All Radio articles – Page 134
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NewsElstein appointed as CRCA chairman
The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has announced that David Elstein will take on the roll of Chairman from April 1 2004. He replaces Lord Eatwell who stepped down after four years.
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NewsEmap reports ad growth
Emap's advertising revenue for its music television channels has taken a dip over the year but the media group has seen solid growth for its radio stations.
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R5 goes into business
BBC Radio Five Live's first ever programme dedicated to city news is to be titled Weekend Business. The new show will air from 19.00 to 20.00 every Sunday and will examine complex money issues, stories from the workplace and reports from the business world. ...
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Ofcom opens FM licence bidding
Ofcom has unveiled the timetable for the first tranche of new FM radio licences across the UK.
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NewsMacKenzie sues Rajar for£66m
kelvin MacKenzie has stepped up his court action against Rajar and has sent the ratings body a writ for£66m in damages - a move immediately slammed by Rajar as
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NewsTWG heats up Rajar threat
Kelvin MacKenzie has stepped up his planned court action with Rajar sending the ratings body a writ and calling for£66m in damages. The move was immediately slammed by Rajar as 'ludicrous'.
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NewsKerrang! goes down under for breakfast host
Emap is gearing up to launch its new West Midlands rock station Kerrang! by signing Sony Award winning DJ Ugly Phil to helm the flagship breakfast show.
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Unique loses Radio 2 show
Unique Productions is to lose another lucrative contract when its BBC Radio 2 show with Richard Allinson is axed.
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Emap gears up for radio deals
Emap has handed its managing director of programming, Mark Story, a beefed-up pan-group role as it gears up for consolidation in the radio sector.
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NewsCapital creative head joins 6Music
Ric Blaxill is quitting 95.8 Capital FM to take up the head of programmes position at BBC digital radio station 6Music.
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NewsRadcliffe arrival sparks R2 overhaul
Mark Radcliffe is to be given a late night music show on BBC Radio 2 as part of a sweep of changes at the UK's most listened-to station.
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Blackburn returns to BBC.
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London, writes Michael Rosser.
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Cooke leaves Radio 4
Veteran BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Alistair Cooke is retiring after 70 years at the BBC. The 95-year-old has presented the Letter from America show since 1946 and joined the corporation in 1934 as a film critic. The current affairs and historical programme is the world's ...
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6Music looks to make key appointment
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas is hunting for a new head of programmes for digital station 6Music. Douglas handled the position at 6Music while head of programmes for R2 but is interviewing replacements following her promotion to controller. In addition, 6Music managing editor Antony Bellekom will also work with ...
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Tarrant offered new role after Vaughan's arrival
Capital 95.8 FM managing director Keith Pringle has confirmed that he has held talks with Chris Tarrant about the veteran DJ taking on a new weekend show after he hands over the breakfast slot to Johnny Vaughan.
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Ladbroke's BBC push
Radio indie Ladbroke Productions has made two heavyweight appointments to its creative department. Richard Bannerman, former editor of BBC Radio documentary programmes, and Paul Kent, former programme director of digital speech station OneWord, will work on developing BBC commissioning proposals for the indie and will also help foster new talent.
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GWR burn it service
Classic FM-owner GWR has unveiled a new premium service that allows listeners to buy songs on the internet being broadcast by its stations. Hear It, Buy It, Burn It will launch this month on the radio's group network of 34 local radio stations and its national digital station, Core. GWR ...
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Park decamps to Emap in Manchester
Former Capital Radio group programme director Richard Park has been hired by Broadcast publisher Emap to develop its two stations in Manchester. He will work as a programming consultant on Key 103 and Magic 1152 for the next 12 months. Meanwhile, Anthony Gay has been ...
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Kerrang! radio test
Emap is to test Kerrang! Radio in a further seven cities to lay the groundwork for the next wave of FM licence bids. The media group, which publishes Broadcast , is currently testing the heavy rock format in Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL). ...
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Blackburn returns to BBC
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London.