BBC Newcastle will ceased taking the networked evening show from today, and re-commence local programming from 7pm to 10pm. Nick Roberts will present from 7pm to 8pm, which will be following by a 2 hour slot dedicated to a different subject each evening. On Monday’s, Sue Company will be host conversation and stories from around…Read moreRead more
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BBC Newcastle Launches New Evening Shows
05/08/2018: News Round-up
The change of ownership at 2BR has already been covered in a separate post, so here is some of the other stories from the past week: Juice 107.2 in Brighton is to rebrand as Capital Brighton on the 3rd September. The station will have a complete new presenter line-up, and will take most programmes from…Read moreRead more
Global Acquires 2BR
In the past few days, it has been announced that Global Radio have acquired Lancashire local radio station 2BR from UKRD. 2BR currently broadcasts in Central and East Lancashire on four FM frequencies, from studios in Hyndburn. The station also broadcasts on Lancashire DAB (64kbps mono), and recently celebrated being on-air for 18 years, having…Read moreRead more
Updates to Previous Posts
A couple of updates to previous stories: Encore Radio is no longer listed on Muxco’s (the North Yorkshire DAB multiplex operator) website, so can be assumed that the station has stopped broadcasting on the North Yorkshire multiplex. The schedule changes at Rathergood Radio are not as major as first reported. Cleo and Craig are still…Read moreRead more
More Info on the Sam FM Bristol Application
Nation Broadcasting have applied for the license currently held by Sam FM Bristol, under the name of Jack FM. Sam FM broadcasts to the Bristol area on 106.5 FM, and is owned by Celador, who have also submitted a bid to renew their license. Sam FM first launched as Original 106.5 FM in 2007, but…Read moreRead more
22/07/2018: News Round Up
Here are some of the stories from the past two weeks: Community radio station 88.3 Centreforce has joined DAB in London, broadcasting on the London 2 multiplex, using the newer DAB+ format at 32 kbps. Encore Radio appears to have left the North Yorkshire DAB multiplex. Reports are conflicting with the Frequency Finder website having…Read moreRead more
Another Schedule Change at Rathergood Radio
There has been another schedule change at County Durham and North Yorkshire station Rathergood Radio. Lizzie Crow has the left the station, and has been replaced on Breakfast by Cleo. Craig Andrews and Tall Tim (Tim Denning) remain, but Craig is no longer doing the late show. Lauren Watt has joined the station, but is…Read moreRead more
01/07/2018: News Round Up
Only two major stories this week: Nation Broadcasting has completed re-branding of the DAB+ London station Thames Radio. The station now shares the Nation Radio name, but has it’s own programming. The station will be referred to on this website as ‘Nation Radio London’. Ofcom has launched a consultation on allowing commercial local radio to…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
15/06/2018: News Round Up
Here is the news from the past week: 45 Radio has joined the Norwich trial small scale DAB multiplex,using DAB+ at 48 kbps. This service is aimed at listeners aged 45 and over. Jazz FM has switched to DAB+ at 40 kbps, and is no longer available on all radios. Flame Christian has ceased broadcasting…Read moreRead more