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Greatest Hits Radio is making a few changes to its weekend schedule following the departure of Mark Goodier. Mark has been with the station since 2019 and is set to present Pick of the Pops at BBC Radio 2 from July. The changes include…
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Ford Ennals has announced his resignation as CEO of Australia’s industry body Commercial Radio & Audio. He has served as CEO for two years, during which he led the rebranding of the industry body from Commercial Radio Australia to…
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Mark Goodier is heading back to BBC Radio 2 as host of Pick of the Pops following the passing of Steve Wright. Mark has most recently been on Greatest Hits Radio but was replaced by Ken Bruce on the mid-morning show when Ken moved from…
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Jo Brand is joining Boom Radio as the station launches a £500,000 television advertising campaign. The comedian will be joined by four special guests with a notable TV connection talking about their life and career through the prism of the…
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Lyca Radio is expanding to Greater Manchester following its purchase of Asian Sound Radio last year. After teasing listeners for the past four months, the Asian radio brand confirmed that it will replace Asian Sound Radio to Lyca Radio –…
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The UK Community Radio Network has announced a new scheme for anyone interested in supporting the work it does, including a new deal with Radioplayer. The scheme is just one part of the organisation’s long-term ambitions to grow and…
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Radioplayer has appointed Sean Tighe as its Country Manager for the UK. Sean has previously worked at GMG, UTV Radio, Wireless and News UK, including as Sales Director for The Wave and Swansea Sound. He also spent ten years as Director of…
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Community station Radio Newark has extended its coverage towards Nottingham by joining the new small-scale DAB multiplex in the area. Radio Newark says its current FM footprint has a reach of around 60,000, and the DAB service will cover an…
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Bauer has snapped up Marvin Humes to host two daily radio shows – one on KISS and one on KISSTORY whilst Alex Scott gets weekends. The Hit List host and JLS star will become the new host of weekday mid-mornings on KISS from 11am-1pm each…
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Greatest Hits Radio’s breakfast show and new local afternoon show on the former Wave 105 frequency has been extended to stations in the Dorset area. In a unique move, Wave 105/GHR South retained its breakfast show with Rick Jackson when it…
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Radio executive and pioneer Paul Chantler has sadly died after a very short illness. Paul was 64 and died in Eastbourne General Hospital this afternoon, Easter Sunday, having been admitted last week with breathing difficulties. He had…
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After an emotional day of broadcasting, Wave 105 said goodbye to its listeners on the south coast at 10pm on Thursday. Mentions for the end of the station have been heard on-air and seen online for the last couple of weeks, with presenters…
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Mariella Frostrup has announced that she is stepping down from her role as Times Radio’s lunchtime presenter. Mariella was announced as a headline signing upon Times Radio’s launch in June 2020, filling the lunchtime presenting role. As…
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Jordan North will join Capital on Monday 8th April following the departure of Roman Kemp this morning. Roman hosted his last show on Thursday 28th March with Sian and Chris after six years on the show, and ten years at Capital. Looking…
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Tony Blackburn has taken over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 in a stunt to celebrate 60 years since the launch of Radio Caroline. He interrupted the music and started playing Caroline by The Fortunes, and said his pirate colleague…
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An audio version of a book celebrating 50 years since the launch of Piccadilly Radio has been produced. For the Record – Celebrating Piccadilly Radio’s 50th Anniversary by Tony Ingham and Brian Beech, has been turned into seventeen audio…
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The shortlist for the Audio and Radio Industry Awards has been revealed with 80 nominations for the BBC. Commercial Radio accounted for approximately 50 nominations spread out over 18 radio stations, whilst podcasting got around 40 mentions…
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Sarah Julian is moving from BBC Radio Nottingham to host Breakfast on BBC Radio WM. The new show will start on Tuesday 7th May, weekdays from 6 till 10am. Sarah joined the BBC in 1997 and is currently the Breakfast Show presenter in…
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BBC Radio 5 Live has announced plans to celebrate its 30th birthday on Thursday 28 March 2024 with a day of special programming. The station launched at 5am on Monday 28 March 1994, taking over from BBC Radio 5 which ran from 1990 to 1994.…
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Frank Skinner is to leave Absolute Radio after being with the station for 15 years. Frank made the announcement on his Saturday morning show today, saying his contract hasn’t been renewed. He said on-air: “We had a good run but I realise…
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An expert panel including former Radiocentre boss Siobhan Kenny has been appointed to advise on the BBC’s future funding. Nine people have been selected in total to provide independent advice and expertise to the Government to help evaluate…
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BBC Radio 4 will turn off its medium wave frequencies and end its separate schedule for LW by April 15th 2024. Daily Service and the extended edition of Yesterday in Parliament will be available on BBC Radio 4 Extra on DAB, Digital TV and…
