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Coastal DAB in Blackpool has been found in breach of the Broadcasting Code after mentioning ticket sales for local event in its news bulletin. When talking about the Lytham Festival in June 2023, the station said there are a limited amount of tickets available and more details are available on its website. It’s the second […] […]

BBC Radio 4 is introducing a raft of new shows and commissions this Spring including a longer Media Show. The Media Show will be extended in an hour slot every Wednesday at 4pm and Ros Atkins and Katie Razzall will now co-present the programme in a visualised studio, with highlights airing on BBC News (weekends) […] […]

Chester’s Dee Radio and Cheshire’s Silk Radio are to hold a 12 hour music marathon in aid of charity. The sister stations will be raising money for Prostate Cancer UK’s Prostate Cancer March Awareness Month. The 12 hour Music Marathon will be hosted by Dee Sport’s Steve Lord who himself was affected by Prostate Cancer […] […]

BBC Radio 2 is going all-out once again this year for the Country to Country festival including a country countdown hosted by Scott Mills. Programming over the next week will be broadcast from three venues – The 02 in London with Bob Harris and Alana Springsteen, Glasgow OVO Hydro with Edith Bowman and SSE Arena […] […]

Tinea Taylor is to host BBC Radio 1’s Friday early breakfast slot during March, as part of a monthly rotation. Tinea joins Radio 1 from KISS FM where she hosted the Hype Charts and presented on their sister station, Kisstory. During her time at KISS FM she presented and DJ’d at global events such as […] […]

Angel Radio +1 has launched on DAB in Portsmouth offering a time-shifted version of the community radio service. The station, which recently celebrated 25 years since it first started broadcasting, believes it’s the first time-shifted terrestrial radio service in the UK. Tony Smith, founder of Angel Radio said: “Since its first RSL in 1999, Angel […] […]