All Radio articles – Page 52
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NewsBBC broadcasts radio stations to mobile
The BBC has begun streaming its radio stations including digital-only channels such as 6Music and 1Xtra to mobiles - but not iPhone’s.
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NewsBBC may run Archers early to push DAB
The Archers may be the oldest soap in the world - but it could also be the BBC’s secret weapon in converting radio listening to digital.
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NewsCarragher call-up prompts TalkSport rethink
TalkSport has been forced to rethink its drivetime World Cup show after footballer Jamie Carragher was called up to the England squad.
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NewsRadio news trusted more than TV or web
The public trusts news on the web more than it trusts TV news, according to research from Ofcom – but trust in radio news trumps them both.
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NewsBBC airs apology for ‘Queen is dead’ joke
The BBC has broadcast an apology after presenter Danny Kelly joked on his radio show that the Queen had died.
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NewsBBC in new Queengate row
The BBC has become embroiled in another Queen-related gaffe after a local DJ told listeners that the monarch had died.
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NewsNorton to replace Ross on Radio 2
Graham Norton will take over Jonathan Ross’s BBC Radio 2 Saturday show from October, the BBC has confirmed.
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NewsRIG calls on BBC to up indie radio commissions
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called on the BBC to up its level of commissioning from the indie sector to mirror the system in place for TV.
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NewsEvans trumps Wogan by 1m
Rajars: Chris Evans’ replacement of Terry Wogan as host of BBC Radio 2’s breakfast show saw him attract 1m more listeners than his predecessor did in the previous quarter, with 9.5m tuning in.
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NewsEndangered 6 Music surges 50%
Rajars: BBC 6 Music has benefited hugely from the blaze of publicity surrounding its proposed closure, growing its reach by over 50% year-on-year to break the 1m listener barrier in the first quarter of the year.
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NewsO'Connell to front R2 World Cup quiz
Christian O’Connell is to make his BBC Radio 2 debut as host of a World Cup comedy panel show.
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CommentRivalries flare at Sony Awards
The age old radio battle between the commercial and public sector showed it is alive and well at last night’s Sony Radio Academy Awards, writes Alex Faber.
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News6 Music lands Sony double
Endangered digital station BBC 6 Music was a double winner at the radio industry’s biggest awards event.
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NewsAbsolute up for six Arqiva awards
Absolute Radio is well placed for success at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, picking up six nominations that will see DJs Dave Gorman and Geoff Lloyd go head-to-head.
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NewsYentob to address ‘problem’ teens post-Switch axe
Shows on BBC Switch will live on after the teen service is axed, BBC creative director Alan Yentob has claimed - admitting that the corporation has yet to find a way of properly serving teen viewers.
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NewsRadio 4 errors mark 'poor period'
Radio 4’s outgoing controller has put a string of on-air errors down to a “very poor period” for the station.
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NewsTarrant to cover for Wright on R2
Chris Tarrant is to make a return to the airwaves, covering for Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2.
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NewsJohn Peel's son joins 6 Music
John Peel’s son Tom Ravenscroft is to follow in his father’s footsteps after landing his own BBC radio show.
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NewsBBC Trust apologises for Frankie Boyle joke
The BBC Trust’s editorial standards committee (ESC) has apologised over a joke made by Frankie Boyle which compared Palestine with a cake being “punched to pieces by a very angry Jew”.
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NewsAlex Zane returning to radio
DJ Alex Zane, who was suspended from Xfm in 2008 for playing a controversial song, is to host a new show for digital station NME Radio.