All Radio articles – Page 132
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NewsMoyles bags Sony nomination
Chris Moyles, the loudmouth presenter of BBC Radio 1, has been shortlisted for DJ of the Year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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NewsBlackmore steps down at UBC
Radio veteran Tim Blackmore is relinquishing his executive duties at UBC Media Group and has been appointed a non-executive director of the company.
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NewsCapital posts revenue rise
Capital Radio has reported a bullish rise in revenues as a million listeners woke up with breakfast DJ Chris Tarrant for the last time today.
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GWR grows revenue
Radio group GWR has said it expects a 7% boost to its analogue radio revenue for the first three months of this year. In a trading statement it said its local radio group - which provides around 70% of total revenue - is forecasting an increase of 6% from the ...
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Jazz gets Greening
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Kevin Greening is to join London-based 102.2 Jazz FM to host a new Sunday show between 10.00 and 14.00. Greening, who was signed this week, will start the show from Sunday (4 April). Nicky Horne, who previously hosted the slow, stepped down to concentrate on ...
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Key 103 change
Key 103 veteran DJ Mike Toolan is to replace JK & Joel as presenter of the Manchester station's breakfast show. Toolan has been with the Emap-owned radio station for six years and previously hosted the breakfast show between 1998 and 2000. He will be joined by presenter Michelle Dignan and ...
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NewsCRCA: bring BBC under external regulation
The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has added its voice to calls for the BBC to be brought under independent external regulation as the deadline for submissions to the government's charter renewal consultation closed yesterday today (Wednesday).
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NewsHewitt to make debut as radio host
The smooth talking skills of James Hewitt are to be put to the test when he makes his debut as a phone-in host on LBC 97.3 FM.
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NewsGWR poised for ad growth
GWR, the radio group behind Classic FM, is anticipating a 7% boost to its analogue radio revenue for the first three months of the year.
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Wright back at BBC
Footballer Ian Wright and his former striking partner Mark Bright are returning to BBC Radio Five Live after a two-year absence. The pair will replace Johnny Vaughan when he leaves his Saturday afternoon debate show, Fighting Talk, at the beginning of April for Capital Radio. Wright and Bright will broadcast ...
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BBC Asian soap
The BBC is spending over£1m on its first radio soap for the Asian community. Silver Street will launch on 24 May on digital station BBC Asian Network and a 10-minute episode will be broadcast every weekday morning with an afternoon repeat and a weekend omnibus. ...
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NewsAtlantic 252 founder joins Kerrang! Radio
Emap has made a brace of senior appointments for its heavy rock station Kerrang! Radio, hiring a new managing director and head of music.
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NewsElstein appointed as CRCA chairman
The Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) has announced that David Elstein will take on the roll of Chairman from April 1 2004. He replaces Lord Eatwell who stepped down after four years.
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NewsEmap reports ad growth
Emap's advertising revenue for its music television channels has taken a dip over the year but the media group has seen solid growth for its radio stations.
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Ofcom opens FM licence bidding
Ofcom has unveiled the timetable for the first tranche of new FM radio licences across the UK.
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R5 goes into business
BBC Radio Five Live's first ever programme dedicated to city news is to be titled Weekend Business. The new show will air from 19.00 to 20.00 every Sunday and will examine complex money issues, stories from the workplace and reports from the business world. ...
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NewsMacKenzie sues Rajar for£66m
kelvin MacKenzie has stepped up his court action against Rajar and has sent the ratings body a writ for£66m in damages - a move immediately slammed by Rajar as
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NewsTWG heats up Rajar threat
Kelvin MacKenzie has stepped up his planned court action with Rajar sending the ratings body a writ and calling for£66m in damages. The move was immediately slammed by Rajar as 'ludicrous'.
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NewsKerrang! goes down under for breakfast host
Emap is gearing up to launch its new West Midlands rock station Kerrang! by signing Sony Award winning DJ Ugly Phil to helm the flagship breakfast show.
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Emap gears up for radio deals
Emap has handed its managing director of programming, Mark Story, a beefed-up pan-group role as it gears up for consolidation in the radio sector.