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Smooth Radio and Classic FM presenter Myleene Klass to host new podcast

Global is launching a brand-new 10-part podcast called They Don’t Teach This At School with Myleene Klass. The Smooth Radio and Classic FM presenter has been on a mission to help equip everyone with the skills they need to be capable, adaptable, confident and in control of their life. They Don’t Teach This At School […] […]

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Ofcom rules GB News breached due impartiality rules

An Ofcom investigation has concluded that an episode of Saturday Morning with Esther and Phil on GB News breached due impartiality rules. Saturday Morning with Esther and Phil is a weekly two-hour discussion programme presented by Esther McVey and Philip Davies, two sitting Conservative Party MPs. This particular programme on 11 March 2023, featured a […] […]

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Has BBC management let down listeners in Devon after regional flooding?

Keri Jones has been listening to BBC Radio Devon and comments that BBC senior management has let down Devon listeners on the weekend of a major incident. The former commercial radio executive and Alfred founder says the daft sharing and staff-cutting plans have arguably put lives at risk with the worse-than-watered-down response to today’s floods. […] […]

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Devon radio stations switch to AI voices for news bulletins

Two radio stations in Devon have started to use AI voices for their local news services. East Devon Radio is the FM and DAB+ community station based in Exmouth, which also runs commercial spin-off DevonAiR Gold on DAB+ across Exeter. In August, the DevonAiR Gold service launched local weekday news bulletins, produced using an AI […] […]

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RCS and On-Hertz team up for the Go Live Studio for disaster recovery

Production software company On-Hertz and RCS have revealed a new product to help radio organisations with a disaster recovery solution. The Go Live Studio was unveiled at the IBC trade show in Amsterdam and also gives stations the ability to go live on the radio from a web browser. It combines the RCS lineup to […] […]

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Sharing schedules announced for BBC local radio stations in the West

TV actor Joe Sims will host weekday Breakfast on BBC Radio Bristol from October as local stations in the West commence programme sharing. Joe is known for Broadchurch and Doctor Who and was born in Bristol. “As the proudest Bristolian in the world, I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get cracking as […] […]