All Radio articles – Page 54
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NewsProtest aims to save 6 Music
Campaigners aiming to save threatened BBC station 6 Music are hoping to take their protest to the charts.
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News5 Live plays down Salford delay date
BBC Radio 5 Live has played down reports that its move to Salford has been delayed by three months and claims it is still on track to be broadcasting from the new location by the end of next year.
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News6 Music crashes Archers
Listeners to BBC Radio 4 were startled tonight to hear music from threatened digital channel BBC 6 Music instead of their favourite programmes.
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CommentWhy radio can return to its ‘content is king’ philosophy
Technology can help commercial radio go back to its roots, says Richard Wheatly.
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NewsHunt questions logic of 6 Music plan
Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he could not understand the BBC’s logic in dropping 6 Music but retaining another “niche” service such as Radio 3.
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NewsLamacq & Whiley to revive Evening Session
Classic radio show the Evening Session is to return next month and will be fronted on BBC Radio 6 Music by indie dream team Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley.
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NewsMarc Almond fronts Radio 2 Brel doc
Former Soft Cell frontman March Almond is hosting a Made in Manchester doc series for BBC Radio 2 on singer-songwriter Jacques Brel.
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NewsAsian Network presenters slam "weak" cuts
BBC Asian Network presenters have slammed plans to axe the station as “weak” and “a devastatingly backward step” in in-house magazine Ariel.
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Sky's Michael Wilson to host Jazz FM series
Jazz FM has launched a new weekly magazine show hosted by former Sky business editor Michael Wilson.
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CommentOpinion: Confused but still effective
The BBC’s longawaited strategy review may be Putting Quality First, but it’s putting clarity last.
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CommentRobinson on the BBC's radio strategy
Mark Thompson’s plans to axe BBC 6Music and the Asian Network appear to make no sense either from a public service or competition perspective, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsDyke ramps up pressure on Thompson
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has claimed Mark Thompson is paid too much and that BBC staff are failing to buy in to his vision for the corporation.
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NewsCommercial radio unmoved by potential BBC cuts
Commercial radio executives believe the possible closure of the BBC’s Asian Network and 6Music will have only negligible impact on the market.
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NewsJamie Cullum gets R2 show
Jazz musician Jamie Cullum will present a new Tuesday night show on BBC Radio 2 from 6 April bumping Desmond Carrington’s programme to Friday nights.
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NewsR1 and 1Xtra swap top talent for fresh faces
The BBC is making two high profile changes to its DJ line-ups on Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
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NewsRadioDNS boosts online advertising
A breakthrough in internet radio technology has been launched allowing listeners to access online information about a song, station or advert, even on terrestrial broadcasts.
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NewsDigit Al firm to front radio campaign
The firm which came up with a character to ease people through the switchover to digital TV has been signed-up to repeat the process for radio.
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NewsTalkSport doubles Premier League rights
TalkSport has struck a further blow for commercial radio by winning the right to broadcast commentary on 64 Premier League games for the next three seasons - twice as many as it currently airs.
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NewsRadio 4 to air lost Eric and Ernie tapes
An unheard treasure trove of vintage recordings by comedy greats Morecambe and Wise is to be aired for the first time by Radio 4, it has been announced.
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NewsPope wanted for Thought For The Day
The BBC is hoping to enlist The Pope to record a Thought For The Day slot later this year.