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Five for five at 50 – celebrating 50 years of commercial radio with Mark Lee

Commercial Radio turns 50 on Sunday 8th October, and to celebrate we’ve got five questions for five key players in the sector each day this week. Today, and to kick off the week, we pose the set of questions to CCUK CEO Mark Lee. Tell us about your earliest memories of hearing commercial radio Radio […] […]

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Voice of the Balls Alan Dedicoat joins Portsmouth radio station Victory

Alan “voice of the balls” Dedicoat is joining Victory in Portsmouth to host a weekend show. The former BBC Radio 2 presenter, known for announcing the National Lottery numbers, also worked on local radio stations in the south west before his national roles on television and radio. He’ll be on-air each Sunday morning for two […] […]

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Ofcom consults over plans to make Radio Cymru 2 a full public service station

The BBC has submitted a Public Interest Test to extend the number of originated Welsh-language hours offered by BBC Radio Cymru 2. The changes would be the station would become a UK Public Service in its own right, which Ofcom needs to approve. Under the Framework Agreement between the BBC and the Secretary of State […] […]