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Denise Van Outen’s future at 95.8 Capital FM is in jeopardy, following reports in the national press that she is quitting the show just months into her year-long contract.Van Outen is said to be “knackered” as a result of juggling her breakfast show on Capital, alongside co-host Johnny Vaughan, with her TV commitments.The presenter is… Continue reading Van Outen To Leave Capital

Kiss 100 is set to launch its radio service via Apple’s new iPhone, allowing fans to listen to the station on their mobile phone.Listeners will be able to access Kiss at www.totalkiss.com via their iPhone’s mobile internet browser, which will also incorporate an exclusive ‘audio bumper’ before the live coverage.It will be the first time… Continue reading Kiss Launches Radio Stream Via iPhone

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

ITV has signed a deal with the Football Association which will see non-league FA Cup action available to watch online.ITV and the FA will film preliminary rounds of the FA Cup throughout August, September and October, with highlights available to watch on ITVLocal.com, ITV.com and TheFA.com.Clubs that are not shown on these sites can upload… Continue reading ITV Sites To Show FA Cup Preliminary Rounds

The latest RAJAR figures, for the second quarter of 2008, show that All Commercial radio suffered a year on year dip in weekly reach of around 3.2%, although it remained relatively static period on period.All BBC was up slightly year on year in terms of reach, by 0.2%, while period on period it recorded a… Continue reading All Commercial Radio Suffers YoY Dip In Weekly Reach

Magic 105.4 has topped all other London stations in terms of weekly reach and share of listening, according to RAJAR figures for Q2 2008.Its average weekly reach in London has surpassed more than 2 million listeners, after a period on period increase of around 4.5%.Magic now has a 7.4% share of listening, a 19% increase… Continue reading Magic Races Ahead as Top Station In London

This analysis is comparing the weekly reach of the breakfast shows of the London stations and not the time slots. Heart 106.2 FM’s and Magic 105.4’s breakfast shows currently run from 6am-9am while 95.8 Capital Radio’s runs from 6am-10am.Johnny Vaughan’s 95.8 Capital Radio breakfast show remained the commercial station on top in London in Q2… Continue reading Capital Radio’s Breakfast Show Remains On Top In London

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

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