All Radio articles – Page 62
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22 youths to take over 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra and BBC Blast have teamed up to give young people not in education or employment the chance to take over the station’s airwaves for a day.
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NewsCapital overtakes Heart in London breakfast war
A resurgent Capital 95.8 overtook stablemate Heart 106.2 in the Q2 Rajar figures, thanks to a strong performance by its breakfast show.
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NewsWogan extends lead over Moyles
Sir Terry Wogan extended his ratings lead over breakfast rival Chris Moyles, according to latest Rajar figures, but could not prevent BBC Radio 2 slipping to its lowest share since 2006.
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NewsCommercial radio closes gap on BBC
Commercial radio clawed some audience share back from the BBC in the last quarter, with its overall share rising to 42.7%, from 41.6% in Q1.
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NewsLaycock quits Radio 2 after "disputes"
BBC Radio 2’s long standing Sunday night presenter Malcolm Laycock has quit the station after 14 years following a series of “long-running disputes”.
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CommentWhy R1 should not be privatised
Just days after Tory leader David Cameron’s faux pas on Christian O’Connell’s Absolute Radio’s breakfast show, his shadow broadcasting minster has taken a swipe at the BBC and threatened that a future Conservative Government would sell off Radio 1, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsVaizey: Tories will sell off Radio 1
Ed Vaizey has proposed that the BBC should be forced to sell Radio 1 to the highest commercial bidder.
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CommentSlumdog radiohead
Paul Robinson has been listening to radio in India whilst travelling on business and has been surprised at the similarities with the UK.
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NewsO’Connell to DJ from Olympic village
Absolute Radio’s Christian O’Connell is to broadcast his breakfast show live from the under-construction 2012 Olympic site.
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NewsBBC should lose licence fee, says report
The BBC should lose its hold on the licence fee and sell off BBC1 and BBC3, a new report has said.
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NewsScott extends Heart contract
Harriet Scott has renewed her contract with Heart 106.2 and will continue hosting the breakfast show with Jamie Theakston until 2011.
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NewsJo Whiley moves in R1 shake-up
Jo Whiley and Edith Bowman are to leave their weekday slots on BBC Radio 1 in its biggest schedule shake up for five years.
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CommentPre-recording Ross on R2 is a mistake
The decision by BBC Radio 2’s Controller Bob Shennan to pre-record Jonathan Ross’ Saturday morning show is potentially far more significant than it being merely a tool to ameliorate the risk of further embarassing editorial slip-ups, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsMoyles accuses BBC of being dull
BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris has hit out at the BBC for making dull programmes on purpose so as not to offend anyone.
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Widdecombe joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has hired Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe MP to host her own weekday morning radio show while regular host James O’Brien is on holiday.
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NewsAbove the Title to produce new O'Connell show
Radio and TV indie Above the Title has won the race to produce a new BBC Radio 5 live comedy strand featuring Christian O’Connell.
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Comment
Radio: cash in the net
As an increasing amount of radio is consumed online, the medium has a bigger opportunity than ever to convert audience into revenue, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsBentley to replace Emma B on Heart
Neil Bentley is to take over Heart 106.2’s weekday drivetime show from Emma B.
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NewsJonathan Ross cleared of 'homophobic' claims
Jonathan Ross has escaped censure over comments on his Radio 2 show that more than 60 listeners claimed were ‘homophobic’.
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NewsMyers calls for shake-up at Ofcom
John Myers, the former chief executive of GMG Radio, has slammed Ofcom claiming the media regulator is out of date and unwilling to change.