All Radio articles – Page 114
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NewsRadio Times names radio powerbrokers
Flamboyant chatshow host Jonathan Ross is the most powerful person in radio, according to a new Radio Timespoll.
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NewsOfcom Manchester FM decision due this week
Ofcom will this Thursday announce who has won the lucrative FM radio licence for Manchester - one of the few major licences the regulator is putting up for grabs.
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SRH turns down EMAP takeover offer
Emap, the owner of Kiss FM and the Magic radio networks, has failed in its£270m bid to take full control of Scottish Radio Holdings. In a statement to the Stock Exchange, Emap said SRH, the biggest radio group in Scotland, had 'declined to entertain an offer' on the terms it ...
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Xfm poaches Lucio
GCap Media-owned rock station Xfm has poached Sony-award winning DJ Lucio to host its weekend breakfast show. He takes up the role in July from Emap's Kerrang! station in the West Midlands, replacing Sarah Darling. He joins a weekend line-up, which includes Lauren Laverne, Jimmy Carr, Adam and Joe and ...
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New head for Arrow
Chrysalis is to appoint Alan Carruthers as full-time programme director for its digital adult rock brand The Arrow. Carruthers, who also runs the radio group's West Midlands station 100.7 Heart FM, will step down as Heart programme director - a role he has occupied for eight years - when a ...
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NewsLRC turns a profit
The Local Radio Company, which runs 27 regional stations, has turned in its first profit after lifting turnover by almost 20% over the last six months.
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TV execs leave for London radio
Two of television's most senior marketers have quit their TV jobs to join the commercial radio battle in London.
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Jazz FM drops ads to take on BBC
Jazz FM is planning to take on the BBC by playing 40-minute advertising-free sweeps when it rebrands as Smooth FM next month. The station ' part of the Guardian Media Group ' will play a mix of soul classics from such artists as Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin when it ...
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NewsVirgin poaches Xfm's O'Connell
Virgin Radio has poached Xfm's award-winning breakfast DJ Christian O'Connell.
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NewsSky man to head Heart FM
Chrysalis Radio has appointed Sky Networks director of marketing Barnaby Dawe to the role of managing director for flagship London station Heart 106.2.
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NewsParfitt starts R1 cost review
BBC Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt has kicked off a review of the station, saying he is confident he can meet director general Mark Thompson's demands for 15% costs savings.
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Xfm sheds London and national listeners
GCap-media owned Xfm continued to lose adult listeners in London and has lost adult digital listeners nationwide. Its weekly adult audience in the capital now stands at 517,000, down from 535,000 last quarter, and its audience share also dropped, from 1.8% to 1.6%. Digital listenership also dropped 42,000 from last ...
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MacKenzie poised to quit Wireless Group
Kelvin MacKenzie is set to leave TalkSport-owner The Wireless Group if ITV broadcaster Ulster Television's£98.2m bid is successful.
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GCap reveals a slump in sales
Ralph Bernard, the head of the newly merged Capital and GWR group has admitted that publicity surrounding the merger may have had a negative impact on sales.
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Fun FM for Robinson
Former Disney branded channels chief Paul Robinson is joining new kids radio station Fun FM as a non-executive director. The GCap and Hit Entertainment joint-venture digital station launches this week in London, Swindon and West Wiltshire, Reading, Bath and Bristol. It is also bidding for the Solent licence and the ...
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Xfm DJ nets Sonys
Xfm DJ Christian O'Connell took three awards at the Sony Radio Academy Awards on Monday (9 May). He won two golds for his breakfast show, taking breakfast show of the year and best entertainment awards. He also won the competition award for Christian O'Connell's Rock School. ...
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Somethin' Else buys into Manchester radio indie
Indie Somethin' Else has expanded its radio interests after paying£250,000 for a majority stake in Manchester-based current affairs indie All Out Productions.
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DJ Coleman raps former bosses
Axed Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman has hit out at his former bosses after new Rajar figures showed that in his final three months at the Chrysalis-owned station he piled on 224,000 listeners.
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Jazz FM gains share before relaunch
Jazz FM, owned by GMG, lifted its share to 2.8%, up from 1.7% last quarter. Reach was up marginally by 11,000 to 652,000 after losing 204,000 listeners over the previous quarter. GMG is hoping Jazz FM's relaunch as Smooth FM in June will add listeners.