All Radio articles – Page 133
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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.
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Unique loses Radio 2 show
Unique Productions is to lose another lucrative contract when its BBC Radio 2 show with Richard Allinson is axed.
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NewsCapital creative head joins 6Music
Ric Blaxill is quitting 95.8 Capital FM to take up the head of programmes position at BBC digital radio station 6Music.
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NewsRadcliffe arrival sparks R2 overhaul
Mark Radcliffe is to be given a late night music show on BBC Radio 2 as part of a sweep of changes at the UK's most listened-to station.
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Blackburn returns to BBC.
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London, writes Michael Rosser.
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Kerrang! radio test
Emap is to test Kerrang! Radio in a further seven cities to lay the groundwork for the next wave of FM licence bids. The media group, which publishes Broadcast , is currently testing the heavy rock format in Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL). ...
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Park decamps to Emap in Manchester
Former Capital Radio group programme director Richard Park has been hired by Broadcast publisher Emap to develop its two stations in Manchester. He will work as a programming consultant on Key 103 and Magic 1152 for the next 12 months. Meanwhile, Anthony Gay has been ...
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GWR burn it service
Classic FM-owner GWR has unveiled a new premium service that allows listeners to buy songs on the internet being broadcast by its stations. Hear It, Buy It, Burn It will launch this month on the radio's group network of 34 local radio stations and its national digital station, Core. GWR ...
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Ladbroke's BBC push
Radio indie Ladbroke Productions has made two heavyweight appointments to its creative department. Richard Bannerman, former editor of BBC Radio documentary programmes, and Paul Kent, former programme director of digital speech station OneWord, will work on developing BBC commissioning proposals for the indie and will also help foster new talent.