All Radio articles – Page 117
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LBC hires Frost to cover election
Sir David Frost has been hired by London talk station LBC 97.3 FM to front coverage of the forthcoming general election. The veteran presenter, who is stepping down from his Breakfast with Frostshow on the BBC later this year, will anchor the overnight results show on ...
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Radio 4 orders role reversal comedy
BBC Radio 4 commissioning editor for drama and entertainment Caroline Raphael has ordered a 6 x 30-minute in-house comedy from The Changeteam, Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie. In the role-reversal series, The Other Man, a male character is a put-upon 'mistress' to ...
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NewsVidler to head Magic
Emap has hired former Capital FM managing director Andria Vidler to help make its easy listening station Magic the number one station in London.
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Chrysalis eyes up GMG radio assets
Chrysalis Group said this week it was considering tabling an offer for the radio assets of Guardian Media Group, owner of Jazz FM and the Real Radio network.
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NewsChrysalis admits GMG talks
Chrysalis Group today said it was considering tabling an offer for the radio assets of Guardian Media Group, owner of Jazz FM.
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NewsGWR + Capital = GCap Media
The merged Capital Radio and GWR group will be called GCap Media, the two radio groups have announced.
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Nokia to offer interactive Visual Radio
Nokia is hoping to boost take-up of its new Visual Radio technology by giving broadcasters the computer software for free.
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Community licence first
Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a Gloucestershire-based consortium
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Radio Aid draws record audience
UK Radio Aid, the tsunami fund-raiser that ran across 280 commercial radio networks, attracted the single biggest radio audience since records began. More than 23 million adults - 1.5 million more than usual - tuned in on 17 January, according to Ipsos Media and Rajar. Chris Evans, Davina McCall and ...
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Local Radio Co adds regional managers
Local Radio Company, the business founded by the former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has appointed five regional managing directors to cope with recent growth at the company. In the past six months, LRC has acquired four more stations and won a new licence in Blackburn, taking its portfolio ...
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Xfm launches 6pm to 9pm weekend show
Indie station Xfm has reshuffled its schedule to introduce a new show to its weekend line-up. The Weekenderwill air from 6pm to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, fronted by Adam Longworth, replacing the Best of X show that shifts to 3pm to 6pm on Sunday. The ...
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Emma B leaves R1
BBC Radio 1 DJ Emma B is leaving the station after seven years and will be replaced by 1Xtra presenter Letitia. Emma B has presented R1's weekly phone-in show Sunday Surgerysince 2000 and will leave the station at the end of the month. Dr Mark Hamilton ...
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The power of two
The duo at the helm of GMG Radio, a brand which encompasses the Smooth FM, Jazz FM and Real Radio network, insist that their group is not up for sale and their focus is firmly on expansion.
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O'Hara victim of GWR merger
John O'Hara, programme director of Capital Radio's regional network, has become the latest casualty of the groups£711m merger with Classic FM-owner GWR.
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NewsEmma B quits Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 DJ Emma B is leaving the station after seven years and will be replaced by 1Xtra presenter Letitia SD.
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NewsOfcom awards first community radio licence
Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a consortium based in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
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NewsFry takes starring role in Archers
Stephen Fry has won a Radio 4 contest to take a starring role in The Archers.
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NewsVirgin Radio ad revenues nosedive
Scottish Media Group has reported a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio, increasing pressure on the company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.
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Heart drops Jacko
Heart FM has pulled Michael Jackson songs from its breakfast and drivetime slots, in a bid to avoid upsetting families during the singer's trial for child abuse. The station said it still planned to play the singer's music during other slots in its schedule but would not include them at ...
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SMG faces dive in Virgin Radio profits
SMG is set to report a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio when it reveals its annual results this Thursday (10 March), increasing pressure on the Glasgow-based company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.