All Radio articles – Page 97
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NewsForth daily Fringe podcast
Emap-owned Radio Forth (97.3 FM Forth One and 1548 AM Forth Two) will offer a daily 30-minute podcast of coverage of this month's Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time.
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NewsClassic FM hires three new exec producers
Classic FM has strengthened its programming team with the appointment of three executive producers.
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Classic FM to sell CDs
GCap Media has signed a deal with record label Universal Music Classics and Jazz to sell CDs under the Classic FM and The Jazz radio brands.
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FeaturesStation Profile: Key 103 Manchester
Mike Toolan broke into radio in the US in 1991 by claiming he was a big name on national radio in the UK. He presents Toolan in the Morning on Key 103 in Manchester and won a bronze at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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NewsLBC pay-podcasts reach 14,000 subs
LBC 97.3FM's emerging commercial podcast business has surged to 14,000 subscribers who download between 200,000 and 250,000 shows a month.
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NewsGCap: no more profits from phone-ins
GCap Media will no longer run premium rate phone-in competitions for profit after being rapped by regulator Icstis over a competition it ran on its One Network stations in January. [ALL]
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FeaturesStation Profile: Galaxy Manchester
Rob Ellis is 26 and comes from Preston. He previously worked at Key 103 and Rock FM and enjoys going to yoga and watching films - Ghostbustersis his favourite. He presents the Galaxy Manchester weekday breakfast show from 6am to 10am.
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NewsGlobal is favourite to bid for Emap Radio
The radio sector expects Emap Radio to be sold after its parent company launched a strategic review.
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R4 orders Whistledown pilot
London radio indie Whistledown has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to make a pilot for a new format called Based on a True Story.
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Nelson on 1Xtra breakfast
BBC Radio 1Xtra is to revamp its schedule and has recruited Trevor Nelson from Radio 1 to host its new breakfast show, which will go on air on 8 October in the 8am to 11am slot.
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NewsXfm picks up live Man Utd rights
GCap Media's 97.7 Xfm Manchester will air live commentary on all Manchester United fixtures this season, taking over the rights from GMG's Century FM. [ALL]
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NewsMobiles to support radio download service
UBC's Cliq service, which allows radio listeners to download music tracks they hear, will be made available on most of the UK's mobile phones later this year. [ALL]
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Talk Sport signs rugby duo
Will Carling, England's youngest ever rugby captain, and David Campese (pictured), Australia's record try scorer, have been signed up by Talk Sport as new anchors for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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GCap chief: radio spending has 'turned a corner'
GCap Media chief executive Ralph Bernard believes that the UK commercial radio industry has 'turned a corner' as advertisers which had stopped investing in commercial radio advertising start to return, writes Yvette Mackenzie.
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GCap and Emap buck downward trend
The FTSE 100 endured a turbulent week. Buffeted by concerns over the debt market, share prices fell more than 300 points, before recovering slightly to 6,360.1p. The Broadcast 20 fell in line with the market, with the majority of shares ending the week down.
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Blackburn joins KMFM
Veteran broadcaster Tony Blackburn is to join KMFM to host a new syndicated show in Kent following his departure from Classic Gold at the end of this week.
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FeaturesStation Profile: BBC Asian Network
BBC Asian Network DJ Bobby Friction won the specialist music programme of the year award for his show at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards. He presents the 10pm to 1am weekday slot.
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NewsEmap to drop spot ads on Heat radio
Emap Radio is to scrap spot advertising when it relaunches Heat radio in September, replacing it with sponsorships, promotions and ad-funded programming centred around a small group of key advertisers.
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Ladbroke to make R4 docs
Ladbroke Radio has been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 to make 3 x 30-minute factual radio programmes to air in 2008.
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Eyes Wide Shut writer pens R4 series
Radio indie Above The Title is working with Hollywood writer and film director Frederic Raphael on a six-hour commission for BBC Radio 4.