All Radio articles – Page 146
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NewsCapital hires Findlay as head of music
Capital Radio has appointed Mark Findlay as its new head of music in a bid to revive the flagging fortunes of its flagship London station, 95.8 Capital FM writes John Plunkett
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NewsChrysalis eyes FM licence for Glasgow
Chrysalis has become the latest radio operator to announce plans to bid for the new local FM licence in Glasgow, writes Colin Robertson
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RatingsMansfield warns against new radio ratings system
Capital Radio chief executive David Mansfield has dismissed Kelvin MacKenzie's initiative to rival Rajar with a new wristwatch-based radio measurement system as a disaster waiting to happen, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBig hitters combine for radio licence bid
A consortium including Celador's Paul Smith and Richard Eyre, the former chief of ITV and Capital Radio, has emerged as a surprise bidder for the UK's biggest remaining radio licence, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC opens super-newsroom in Moscow
The BBC has opened a huge newsgathering bureau in Moscow - its largest news operation centre in the world outside the UK, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBroadcasters prepare new digital radio drive
BBC and commercial radio are preparing for their biggest digital drive yet as the next generation of digital radios goes on sale, writes John Plunkett
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NewsProfits slump at SMG
Virgin Radio owner SMG has posted a 28% fall in annual profits for 2002, citing a renewed slowdown in the advertising market as a result of the possible war with Iraq, with no hopes of a recovery until 2004, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsRI:SE presenters reunited
Presenter Edith Bowman is to be reunited with her former RI:SE colleague Colin Murray for a new show on BBC Radio 1 just a month after she announced she was quitting the troubled Channel 4 breakfast show, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC Radio 2 and Virgin team up with BFBS
BBC Radio 2 is to link up with the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) to provide programming aimed at helping family and friends of troops in the Gulf stay in contact, writes Hayley Treacy.
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NewsBBC Radio 3 overhauls autumn schedule
BBC Radio 3 is to overhaul its schedule this autumn in order to 'clearly signpost' its jazz and world music shows and is to go back to basics with two extra classical concerts a week and a new jazz series presented by Jools Holland and André Previn, ...
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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