, adding 180,000 listeners in the three months to 17 December.
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NewsC4 Radio bid focuses on student appeal
Nathalie Schwarz, director of Channel 4 Radio, has claimed that C4's proposed new digital radio service will have its 'finger on the pulse' of the nation's up and coming producers and scriptwriters and will act as a showcase for the best of student material around the country.
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NewsSmooth FM revamp will ditch presenters
GMG Radio chief John Myers is set to swing the axe at his London station Smooth FM in a root and branch revamp aimed at drawing in older listeners.
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GCap launches drive for online listeners
Capital Radio owner GCap Media is launching an inter-active department to expand the company's brands on platforms outside traditional radio.
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NewsSaga Radio given Smooth make-over
GMG Radio will re-name its newly acquired Saga stations as Smooth Radio from the middle of March this year.
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NewsLBC in line for podcast windfall
London based radio station LBC 97.3 FM is expecting revenues from its podcast subscription service to hit£100,000 in the next couple of months.