UK

A blue plaque commemorating the birthplace of commercial radio in the UK, 50 years ago, has been unveiled in a ceremony in Gough Square, EC4. […]

Minister for Media, Tourism and Creative Industries Sir John Whittingdale says commercial radio makes a fantastic contribution to our thriving creative industries on the 50th anniversary of the sector. It was at 6am on 8th October 1973 that London Broadcasting Company (LBC) went on air for the first time, closely followed by Capital Radio on […] […]

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer champions commercial radio on its 50th anniversary in a special article for RadioToday. “When LBC’s original breakfast presenter, David Jessel, took to the air at 5am on Monday 8 October 1973 at a studio on Gough Square off Fleet Street in London, he could never have foreseen the success that commercial […] […]

David Burns, who left BBC Radio Humberside due to the BBC changes, is joining Hull and East Yorkshire’s 107FM. […]

North Derbyshire Radio is one of the new services joining the High Peak small-scale DAB multiplex. […]

Fife’s KingdomFM celebrated its 25th anniversary this week by delivering hundreds of doughnuts to workplaces across its region. […]