All Radio articles – Page 125
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NewsBBC: Radio 4 could do better
The new controller of BBC Radio 4 has admitted that parts of its schedule have become 'cosy' and is looking to strengthen its 'intellectual edge'.
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Magic 105.4 casts spell over London
Emap-owned Magic 105.4 was one of just two commercial radio stations in London to boost its breakfast show audience. Graham Dene's show achieved a 7% increase to record a weekly reach of 651,000, up from 609,000 in the previous quarter. The station as a whole recorded a weekly audience of ...
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LBC loses listeners across its stations
Chrysalis-owned talk station LBC 97.3 has suffered another dip in audience figures over the three months to 12 September. Over a third of listeners abandoned the London station, dropping its weekly reach from 780,000 to 506,000, but breakfast host Nick Ferrari did report an increase of 25,000 listeners to achieve ...
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TWG plans bid for Belfast FM licence
The Wireless Group has joined forces with the Belfast Telegraph in its bid for a new FM licence in Belfast. TWG, which owns the national TalkSport station, will submit a music format titled Delicious FM. SMG has also thrown its hat into the ring and ...
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Mouthy Moyles is breakfast king
Chris Moyles, the self-proclaimed 'saviour of Radio 1', has finally delivered on his promise and has struck a blow to the commercial sector with a three-year high for the BBC youth station's breakfast show.
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Comment: how Moyles had commercial rivals for breakfast
After nearly a year in the job, Chris Moyles' boast to 'kick anyone's arse at breakfast' is indeed coming to pass for Radio 1, much to the consternation of commercial rivals - now kicking themselves for dropping their guard.
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Record share for urban Choice FM
Ahead of its move into Capital's Leicester Square building, urban music station Choice FM has hit a record share of 3.2%. The London station also reported its second consecutive quarterly increase with a weekly reach of 383,000. Choice, Capital's most recent acquisition, was recently given the green light by Ofcom ...
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Kerrang! gets off to a flying start
The new west midlands station, Kerrang! 105.2, run by Broadcast publisher Emap, made a strong debut in its first appearance on the Rajar audience survey. Executives were estimating that the new station, which launched in June, would pick up around 150,000 listeners during its first ...
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GMG's regional Real Radio stays on top
The Guardian Media Group's Real Radio stations in Scotland and Wales have maintained their positions as the premier commercial stations in their regions. Scottish Real Radio achieved a weekly reach of 654,000, which is 10,000 listeners ahead of SRH-owned rival Clyde 1, while the Welsh station reported an audience of ...
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NewsEmap readies bid for SRH
Emap is expected to make a takeover bid for Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) before the end of November, and is reshuffling its top level management in preparation for the deal.
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NewsBBC mourns loss of radio legend
John Peel's death this week at the age of 65 is a devastating blow to the BBC and legions of music fans.
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NewsVaughan sidekick to leave Capital
Johnny Vaughan's Capital FM co-presenter Becky Jago is to leave the station at the end of the year.
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NewsMoyles adds weight to Radio 1
Chris Moyles, the self-proclaimed 'saviour of Radio 1', has finally delivered on his promise with the BBC youth station lifting its audience back over the 10 million mark.
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NewsRajar misery for London stations
Johnny Vaughan has suffered another drop in audience figures for his breakfast show on London's 95.8 Capital FM but was not alone in his decline.
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BBC digital radio strategy lauded
The BBC's five new digital radio stations have been given a broad thumbs-up, but need clearer remits to distinguish them from their commercial counterparts, according to a government-backed report.
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TWG and GMG in radio clash
the Wireless Group (TWG) and the Guardian Media Group (GMG) are to go head-to-head in a bid to launch Manchester's first commercial speech radio station.
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NewsBBC Radio should open archives to rivals says Gardam
The BBC's huge radio archive should be made available to commercial buyers, a government-backed report has said.
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Capital merger
Capital Radio has been given the green light by Ofcom to merge its two London Choice FM urban music stations. Choice currently broadcasts on two frequencies, serving the north and south of London, but a new schedule will launch on 18 October that synchronises the pair. Four of the stations' ...
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Pearson quits as Virgin CEO
John Pearson has quit as chief executive of SMG-owned Virgin Radio after 12 years at the station he helped launch.
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Robinson to Holiday
Paul Robinson, former managing director of Disney's UK television channels, has resurfaced in a non-executive director role at Capital Radio-owned Holiday FM. Robinson will be involved at a 'strategic level' as the business, which operates nine stations in mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, continues to grow. Holiday FM broadcasts ...