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The late Russell Hargreaves has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to news and sport at the Commercial Radio News Awards. Russell, who was 45 when he died last year, was named as the recipient of the Gold Award which was…
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AI, Gen Z, VR, and radio in the car were the hot topics at Europe’s biggest radio conference which took place in Munich this week. Hundreds gathered from around the world as attendance levels reached pre-covid numbers, with over 1500 paying…
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Carlisle community radio station CRFM is testing ahead of its official launch from the aptly titled John Myers Studios. The studios are named after the late radio executive and presenter, who launched CFM 31 years ago in April. John was…
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Nation Broadcasting is updating its radio app to include stations and content from other services for free. The group has teamed up with AIM/Xperi to give UK listeners a one-stop experience if they wish to switch between stations or…
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Radio professionals from across Europe and around the world have gathered in Munich for Radiodays Europe 2024. From the UK, Greg James will lead the line-up on Monday afternoon with a session about his Radio 1 Breakfast Show, sharing his…
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Cheshire’s Mix 56 has hired speaker, author and podcaster Penny Dee takes to host a new Friday lunchtime show. The Cheshire businesswoman will bring a slice of the ‘world according to Penny Dee’ to the station’s programming schedule,…
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Audio nominations for the 50th Broadcasting Press Guild Audio Awards have been announced. The shortlist includes Ken Bruce, James O’Brien, Matt Chorley, Cerys Matthews, India Rakusen and John Stewart. The chair of the BPG audio jury,…
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Emma Barnett is joining BBC Radio 4 Today programme’s presenting team, and will also front TV documentaries and cross platform news-making interviews for the BBC. The former 5 Live and Newsnight presenter will leave Woman’s Hour in April,…
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Christopher Jones is the new Chief Financial Officer at Bauer Media Audio UK. He takes over from Vivian Mohr who is now President of Bauer Media Audio. Reporting into both Simon Myciunka, CEO of Bauer Media Audio UK, and Richard Jackson,…
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Nova in Australia has returned to Wisebuddah for a new update to the network’s sound. Having produced the sound of Nova since 2021, Wisebuddah’s new package sees an evolution of their existing sonic sound with new vocal talent for the…
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Bauer has opened new studios in Swansea for The Wave Breakfast presenters Leigh and Clare to broadcast their show form each day. Simon Myciunka, Bauer Media Audio CEO, visited on Monday this week as the new complex officially opened. Based…
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BBC Radio 1 breakfast co-producer Chris Sawyer has announced he’s leaving the station after 15 years. He’s posted on social media that Friday will be his last show before he ‘runs off to a whole new world of mischief’. Chris is heard on the…
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Radio stations owned by Bauer will be removed from Freeview in the coming months, RadioToday can reveal. Messages are starting to appear on seven radio stations currently available on the Freeview platform, informing listeners of the…
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Regional Content Director for Bauer South of England & Wales Andy Shier is leaving his role at the end of this month as Pirate FM and Wave 105 turn into Greatest Hits Radio Andy, who has been programming regional station Wave 105 since…
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Student Radio Association South Regional Officer Joshua Dodd is to host a second 24 Hour charity broadcast this summer from Bournemouth. He’ll be live from Nerve Radio in the town’s University on June 22nd in aid of Mind, The Teenage Cancer…
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Talk TV is dropping its linear television channels and moving online only – with Talk Radio continuing on AM and DAB as normal. News UK says the service will continue as a live streaming news and opinion channel, distributing through…
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Sheffield Hospital Radio has found a new space to broadcast from after its previous studios were deeded unsafe – but needs £10,000 to return. After two years of searching for a suitable space, the local hospital Trust has identified a new…
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BBC Radio 4 is introducing a raft of new shows and commissions this Spring including a longer Media Show. The Media Show will be extended in an hour slot every Wednesday at 4pm and Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall will now co-present the…
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Broadcast composition and sound design agency Mcasso has hired Dom Scott as its new Director of Business Relations. Dom joins from Wisebuddah where he was Business Relations Manager for international markets. Prior to that his career…
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Global’s Group Chief Executive Stephen Miron is to step down from his role after 16 in March next year. He will remain as Group CEO in the interim period and then become Chairman of Global at the end of March 2025. At the same time,…
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A new jazz show is heading to BBC Radio 3 produced by Folded Wing and hosted by saxophonist, composer and MC Soweto Kinch. The nightly show, Round Midnight, will air Monday to Friday evenings from 11.30 for an hour championing the British…
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Virgin Radio weekend presenter Graham Norton has announced he’s leaving his Virgin Radio weekend show. He’s been on the station since January 2021, having followed Chris Evans from the BBC. Graham announced the news without warning during…
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