UK

Lyca Group has acquired the licence of Asian Sound Radio in East Lancashire and Greater Manchester. Asian Sound, which was co-founded by Shafat Ali and brother Shujat Ali started broadcasting to East Lancashire on 963 AM in June 1996 as the first Asian radio station in the North of England to cater for the South […] […]

Great British Radio has ceased trading and will stop broadcasting at midnight following a shareholder meeting today. The plug has been pulled on the station just weeks after it was due to launch on the national digital radio multiplex. Great British Radio offered a mixture of music, comedy and speech, created by entrepreneur Charlie Mullins […] […]

The Free Toys at Christmas Appeal on Radio Ninesprings has received over 1600 toys for giving to young people. The toys will go to people in hospitals, care facilities, and those in less fortunate situations. Listeners, businesses, and sponsors of the radio station donated the gifts, which were sorted into age-appropriate categories and delivered to […] […]

Heart overnight presenter Simon Beale is set to replace Roberto as presenter of Breakfast on Heart 80s. The news was announced by Simon on social media, with the long-serving Heart presenter saying he was so excited about waking up the UK with the most feelgood decade of them all. He said: “After 18 years hosting […] […]

KISS is on the hunt for its ‘Chosen One’ to perform in Ibiza this Summer. The Bauer station is looking for an up-and-coming DJ and giving them the opportunity to feature on KISS and perform at the O Beach venue. Launched in partnership with Vodafone youth brand VOXI, alongside winning new DJ decks, the Chosen […] […]

DJ Ace is leaving 1Xtra after 21 years as Chuckie is lined up to replace him on the R&B Show. Ace joined 1Xtra in 2002 and has since hosted a number of shows across the network from Weekend Breakfast to the 1Xtra Live Lounge show. His last show will be on Saturday 20 January 2024. […] […]