All Radio articles – Page 111

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    Radio 1 remembers Peel with day of gigs

    2005-08-25T08:30:00Z

    BBC Radio 1 is to hold a day of special programming to commemorate legendary DJ John Peel, one year after his death. John Peel Day will be held on 13 October, with gigs nationwide. Radio 1 is also organising a special gig in London before the day. A spokesman for ...

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    UKRD ups turnover

    2005-08-24T14:50:59Z

    Radio group UKRD said this week turnover had grown 10% year on year in the first 10 months of the financial year, leaving it on course to report turnover in the region of£9m for the full year. Operating profit is set to be in the region of£400,000 for the 12 ...

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    Virgin signs up Champion

    2005-08-22T12:25:29Z

    Virgin Radio has recruited Horizon 103.3 FM drivetime DJ Sarah Champion to host a Friday and Saturday 10pm chill out show.

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    Jay joins Belfast's U105

    2005-08-22T11:00:08Z

    Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its new Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November.

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    Heart gets bigger

    2005-08-18T08:30:00Z

    Former GCap station 106 Century FM will take the Heart brand name from 26 August, following its purchase by Chrysalis. GCap was forced to sell the station to allow the GWR and Capital merger to go ahead, under Ofcom rules. Chrysalis paid£29.5m for the station and has commit-ted a further£500,000 ...

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    Ex-Magic DJ launches digital station

    2005-08-17T09:12:12Z

    Former Magic and Saga DJ Kev Roberts is to launch a soul radio station on Sky and the internet aimed at 35-59-year-olds.

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    Magic signs up Holmes

    2005-08-16T10:08:17Z

    Magic 105.4 has signed up former GMTVanchor Eamonn Holmes for a Sunday afternoon show starting in September.

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    Rajar looks to six-month reporting

    2005-08-15T12:45:35Z

    Rajars figures could be released every six months instead of every three in a bid to tackle volatility in the listening figures.

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    Wogan remains nation's favourite

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Wake up to Woganremains the UK's most popular national breakfast show, with more than 8 million listeners, but Chris Moyles managed to increase his audience by 81,000 to reach 6.2 million. R4's Todayprogramme added 120,000 listeners over the quarter, notching up 6.3 million, but Radio 3's ...

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    Network rollout for Capital FM's seven

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    GCap Media is to roll out its 95.8 Capital FM Sunday night Sevenentertainment show across its The One Network stations. The three-hour show, presented by Justin Wilkes and Sam Mann, looks at the week's celebrity news and has exclusive interviews. It is the first time GCap ...

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    Top breakfast shows lose listeners

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Johnny Vaughan hung on to his place as London's top commercial radio breakfast host but the three leading commercial breakfast shows all lost listeners in the latest figures. Vaughan lost 161,000 listeners over the three-month period, falling to 1,077,000 listeners. Jamie Theakston, who joined Chrysalis's Heart 106.2 FM part way ...

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    Schoonmaker leads Swansea radio bid

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Former Emap Performance chief executive Tim Schoonmaker is heading a UK radio bid backed by Australian investment bank Macquarie. The bid is for a new 12-year FM licence for Swansea, under the name Diamond FM, a mainstream classic rock proposal. The new station will reach approximately 300,000 adults, depending on ...

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    BBC fends off commercial challenge

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Commercial radio has failed to claw back significant market share from the BBC.

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    BBC digital making little impact

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    The BBC's digital stations all failed to make inroads in the most recent Rajars, with share either declining or holding steady. BBC 6 Music and BBC 7 both lost share, down to 0.1 and 0.2 respectively, while Five Live Sports Extra, 1Xtra, and BBC Asian Network could only maintain their ...

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    Kerrang! audience and share fall

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Emap's West Midlands-based Kerrang! 105.2 lost both audience and share compared with 2005's first Rajar. Share slipped from 2.7% to 2.5%, while audience figures fell by 64,000 to 260,000. When digital listeners are included, the Kerrang! brand's total UK share fell from 0.5% to 0.4%, with audience down 123,000 to ...

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    Heart hits out at R1 share rise

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Heart 106.2 programme director Mark Browning has hit out at the BBC, blaming a shift in Radio 1's programming focus for Heart's poor showing in the latest Rajars.

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    Clyde 1 and 2 slip in Scotland, BBC up

    2005-08-11T08:30:00Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings' Clyde 1 FM and Clyde 2 both lost out in the battle for audience in Scotland. Clyde 1's share slid from 16.8% in the previous quarter to 15.7%, while Clyde 2 fell from 9.8% to 7.9%. Winners included BBC Radio Scotland which increased from a 7.9% share ...

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    Emap set to sell Ayr muliplex

    2005-08-10T11:56:33Z

    Emap's Ayr digital radio multiplex is likely to be put up for sale following the completion of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings.

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    Emap to sell Scot radio assets

    2005-08-09T10:44:45Z

    Emap will have to sell one of its Scottish digital radio multiplexes, following Ofcom and OFT approval of its acquisition of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH).

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    Emma B signs to Heart

    2005-08-09T10:41:20Z

    Former Radio 1 DJ Emma B has signed to London station Heart 106.2 to host a weekend show.