All Radio articles – Page 57
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NewsFirst community radio station to close
A lack of money looks set to force the closure of the UK’s first full-time community radio station at the end of the year.
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NewsGive Ofcom the "off switch", says Gaunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Shock jock Jon Gaunt has launched a blistering attack on the level of censorship in radio - claiming it will “kill” the medium and calling for Ofcom to be scrapped.
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NewsBBC orgasm clip 'overstepped mark'
A BBC radio presenter who played a clip of the infamous fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally during the school run has provoked criticism that the corporation “overstepped the mark”.
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NewsFord Ennals named Digital Radio boss
Digital Radio UK, the company tasked with preparing the nation for digital radio upgrade, has named Ford Ennals as its chief executive officer.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in 2010
MEDIA FESTIVAL: A proposed iPlayer-style online service for radio, capable of streaming more than 400 stations from both the BBC and the commercial sector, will launch early next year.
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NewsBBC axes Silver Street
The BBC is to axe Asian Network soap Silver Street after five years on air – a move heavily criticised by the Writer’s Guild
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NewsBBC Trust blocks atheists on Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day will remain closed to atheists and humanists, after the BBC Trust rejected accusations that the Radio 4 programme is in breach of editorial guidelines.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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CommentJazz FM: one year on
When Jazz FM returned to the airwaves a year ago, chief executive Richard Wheatly faced the challenge of winning back the listeners. He tells Robert Shepherd the story so far and what hurdles lie ahead.
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NewsUBC Media revenues up 9%
UBC Media Group has reported a net profit of £620,000 for the first half of its financial year and has announced its first dividend to shareholders.
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NewsCBeebies audio trial proves a turn-off with Radio 7 listeners
The BBC has all but given up on children’s radio after a trial CBeebies block on Radio 7 lost the slot 40% of its listeners in the six months it was running.
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NewsZeppotron makes Radio 4 show
Endemol UK has won its first ever radio commission - a 5 x 30-minute Radio 4 panel series called So Wrong It’s Right.
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NewsAbsolute Radio to launch 80s station
Absolute Radio is to ditch Absolute Xtreme and replace with with the more mainstream Absolute 80s, from early December.
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NewsLamb switches 6Music slots
BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to swap his weekday show for a new weekend slot and will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, as part of a station reshuffle.
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NewsPeep Show duo aim to re-ignite DAB
A major Christmas marketing campaign featuring the stars of popular Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show aims to boost DAB and get more people buying digital sets.
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NewsAbsolute passes 50% digital target
Q3 RAJARS: Absolute Radio has become the first radio group to hit the 50% national digital listening penetration target set out in earlier this year in the government’s Digital Britain report.
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NewsWogan still king of breakfast
Q3 RAJARS: Sir Terry Wogan has again been crowned the king of breakfast radio, extending his lead over rival Chris Moyles and attracting a weekly audience of 7.8m.
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NewsHeart leapfrogs Capital to take second spot in London
Q3 RAJARS: Heart has leapfrogged sister station 95.8 Capital to become London’s second most popular radio station behind Magic.
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NewsToksvig wades into TV ageism row
The television industry does not value older women as much as their male counterparts, and women tend to get ahead by being young and pretty, comedian Sandi Toksvig has claimed.
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NewsBlaxill resurfaces at Bauer
Former BBC and Capital Radio executive Ric Blaxill has returned to Bauer Media as head of music for the Big City Network.