All Radio articles – Page 115
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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.
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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.