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Sheppey FM wins Station of the Year at the Community Radio Awards 2023

Sheppey FM 92.2 on the Isle of Sheppey has been named as Station of the Year at the 2023 Community Radio Awards event. Hosted by last year’s male and female presenter of the year winners, Rupa Mooker from Awaz FM and Stephen Higgs from Switch Radio, the evening celebrated the hard work of recipients from […] […]

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Julia Hartley-Brewer moves to mornings as Mike Graham gets evenings at TalkRadio

Julia Hartley-Brewer is moving to mid-morning and the Independent Republic of Mike Graham is being moved to evenings in the latest schedule shuffle at TalkRadio. Mike will move from daytimes to host 9pm till 11pm whilst Julia moves earlier in the day to the 10am till 1pm slot. Other changes include The Talk moving to […] […]

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Sounds good! The positive impact of AI voices in news content generation  

The rapid advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) technology is transforming various industries, and the news and media sector is no exception. AI and synthetic voices are becoming an integral part of content creation and distribution, offering numerous benefits to both producers and consumers of news, revolutionizing the way we consume information. With this in mind, […] […]

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Conditional offer made by the BBC to end local radio strikes and industrial action

A conditional offer has been made by the BBC in a bid to end industrial action by NUJ members working at BBC local radio stations. The NUJ is balloting members across BBC Local on acceptance or rejection of a new offer brokered through Acas. If the offer, brokered through Acas, is accepted, the dispute and […] […]

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BBC platform figures obtained for its national FM radio stations

Newly obtained figures from the BBC reveal surprising insights into the distribution of listeners across FM, DAB, and streaming platforms for their national FM stations. After eighteen months of investigation by Maxxwave as part of work they are undertaking into FM, DAB and IP platforms, we now have a glimpse into the changing dynamics of […] […]

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Happy Radio UK signs former Emmerdale actor Liam Fox for weekends

Former Emmerdale actor Liam Fox, who played Dan Spencer in the soap, is joining Happy Radio UK to host The Saturday Sports Roundup between 2 and 6pm. Liam Fox is Manchester born and bred and says he’s very excited to join Happy Radio. He told RadioToday: “After 12 years and 1,000 episodes of playing Emmerdale’s […] […]