11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (199+ words) BBC Music will provide extensive radio coverage of Reading and Leeds Festival 2026 across the August Bank Holiday weekend. From Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August, BBC Radio 1 will broadcast live from Reading, featuring headline performances and festival highlights. Vicky Hawkesworth, Nat O’Leary,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (601+ words) It’s time to cross over to voice-over artist Greg Marston for his monthly article, with a view from the studio for August. Picking up from where I left off, um, now what was I saying around this time in July?...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (196+ words) Absolute Radio presenter Dan Noble is launching a new comedy podcast called End of the World, exploring survival dilemmas during a fictional zombie apocalypse. The podcast, produced by Dan’s production company Crunch N Roll Ltd, launches on Tuesday 1st September with…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (236+ words) Liverpool’s Radio City 96.7 sign could soon disappear from St Johns Beacon after more than 25 years. A planning application has been lodged with Liverpool City Council to remove the branding from the Grade II listed tower and replace the existing signage…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (154+ words) BBC Radio 1 will bring its New Music Live event back to Cardiff for a second year, with a night of live performances at Tramshed on Tuesday 29th September. The event will be hosted by Jack Saunders, Sian Eleri and Alyx Holcombe,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) London Gatwick’s North Terminal has been temporarily renamed the Jordan North Terminal for one day, following a challenge set by Capital Breakfast presenters. The idea began earlier in the week when Jordan North, Chris Stark and Siân Welby asked listeners…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) Actual Radio has been named the official radio broadcast partner for the 33rd Clacton Airshow, taking place on 27th and 28th August. The station will provide live coverage across multiple platforms from the Essex Sunshine Coast, with presenters Ian Wyatt, Steve Scruton and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (301+ words) Nation Radio London aired a prohibited political advertisement despite the script receiving clearance from Radiocentre. Ofcom found the station in breach of Rule 7.2 of the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising following two complaints about an advertisement for Havering Residents Association....

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (263+ words) A false announcement about King Charles III’s death has resulted in two Ofcom Broadcasting Code breaches for Radio Caroline. Following two complaints, the regulator found the station breached Rules 5.1 and 5.2 after three pre-recorded announcements were broadcast on 19 May, stating that…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (192+ words) Charmaine Frankis has become the new presenter of Voices of Africa on Voice FM in Southampton, airing Tuesdays at 4pm. The show, launched by Victoria Ugwoeme in November 2022, was Southampton’s first African radio programme. After three and a half years, Victoria…...