The second of the new community radio stations for Newcastle and Gateshead, Pride Radio will launch on Monday 9th July at midday. The station will be available on 89.2 FM. The station is aimed at the LGBT community. Pride Radio is owned by Pride World Media. The company owns Pride World Radio, an online radio…Read moreRead more
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Pride Radio Launches on Monday
Radio Tyneside is Nearly Ready to Launch on FM
Hospital radio station Radio Tyneside will launch it’s FM service on Thursday 5th July (the 70th birthday of the NHS) at midday. The service will use the 93.6 FM frequency. The station successfully gained a community radio license for 5 years, allowing it to expand to cover a wide area of Newcastle and Gateshead. The…Read moreRead more
21/06/2018: News Round Up
The latest radio stories: Sun FM has a new red and white logo, with matches the corporate style of it’s new owner, Nation Broadcasting. The new logo is on the Facebook and twitter pages, but the Sun FM website still retains the previous logo and colour scheme. Ofcom are inviting applications for new community radio…Read moreRead more
08/06/2018: News Round-Up
Here is this weeks news round up: With Key103 becoming Hits Radio, Key 2 has changed its name to Key Radio. Absolute Classic Rock has joined the Manchester DAB multiplex, broadcasting in mono at 80kbps London DAB stations Thames Radio will rebrand to Nation Radio later this month, but will remain separate from the current…Read moreRead more
News Round-Up (01/06/2018)
Recent stories from the radio world: Two new community radio licenses have been awarded. Radio Mac will broadcast to Bradford, and will be aimed at Muslim and other ethnic minority groups. Rush FM is aimed at younger audiences, and will broadcast to the Farnborough area of Hampshire. Greg James and Nick Grimshaw are to swap…Read moreRead more
Fever FM Key Commitment Changes Approved
Leeds community radio station Fever FM, which broadcasts on 107.3 FM, has had a change in it’s key commitments approved by Ofcom. During times of religious or cultural celebration, the station can now focus on religious or cultural speech and music programming. The station is now also only required to broadcast 91 hours a day…Read moreRead more
Eight New Community Radio Stations to Launch
Ofcom has awarded a further 8 new community radio licenses. The new stations are: 2TR (Two Towns Radio) – To broadcast in Reading, and will be aimed at listeners under 40. Buchan Radio – To broadcast to Peterhead, Scotland, and surrounding areas. East Leeds FM – An arts based service aimed at disadvantaged communities in…Read moreRead more
Radio Prudhoe Returns for 2018
On-line community radio station, Radio Prudhoe returns this year from Monday 21st to Sunday 10th June, and will broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout this period. Radio Prudhoe is based in Prudhoe, Northumberland broadcasts for two periods each year, in May/June to coincide with the Prudhoe Arts Week, and in November…Read moreRead more
Big City Radio Falls Silent
Community radio station Big City Radio has ceased broadcasting. The 89.1 FM transmission is reported to have ceased, and the DAB broadcast on the Birmingham trial local multiplex has fallen silent. More details will be posted here as and when I have them.
Radio Caroline Joins DAB in London
Radio Caroline has added central London to the many areas the station now serves. The station has now joined the Trial London DAB multiplex, one of several trial small scale multiplexes that the station broadcasts on. Radio Caroline is using the newer DAB+ format (at 64kbps, stereo), meaning that not all DAB radios will receive…Read moreRead more