All Radio articles – Page 52
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NewsVideo content at heart of Radio 1 website revamp
BBC Radio 1 will overhaul its website later this year, with a focus on rich video content and audience interactivity via social networks.
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NewsPlanet Rock appoints Arendt as MD
Radio industry veteran Jonathan Arendt has been appointed managing director of Planet Rock.
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NewsFrostrup apologises over misogyny accusation
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has said she regrets calling the team behind Radio 4’s Today programme “misogynists” - and said it was based on “no factual evidence”.
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NewsSmooth bids to slash jazz output
GMG Radio is bidding to slash the amount of jazz it is required to play on its Smooth FM stations following approval from regulator Ofcom.
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NewsComedy trio line up to take Count Arthur to BBC2
Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The League Of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson are collaborating on a BBC2 pilot of BBC Radio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
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News'Misogynists' run Radio 4's Today
Broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has claimed there are so few women on Radio 4’s Today programme because it is “run by a bunch of misogynists”.
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News5 Live rapped over Islam Channel comments
A BBC Radio 5 Live discussion unfairly suggested that the Islam Channel helped to fuel radicalised Muslims, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsLamb to leave 6 Music
Presenter George Lamb has announced he is to leave digital radio station BBC 6 Music
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NewsGMG Radio launches training scheme
GMG Radio has kicked off a 12-week training scheme to help students enter the industry.
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NewsFans protest 6 Music closure
A 1,000-strong crowd of BBC 6 Music supporters gathered over the weekend to voice their protest at the closure of the station under a strategic review by the corporation.
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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.