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Raidió na Life wins Radio Station of the Year award

June 10, 2024 radionewsfeeds Comments Off

Raidió na Life has won the Radio Station of the Year award at the Celtic Media Awards 2024 in Cardiff.
It’s the second time the station has won the award in the past three years.
Raidió na Life was nominated side by side with nine other stations this year: 6 BBC radio stations: BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, BBC Radio Cymru; Galicia’s Radio Galega; along with RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and Raidió Fáilte.
Muiris Ó Fiannachta, Radio na Life Station Manager, said: “It is a huge source of pride for us to win Radio Station of the Year at the Celtic Media Festival 2024 in Cardiff, especially as it comes on the heels of us winning the award in Quimper in Britanny two years ago, in 2022.
“As we compete with big stations with huge resources behind them, we are incredibly proud of this achievement. We are so happy that the judges recognised that there is something special going on at Raidió na Life – the energy, the diversity, the vibrancy, the innovation, the fun and the spirit of our station; the wonderful programmes and the a wide selection of content which we broadcast to the Irish-speaking community, not only in the greater Dublin area, where we can be heard on 106.4FM, but nationwide and worldwide online.
“This is fantastic recognition for the creative, energetic work done by our brilliant team of volunteers in Raidió na Life. It’s also a great boost to and a huge vote of confidence in our wonderful staff who perform small miracles every day, keeping the show on the road and the station on the air.
“When you consider that there are more staff working on some programmes on some of the other stations we competed with this year than there are working in Raidió na Life in its entirety, this truly is a huge achievement by the Raidió na Life team and I cannot praise them enough.” […]

The Throwbacks Nobody Wants Back (Yet)

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One of the clear hallmarks of the throwback boom at CHR radio is that while a greater percentage of the hour is going to older songs, they tend to be from 2005-2012, more than from recent years. In doing so, it’s been harder for a stand-alone “throwbacks” format to take hold with so many shared […] […]

Ofcom approves request to change B Radio Key Commitments

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Ofcom has agreed to approve changes to the Key Commitments of B Radio in Farnborough.

The station wanted to appeal to an older demographic and remove the requirement to broadcast travel news.
B Radio, operated by Rush FM Limited, will now target under-40s who live, work and study in Farnborough and surrounding areas instead of under-30s.
It will now play mainstream music from the 1990s to present day, with some music from the 1980s.
B Radio can also reduce its original output requirement from 84 hours per week to 44 hours per week, and reduce its locally-produced output requirement from 42 hours per week to 30 hours per week.
B Radio in Reading also changed its Key Commitments last year to reduce local and original hours to a similar level.
Ofcom ran a four week consultation and received zero responses, so has just announced the changes have been approved. […]

Digital Alert Systems and Inovonics partner on joint solution for external EAS monitoring gear

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Digital Alert Systems, the global leader in emergency communications solutions for video services providers, and broadcast equipment provider Inovonics announced a new joint solution for broadcasters that want or need external monitoring receivers for their Emergency Alert System (EAS) devices.

“Working with Digital Alert Systems to integrate our two products will make EAS monitoring and rebroadcasting more robust and reliable for the broadcast industry,” said Inovonics President and CEO Ben Barber. “Having clean audio and reliable reception of EAS sources is not only good for our customers but also required by the FCC.”

The solution combines the Inovonics Model 677 AM/FM/NOAA Triple Tuner receiver with Digital Alert Systems DASDEC™-II, DASDEC-III, and One-Net™ SE models of emergency messaging devices. While the Digital Alert Systems DASDEC series offers the option of internal receivers, some customer locations or configurations require outboard or external tuners to monitor their required EAS assignments. In these applications, the Model 677 provides a compact, yet powerful set of receivers for those difficult situations.

The 677 Triple Tuner can interface easily with DASDEC-II/-III models. It provides a lot of flexibility, with three independent receivers to monitor any combination of AM, FM, and NOAA broadcasts. In addition, the 677 has a user-friendly web interface with remote monitoring features, such as notifications for reception errors and remote verification listening via audio stream.

With primary utility as an off-air monitor/receiver for EAS and NOAA emergency broadcasts, the 677 functions as a stable and dependable radio receiver and audio source for connecting to a DASDEC/One-Net device that either doesn’t have the internal tuner option or that might require a more robust tuner for challenging reception cases.

Digital Alert Systems has created an application note explaining how to connect the Model 677 to various DASDEC configurations in both dual- and four-input devices. This application note, titled “Using Inovonics Model 677 External Receiver with DASDEC-II/III,” is available here. The document outlines the wiring between the two components, with several options depending on the specific DASDEC-II or DASDEC-III model.

“Not every broadcaster can use our internal tuners, so for those customers, having an alternate solution is crucial,” said Bill Robertson, vice president of business development for Digital Alert Systems. “Teaming with Inovonics on a complementary product that provides the best possible solution for our customers. The Model 677 is an excellent choice for broadcasters that either demand or require external receivers for EAS monitoring.” […]

Talk Media Network To Launch The Transportation Channel Minute

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The Transportation Channel will launch a daily travel industry news feature, “The Transportation Channel Minute” in syndication via Talk Media Network on July 1. The segment is described as a one-minute feature “providing entertaining highlights of advancements in air mobility, autonomy, automotive technologies, rail, electric cars, and much more.” The company is developing a streaming […] […]

McCall Taylor Moves To KBLQ

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Cache Valley Media Group AC “Q92.9” KBLQ-FM Logan UT has added McCall Taylor to its morning show alongside Program Director Jeff Gomske. Taylor joins KBLQ-FM from sister CHR 94.5 KVFX where she had been hosting local breaks during the syndicated “Joey & Lauren” morning show and continues to track nights. She previously co-hosted the “AJ […] […]