BFBS has a new schedule with Kam Kelly and Danni G lined-up to host the breakfast show across the UK. The new show will be available on the national BFBS station, whilst the current eight local breakfast shows continue as normal. George...
Radio revenues are back in growth with the first quarter of 2024 rising by 5.2% compared to the same period last year. There was a strong performance for local advertising, up 13.8%, while national advertising increased by 3.9%, and...
1055 The Point in Milton Keynes has been found in breach of its licence for not sticking to its Key Commitments for a second time. The community station, operated by Secklow Sounds CIC, had one complaint made against it to Ofcom for not...
There’s another schedule shuffle at Talk Radio as Mike Graham moves to Breakfast as Vanessa Feltz leaves the station. Jeremy Kyle moves to Drive to replace Vanessa for four days a week, Julia Hartley-Brewer stays on mid-mornings,...
Boom Radio is marking 60 years of Motown with a special tribute on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. The station will be celebrating the music of The Supremes, The Temptations, The Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas and many more. Dame Jenni...
BBC Radio 2 is heading to the Lancashire city of Preston for this year’s Radio 2 in the Park event. The station will take over Moor Park on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September, as revealed this morning by Gaby Roslin on the Radio...
Silk and Dee Radio’s Daz Antrobus has joined Sound Radio Liverpool to host a new weekend show. Daz starts this week to host 10am till 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. Programme Director Dan Roach says: “Daz is a talented, hard working...
Novel Audio has appointed former Amazon Music executive Craig Strachan as its new CEO. Prior to joining Novel, Strachan held a leadership role as head of global podcast industry at Amazon Music, where he was responsible for managing...
Former Heart & Capital presenter Faye Bamford is joining Happy Radio to co-host the weekday Drivetime show with Ian Roberts. The station is also celebrating two years of broadcasting on DAB in parts of England’s north west....
The Community Media Association has announced Dorset as the location for its Community Media Festival 2024. Community Radio managers, volunteers and enthusiasts will meet at Lighthouse in Poole on Saturday 21st September. The CMA has...
Caroline Community Radio has a new name and extra FM frequency to cover a wider area. The station, which serves Maldon, Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex and the surrounding towns and villages, re-launched as Caroline Coastal FM during a guest...
Deezer has appointed Global as its exclusive ad sales partner in the UK. All of Deezer’s audio content, both online and in app, will be integrated into Global’s digital advertising exchange, DAX, providing advertisers with access to its...
Uri Berliner exits days after publication of an essay saying news organization no longer has an ‘open-minded spirit’ An editor at National Public Radio who publicly accused the news organization of having a liberal bias and a growing...
Simon King says he had just two minutes to run between studios, including up flight of stairs A BBC weather presenter who suffered shortness of breath during a live broadcast has reassured listeners he was merely suffering the effects of...
Presenter ‘more than a little nervous’ to continue legacy of late Steve Wright Michael Ball will present a new Sunday Love Songs show on BBC Radio 2 after the death of Steve Wright earlier this year. Ball, who presents on Sundays from...
On 5 Live’s 30th birthday, Heidi Dawson says more of the BBC should be based outside London to reflect the national conversation More of the BBC needs to be based outside London to reflect the “conversation of the nation” and secure its...
He rose to fame as foul-mouthed drag star, Lily Savage, then abandoned the wig and became a national treasure. Friends including Sandi Toksvig, Amanda Holden and Gaby Roslin remember a true, terrific one-off ‘I can’t believe it’s been a...
Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver get honest on their new podcast, while the duos of Dara Ó Briain and Josh Widdicombe, and Simon Kuper and Mehreen Khan dive deep into football Miss Me? ( BBC Sounds ) 53 Minutes ( Global ) Heroes and Humans...
Romesh Ranganathan will soon fill 10am-1pm slot hosted by 52-year-old presenter since 2021 Claudia Winkleman has said goodbye to her BBC Radio 2 listeners, giving them the “biggest” thank you for tuning in each week. The 52-year-old...
Woman’s Hour presenter will replace Martha Kearney as member of morning show’s team from May Emma Barnett, the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, will join the Today programme from May. Barnett, who had been tipped for the role...
Readers air their concerns about proposed changes at the BBC station that were revealed by its controller, Sam Jackson I often used to boast that I would willingly pay my TV licence fee just for the privilege of enjoying Radio 3 and the...
The ex-boss of Classic FM is rebooting the BBC’s venerable home of classical music, with new shows and presenters – including a special slot for ‘perfect fit’ Jools Holland The office of the controller of Radio 3, in Old Broadcasting...
My friend Paul Tanney, who has died aged 50, was a richly talented journalist. He played a key role in chronicling the events that have transformed Ireland over recent decades. At the Irish national broadcaster, he applied his meticulous...
Kenny Everett, Alistair Cooke, now Wright: some voices are so familiar that they become part of the fabric of our own lives The great illusion of radio, the magic trick, is making each of us think that the voice coming out of the air is...
Broadcaster worked at BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 for more than 40 years, garnering millions of devoted listeners • Tribute: so much more than a DJ Tributes have been paid to the DJ Steve Wright, for decades the voice of the BBC on afternoon...
Heavily influenced by the US, Wright perfected a show featuring records split by interviews and comedy Steve Wright, BBC Radio presenter, dies aged 69 Steve Wright was often described, including in many of today’s announcements of his...
The creative industries in this country are boys’ clubs. Conversations about meaningful change are long overdue Gemma Cairney is an author and broadcaster who has presented on BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music Sometimes a conversation on a vital...
Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY! The British comedy composer Steve Brown, who collaborated with the likes of Harry Hill, Steve Coogan and Lenny Henry, has died aged 69 from lung disease, his...
Former Radio 2 presenter sees his audience grow to 3.8m, as old station continues to lose listeners The phenomenal popularity of radio presenter Ken Bruce has seen the mid-morning assassin continue to steal listeners from Radio 2, eleven...
Their status has fallen since the great days of Under Milk Wood or The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, but we still need audio dramas On 25 January 1954, Dylan Thomas’s great radio play Under Milk Wood was broadcast, with Richard...
Radio 1’s longest-serving broadcaster, dedicated to groundbreaking music for more than 50 years In 1967 when Radio 1 was founded as a successor to the BBC Light Programme, one of its aims was to reach housewives – and to attract them,...
The late Radio 1 DJ was inspiring for so many reasons: her unbounded tastes, her all-star connections, and her refusal to be a gatekeeper When Annie Nightingale, who has died aged 83 , first approached the BBC in the hope of getting on...
One of the last major obstacles to SoundCloud’s much-touted subscription service has been removed, after the streaming platform finally signed a licensing deal with Sony Music. The service now has deals with all three majors,...
Showcase events from the BBC and SBTV helped boost the UK’s presence at South By South West (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens handpicked the six acts for his Best of British showcase in partnership...
JACKfm recently changed its name for two days to Helen & Douglas FM to support Oxfordshire?s Hospice for children and young adults?, Helen & Douglas House....