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Classic FM and Smooth Radio presenter Margherita Taylor has an Honorary Doctorate from Birmingham City University. After receiving the award, she told journalism graduates at Birmingham City University (BCU) to continue investing in their…
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Hugo Rifkind is taking over the mid-morning show on Times Radio, replacing Matt Chorley. The broadcaster and Times columnist starts the Monday to Thursday slot on Monday 9th September. Rifkind has been writing for The Times since 2001,…
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Two former competitors for the Inverclyde SSDAB multiplex licence have joined forces to bid for two of the Round 6 licence areas. Caledonia TX Ltd and Lanarkshire based C.I. Broadcasting have formed Lanarkshire DAB and North Ayrshire…
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The latest AA/WARC expenditure report released today highlights positive revenue momentum for commercial radio. It shows updated forecasts for 2024 now predicting an increase of 5.5% year-on-year, an upgrade of 3.2 percentage points since…
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Spotify Ad Studio has rebranded as Spotify Ads Manager with enhanced advertising capabilities to advertisers of all types and sizes. The update will offer more tools and ad formats to better reach their target audiences on Spotify and track…
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BBC Radio 2 breakfast show presenter Zoe Ball has been revealed as the highest earning radio presenter employed by the BBC, earning £4,750 per show. The corporation has revealed its own rich list, which sees Gary Lineker take the top spot…
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Edinburgh’s online community radio station EHFM has opened a new cafe complete with public-facing studio. After six years of broadcasting from multi-arts venue Summerhall, EHFM will move their operations to a unit on Great Junction Street,…
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All of the licence awards for round 5 of the small-scale DAB multiplex process have been announced by Ofcom. There were 26 areas applied for in the South West region, plus three re-advertised licence areas, which were awarded last year.…
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Kettering and Corby Broadcasting Company has applied for the small scale DAB digital radio multiplex for Kettering and Corby. Applications for Round 6 were due last week, and Ofcom usually releases details of all bidders within a few weeks.…
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Revival FM, a community radio service with a Christian perspective for the people of the City of Glasgow, has been found in breach for not recording its output. Ofcom received a compliant about the Licensee’s compliance with its Key…
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The first speakers for the Radio Academy Festival 2024 have been announced. First up is Nick Wallis, broadcast journalist and presenter of The Great Post Office Trial (Whistledown Productions for BBC Radio 4), who will be in conversation on…
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There are new programmes for Helen Mayhew, Reuben Green, Rouhangeze Baichoo, Ruth Fisher and Dom Servini in Jazz FM’s new summer schedule, but two presenters are leaving. DJ ‘Lil Koko (Kate Peroudis) who has been with the station since…
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YourFM has confirmed it will be applying for the Portadown & Craigavon small-scale DAB multiplex licence. The community radio station has been broadcasting on FM since June 2015 and now says it wants to expand onto DAB. It has partnered…
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Hospital station WWL Radio is re-applying for the Wigan small-scale DAB licence. A licence for the town was awarded by Ofcom to Wigan & St Helens Community Media CIC, but was revoked after it failed to launch within 18 months. It was…
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UlsterMUX has launched a small scale DAB Service across Newry, Armagh, and Down Newry in Northern Ireland using ten transmitters. Operating on DAB Block 9c, UlsterMUX has constructed a network of transmission sites to deliver coverage from…
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The Scala Radio brand will be no more later this year as Bauer makes plans to change the station name to Magic Classical. At the same time, Magic Chilled will also change its name to Hits Radio Chilled, playing laid back hits and…
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Radioplayer’s new app specifically designed for Apple Vision Pro debuts today across several European countries and Canada. The app introduces a virtual radio device that users can place within their own reality, enhancing the immersive…
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Gaydio has been added to the small-scale DAB multiplex in Liverpool. The station, which is based in Manchester and broadcasts up-beat dance and pop and speech from an LGBTQ+ perspective, can now be heard via DAB+ across the city. To…
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Scottish radio executive Jay Crawford is taking time out following a prostate cancer diagnoses. Jay, who will be celebrating his 50th anniversary in commercial radio later this year, currently runs Edge Media in Edinburgh. He began his…
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A long-standing Jersey presenter has retired from broadcasting after 35 years. Phil Taylor, who was well known for presenting various shows including a Sunday afternoon request programme, announced his departure on social media. He wrote:…
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Nigel Farage will return to host his evening show on GB News Radio next week. The MP will be back on the radio and television station on Tuesday following his election as the new member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea in Essex. Commenting…
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David Hamilton is celebrating 65 years in broadcasting with a new autobiography, David Hamilton`s Long and Winding Road. The book tells the story of his journey from growing up on a remote farm in Sussex where he listened to the stars on…
