All Radio articles – Page 106
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NewsBBC Worldwide applies for stake in Indian FM station
BBC Worldwide has applied to buy a stake in an Indian FM station, in the first foreign direct investment deal in the country's domestic FM radio industry.
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NewsFive Live tenders out Formula 1coverage
BBC Radio Five Live is putting out to tender its coverage of the Formula 1 world championship - the first time the station has offered out commentary for a major live sporting event to the independent radio sector.
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NewsQuentin Howard elected president of WorldDAB
International DAB lobbying body WorldDAB has elected Digital One chief executive Quentin Howard to the two-year post of president.
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Emap Scottish head
Emap has appointed its national brands director, Steve Parkinson, to oversee the group's Scottish stations on an interim basis, following the departure of managing director of Emap Radio Scotland David Goode at the end of the year. Parkinson will oversee the stations from January while the group seeks a permanent ...
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Arqiva contracts
Arqiva has won three new 12-year FM transmission contracts for new stations awarded licences by Ofcom. The deals are worth over£1m and include UTV Radio's U105 in Belfast and allTalk FM in Edinburgh. GCap Media has also signed a deal with the transmission service provider for its new Xfm Manchester ...
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Christian radio station pips BBC to award
3.30pm: A charity-owned Christian radio station has won the top honours at the Religious Radio Awards 2005, beating competition from BBC Radio 4, Radio Wales and the World Service.
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NewsEmap's radio division on the up
10.45am: Emap has said revenues for its radio division grew 23% from£47m in the first half of 2004 to£58m in the six months to 30 September, when it included the former Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) stations it bought in August.
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NewsUBC rolls out Emap deal
8am: Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) stations, recently acquired by Emap, have signed up to carry UBC Media's daily entertainment news service.
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NewsChrysalis report profit slide
Chrysalis Group has reported a 72% drop in pretax profits to£2.7 for 2005, blaming a slow radio advertising market for the slide.
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NewsPrever takes on Smooth breakfast slot
8am: London's 102.2 Smooth FM has poached LBC's afternoon DJ David Prever as its new breakfast show host, making Smooth the latest London station to revamp its breakfast line up in the hope of boosting listeners.
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NewsBBC radio refuses to reveal budgets
Commercial radio companies have lodged a formal complaint with the information commissioner after the BBC refused to reveal its programme budgets.
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Radio rivals unite to test DRM quality
BBC World Service, Kiss 100, TalkSport and Virgin Radio have joined forces in a six-week DRM digital broadcast trial in London. In partnership with broadcast infrastructure provider National Grid Wireless (NGW), formerly known as Crown Castle, the trial, which started on 31 October, will examine whether the new digital standard ...
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Bay radio and TLRC celebrate FM wins
Ofcom made two FM licence awards this week, handing the 300,000-strong Swansea licence to local consortium Swansea Bay Radio, while the The Local Radio Company (TLRC) clinched its 30th FM radio licence with the 30,000-strong Northallerton franchise in North Yorkshire.
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Celador radio arm secures BBC orders
Celador Productions' radio arm has won five new commissions from the BBC, for Radio 2 and Radio 4, including the first radio play from Birds of a Feather creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran.
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Radio 2 ties up with Sirius for Lennon Night
BBC Radio 2 is to partner US satellite radio broadcaster Sirius for the first time to commemorate the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death on 8 December.
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NewsFour bid for Shrewbury FM licence
4.30pm: Four radio companies have applied for the local FM licence for Shrewsbury, including a station aimed at the more mature audience.
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NewsRadio groups trial DAB alternative
10am: BBC World Service, Kiss 100, TalkSport and Virgin Radio have joined forces to launch a six week DRM digital broadcast trial in London.
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NewsFM licence winners forNorthallerton & Swansea
8am: The Local Radio Company (TLRC) has clinched its 30th FM radio licence from Ofcom, as the regulator announces the award of two further local stations.
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Talksport loses listeners
GCap's Classic FM is the country's most popular national commercial station, with a 4.1% share, but audience numbers fell by 7.4% from the previous quarter to 5.8 million. Talksport, owned by UTV Radio, saw a fall in audience numbers from the previous quarter down to 2.1 million, but maintained its ...
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Theakston closes on Capital's Vaughan
Heart 106.2's Jamie Theakston is closing on London's leading commercial breakfast show, Johnny Vaughan on Capital 95.8, with the gap between them now just 10,000 listeners. Theakston added 163,000 listeners, reaching 883,000, while Vaughan lost 184,000, falling to 893,000 over the three-month period. Today on BBC Radio 4 remains the ...