All Radio articles – Page 126
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Ofcom receives Edinburgh licence bids
Bids for Edinburgh's new FM licence, believed to be worth£15m in ad revenues a year, were submitted to Ofcom this week. Emap, which publishes Broadcast , is bidding as part of the Castle FM consortium, SMG has proposed Virgin Radio Classic Rock, Guardian Media Group ...
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GWR in licence bid
Classic FM owner GWR is to bid for a new FM licence covering Greater Manchester, with a rock format that champions new music. The Storm will give extensive airtime to unsigned bands and actively promote live music throughout the city if selected from a range of competitive bids by regulator ...
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NewsGWR and Capital act to defend merger
GWR and Capital Radio executives are looking to fast track their proposed£760m merger in a bid to safeguard the deal from hostile approaches from rivals such as Clear Channel.
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NewsLRC pays£1.2m for Dune FM
The Local Radio Company (LRC), the group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has further expanded its portfolio with a£1.19m acquisition of a Merseyside radio station.
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NewsGWR whips up The Storm for Manchester
Classic FM-owner GWR is to bid for a new FM licence covering Greater Manchester with a rock format that champions new music.
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NewsRajar moves to stem insider trading claims
Rajar has agreed to move forward the time it releases it quarterly audience data in a bid to stem concerns over insider trading.
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NewsGWR and Capital admit merger talks
GWR and Capital Radio have confirmed they are in talks to merge the two companies and forge a£700m broadcaster.
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NewsTWG lines up for Edinburgh FM
The Wireless Group is to lock horns with the UK's biggest radio groups in the battle to win a new FM licence for Edinburgh.
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Talksport to launch TV channel on Sky
Radio station TalkSport is planning to launch its own TV channel and will begin broadcasting next month on Sky. A daily six-hour programming block featuring footage of Talksport presenters will air on Sky channel 235 from 4 October and owner TWG hopes to launch a full channel next year. The ...
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C4 radio moves
Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station, to be based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company. Radio group UBC has paid£250,000 for a 12.5% stake in Popworld with an option to double its ...
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CanWest enters bid for FM licence
Canadian media giant CanWest is looking to take a slice of the UK radio market with a bid for an FM licence in Manchester.
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NewsTWG trials Talksport TV
Radio station TalkSport is planning to launch its own TV channel and will begin broadcasting programmes next month on Sky.
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NewsC4 pushes ahead with Popworld radio
Channel 4 and UBC Media are pushing ahead with plans to launch a digital radio station based on the Popworld music format after taking a stake in the Simon Fuller-owned company.
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NewsHumphrys rapped over interview
Today programme presenter John Humphrys has been rapped by his BBC bosses for interrupting too much during an interview with a Home Office minister.
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NewsVirgin Radio profits slump
SMG has reported a disappointing set of trading results for Virgin Radio and has placed the blame on audience measurement group Rajar.
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Ex-Virgin exec hired by LRC
Former Virgin Radio producer Gordon Davidson has been hired by the Local Radio Company to be its first group programming director.
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Ofcom invites two FM applications
Ofcom has begun inviting applications for two new FM commercial radio licences in Belfast and Cornwall. The Belfast licence will reach an adult population of 750,000. The Cornwall licence will encompass two FM frequencies and will have an adult reach of 410,000. The closing date for both licences is 8 ...
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Interviews held for radio 4 controller
BBC director of radio Jenny Abramsky this week interviewed candidates for the coveted controllership of Radio 4. The corporation's head of TV news, Roger Mosey, is considered the frontrunner to succeed Helen Boaden, who is to replace Richard Sambrook as director of news. Other internal candidates are thought to include ...
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Talksport DTT slot
The Wireless Group's flagship station Talk Sport has launched on Freeview. The speech-based station has taken up channel 94 on the DTT platform meaning it is now available on all digital TV platforms.
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BBC radio wins Welsh football fixtures
BBC Radio Wales will trace the country's bid for victory in World Cup 2006 as part of a four-year deal with the Football Association of Wales. The contract includes radio coverage of Wales' international home fixtures, which also includes the Euro 2008 tournament, as well as both the home and ...