GCap confirm Planet Rock sale

GCap has confirmed it has sold digital rock station Planet Rock. It will go to a company called Rock Show run by a guy called Malcolm Bluemel, who has the support of various rock types including Black Sabbath’s Tony lommi, Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson, Gary Moore, and Fish. The change in ownership is immediate, although the station will continue to run from GCap’s base in Leicester Square for the time being. The future of Planet Rock was thrown into doubt when GCap CEO Fru Hazlitt declared she was closing all digital only services at the start of the year. However, the rock station was given a reprieve after Global Radio began takeover talks, and after the radio firm received offers to buy it. As previously reported, Queen man Brian May was involved in a rival bid, and he was a bit pissed off when he was told GCap had sold it to someone else after indicating they’d sell it to him.