All Radio articles – Page 135

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    Crook in frame for stint at Xfm

    2004-02-12T08:00:05Z

    Actor MacKenzie Crook, who played the hapless Gareth in BBC comedy The Office , is in talks to present a show on Capital-owned Xfm.

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    SRH set to grow Eire interests

    2004-02-10T10:15:03Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings has been given the green light by the Competition Authority to acquire Dublin music station FM104 for nearly£18m, providing it meets certain conditions.

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    Heart on good form

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Heart FM's owner Chrysalis has reported a bullish start to the year with a 19% rise in revenues over the past five months. Chrysalis chairman Chris Wright said at the company's AGM this week that the company was 'well placed to maximise its potential within the newly deregulated media environment'. ...

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    Rajar under fire for survey flaw

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Virgin Radio has suffered an unexpected blow to its audience figures and has laid the blame on research body Rajar.

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    Henderson chosen for chart show

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Somethin' Else has appointed Sarah Henderson as executive producer for commercial radio chart show Hit40UK. Henderson, most recently a former head of music at GWR, is head of music and artist relations at Emap.

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    Capital regains Londons heart

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Capital Radio has reclaimed the top commercial spot in London, putting distance between its flagship 95.8FM station and Chrysalis-owned rival Heart.

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    Capital figures up

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Capital Radio's revenues slowed in the run-up to Christmas but it still reported a rise in figures. For the last three months of 2003, the company reported a 5% rise in revenues compared with last year. Capital also said it had achieved 'particularly strong' revenue growth at alternative music station ...

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    New launches give boost to growth of digital radio

    2004-02-05T08:30:00Z

    Digital radio is continuing its steady growth with half a dozen new stations unveiling listening figures for the first time.

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    Chrysalis & Capital figures boost radio

    2004-02-04T10:30:14Z

    The radio sector is continuing is continuing to show robust signs of recovery with both Capital Radio and Chrysalis reporting a bullish start to the year.

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    Gilligan will not be replaced

    2004-02-03T09:56:39Z

    Former Today reporter Andrew Gilligan will not be replaced by the BBC Radio 4 programme as defence and diplomatic correspondent, it has been confirmed.

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    Capital reclaims London top-spot

    2004-01-30T14:02:30Z

    Capital has reclaimed the top commercial spot in London, putting distance between its flagship 95.8FM station and Chrysalis-owned rival Heart.

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    Radio 1 sheds listeners

    2004-01-30T10:33:42Z

    BBC Radio 1 is continuing to shed listeners, with nearly half a million abandoning the station at the end of last year.

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    Whiley's new deal

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Radio 1 DJ Jo Whiley has signed to the BBC station for a further 12 months. Her contract now runs until February 2005.

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    Jago bids to stay put

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Becky Jago, Chris Tarrant's sidekick on Capital Radio, has been tipped to keep her position on the breakfast show when Johnny Vaughan takes over in a few months. Insiders claimed she has produced the strongest demo tape and has the best chemistry of all contenders with the ...

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    Emap appoints Kerrang! boss

    2004-01-29T08:30:00Z

    Emap has taken a step closer to launching its West Midlands rock station Kerrang! with the appointment of Andrew Jeffries as programme director.

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    'Alternative' radio survey shows Radio 1 fall

    2004-01-28T13:37:39Z

    Radio 1 is continuing its downward spiral, loosing over a million listeners in just three months according to controversial new research.

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    Hodgson joins GWR

    2004-01-28T09:56:24Z

    Patricia Hodgson, former chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has joined the board of Classic FM-owner GWR.

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    SMG's Cruickshank confirms departure

    2004-01-27T10:28:04Z

    Don Cruickshank has confirmed his resignation as chairman of Virgin Radio owner SMG.

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    SRH reports growth

    2004-01-27T10:26:11Z

    Scottish Radio Holdings has said it made a strong start to its financial year, with like-for-like revenues fro the three months to December rising 7.7%.

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    Cruickshank expected to quit Virgin Radio

    2004-01-26T09:40:13Z

    Don Cruickshank, chairman of Virgin Radio-owner SMG, has been tipped to quit the company within the next six months.