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Ofcom has ordered GMG Radio to keep jazz programming on its Smooth Radio stations in London and the north-west after it tried to drop its obligation to play 45 hours of jazz per week.GMG had said that in exchange for being allowed to drop its jazz programming, it would relaunch a dedicated service, Jazz FM,… Continue reading Ofcom Tells Smooth To Keep Playing Jazz

Channel 4 and Global Radio are reportedly looking at how to combine their digital radio transmission services.With its takeover of GCap Media (see Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m) Global inherits the first DAB multiplex, while Channel 4 won the licence to run the second multiplex last July (see Multiplex Win Signals New Era… Continue reading Channel 4 And Global Radio Could Combine DAB Services

Tony Moretta has been appointed to the role of chief executive of the Digital Radio Development Bureau, taking up the post in June.Moretta has spent the past five years as general manager of broadcast at National Grid Wireless, where he was responsible for the commercial side of the broadcast business.In his role at National Grid… Continue reading DRDB Appoints New Chief Executive

GCap Media will no longer sell two of its three Xfm radio stations outside of London, following the company’s acquisition by Global Radio at the start of April.Fru Hazlitt, the GCap chief executive, announced in February that the Xfm stations in Scotland, Manchester and south Wales would be sold or their licences would be handed… Continue reading GCap To Hold On To Xfm Stations

Global Radio is to cut local programming and a dozen jobs by the end of April as a result of increasing its networked programming across its Heart and Galaxy stations.Heart will be networked on weekdays between 1pm to 4pm and 7pm to 6am, and for the whole weekend from Friday 7pm to Monday 6am, excluding… Continue reading Global Cuts Jobs And Local Programming On Heart And Galaxy Stations

Magic 105.4 is launching a new television advertising campaign made up of user-generated content.The campaign features two 30-second spots with the theme “Magic good mood film”, which were created after an appeal by breakfast DJ Neil Fox for listeners to send in photographs that made them smile.Images were submitted via Magic’s website, where a link… Continue reading Magic Launches UGC TV Ad Campaign

GCap Media has accepted a £375 million takeover bid from rival company Global Radio.Global Radio, headed by former ITV chief executive Charles Allen, will pay 225p per share, with the conclusion of the deal last night heralding an end of four months of negotiations.Global made a first bid for GCap in December, of 190p per… Continue reading Global Radio To Acquire GCap For £375m

Bauer Radio is planning to launch a male-oriented digital radio station based around its men’s magazine brands.Reports have suggested that the company has identified a gap in the commercial radio market for male listening and is in the very early stages of exploring that opportunity.A source told Brand Republic that the station would probably source… Continue reading Bauer Could Launch Male Focused Radio Station

GCap Media said today that it remains in talks about a possible takeover by Global Radio.Charles Allen’s Global Radio has until 5pm today to decide whether to proceed with its proposed £371 million takeover (see Deadline Extended For Global Radio GCap Bid).GCap released a trading update this morning which said: “The company remains in discussions… Continue reading GCap And Global Radio Talks Continue

UK commercial radio revenues increased year on year by over 7% in the last quarter of 2007 to almost £151 million, according to research by Enders Analysis.The increase was driven by an 11.4% increase in national revenues, a 3.2% increase in local revenues, and a 1.1% increase in branded content (also known as sponsorship and… Continue reading Q4 2007 Commercial Radio Revenue Up 7% YoY