All Radio articles – Page 125
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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 ...
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OB truck on order
dB Broadcast has won an order from BBC Resources, Radio & Music to fit-out a radio OB vehicle, Sound Four. The new sound OB truck will cover sports meetings, concerts and large public events. It will be completed early next year.
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Springer gets Capital gig
American talkshow host Jerry Springer has been hired by Capital Radio to help cover the US elections in November.
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NewsPearson quits Virgin
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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NewsCapital merges Choice London services
Capital Radio has been given the green light by regulator Ofcom to unify the two Choice FM urban music stations across London.
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NewsUBC drops AA Roadwatch
UBC Media has dropped AA Roadwatch as its supplier of traffic and travel information and has handed the£2m contract to Trafficlink.
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Christian Slater to appear on Radio 2
Indie Celador Productions has signed Hollywood actor Christian Slater to voice a 8 x 15-minute serialisation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for BBC Radio 2 as part of a raft of commissions. It is due to air later this autumn. R2 controller Lesley ...
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Open Mike moves to radio
Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsRadio merger will save£7.5m a year
The boards of GWR and Capital Radio this week said they had agreed terms for their proposed£711m merger, which they estimate will save them£7.5m a year, and had secured the backing of key shareholder Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT).