All Radio articles – Page 146
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NewsFamous BBC shows to travel
BBC Worldwide has announced new deals for two of the BBC's most famous shows, with veteran music strand Top of the Pops to air on the BBC World Service and comedy Keeping Up Appearances going to India, writes Hayley Treacy
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NewsRajar keeps its hat in the ring
Radio ratings body Rajar has been put on the defensive after Kelvin MacKenzie's the Wireless Group (TWG) today unveiled plans for a nationwide rival to its audience measurement system, writes Luke Satchell.
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MacKenzie takes on Rajar
The Wireless Group (TWG) is set to trigger one of the biggest splits in the history of radio audience measurement by launching a nationwide rival to Rajar, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsLinnell heads Chrysalis regional bid
Chrysalis Radio has hired former BBC WM breakfast host Stuart Linnell to head its bid for the much sought-after West Midlands regional licence, writes John Plunkett
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Bryant makes licence bids
Jason Bryant, former managing director of development at The Wireless Group (TWG), has joined rival firm SMG to work on radio licence applications and development opportunities, writes Leigh Holmwood
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5 Live gears up to air rolling news from war
BBC Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan has turned to Julian Worricker and Peter Allen to front the station's coverage of the expected war against Iraq, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsFull BBC services on Freeview from Friday
The BBC is to put the remainder of its national radio stations onto Freeview this Friday (14 February), taking the total of BBC radio channels available on the new DTT platform up to 11, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsMinistry of Sound launches pocket digital radio
The Ministry of Sound has launched a new generation of pocket digital radios just months after pulling the plug on its own digital broadcast operation, writes John Plunkett.
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NewsReturn of the Hairy Cornflake
Ten years after he famously quit the BBC live on air, Dave Lee Travis is returning to the corporation he once reviled - with a Sunday morning local radio show, writes John Plunkett
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NewsJazz FM Manchester gets new md
A new managing director has been appointed to run Jazz FM's north west of England station as part of a series of changes since the Guardian Media Group (GMG) bought the network in July last year, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsBBC suffers peaktime blackout
Millions of viewers in London and the south east were left watching blank screens last night (5 January) as BBC 1 and BBC 2 went off air during peaktime, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBBC spreads worm virus
Fans of BBC Radio Four's The Archers got more than they bargained for recently when they signed up for a newsletter on the popular radio show and were sent a computer virus, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsNew editor for BBC London
BBC London has appointed a new executive editor to take control of its output across television, radio and online as a campaign group steps ups its accusations of dumbing down at BBC London 94.9FM, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsAwards for radio journalists
The efforts and achievements of radio journalists across the country are to be recognised by a new awards ceremony launched by Independent Radio News (IRN), writes John Plunkett
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NewsListeners switch to radio through the TV
The number of people listening to the radio through their television has jumped by a quarter in the last year, according to the latest figures from Rajar, writes John Plunkett
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NewsTarrant's loss is Wogan's gain
It was a tale of two breakfasts as the latest Rajar listening figures were revealed today, writes John Plunkett
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NewsSRH posts strong start to year
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) today defied market conditions to post like-for-like radio revenues up 6.5 per cent in the first quarter of the financial year, writes Luke Satchell
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INTERVIEW - The Capital view.
David Mansfield has led Capital Radio for the past five years, dealing with Tarrant, takeovers, and the growth of digital. But could the UK's largest radio group soon have new American owners? By Conor Dignam.
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EMAP IN DEAL WITH UKRD.
Emap Performance, part of the group that publishes Broadcast, has signed up the UKRD group's 13
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TALKSPORT BIGOTRY RAP.
The Radio Authority has rapped Kelvin MacKenzie's radio station TalkSport over a statement made by a