All Radio articles – Page 117
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BBC's web mistake
THE BBC has been forced to change its Radio1 web page after a complaint about a song named Gyppo kids ate my hamster. The track was recorded as part of a Radio1 session by Cardiff band The Martini Henry Rifles, but attracted complaints from a Romani support group. The British ...
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Return of Dixon
Classic police drama Dixon of Dock Greenis to be revived for a new series on BBC Radio 4. Following a 30-year absence, a series of six plays, based on original scripts from the long-running television show, will air in mid-June.
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Virgin rock on Sky
Virgin Radio Classic Rock has extended its footprint onto Sky Digital in a bid to attract more listeners. The SMG-owned station launched last year to digital radio listeners in London and on the internet. It reported 165,000 listeners in the last set of radio audience figures. Virgin Radio Classic Rock ...
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NewsTwo more FM licences up for grabs
Ofcom has opened the bidding for two new commercial radio licences covering Swansea and Northallerton.
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Angel Eye makes comedies for Radio 4
Indie Angel Eye is using the talents of three stand-up comedians to bring the tragic tales of two losers to life for BBC Radio 4. Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymorecentres on a deceased anti-hero who returns to his house as a ghost. The 6 x 30-minute ...
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Bids line up for Solent licence
The UK's biggest radio groups are putting the finishing touches to bids that could land them a lucrative new FM licence in the Solent.
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Rajar puts half a million into testing
Rajar is ploughing an extra£500,000 into tests that aim to modernise the current method of measuring radio audiences. It will begin 12 weeks of national fieldwork tests on 6 June, using pager-style devices from research groups Arbitron and Eurisko. Investment in the project now stands at£2m. TV research body Barb ...
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NewsRajar steps up electronic testing
Rajar is ploughing an extra£500,000 into tests that aim to modernise the current method of measuring radio audience levels.
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NewsEmap puts up Kerrang! for Solent FM
Emap is constructing a bid to launch a lucrative new commercial radio licence in the Solent based on its Kerrang! rock music format.
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Yahoo! UK chief to head Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio-owner SMG has poached Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland, to be its new chief executive of radio.
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Egg-throwing quiz livens up Five Live coverage
THREE MPs are to line up for a political version of quickfire sports quiz show ...
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NewsUTV close to buying Wireless Group
Ulster Television (UTV) is close to buying Talksport-owner The Wireless Group in a deal worth£100m that could see chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie step down.
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NewsHazlitt joins SMG
Virgin Radio-owner SMG has confirmed the appointment of Fru Hazlitt, the managing director of Yahoo! UK and Ireland, as its new chief executive of radio.
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NewsToday moves into podcasting
The Todayprogramme on Radio 4 has taken a leap into the 21st Century, becoming one of the first BBC programmes to join the growing trend for podcasting.
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NewsLRC awarded Durham FM licence
The Local Radio Company has won a new FM licence in Durham worth£3m and hopes to launch the new station this autumn.
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Radio 1 'saviour' Moyles out in cold at Sonys
Loudmouth DJ Chris Moyles has been snubbed by judges of the prestigious Sony Radio Academy Awards, despite pulling in over a million extra listeners to the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show.
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Emap in running to buy up all of SRH
Emap, the owner of the Kiss and Magic radio networks, has admitted it is interested in acquiring all of Scottish Radio Holdings but has yet to make a formal approach. Over a year since Emap, publisher of Broadcast, bought 27.8% of SRH, Scotland's biggest commercial radio ...
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LBC hires Bob Friend
Sky News veteran Bob Friend has been signed up to present on LBC 1152 in the run-up to the general election. Friend will co-present The Evening Reporton the Chrysalis-owned rolling news station, with regular host Katy Breathwick, from 25 April. He will continue to present the ...
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Radio to grill PM
Over 150 commercial radio stations are joining forces to broadcast a single show featuring all three major political party leaders. UK Leaders Livewill give members of the public the chance to put their questions to Prime Minister Tony Blair, Conservative leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat ...
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NewsEmap FD quits suddenly
Gary Hughes, the finance director of media group Emap, has unexpectedly resigned with no job to go to.