UK

Huntingdon Community Radio presenter John Rea has died after a short illness. John hosted the Tuesday Rock and Roll show on HCR104fm and has been on the radio in the area since the mid 1990s. The station shared the sad news with listeners, saying: “We are sad to announce that John Rea passed away peacefully […] […]

BBC Asian Network dedicated all day Friday to this year’s Festival of Lights with an All Day Diwali party. From 7am until midnight, listeners heard all day mixes hosted by the team of DJs and presenters, which are now available on BBC Sounds as part of ‘All Day Diwali’. Over the weekend, BBC Asian Network […] […]

Radio 1 will return to Dundee for the first-ever Big Weekend exhibition next month. Radio 1’s Big Weekend Experience, which will be hosted at V&A Dundee from Friday 1 December to 7 January 2024, will take a deep-dive into Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2023 in Dundee showcasing highlights from across the weekend. It will have […] […]

The role of commercial radio in supporting humanitarian appeals has been recognised by Their Majesties The King and Queen at Buckingham Palace. The reception, on 8th November, was held to thank individuals and organisations who have played a pivotal role in the UK’s contribution to humanitarianism and was attended by Radiocentre’s CEO Matt Payton on […] […]

Lyca Radio’s Raj Baddhan will be flying to Mumbai to attend the finale of reality show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ in a collaboration with ZEE UK. The longest-running singing talent show on Indian television will culminate on Sunday 26th November. As a part of its coverage on Lyca Radio, Baddhan will speak to the […] […]

BBC Radio 1 has signed up TikTok’er Maddie Grace Jepson for a brand new podcast called One Direction: A Fan Story which launches today. The doc will offer an in-depth dive into the impact that boy-band sensation One Direction and their millions of fans had on cultural history. During the eight part series, Maddie will […] […]