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Thursday, March 8, 2012

First Listen: The U.K.’s All-’80s Bay-FM

Bay Radio Swansea So what would you do if your radio license required you to broadcast “a predominantly gold and easy listening” based format, targeting 35-plus? It's a question that most U.S. Read More

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Radio Around the World

ATW ENGLAND: After an eight-year run, Johnny Vaughn will leave London's Capital-FM (95.8). His contract was not renewed. Read More

Friday, May 6, 2011

Radio in the U.K.

England 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 ... Read More

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Radio Around the World

ENGLAND: Former BBC Radio 4 Director Mark Damazer will be given the royal honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire ... London's Capital Radio (95.8) will be going nationwide this week, as Global Radio is scrapping their Galaxy Network along with Red Dragon-FM, Ram-FM, Trent-FM & Leicester brands - Discuss it ... Read More

Friday, August 6, 2010

Radio in the U.K.

England ENGLAND: Global Radio-owned Heart 106.2 was the top station by reach in the London Q2 RAJAR, pulling in over 2 million listeners for the first time. You can listen to Heart 106.2 here … The World Cup was the reason UK radio listening surged to its highest level for more than a decade in the latest RAJAR rankings ending June 30. Read More

Monday, June 21, 2010

The UK's Global Radio will reorganize its "Heart" stations – and cut 200 jobs

Global Radio The current 33 “Heart” branded radio stations operated throughout the U.K. By Global Radio will be chopped down to 15 “super stations,” according to the Guardian newspaper. Read More

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Radio in the U.K.

ENGLAND: The iRadio Group, which operates i102 to 104 in the NorthWest and i105 to 107 in the North East, will cut 10 staffers, nearly one-fifth of their workforce, due to the economy … Former Telewest chief executive Adam Singer is named chairman of digital radio switchover body, Digital Radio UK … Former Mindshare business director Dominic Poynt… Read More

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Radio in the U.K.

ENGLAND: BBC Radio Two’s morning host Chris Evans, who took over for Sir Terry Wogan, is taking a week off after just six weeks hosting the morning show … Sir Ian McKellen will play the title role in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the James Bond thriller “Goldfinger” … Julian Sanders leaves the Lincs FM Group after four years, and returns to Radio Ma… Read More

Monday, November 30, 2009

Radio Around the World

WALES: Community radio station GTFM (107.9) in Pontypridd is using traditional forms of energy to stay on the air. The “green” radio station lost power when someone stole their solar panels … HONDURAS: Authorities are investigating pre-election violence, including bomb attacks on the offices of Radio America in the capital city of Tegucigal… Read More

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Radio in the U.K.

WALES: Former Capital chief Sally Oldham is named managing director of Red Dragon, Global Radio’s hit station in Cardiff … ENGLAND: TLRC has sold their Isle of Wight station to a group consisting of its current managing team for approximately $215,000 … Absolute Radio is preparing to launch a new live rock music digital radio station with the wor… Read More

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Radio in the U.K.

IRELAND: The Broadcasting Complaints Commission cited RTE’s 2FM (90-92) for using abusive language during a morning show … WALES: BBC Radio Wales will pay approximately $164,000 to former host Richard Evans in the settlement of an unfair-dismissal lawsuit … ENGLAND: There’s a lineup shuffle at BBC Radio Ulster, as “Evening Extra” hosts Karen P… Read More

Friday, May 29, 2009

Radio in the U.K.

A last minute reprieve for digital Focal Radio, as two-thirds of the money they need to stay on the air has come from listeners. Read More

Friday, May 1, 2009

Radio in the UK

The Local Radio Company’s chairman Anthony Gumbiner, through his family trust, raised his offer price for TLRC to 3.5 pence-a-share from his earlier offer of 2.5 pence, outbidding UKRD, which was looking to buy the company … Broadcast regulator OFCOM awards three new licenses for community stations. Read More

Monday, March 23, 2009

Radio in the U.K.

ENGLAND: Calling it “hostile and pejorative,” OFCOM found BBC Radio 1’s Chris Moyles crossed the line for his satirical song about a British singer’s sexuality … The BBC is looking to set up an online service that will carry all BBC radio stations under one website. Read More

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Radio Around the World

FINLAND: Radio advertising sales in this country were up 7.4% for 2008, and the outlook for 2009 is for a better year than 2008 … SERBIA: The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information says they hope to introduce digital broadcasts of radio & TV by 2015 … US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Talk host Coz Carson is leaving Internet radio’s USTalkNetwork.com f… Read More

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