Dunbarton based Your Radio is to continue broadcasting, as two potential buyers are in discussions to save the radio station. It had been previously announced that the station was to close due to ongoing financial pressures. The station broadcasts across Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde and eastern Argyll & Bute on 103 & 106.9FM, as well as DAB…Read moreRead more
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Your Radio to Continue Broadcasting
More DAB+ Changes
On the London trial minimux, covering central London, Resonance has switched to DAB+ and Resonance Extra has launched. Both services are using a bit rate of 64 kbps in stereo. These services are only available on DAB+ compatible radios. Of the 14 services on this multiplex, only 4 still use the original form of DAB….Read moreRead more
Cash for Kids Superhero Day to Return
Bauer Media’s Cash for Kids Superhero Day will return on the 4th May. The annual fund raising day helps to raise funds for Bauer’s Cash for Kids charity, which helps disadvantaged children in the coverage areas of Bauer’s local radio stations. An online auction will run from 9am on Friday 27th April until 9am on…Read moreRead more
Bauer Ditches Local Name
Bauer Media are re-branding Key 103 in Manchester as Hits Radio, on the 4th June. This service will also replace The Hits, and existing national service. A local service, presumably with existing local breakfast and drive time shows will be available in Manchester, with a national version carried elsewhere. The Hits for a time, aligned…Read moreRead more
Rathergood Radio Joins RadioPlayer
North East local radio station Rathergood Radio has joined UK Radioplayer. The station will benefit from being accessible on Radioplayer’s comprehensive range of apps for Apple, Android, Kindle Fire, and Windows Phone apps, plus an on-line player, accessible through web browsers on PCs. More information on Radioplayer can be found on the Radioplayer website at…Read moreRead more
Eagle 80s Launches Today
UKRD station Eagle 80s launches later today at 11am. This service will be available on DAB+ in Surrey and North Sussex, and replaces Eagle 3. As this station is using DAB+, not all DAB radio’s will receive it. To see if your radio is DAB+ compatible, look for a DAB+ logo, or the digital tick…Read moreRead more
North East Radio Presenter Pete Clough Passes Away
On Saturday Night, Simon Grundy, Content Controller at UKRD’s Sun FM announced the sad news that former presenter Pete Clough had died earlier that day. Pete began working as a DJ in 1991, working in youth clubs and discos, before covering a number of programmes with Century, Alpha 103.2, Star Radio, and Sun FM. He…Read moreRead more
Eagle 80s Prepares to Launch
Changes are taking place at UKRD owned Eagle Radio’s sisters stations. Eagle 3 has been replaced on DAB by a new station Eagle 80s. The Eagle 3 website has now moved over to the main Eagle Radio website. This article will be updated when I have more details.
Recent Stories from the Radio World
Apologies for the absence of recent posts, as I have been away on holiday. There has not been a huge amount of stories from the radio world recently, but here are a few updates. The service Upload Radio has left the Surrey North Sussex (Surrey-NSussex) and North Yorkshire DAB multiplexes. This radio station is still…Read moreRead more