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Classic FM presenters Dan Walker and Karthi Gnanasegeram are to host a new nine-part series called Perfect Pitch. Launching this evening at 9pm, Karthi and Dan will feature the classical music that has soundtracked sport’s most iconic…
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Welsh telecoms company Ogi has signed a new deal with two of south Wales’s community radio stations in a new cross-station partnership. From this month, Ogi will sponsor breakfast on both Bro Radio in the Vale of Glamorgan and GTFM in the…
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A new consortium has been created to apply for the East Antrim small-scale DAB licence. The team behind East Antrim SSDAB includes Blast106, Belfast 89 and Sunshine 1049 who have already launched the Lagan SSDAB Mux earlier this year…
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Virgin Radio UK has been named as official radio station for CarFest, Latitude and Hardwick Festival. Latitude takes place at Henham Park in Suffolk on 25th to 28th July, Hardwick Festival is on at Hardwick Hall in Durham on 16th to 18th…
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Capital Breakfast presenters Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby are the first speakers to be announced for Radiocentre’s next Tuning In conference.  The trio, who have been working together on the show since April, will take to the…
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Tony Blackburn celebrates 60 years in radio later this month and BBC Radio 2 will be marking the occasion with a day of special features. Radio 2 will highlight the anniversary on July 25th, the date Tony first appeared on Radio Caroline on…
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Ofcom has delayed the launch of an online only service from the BBC saying it could have a significant adverse impact on competition. The BBC wanted to launch an extra Radio 2 “oldies” station online before getting approval to put it on DAB…
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Cheshire’s Mix 56 has hired Rebeckah Vaughan as its newest presenter. Rebeckah was a contestant on the television show Big Brother in 2011, and lives in the Cheshire area. The station says: “Bringing her passion for music and local content…
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The BBC is set to offer more support for the UK audio sector thanks to a new Terms of Trade agreement worked out with AudioUK. The deal will see increased investment in speech programming, more commercial opportunities for production…
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Steve Wright’s cause of death has been revealed as a ruptured ulcer in his stomach, according to his death certificate, seen by the BBC. The BBC Radio 2 presenter died suddenly in February at the age of 69. A report on the BBC website says…
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Community station Radio Leyland in central Lancashire has been found in breach of its licence for playing an offensive song. One person complained when the station played “Let’s Go Fishing” by Aaron Lewis, which was broadcast at 10:34 on a…
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Regulator Ofcom has announced 15 stations have been found in breach of their licences for not filing their finance reports in time. Nine of these radio stations subsequently submitted a late report, Ofcom added. Failure by a licensee to…
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A new service offing an hourly updated travel news bulletin for radio stations is launching soon. My Radio Group has announced the audio will be available from Monday 15th July, along with options for regional and bespoke services. Luca…
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Nation’s new app has officially launched complete with free carriage for third party services. Nation Player now has over 50 stations, including initial partner stations Fun Kids, BFBS, Panjab Radio, Colourful, Sunrise, Channel 103, Island…
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The change of Government brings another new Culture Secretary as Lisa Nandy replaces Lucy Frazer. Lisa, who is also MP for Wigan, becomes the 14th Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in as many years. Lucy Frazer, who also lost…
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The Community Media Association has written to the new Prime Minister looking for increased investment and better policy support. In a public letter, Terry Lee, Chair of the CMA says the member organisation is eager to discuss matters it…
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Broadcaster Paul Rowley is back on air tonight reporting on his 14th General Election, half a century since his first. The former BBC Political Correspondent left the corporation two and a half years ago after 28 years as BBC Local Radio’s…
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UK audio branding company Noise Fusion has announced a new CHR imaging effects and music library called Ultra. Created by producer Ben Neidle, Ultra began as a custom FX package for Capital, with the library at the core of their imaging for…
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Bauer has announced details of a new music event in Manchester featuring presenters and musical acts played on Greatest Hits Radio. Greatest Hits Radio Live will take place at the Co-op Live Arena on Sunday 24th November and feature Ken…
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The BBC podcast, Newscast, has been turned into a live radio show by streaming live on BBC Sounds for the Election. The Newscast Election All-Dayer is live from 11am till 5pm today (Wednesday) with Adam Fleming hosting joined by the…
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Roman Kemp is in the passenger seat with host Alex Legouix who drives him around the Hertfordshire Countryside for a new podcast from AutoTrader, talking about joining and leaving Capital. They go past the sights of his hometown, unlocking…
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Love Island star Kem Cetinay is the new host of The Capital Weekender, starting this Friday 5th July. The podcaster and presenter has covered shows at Capital recently, but now gets his own permanant gig, replacing Mistajam. Kem said:…
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