4+ day, 6+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 7+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 15+ hour 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....

1+ week, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ 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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) A group of 18 media organisations is urging the government to reject proposals that would allow the BBC to introduce advertising on its podcasts and audio content in the UK for the first time. The coalition, which includes broadcasters, audio producers…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1800+ words) Commercial radio has opened its largest weekly audience lead over the BBC in the current RAJAR measurement era, reaching 9.3m more listeners each week. Commercial radio reached 40.2m weekly listeners, up 927,000, while its share of listening increased from 54.3% to 55.1%. BBC radio’s weekly…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (185+ words) Tony Livesey has left BBC Radio 5 Live after 16 years, the BBC has confirmed. Tony stepped back from his weekday late night talk show last month. This followed allegations made against his former newspaper boss, David Sullivan, which were reported in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) UK radio stations can now access TRIL, a European radio imaging library launched through a partnership between TM Studios and Dutch audio company Capital of Media. TRIL offers producers a growing collection of sweeper shells, music beds, branded intros, show…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (277+ words) BBC Radio 1 Dance will refresh its schedule later this year, with Charlie Tee set to take over the daily afternoon show from 12pm to 3pm, Monday to Sunday. Charlie said she is “absolutely elated” to join the afternoon line-up and described dance…...