July 2008
94 posts
Children of the Revolution - by David Lambert →
BBC fined £400,000 for cheating →
A warm welcome to Peter Jarrod (who?) by Tony... →
BBC Radio fined £225,000 for competition-rigging →
10.30am update: Ofcom has fined the BBC £225,000 for a series of “very serious” listener deception issues at Radio 1 and BBC 6Music. The regulator said the BBC “deceived its audience by faking…
Ex-TalkSport presenter James Whale joins LBC →
Press Gazette: James Whale, the veteran radio presenter who was sacked from TalkSport in the run-up to the London mayoral election, has been signed by London radio station LBC. (more…)
XFM just x on DAB? →
The new BBC Music website →
Chris Moyles tells of hair 'mare on air →
Chris Moyles is not perfect.T he self-styled saviour of Radio 1 tried to style himself again, and made a total mess of it. The breakfast DJ cut his own barnet.
Childhood Dreams - by Christian O’Connell →
WatchRadio’s next revolution
Martin Kelner on the latest Rajar audience figures →
Listen are you gonna listen? by Glyn Britton from... →
Scrolling Text →
RAJAR →
BBC Trust enlists auditor to prove itself in PSB... →
Press Gazette: The debate over how to safeguard the future of broadcast journalism intensified this week, with the BBC renewing its campaign to keep full control of the licence fee while shaking off…
Cambridge FM licence extended to Ely →
The Radio Magazine: UKRD has been given permission to hang on to the 107.1 frequency that was included in the Fen Radio licence that it has surrendered. The regulator has confirmed it will revoke the…
BBC FiveLive move to Salford is ‘bang on target’ →
The Radio Magazine: Preparations for BBC Radio FiveLive’s move to Salford in 2011 are said to be “bang on target”. The project director for the move, Keith Beal, said the new quayside development in…
New ITV sitcom based in radio station →
The Radio Magazine: ITV has announced it is to begin filming in October for a new sitcom based in a radio station. The six-part series, called FM, follows a neurotic indie DJ and his co-workers, and…
Laser Broadcasting: Fresh Radio was run by... →
The Radio Magazine: Laser Broadcasting has launched an attack on the previous owners of Yorkshire Dales local station Fresh Radio, claiming the station had been run by “anoraks” with “no business…
BBC investigates Asian Network ‘anti-Muslim’ claim →
The Radio Magazine: The BBC has launched an internal investigation into staff complaints that the BBC Asian Network is operating with an anti-Muslim policy. Around 20 station employees, past and…
Management bonuses ‘damage BBC reputation’ →
The Radio Magazine: A BBC radio producer has used the corporation’s in-house magazine to rail against the latest round of pay rises given to the BBC’s executive board. Daniel Edwards, an assistant…
Another community radio station closes down →
The Radio Magazine: Radio Cardiff has become the second community station in less than a month to announce it is closing. The station, which launched last October, ceased broadcasting after it said…
Bauer makes Kiss available on iPhone →
The Radio Magazine: Bauer Radio has launched an application that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to listen to Kiss using the device’s built-in wi-fi internet connectivity.
The move comes after…
RAJAR Qtr 2 2008; Now That's Magic! →
A blog entry about how good Magic 105.4 did in the most recent RAJAR.
The Studio A Strategy - by Eddie →
Come on Virgin’s - tidy the studio!
Rajars first look: Digital love →
Rajars Q2/08: Despite all the DAB doom and gloom, it’s been a good quarter for digital radio with all but three digital-only stations seeing their audiences rise year on year. Five guitar music…
Rajar is stable - What does that mean? by Adam... →
More rambling about RAJAR
Sarah Kennedy denies crying →
Radio Two DJ Sarah Kennedy’s at it again – on her show this morning, she bizarrely denied bursting into tears live on-air yesterday morning, then started weeping again minutes later.
Digital Radio Listening Update →
Smooth, what a scorcher! →
Blog about how well Smooth Radio has done in their first RAJAR release since launching six months ago.
Latest on Launch Dates. →
Blog by MuxCo about launch dates!
FutureCasting →
Spot the Virgins - by Anthony Abbott →
More Radios, Fewer Chips: Why Wireless Integration... →
Pat Sharp New 1 Network show →
More Radios, Fewer Chips: Why Wireless Integration... →
Is Internet Radio on its Last Legs? →
Radio is asking the wrong question →
Roly Keating appointed as Director of Archive... →
GCap job cuts 'could reach 200' →
Recommendations for “Recommending” New Music - by... →
Boxer Wins DTT →
Don’t mention the ‘M’ word - by Anthony Abbott →
Gotcha! →
And speaking of Pandora... →
2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards Announced →
Earlier this week, the National Association of Broadcasters announced the finalists for the 2008 NAB Marconi Radio Awards. The awards honor “…radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting.”
Where is Steve Penk →
Forum thread about Steve Penk
Radio Sitcom →
ITV2 has commissioned “FM” a 6 x 30 minute sitcom about a “neurotic indie DJ” who works at Skin FM
User Generated Playlisting? by Ben Jones →
Radio dominates music discovery by Adam Bowie →