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Gaby Roslin to host free radio show for Day of Reflection with Radio News Hub

Radio News Hub has partnered with Marie Curie to support UK-wide Day of Reflection and offer a free radio programme hosted by Gaby Roslin. The anniversary of the first UK lockdown, March 23, marked the inaugural Day of Reflection in 2021 but this year it moves to the new date of March 3, in line […] […]

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Magic presenter Angellica Bell to cover Fleur East at Hits Radio

Hits Radio breakfast show co-host Fleur East shared news that her last day on air before she becomes a mum will be this Friday February 9th, with TV and Magic presenter Angellica Bell lined up for cover. Speaking on air just after 8am Fleur said: ‘I can’t believe it’s my last week, it’s honestly flown […] […]

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Warminster, Devizes and Trowbridge DAB licence award revoked

Ofcom has revoked the small-scale DAB licence award for Warminster, Devizes & Trowbridge. The statutory move was made after the winner said it could not start broadcasting within the 18 month launch window. “We have reasonable grounds for believing that the person to whom the licence was awarded will not provide the service within 18 […] […]

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Bauer moves closer to full release of its Rayo app

Bauer Media has completed analysis on the open beta-version of its Rayo streaming app. Rayo has been available since March, bringing all of its radio brands across the UK and mainland Europe together in once place. Bauer is now working on implementing the insights uncovered, as it seeks to iteratively improve and monitor its proposition […] […]

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BBC Radio Solent pulls last episode of Stereo Underground without explanation

BBC Radio Solent failed to broadcast its final episode of Stereo Underground this week without explanation. The station dropped the long-running show recently saying it didn’t fit in with a new schedule, even though it survived programming and personnel cuts around the BBC local radio network. The specialist music show, hosted by Richard Latto, was […] […]

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RAJAR Q4 2023 observations – and record listening figures for commercial radio

Commercial radio has an additional one million weekly listeners according to the latest RAJAR results. The data shows that 39.1 million people listen every week, which is up from 38.1 million in the same quarter last year and sets a new Q4 record. These new figures reveal a sustained increase in commercial radio listening, as […] […]