All Radio articles – Page 105
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NewsVirgin hands Suggs 24-hour party station
Virgin Radio is turning its long-running Friday night show, Suggs' Party Classics, into a standalone station that will belt out retro tunes 24 hours a day.
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NewsC4 aims at Today with radio rival
Channel 4 is planning to launch a radio rival to BBC Radio 4's Todayprogramme, using the resources of its TV news service and big name presenters such as Jon Snow, Sarah Smith and Alex Thomson.
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NewsGCap signs up Alice Cooper
GCap Media's award winning radio station Planet Rock has signed up hard rock icon Alice Cooper as its new breakfast DJ from the beginning of next month.
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NewsBBC to fine DJs for swearing
BBC presenters have been warned that they will be disciplined and have their pay docked if they persistently swear on air.
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Talksport to air World Cup commentary
Talksport has signed a deal that will let English football fans in Germany tune into commentary in their own language during the World Cup.
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NewsC4 unveils radio strategy
Channel 4 has confirmed details of its move in to radio, announcing the launch of a number of audio programmes, an online music station and the appointment of former BBC Radio 2 controller Jim Moir.
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Chrysalis sales fall
Radio and music group Chrysalis has seen radio revenues drop 4.6% in the six months to February this year, but said it has still outperformed the rest of the market. The radio arm of the company, which owns the Heart, LBC and Galaxy radio brands, said revenues were down to£31.1m ...
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Paper stays at Rajar
Rajar has warned that it will be two more years before it decides whether to introduce an electronic means of measuring ratings and it will continue to rely on the paper diary system in the meantime. The research group, which publishes quarterly figures on radio listenership, has tested two electronic ...
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Magic hires Finch
London station Magic has hired GCap Media marketing head Alison Finch as its first commercial director. Finch starts next month at the station, which recently became number one in London, and will be responsible for non-traditional revenue streams. She joins after 10 years at GCap, where she was most recently ...
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NewsGCap reports tumbling profits
Capital Radio owner GCap has revealed a sharp slump in profits for the year to the end of March - down 40% to£22.2m. It has warned that the prolonged downturn in radio advertising is showing little sign of improving.
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NewsEmap radio operating profits increase by 50%
Media group Emap has bucked declining radio advertising market, increasing profits by 50% thanks to its take-over of Scottish Radio Holdings last year.
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NewsMagic signs up first commercial director
London station Magic has hired the GCap Media marketing head, Alison Finch, as its first commercial director.
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NewsRajar admits delays in electronic testing
Rajar has warned that it will be a further two years before it decides whether to introduce electronic ratings measurement. In the meantime it will continue to rely on the paper diary system.
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NewsChrysalis radio revenues drop
Radio and music group Chrysalis has seen radio revenues drop 4.6% in the six months to February this year, but says it has still outperformed the rest of the market.
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NewsThink-tank calls for sale of Radio 1 and 2
An independent think-tank has called for the BBC to sell off Radio 1 and Radio 2, claiming that the stations have 'badly bruised' their commercial radio rivals.
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Best launch is 3C
New digital country music station 3C enjoyed the best results for a newly launched station in the past six months, recording a reach of 109,000 listeners in its first Rajar survey period. The station, owned by Broadcast-publisher Emap, has a slot on the Freeview platform ...
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Wogan wins again
Veteran DJ Terry Wogan attracted 7,766,000 listeners to his Radio 2 breakfast show. Chris Moyles' Radio 1 show came second, with 6,317,000 listeners, followed by 6,121,000 for Today on Radio 4. Five Live follows with 2,320,000, while Radio 3 has just 839,000 breakfast listeners. Classic ...
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BBC Scotland slips
National station BBC Scotland saw its share drop from 9.4% to 8.3% in the latest results, despite adding 19,000 listeners for a total reach of 1.04 million listeners. GMG's Real Radio Scotland, which posted a record share of 17.7% in the last survey, dropped slightly to 16.4%, despite adding 19,000 ...
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Majority now digital
More than half the population have now accessed radio via digital platforms, the first time the figure has passed the halfway mark. Rajar said 51.5% of the population listen via DAB, the internet or their TVs, up from 49.8% in the last quarter. But digital platforms still account for only ...
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Vaughan stays top
Johnny Vaughan remains the most popular commercial radio breakfast show DJ in the capital, extending his lead over nearest rival Jamie Theakston. Vaughan on GCap's Capital Radio had 963,000 listeners, down 24,000 on the previous quarter, while Theakston, on Chrysalis' Heart 106.2, had 855,000 listeners, down 63,000. Neil Fox on ...