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Today’s RAJAR figures for Q2 2008 reveal that radio listening via a mobile phone has continued to rise, up from 8.9% to 12.2% year on year.The number of 15 to 24-year-olds who say they have ever listened to the radio in this way has also increased year on year, up to 31.4% – with 3%… Continue reading Radio Listening Via Mobile Phones Continues To Rise

RAJAR figures for Q2 2008 show that BBC Radio 2 had the highest weekly reach of all of the national stations, at around 13 million listeners, although it was down both period on period and year on year, by around 4.7% and 0.9% respectively.BBC Radio 1’s weekly reach now stands at around 10.7 million listeners… Continue reading BBC Radio 2 Weekly Reach Declines But Still On Top

Vigin Radio’s programming and marketing director, David Lloyd, is set to leave the station following its sale in June.The station was sold to a consortium including The Times of India Group for £53 million, and is due to be renamed and re-branded following a £15 million investment (see Virgin Radio Sale Confirmed).Lloyd will be replaced… Continue reading Virgin Radio Programming Boss Quits

GCap Media’s Capital 95.8 has signed a major sponsorship deal with leading make-up brand Rimmel London, to support their summer series of exclusive gigs.The CapitaLive Summer Tour, which kicked off yesterday and runs until the end of August, will feature gigs from bands and artists including Duffy, Scouting for Girls, Adele, The Feeling and The… Continue reading Capital 95.8 In Gig Sponsorship Deal

London’s Magic 105.4 has been named station of year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, an event organised by RadioCentre – the industry body for commercial radio.Bauer managed to bag three wins at the ceremony, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London yesterday, with awards handed out to Neil Fox, Andy Roberts and Magic.Neil… Continue reading London’s Magic 105.4 Scoops Station Of The Year Award

BBC Radio 4 is launching a new weekly media programme presented by journalist and former TV executive Steve Hewlett, to be broadcast from October.The Media Show will be broadcast live all year round from October 1 every Wednesday at 1.30pm and will focus on media in all its forms.Subjects such as creativity, culture and censorship… Continue reading Radio 4 To Launch Weekly Media Show

RAJAR has published its Podcasting and Radio Listening via the Internet Survey today, showing listening figures are up again.The study reveals that 14.5 million people listen to the radio via the internet, up from 12 million in November last year and six million people have downloaded a podcast, up from 4.3 million.It’s the second survey… Continue reading RAJAR Releases New Podcast And Online Radio Survey

Bauer Advertising and Coca-Cola Great Britain have joined forces to run a summer promotion campaign on Kiss radio called ‘Kiss does summer “on the coke side of life”‘.It is set to focus on Kiss’ summer of events and involves an interactive multi-platform campaign across the Kiss network and the www.totalkiss.com/summer website.It will feature video highlights… Continue reading Kiss 100 And Coca-Cola Sign Exclusive Summer Promotion Deal

Digital-only radio station The Hits has appointed Steve Dunlop as its new programme manager.Dunlop replaces Jamie Wood who has moved to fellow Bauer Radio station Rock FM as deputy programme director.Dunlop joins The Hits from XFM Manchester where he was senior producer and station imaging producer prior to which he worked for GCap, Spectrum Strategy… Continue reading The Hits Gets New Programme Manager

Jazz FM is set to return to the UK’s airwaves this autumn in a joint venture between GMG Radio and The Local Radio Company.The new look Jazz FM will broadcast on DAB in three major areas – London, The West Midlands and The North West – and will also offer national coverage through Sky and… Continue reading Jazz FM Set For Autumn Return