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Hermitage FM and Carillon Wellbeing Radio are to cease broadcasting in the coming weeks. Owners of the community radio services say the closures are unavoidable due to illness. Hermitage FM, which has broadcast since 2009 on 99.2FM, and CWR, which is a health information / hospital radio service on 1476AM, are set to close at […] […]

Virgin Radio weekend presenter Graham Norton has announced he’s leaving his Virgin Radio weekend show. He’s been on the station since January 2021, having followed Chris Evans from the BBC. Graham announced the news without warning during his first link on Saturday morning, saying tomorrow will be his last weekend show. His co-host Maria McErlane […] […]

Former Radio City Breakfast co-host Scott Hughes is joining Liverpool DAB station In Demand Radio. Scott will host Drive on the station four days a week from Monday 11th March 2024 following his departure from Bauer last year. He’ll also be heard on Saturday mornings from 10am till 12pm. Scott previously hosted Drive on north […] […]

Broadcast Radio is now offering its new Hybrid Radio service – which combines a studio system with cloud-based broadcasting – to all stations. The Cloud / Studio Hybrid model provides synchronisation between studio-based radio software (Myriad Playout 6) and native cloud playout (Myriad Cloud). Radio shows can be broadcast directly from the studio OR from […] […]

Mark Forrest, Mark Kermode, Luci Holland, Richard Allinson and Sam Hughes are leaving Scala Radio as the station introduces more presenter-free programmes. The station says it is evolving its schedule by having a more music afternoon from 2pm till 6pm, after the Mindfulness Hour at 1pm. Weekday evenings will also offer more music for listeners. […] […]

Robert D’Ovidio has been appointed as Director (Music) Broadcast, On-Demand and Premium for Bauer Media. The position will see Rob bring the music teams together across Bauer brands, including Absolute Radio, KISS, Magic Radio, Hits Radio and Greatest Hits Radio, collaborating on cross-brand partnerships and initiatives. He’ll be reporting into Chief Content and Music Officer […] […]