All Radio articles – Page 111
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Smith rallies radio for digital deadline
Former culture secretary Chris Smith has urged the UK radio industry to move towards establishing a switch-off date for analogue radio.
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Rock station move
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, has promoted Adam Uytman to programme director of Birmingham rock station Kerrang! 105.2, replacing Andrew Jeffries who moves to Emap's London station Kiss 100. Uytman, who has been acting programme director since May, has been deputy programme director at the station since ...
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NewsSmith calls for analogue radio switch-off
Former culture secretary Chris Smith has urged the UK radio industry to move towards establishing a switch-off date for analogue radio.
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NewsSykes to front adult contemporary chart
Hit40UK has lined up Melanie Sykes as host for the new adult contemporary chart show, due to launch in the autumn.
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Radio 1 remembers Peel with day of gigs
BBC Radio 1 is to hold a day of special programming to commemorate legendary DJ John Peel, one year after his death. John Peel Day will be held on 13 October, with gigs nationwide. Radio 1 is also organising a special gig in London before the day. A spokesman for ...
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Jay to head U105
Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November. Jay has spent the past 10 years presenting for stations BCR, Downtown Radio and CityBeat. U105 is aimed at over-45-year olds in the Belfast region, and will reach up to ...
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FM challenge fails
Ofcom has defeated a second High Court legal challenge to one of its FM radio licence decisions. John Grierson, former managing director of the CKFM bid for the Cornwall licence, challenged Ofcom's decision to award the licence to Atlantic FM, whose bid he said did not comply with the regulator's ...
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Champion to host Virgin chill-out show
Virgin Radio has recruited Horizon 103.3 FM drivetime DJ Sarah Champion to host a Friday and Saturday 10pm chill-out show. Champion is also hosting VH2's summer festival coverage, and is a regular presenter on Sky's interactive gaming channel Vegas Live. This will be her first national radio show.
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Champions League clubs on Talksport
Talksport has secured commentary rights for Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool Champions League matches, renewing its deals with the London clubs and striking its first deal with Liverpool. The deals cover Uefa Champions League fixtures for all three clubs on a national basis, as well as Premiership home games involving Chelsea ...
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UKRD ups turnover
Radio group UKRD said this week turnover had grown 10% year on year in the first 10 months of the financial year, leaving it on course to report turnover in the region of£9m for the full year. Operating profit is set to be in the region of£400,000 for the 12 ...
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NewsVirgin signs up Champion
Virgin Radio has recruited Horizon 103.3 FM drivetime DJ Sarah Champion to host a Friday and Saturday 10pm chill out show.
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NewsJay joins Belfast's U105
Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its new Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November.
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Heart gets bigger
Former GCap station 106 Century FM will take the Heart brand name from 26 August, following its purchase by Chrysalis. GCap was forced to sell the station to allow the GWR and Capital merger to go ahead, under Ofcom rules. Chrysalis paid£29.5m for the station and has commit-ted a further£500,000 ...
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NewsEx-Magic DJ launches digital station
Former Magic and Saga DJ Kev Roberts is to launch a soul radio station on Sky and the internet aimed at 35-59-year-olds.
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NewsMagic signs up Holmes
Magic 105.4 has signed up former GMTVanchor Eamonn Holmes for a Sunday afternoon show starting in September.
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NewsRajar looks to six-month reporting
Rajars figures could be released every six months instead of every three in a bid to tackle volatility in the listening figures.
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Heart hits out at R1 share rise
Heart 106.2 programme director Mark Browning has hit out at the BBC, blaming a shift in Radio 1's programming focus for Heart's poor showing in the latest Rajars.
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Clyde 1 and 2 slip in Scotland, BBC up
Scottish Radio Holdings' Clyde 1 FM and Clyde 2 both lost out in the battle for audience in Scotland. Clyde 1's share slid from 16.8% in the previous quarter to 15.7%, while Clyde 2 fell from 9.8% to 7.9%. Winners included BBC Radio Scotland which increased from a 7.9% share ...
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Kerrang! audience and share fall
Emap's West Midlands-based Kerrang! 105.2 lost both audience and share compared with 2005's first Rajar. Share slipped from 2.7% to 2.5%, while audience figures fell by 64,000 to 260,000. When digital listeners are included, the Kerrang! brand's total UK share fell from 0.5% to 0.4%, with audience down 123,000 to ...
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BBC fends off commercial challenge
Commercial radio has failed to claw back significant market share from the BBC.