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David Rodigan MBE joins BBC Radio 1Xtra
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Legendary reggae DJ David Rodigan is to join BBC Radio 1Xtra with a brand new primetime Sunday evening show, starting on 17 February. He will also return to BBC Radio 2 with a new 13-part series this summer.
Rodigan’s new show for 1Xtra will air between 7-9pm on Sunday evenings, bringing listeners the best of the reggae scene with...
Russian media tycoon Alexander Lebedev sells radio stations
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Moscow: Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev, who owns Britain's Evening Standard and The Independent newspapers, will sell two Russian radio stations for $14 million.
The Prosto Radio and Dobriye Pesni radio stations will be sold to billionaire Mikhail Gutseriyev, the Kommersant business daily reported.
Lebedev was looking for an...
Radio Ulster bags four PPI Radio Awards
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BBC Radio Ulster, Northern Ireland's most listened to radio station, is celebrating winning four awards at this year's Phonographic Performance Ireland (PPI) Radio Awards.
Radio Ulster won four awards at the ceremony which took place at Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny on Friday night (7 October).
The Nolan Show picked up a Gold Award...
Merlin Media Launches FM News 101.9 all-news station
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New York : Merlin Media, a new multiplatform, multimedia company, has launched FM News 101.9 as New York's only 24-hour FM all-news station.
The station has committed to highly engaging content that will serve the real-life information needs of on-the-go adults and working parents whenever they tune in to New York's FM News 101.9....
BBC launches World Service content on FM radio in Libya
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The BBC has announced the launch of World Service content on FM radio in the Libyan cities of Benghazi and Misrata.
The BBC World Service exists to provide accurate, impartial and trusted news around the world – balanced and reliable news and information plays a particularly important role for audiences during times and in areas of...
BBC radio car torched in Salford riots
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This article titled "BBC radio car torched in Salford riots" was written by James Robinson, Tara Conlan and Mark Sweney, for guardian.co.uk on Wednesday 10th August 2011 11.54 UTC
A BBC radio car was set on fire in Salford on Tuesday night as broadcasters and other media organisations struggled to keep up with the looting and disorder...
Yahoo! ,Gow Broadcasting launch Yahoo! Sports Radio
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Sunnyvale: Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, and Gow Broadcasting, LLC (formerly Mission Media Group, LLC), today announced the launch of Yahoo! Sports Radio. The new, national sports radio network can be heard on over 180 affiliate radio stations across the country, Sirius Satellite Radio, and a number of digital and mobile partners....
Radio 5 Live seeks new travel reporters
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BBC Radio 5 Live is seeking new travel reporters when it moves to its new home at MediaCityUK in Salford.
The roles are a key part of 5 Live's on-air sound, broadcasting news of the roads and public transport to an average 6.5 million people a week across the UK.
Successful candidates will have an excellent radio voice and some experience...
Radio listening reaches record levels in UK
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Radio listening has reached record levels in the UK, with more people than ever tuning into BBC radio stations, according to data published today by RAJAR. (Radio Joint Audience Research Ltd).
The figures show that more than 35 million people tuned in to BBC Radio per week during the measurement period (January 3 to March 27) – the...
Seven year-old’s Royal Wedding picture graces Radio Times cover
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The cover of today's Radio Times features a drawing of the royal wedding carriage by seven-year-old London schoolgirl Darcey Gurner, winner of the magazine's royal wedding picture competition.
The picture was chosen from over 10, 500 entries and was praised by the judges for its charm and beauty, with Sir Peter Blake describing it...