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The Radio Academy has revealed the list of Mentees and Mentors participating in this year’s Radio Academy Mentoring Programme. Twenty mentees from across the industry have been selected to receive six months of mentoring from an industry leader, peer support and, new for 2024, leadership training. The announcement follows a competitive selection process led by […] […]

BBC Sounds is reporting it had five million listeners in a two week period with growth from live listening and new podcast including The Traitors Uncloaked. The last two weeks of January and early February (22nd Jan – 3rd Feb) included content associated with the final of The Traitors and big weeks in sport. There […] […]

WorldDAB is publishing its first French-language ebook named Mise en place du DAB+ – la radiodiffusion numérique. It comes as DAB+ is expected to reach 60% mainland population coverage in France in the coming weeks. The 118-page publication, free to download from the WorldDAB website, is a French translation of the “Establishing DAB+ Digital Broadcast […] […]

Group Chief Financial Officer at Bauer, Anna Sedgley, has decided to leave Bauer Media Group after three years. Anna says she’s off to start a new chapter in her life – focusing on Board positions and Advisory roles. Yvonne Bauer, Owner and CEO of Bauer Media Group, says: “I am a bit reluctant to let […] […]

This is the Coast is joining the Lincolnshire & Humberside MuxCo DAB digital radio multiplex as its sister company hands back the small-scale DAB licence award. The move will give the station improved reception along the Yorkshire coast in Bridlington, Hornsea, Driffield and across East Yorkshire from March 1st. Meanwhile, East Coast Digital Radio, which […] […]

Nation Broadcasting is bringing back Swansea Bay Radio once more following Bauer’s decision to rebrand The Wave as Hits. Kev Johns, Phil Hoyles and Steve ‘Wiggy’ Wiggins will form the main schedule as the name returns on St David’s Day. It’ll be the 7th rebrand for the 102.1 frequently, having been originally known as Swansea […] […]