All Radio articles – Page 56
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BBC Radio 5 live to Answer Me This!
BBC Radio 5 live have rewarded Sony Award-nominated podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann by giving them their own national show.
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CommentFresh thinking needed for local news provision
The future of local news on UK commercial radio is probably no longer just about a radio-only solution, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsFirst community radio station to close
A lack of money looks set to force the closure of the UK’s first full-time community radio station at the end of the year.
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NewsGive Ofcom the "off switch", says Gaunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Shock jock Jon Gaunt has launched a blistering attack on the level of censorship in radio - claiming it will “kill” the medium and calling for Ofcom to be scrapped.
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NewsBBC orgasm clip 'overstepped mark'
A BBC radio presenter who played a clip of the infamous fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally during the school run has provoked criticism that the corporation “overstepped the mark”.
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NewsFord Ennals named Digital Radio boss
Digital Radio UK, the company tasked with preparing the nation for digital radio upgrade, has named Ford Ennals as its chief executive officer.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in 2010
MEDIA FESTIVAL: A proposed iPlayer-style online service for radio, capable of streaming more than 400 stations from both the BBC and the commercial sector, will launch early next year.
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NewsBBC axes Silver Street
The BBC is to axe Asian Network soap Silver Street after five years on air – a move heavily criticised by the Writer’s Guild
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NewsBBC Trust blocks atheists on Thought for the Day
Thought for the Day will remain closed to atheists and humanists, after the BBC Trust rejected accusations that the Radio 4 programme is in breach of editorial guidelines.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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CommentJazz FM: one year on
When Jazz FM returned to the airwaves a year ago, chief executive Richard Wheatly faced the challenge of winning back the listeners. He tells Robert Shepherd the story so far and what hurdles lie ahead.
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NewsUBC Media revenues up 9%
UBC Media Group has reported a net profit of £620,000 for the first half of its financial year and has announced its first dividend to shareholders.
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NewsCBeebies audio trial proves a turn-off with Radio 7 listeners
The BBC has all but given up on children’s radio after a trial CBeebies block on Radio 7 lost the slot 40% of its listeners in the six months it was running.
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NewsZeppotron makes Radio 4 show
Endemol UK has won its first ever radio commission - a 5 x 30-minute Radio 4 panel series called So Wrong It’s Right.
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NewsAbsolute Radio to launch 80s station
Absolute Radio is to ditch Absolute Xtreme and replace with with the more mainstream Absolute 80s, from early December.
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NewsLamb switches 6Music slots
BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to swap his weekday show for a new weekend slot and will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, as part of a station reshuffle.
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NewsPeep Show duo aim to re-ignite DAB
A major Christmas marketing campaign featuring the stars of popular Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show aims to boost DAB and get more people buying digital sets.
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NewsAbsolute passes 50% digital target
Q3 RAJARS: Absolute Radio has become the first radio group to hit the 50% national digital listening penetration target set out in earlier this year in the government’s Digital Britain report.
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NewsWogan still king of breakfast
Q3 RAJARS: Sir Terry Wogan has again been crowned the king of breakfast radio, extending his lead over rival Chris Moyles and attracting a weekly audience of 7.8m.
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NewsHeart leapfrogs Capital to take second spot in London
Q3 RAJARS: Heart has leapfrogged sister station 95.8 Capital to become London’s second most popular radio station behind Magic.