All Radio articles – Page 140
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Radio big guns await Glasgow FM decision
Thirteen of the country's biggest radio owners will today (Thursday) hear who has won the new FM licence for Glasgow, which is expected to yield as much as£15m in advertising revenue.
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Xfm seeks more success for its mix outside London
Xfm is shifting its focus away from London and is looking to introduce bespoke content for major cities around the UK to bolster its national presence.
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NewsGlover given keys to Broadcasting House
Fi Glover is returning to the BBC after a six month sabbatical in the US to present BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House.
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NewsO'Hara to step down at Rajar
Jane O'Hara, the managing director of radio audience research body Rajar, is to step down from the post at the end of the year.
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Finding the Parfitt fit at Radio 1
After disappointing, if not disastrous, ratings, is it time for Andy Parfitt to do more than just tweak the line-up at Radio 1, but rather usher in some major changes?
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R2's popularity on wane
BBC Radio 2's meteoric rise has finally come a halt after its audience fell by over half a million listeners in the past three months.
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Beck back in Russia
BBC World Service has appointed Sara Beck as head of its Russian division. Beck began her BBC career in 1991 as a producer with the Russian service and became Moscow bureau editor in 1998, covering both Chechen wars and the resignation of Russian president Boris Yeltsin. She relocated to Jerusalem ...
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Commercial digital stations beat BBC
The BBC's four new digital radio stations have been dwarfed by the commercial sector after their first listener results showed they attracted just over a million listeners in the three months to 14 September.
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BBC in trade mission
The BBC is preparing to travel to Japan with the Digital Radio Development Bureau and the Digital One multiplex to encourage electronics manufacturers to back digital radio. During the 10-day trade mission, the joint industry initiative will present information to manufacturers such as Panasonic to entice them into producing digital ...
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SRH buys into Eire
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) is set to strengthen its foothold in the Irish Republic with an£18m deal to buy Dublin station FM104 from Capital Radio Productions. SRH, which owns national Irish station Today FM as well as Radio Clyde, is awaiting clearance from the Irish competition authorities after the Broadcasting ...
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Heart sneaks up on Capital in London
Capital Radio is to make further changes to its programming after losing the title of London's most listened to station for the first time in 30 years.
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Emap seeks metal MD
Emap, publisher of Broadcast, is hunting for a managing director to spearhead its Kerrang! radio brand as it prepares to launch the station in the West Midlands. The position has been created to grow the Kerrang! radio business which will bring together its existing digital ...
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MacKenzie: 'I hate Rajar'
Kelvin MacKenzie has repeated his call to scrap the techniques used by the Rajar audience survey after his TalkSport station ranked bottom among national commercial broadcasters.
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NewsR1's audience falls to new all time low
Troubled BBC Radio 1 has seen its audience dip further below the key 10 million listener mark to a new all time low, figures from radio audience board Rajar have shown, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Derbyshire to R5
DJ Victoria Derbyshire is to replace Nicky Campbell as the host of BBC Radio 5 Live's mid-morning phone-in programme. Julian Worricker has been filling in for the slot since previous host Fi Glover's departure in June. Derbyshire, who currently co-hosts the station's breakfast show, will take over the 09.00-12.00 slot ...
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Abramsky: radio must go digital
The BBC's director of radio and music, Jenny Abramsky, has warned that the future of radio is at stake unless it goes digital, even if it means a drop in audience share for the BBC, writes Michael Rosser.
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Emap boosts radio team
Media giant Emap, the publisher of Broadcast, has bolstered its radio management team by appointing new deputy programme directors to four of its key stations, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsEmap radio to offer 'red button' interactivity
Media giant Emap is poised to become the first radio company to offer 'red button' interactivity on its digital radio services, writes Michael Rosser.
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NewsBaish joins Classic Gold Digital
Former Jazz FM programme director John Baish has re-emerged as the new operations director at Classic Gold Digital, writes Michael Rosser.
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R2 deputy sought
BBC executive Lesley Douglas is set to succeed Jim Moir as controller of BBC Radio 2 and is now considering who to appoint as her deputy. Douglas, who is currently head of programmes at R2, will take over the position on 5 January when Moir retires. She will also be ...