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Laser 558 name returns as new online radio station

The former offshore radio station name Laser 558 is back as an online station promising to never be more than a minute away from music. The station says its programming and playlist place the listener back in the mid-80s playing the current hits of the time as well as dipping back through the music vaults […] […]

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BBC Radio 5 Live creates new crime podcast to air on BBC Radio 4

A new BBC 5 Live true crime podcast produced by BBC Studios about drugs, money laundering, and attempted murder is launching on BBC Sounds, and BBC Radio 4 from Sunday 7th January. Gangster Presents… Catching the Kingpins tells the inside story of how the police infiltrated the EncroChat phone network. Hosted by Mobeen Azhar, the […] […]

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Embrace Radio presenter Jim Byrne wins at the Corby Music Awards

Embrace Radio’s Jim Byrne has won the 2023 Northamptonshire Radio Show of the Year award. The award is part of the Corby Music awards which had nominees across Northamptonshire. Jim was nominated alongside Darren Jackson and Chuck Middleton, and the evening was held in memory of former radio presenter Barry Addison who was awarded for […] […]

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Pete Black to leave Director of Music role at Bauer

Bauer Media Audio UK’s Director of Music Pete Black is stepping down this month and leaving the company after 18 months. Pete joined the business in 2022 as Director of Music under Chief Content and Music Officer Ben Cooper and has worked on deals with labels, managers and artists in the UK and internationally. Key […] […]