All Radio articles – Page 119
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NewsLamacq takes 6 Music brief
Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq has signed to host a new drivetime show on BBC digital station 6 Music.
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NewsGWR launches chill-out station
Classic FM-owner GWR is to add a new ambient music station to its digital radio portfolio as part of its strategy to extend its range of formats.
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NewsHG Capital eyes Virgin Radio
Private equity group HG Capital will make a bid for Virgin Radio if SMG is forced to auction the station to the highest bidder.
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NewsGfk hits out at Rajar
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has hit back at Rajar after being dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract.
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NewsAce FM snares Kidderminster licence
Ofcom has awarded a new FM licence in Kidderminster to the Midlands News Association-owned Ace FM.
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Gfk fails Rajar listening test
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.
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Emap Performance boss contender for Virgin job
Shaun Gregory, Emap Performance's managing director of national brands, has emerged as a frontrunner to replace John Pearson as chief executive of Virgin Radio.
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MacKenzie lays out bid for TWG
Shareholders in The Wireless Group were this week asked to consider a proposal from chief executive and chairman Kelvin MacKenzie to take the company private.
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Bannister leaves Five Live late show
Matthew Bannister has quit his late-night show on Radio Five Live to spend more time with his children following the death of his wife. The former controller of BBC Radio 1 had been on compassionate leave since the end of last year to support his terminally ill wife, who died ...
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Shennan brought in to Asian Network
Bob Shennan, controller of BBC Radio Five Live, has been handed responsibility for the digital station Asian Network, following recommendations that the channel should strengthen its news coverage. Vijay Sharma, manager of Asian Network, will continue to oversee daily operations but Shennan will represent the station at controller meetings.
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Ofcom hunts director to strengthen radio
Ofcom is looking to strengthen its radio expertise by appointing a director of radio.
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Alli in strategic move to take over SMG
Waheed Alli has stepped up his campaign to buy Virgin Radio and is considering a takeover of parent company SMG.
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NewsRajars drops Gfk from contract race
Gfk Media, the research company employed by Kelvin MacKenzie to measure radio audiences, has been dropped from the race to win a lucrative new contract from Rajar.
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NewsGMG axes Jazz FM brand
Guardian Media Group is to axe its Jazz FM brand from the airwaves after 15 years and relaunch the London station as Smooth FM.
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NewsMacKenzie to delist TWG
Kelvin MacKenzie is to head a£100m deal to take radio company The Wireless Group private.
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NewsSMG rebuffs Alli Virgin radio bid
SMG has rejected a£100m bid for its Virgin Radio business from a private equity group led by Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli.
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Smooth to roll out
Guardian Media Group Radio is to launch its Smooth FM station nationwide on the Sky Digital platform. The station, which currently airs a mix of soul and R'n'B music in the north-west, will begin broadcasting across the country on channel 878 from 14 February. It rebranded as Smooth last year ...
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Ladbroke wins multiple radio order
Ladbroke Productions has picked up 17 commissions from BBC radio including a range of drama and documentary series. Highlights include a three-hour recording of period stage play Don Carlos, starring Sir Derek Jacobi, for Radio 3. The executive producers on all shows, which will air across ...
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Jono moves into weekend slot at LBC
Jono Coleman, the breakfast DJ axed from Chrysalis-owned Heart 106.2 last week, is to host a new weekend show on its sister speech station, LBC 97.3. Coleman will host his last show at Heart on 24 March and will take up his 10am to 1pm slot at LBC on 9 ...
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HIT and GWR launch joint radio venture
Hit Entertainment has joined forces with Classic FM-owner GWR to bring characters such as Bob the Builder to radio.