All Radio articles – Page 115
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Mixed result for BBC digital stations
Digital station BBC Asian Network dropped from a 0.3% share last quarter to 0.2% while share slid by 92,000 listeners to 443,000. The corporation's three other digital stations performed better. Speech station BBC7 added 165,000 listeners over the last quarter with a reach of 556,000, growing its share from 0.2% ...
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Ex-Heart DJ backs 'flashback' show
Former Heart 106.2 breakfast DJ Jono Coleman is in talks with Virgin, Magic and Radio 2 to bring a hit flashback radio show from Australia to a UK station. My Generationfocuses on a specific year, reviewing the top news stories and events, and playing the hit ...
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Commercial stations fight back against BBC gains
Commercial radio stations are planning to band together for a series of high-profile cross-network events to take on the BBC, after new Rajar figures showed the corporation opening up its lead, writes Geoff White.
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Kiss 100 increases audience share
Dance station Kiss 100 has lost listeners in London but strengthened its grip on the youth market with shows such as the Bam Bam Breakfast. The station, owned by Broadcastpublisher Emap, has 1.2 million London listeners, a 3.9% share of the capital's ...
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Choice FM adds 50,000 to audience
Urban station Choice FM has gained its highest weekly audience, adding 50,000 listeners over the last quarter. The station, which is owned by GCap, pulls in 525,000 listeners per week, according to the Rajar figures.
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NewsSony glory for Xfm's O'Connell
Xfm DJ Christian O'Connell dominated the Sony Radio Academy Awards last night, bagging three awards.
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NewsTWG sale ends MacKenzie reign
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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NewsCapital shelves Party in the Park
Capital FM has iced plans to run its annual Party in the Park charity event this year to allow Bob Geldof to stage his much-rumoured Live 8 event.
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NewsUTV offers£98m for TWG
ITV broadcaster Ulster Television has made a£98.2m bid for The Wireless Group, owners of TalkSport radio station.
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NewsBBC radio takes a lead over the nationals
The BBC has expanded its lead over the national commercial stations, widening the gap in audience share to more than 10%.
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NewsHeart 106.2 takes biggest share of audience
Heart 106.2 has overtaken rivals 95.8 Capital FM and Magic 105.4 to snatch the biggest share of London's radio audience.
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NewsClassic FM sees drop in listeners
Classic FM has seen its lead over the national commercial stations narrow, as TalkSPORT overtakes Virgin Radio for the first time.
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Virgin rock on Sky
Virgin Radio Classic Rock has extended its footprint onto Sky Digital in a bid to attract more listeners. The SMG-owned station launched last year to digital radio listeners in London and on the internet. It reported 165,000 listeners in the last set of radio audience figures. Virgin Radio Classic Rock ...
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Return of Dixon
Classic police drama Dixon of Dock Greenis to be revived for a new series on BBC Radio 4. Following a 30-year absence, a series of six plays, based on original scripts from the long-running television show, will air in mid-June.
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BBC's web mistake
THE BBC has been forced to change its Radio1 web page after a complaint about a song named Gyppo kids ate my hamster. The track was recorded as part of a Radio1 session by Cardiff band The Martini Henry Rifles, but attracted complaints from a Romani support group. The British ...
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NewsTwo more FM licences up for grabs
Ofcom has opened the bidding for two new commercial radio licences covering Swansea and Northallerton.
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Rajar puts half a million into testing
Rajar is ploughing an extra£500,000 into tests that aim to modernise the current method of measuring radio audiences. It will begin 12 weeks of national fieldwork tests on 6 June, using pager-style devices from research groups Arbitron and Eurisko. Investment in the project now stands at£2m. TV research body Barb ...
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Bids line up for Solent licence
The UK's biggest radio groups are putting the finishing touches to bids that could land them a lucrative new FM licence in the Solent.
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Angel Eye makes comedies for Radio 4
Indie Angel Eye is using the talents of three stand-up comedians to bring the tragic tales of two losers to life for BBC Radio 4. Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymorecentres on a deceased anti-hero who returns to his house as a ghost. The 6 x 30-minute ...
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NewsRajar steps up electronic testing
Rajar is ploughing an extra£500,000 into tests that aim to modernise the current method of measuring radio audience levels.