All Radio articles – Page 129
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Elstein urges Ofcom not to forget radio
David Elstein, the new head of the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA), has warned Ofcom not to marginalise its work on the radio industry.
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Monthly reports on BBC online radio
The BBC is to publish a monthly report from this autumn detailing the online performance of its five national radio stations. The report will outline the number of listeners who tuned in to the stations using its internet radio player, available on the BBC website. It will also reveal how ...
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Radio to switch over in ?10 years'
Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.
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NewsBBC Radio to probe web use
The BBC is to publish a monthly report from this autumn detailing the online performance of its five national radio stations.
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NewsOfcom floats analogue radio switch-off
Analogue radio signals could be switched off within a decade, according to senior Ofcom partner Kip Meek.
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NewsElstein warns Ofcom over radio commitment
David Elstein, the new head of the commercial radio companies association (CRCA), has warned Ofcom not to marginalise its work on the radio industry.
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NewsLynam back at Beeb
Veteran sports broadcaster Des Lynam is to rejoin the BBC next month to present a new Saturday lunchtime sports show on Radio Five Live.
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NewsRevenue boost for TWG
Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive of the Wireless Group, has unveiled a 40% rise in revenue for national speech station TalkSport at the company's annual meeting.
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Saga radio launch
Saga Radio has revealed it will launch its FM radio station for Glasgow on 7 September. The over-50s specialist won a competitive bid to launch Saga 105.2 last November, beating 12 competitors for the licence worth up to£20m in annual advertising revenue and commercial opportunities. Saga will have a potential ...
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Kerrang! rolls out
Emap, publisher of Broadcast , is to roll out rock station Kerrang! across seven digital radio multiplexes, growing its coverage to two-thirds of the UK. The station, which was only available to digital listeners in London and Aberdeen, will cover Yorkshire, the north-east, north-west, West ...
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Horne back to Metro
Tony Horne, breakfast DJ on Capital-owned 105.4 Century FM in the north-west, has been poached by Broadcast publisher Emap to rejoin Metro Radio in the north-east. Horne defected to Capital four years ago after months of conflict with management. But the DJ has been persuaded ...
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Jowell moots analogue radio switch-off
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has indicated for the first time that the government may consider a switch-off date for analogue radio. In her foreword to a report from the Digital Radio Development Bureau, published this week, Jowell said: 'Later this year, I will be reviewing the take-up of digital radio ...
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NewsUS advertisers call for electronic radio measurement
US advertisers have slammed the 'archaic' way radio audiences are being measured, echoing calls by their UK peers to introduce electronic measurement.
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Ex-Virgin DJ lauded
Axed Virgin Radio DJ Daryl Denham has picked up a gold award at the New York Festivals Radio Programming Awards. The former drivetime DJ, who presented a weekend show before being dropped, beat competition from around the world to win best comedy/humour personality for a network show. The UK performed ...
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Capital losing out to Heart in breakfast slot
Capital Radio's Johnny Vaughan is being beaten in the battle of the London breakfast wars by Heart 106.2 rivals Jono Coleman and Harriet Scott, according to unofficial listening figures.
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NewsR1 to air download chart
The UK's first official music download chart is to be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 when it launches later this year.
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NewsDJ Fox picks up NTL radio award
Capital FM DJ Neil Fox has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to radio broadcasting at the NTL Commercial Radio Awards.
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Mackenzie rails at Rajar scaremongering
The Wireless Group (TWG) chairman Kelvin MacKenzie has attacked radio audience board Rajar for 'scaremongering' after managing director Sally de la Bedoyere told Broadcast last week introducing electronic measurement would cost up to£25m a year. MacKenzie, who is currently involved in a legal battle with Rajar over the issue, claimed ...
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NewsTWG attacks Rajar measurement claims
The Wireless Group (TWG) chairman Kelvin MacKenzie has attacked radio audience board Rajar for 'scaremongering' over its claim that introducing electronic measurement would cost up to£25m a year.
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NewsLRC builds North West presence
The Local Radio Company, the recently floated group run by former Jazz FM chief executive Richard Wheatly, has spent£1.2m doubling its stake in a Lancashire radio operator.