All Radio articles – Page 113
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R1 conquers US
BBC Radio 1 is to be broadcast across the US, in an unprecedented deal for the corporation. Satellite radio company Sirius will begin broadcasting the station this summer - the first time the BBC has sold a station in its entirety. Sirius - the subscription-only service which recently signed shock-jock ...
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NewsSRH deal gives Emap 22 local stations
Emap added 22 local radio stations to its portfolio this week after taking full control of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) in a deal that values the company at£391m.
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NewsEmap buys SRH
Emap has taken full control of Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) after paying£285.43m for the 73% it did not already own.
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NewsXfm appoints for Manchester launch
Gcap-owned Xfm has unveiled the management line-up for the launch of its new Manchester station.
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NewsEvans returns to BBC radio for Live 8
Chris Evans is returning to Radio 2 for another presenter stint as part of the corporation's Live 8 coverage.
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Xfm tunes in to Mancunian vibe
Xfm's new Manchester station will be almost 100% locally produced and the station is already in talks with a series of Manchester personalities about becoming presenters, including former The Wordfrontman Terry Christian.
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Local Radio company buys Bath FM
The Local Radio Company has brought Bath FM in a cash-and-shares deal worth£675,000. The company, which runs Ivel FM in Yeovil and 3TR in nearby Warminster, paid£400,000 for the station, which was owned by a group of private shareholders. They will also get as much as£275,000 in TLRC shares depending ...
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Ofcom approves 15
Ofcom has licensed a further 15 community radio licences in a bid to create a third tier of radio services. New services will launch in Central Southampton, Hedge End, Botley and West End, near Eastleigh in Hampshire, Portsmouth, Newport on the Isle of Wight, Cumbernauld, Normanton in Derby, Leicester, Market ...
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Virgin goes head to head with Planet Rock
Virgin Radio is taking its digital rock station live in a bid to go head to head with GCap rival service Planet Rock.
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NewsDann joins Planet Rock
Planet Rock, the digital rock music station owned by GCap Media, has made another heavyweight signing, securing former Radio 1 executive Trevor Dann for a new weekend show.
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NewsXfm wins Manchester FM licence
GCap Media has won the Manchester FM licence with a version of its indie rock station Xfm.
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UTV waits on deal
Ulster TV's proposed£98.2m purchase of Talksport-owner The Wireless Group was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting on Monday (6 June). The Belfast-based ITV broadcaster now awaits approval from the Irish trade minister for the deal to go ahead. He has until Sunday (12 June) to make a decision ...
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No magic for White
Trevor White, the programme director for London station Magic 105.4, has quit to join digital rock station Planet Rock. He joins in July in the new role of executive producer, charged with overseeing all programming at the GCap Media-owned station and increasing listeners in its target audience of 35 to ...
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Ofcom poised to reveal Manchester FM licence winner
Ofcom will today (Thursday) announce who has won the FM radio licence for Manchester - one of the few major licences the regulator is putting up for grabs.
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Emap rethinks SRH takeover offer
Emap may have to boost its pound;374m offer for radio group Scottish Radio Holdings by a further£40m in order to take control of the Glasgow-based group.
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Goodman to take Capital director role
GCap Media, the merged GWR and Capital Group, has promoted regional programme director Nik Goodman to the role of programme director for Capital FM, writes Colin Robertson.
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Smooth FM sets 1 million target
Flextech-owned Living TV is hoping to persuade Freeview homes to upgrade to pay-television by broadcasting a taster of one its most popular shows, Most Haunted Live, on its sister channel, FTN.
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NewsMagic programme chief joins GCap Media
Trevor White, the programme director for London station Magic 105.4, has quit to join digital rock station Planet Rock.
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NewsSmooth FM bids for 1 million listeners
GMG Radio has relaunched its flagship radio station Jazz FM as Smooth FM and pledged to reach one million listeners a week within 18 months.
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NewsGoodman takes Capital FM programme role
GCap Media, the merged GWR and Capital group, has promoted regional programme director Nik Goodman to the role of programme director for Capital FM.