Forty-year-old Radio 2 jazz show comes to an end
Humphrey Lyttelton's The Best Of Jazz, running for some forty years, ends next month, though he will return with a three-month series in July.…
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Peter Poulton reportedly set to join Capital Radio
Capital Radio is reportedly set to sign Peter Poulton, aka Bam Bam, who was fired from Kiss FM after complaints led to a record £175,000 Ofcom fine.…
Capital Radio recruit Dave Berry and Matt Brown for weekend shows
Capital Radio has added presenters Dave Berry and Matt Brown to its Saturday schedule for a four-week run of entertainment shows.…
Queen top Radio 2 'Greatest British Band' poll, Beatles second
Queen won Radio 2's poll for the Greatest British Band Of All Time, narrowly ahead of the Beatles, after McFly fans reportedly voted for them.…
GMG acquire Saga Radio
The Guardian Media Group is acquiring Saga Radio's four licences, including stations in the East and West Midlands, Glasgow and the North East.…
Beatles top Radio 2 favourite albums poll
A Radio 2 poll marking fifty years of the UK charts named The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band the favourite number one album, with Thriller second.…
Gaydar Radio lash out at Moyles and OfCom
Gaydar Radio has asked OfCom for an urgent meeting over the BBC's defence of Chris Moyles' use of the word gay to mean rubbish.…
Billboard buy Radio & Records
VNU, owner of Billboard, has acquired Radio & Records, the weekly magazine tracking music played on American radio stations.…
Regina Spektor announces 'On The Radio' single and UK tour
Regina Spektor releases 'On The Radio' on 3 July ahead of her album 'Begin To Hope', and has announced UK tour dates including festival appearances.…
Capital Radio chiefs step down
Capital Radio managing director Keith Pringle and programme director Nik Goodman are stepping down with immediate effect, with a new programme director expected within a week.…
Samsung and Pioneer announce XM Radio compatible players
Samsung and Pioneer are launching US MP3 players that receive XM satellite radio, with a bookmark feature linking tagged songs to an XM/Napster purchase service.…
Kershaw calls for more debate on Radio 4
Andy Kershaw says Radio 4 should replace its consumer shows with debate programmes, after the cancellation of the John Peel-fronted show Home Truths.…