All Radio articles – Page 59
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NewsFruit TV to launch with Queer as Folk doc
A documentary celebrating 10 years of Queer as Folk leads the programming slate for upcoming gay, bisexual and transgender web-based broadcaster Fruit TV.
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NewsMoyles to break Radio 1 record
Chris Moyles will next week become BBC Radio 1’s longest-serving breakfast DJ.
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CommentRadio Centre attack on R2 is misjudged
The much publicised attack by the commercial radio trade body Radio Centre on BBC Radio 2 and 6Music may have made its arguments coherently, but it has totally misjudged the mood of the country, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsRadio chief defends R2 from attack
The head of one of UK’s major radio indies has come out in defence of BBC Radio 2 following last week’s scathing attack by the Radio Centre.
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NewsLamacq signs off from Radio 1
Steve Lamacq hosted his final show on BBC Radio 1 last night, after 16 years with the station.
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BBC Radio 2 "obsessed with youth"
Commercial trade radio body RadioCentre has claimed that BBC Radio 2 is failing its older listeners due to the corporation’s obsession with youth, in a submission to the BBC Trust.
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NewsMade in Manchester wins R4 order
The bawdy tale of The Wantley Dragon is to be brought back to life by radio indie Made in Manchester in its latest commission for BBC Radio 4.
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NewsUBC Media acquires Radio Lynx
UBC Media Group has acquired radio and internet marketing business Radio Lynx for a cash consideration of £1.6m.
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NewsGlobal appoints Red Dragon MD
Global Radio has appointed Sally Oldham as the managing director of Cardiff-based music network station Red Dragon.
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CommentRip-roaring time for radio talent
Westwood’s “swagger levels” are apparently at a new high with his appointment as drivetime DJ on 1Xtra - but Jonathan Ross’s days in his Radio 2 slot are numbered, writes Paul Robinson.
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CommentParfitt: Introducing is new John Peel
BBC Introducing is the new John Peel, says Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt. Broadcast finds out more about this new talent initiative ahead of its last festival outing at this month’s Leeds/Reading Festival.
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NewsVincent steps in on Magic
Tim Vincent is to present Magic 105.4’s Secret Songs for three weeks while regular host Kim Wilde takes a break.
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CommentKiss 100 DJs Rickie & Melvin
Kiss 100 DJs Rickie and Melvin speak to Broadcast about “long-in-the-tooth” rivals, competition scandals and boosting their audience.
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NewsRazorlight's Johnny Borrell gets Xfm show
Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell is to present a weekly evening show on Xfm.
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NewsRadio 1 drops Lamacq in specialist shakeup
DJ Steve Lamacq is leave BBC Radio 1 after 16 years as the corporation continues its revamp of the station.
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CommentRadio: Figures prove the cream always rises
The latest Rajar figures confirm that there is no recession in listening to UK radio and that the best talent is still the greatest magnet for people’s ears, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsMurray and Lovejoy team up on Five Live
Colin Murray and Tim Lovejoy are to team up every Friday evening on BBC Radio 5 Live for a humorous review of the past week in sport.
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Jazz FM is fastest growing radio station in UK
Jazz FM, still short of its first birthday, added an extra 74,000 listeners, taking it up to 482,000 listeners.
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NewsAbsolute steadies declining audience
Absolute Radio steadied its declining audience in the last quarter, but still recorded nearly a third fewer listeners than it had when it was Virgin Radio this time last year.
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22 youths to take over 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra and BBC Blast have teamed up to give young people not in education or employment the chance to take over the station’s airwaves for a day.