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BBC Radio Scotland apologizes for a curse-laden on-air rant
This appears to be another situation of a news anchor not knowing whether his microphone is on or off. In this case it was on, and BBC Radio Scotland news anchor Grahame MacGregor was reacting to a taped report getting jammed.
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A Scottish station says the "F-word" is OK to say on the radio
While the United Kingdom's broadcast regulator OFCOM may deem the language offensive, St. Boswells, Scotland radio station Brick-FM (103.0) has other ideas.
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GHANA: The Executive Director of the nation's Media Foundation is speaking out against the "growing use of indecent and abusive language" on radio stations as "a threat to free speech," claiming there are too many incidents of "personality assassination" and "false allegations" on radio and TV ... NEW ZEALAND: Former Radio New Zealand manager Lynne…
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ENGLAND: After a 17-year run, London's Global Radio talk LBC
97.3 and Director of Programming Jonathan Richards are parting
ways in
what is being called an "amicable agreement" ... Both Global Radio and
Orion Media Group have dropped out of the bidding for Absolute Radio,
leaving UTV and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group in the running, …
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IRELAND: A major gaffe, in a radio ad that aired nationally including on
RTE Radio 1. It touted a visit by Queen Elizabeth and referred to her as "Her
Royal Highness" instead of "Her Majesty" - in essence referring to the Queen
as a Princess ...
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ENGLAND: Bauer Media has received the most nominations in the
upcoming 2011 Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards. Bauer Media has 13
nominations including "Best Morning Show o the Year," with Global Radio
receiving eight nominations and Absolute Radio & GMG Radio each with
seven ...
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CANADA: Vancouver's CKPK-FM (100.5) "The Peak" afternoon host Peter Schaad is leaving to become the new radio voice for Major League Soccer's expansion Vancouver Whitecaps, whose games will be heard on sports/talk CTFE-AM "Team" (1410) ... The changes that Radio-Info reported at Toronto's CFXJ-FM "Flow" (93.5) are the talk of the Radio-Info Toronto…
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PHILIPPINES: The Radio Mindanao Network station in General Santos City has received threats after they aired reports about illegal gambling. The threats come less than a week after RMN show host Gerry Ortega, known for his anti-mining reporting, was killed ...
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SCOTLAND: Former Real Radio personality Robin Galloway, fired when he set up his
producer to walk nude past an elected official, joins Glasgow's Radio
Clyde for afternoons ... AUSTRALIA: A top Islamic group is calling for Sydney's Muslim 2MFM to not have their license renewed for what it deems "sectarian fringe views" ...
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ENGLAND: The morning hosts on Bolton's UTV-owned Tower-FM (107.4) are suspended without pay. Brooksy & Vix were taken off the air after an off-air incident was deliberately broadcast the next day ...
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Radio in the U.K.
SCOTLAND: Facing an investigation by OFCOM for failing to broadcast news and other programs, Lanarkshire's L-107 (107.9) has powered down and handed its license back to the broadcast regulator ... Real Radio Scotland's Robin Galloway, fired for persuading his producer to run naked past political Labour Party leader Ed Millband, speaks out about his…
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SCOTLAND: GMG Radio's Real Radio morning host Robin Galloway and producer Barrie Hodge have been fired for "indecency in the workplace," after Barrie removed his clothes in the background of an interview Galloway taped on his phone with Labour leader Ed Miliband. The video never aired ...
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ENGLAND: BBC Radio 5 DJ Danny Baker will be off the air TFN while he battles cancer,
posting on Facebook, "After a pretty mouldy diagnosis a month back I
finally begin chemotherapy on Monday with further radiotherapy from
January" ... Bauer Media has officially filed a request to OFCOM
to take their dance station "Kiss" national, creating a new…
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Radio in the U.K.
SCOTLAND: A judge found 29-year old Khalid Sarwar guilty in the robbery and murder of Glasgow’s AWAZ-FM host Nasim Jamil, who was found by her daughter, bludgeoned to death in her apartment. He was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison … ENGLAND: The owner of London’s Capital Radio (95.8) denies he’s interested in BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles, for…
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NEW ZEALAND: Popular shock-jock Lain Stables won’t be starting his new job today on Auckland’s Radio Hauraki. He was involved in a fight with an airline employee at the Auckland Airport and apparently suffered a concussion during the brawl … SCOTLAND: Former Radio Clyde host Des McLean announced he will claim sexual discrimination as a reason h…
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SCOTLAND: New testimony in the murder trial of Glasgow’s AWAZ-FM talk host Nasim Jamil included that of a man scavenging on a deserted lot finding a bag containing items including a cellphone, money and an AWAZ-FM key chain belonging to Jamil, along with a hammer .
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ENGLAND: BBC Radio One director Andy Parfitt will not reprimand morning host Chris Moyles following his on-air rant over his pay issue, saying he hadn’t “overstepped the red lines” … BBC Radio One will add more news and current affairs to its programming, with director Andy Parfitt calling it a “Panorama for young people” … The ongoing feud bet…
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SOMALIA: Soldiers linked to two separate Islamic terror groups attacked independent radio stations Horn Afrik and GBC in the capital of Mogadishu, taking over the stations and stealing broadcast equipment. Since the start of this year, six radio stations have been attacked by insurgent forces … CANADA: Steve Moore is the new Music Director / Midd…
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MALAYSIA: Kuala Lumpur’s 988FM’s morning show host Jamaluddin Ibrahim and station CEO Wong Lai Ngo allege they were fired after Ibrahim discussed race on the air, and they’re claiming that the government had a hand in their firings … ANGOLA: Radio Despertar host & reporter Alberto Graves Chakussanga was found dead of a gunshot wound to the …
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ENGLAND: Celador Radio, which recently purchased stations in Hampshire, has acquired the two stations operated by Tomahawk Radio Limited, 106.5 Jack FM & Star 107.2 FM in Bristol. Former Heart Bristol Managing Director Steve Jones is named Managing Director of the Bristol stations … BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Benji B is moving to BBC Radio 1 to replace …
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