UK

The JACK stations in Oxfordshire are set to close as Bauer Media moves to acquire the group’s two fm licences. 106.4 and 106.8, covering Oxford and surrounding areas, and 107.9, covering Oxfordshire, currently hosts JACK fm and JACK 3 Chill respectively. JACK fm launched 16 years ago in 2007 under licence using the “Playing What […] […]

Radio pioneer Nicholas Tresilian has died after living with lung cancer for the past two years. Nicholas was the first Chairman of Wiltshire Radio in the early 1980s, and when the station merged with Radio West in 1985 and became GWR, he shared the Chair role for the first year with Duke Hussey, who was […] […]

BBC Radio 1’s station-wide promotion for this summer is the Giant DJ Hunt – all presenters are in hiding from Greg James who has to find them all. Greg has to put the schedule back together again by using clues to find everyone. Until then, he’s on the radio by himself. A printer has been […] […]

The Voice has introduced a new breakfast show hosted by Laura James. Laura, who started the new show today, will be on-air Monday to Friday from 7am till 11am. Before joining The Voice two years ago, Laura worked at BBC Radio Devon, The Breeze and Heart locally. Paul Hopper, aka Hopps, who previously hosted breakfast, […] […]

BBC Radio Gloucestershire weekend presenter Faye Hatcher has announced she’s done her final programme after 23 years at the station. Faye said she’s been thinking about leaving the BBC for some time and that today (Saturday 15th July) is her last radio show. In an emotional five minute pre-recorded segment, Faye talked about how close […] […]

West Midlands broadcaster Tony Butler has died at the age of 88. Tributes are being made on social media by his friends and former colleagues, who are sad to learn of his passing peacefully in his sleep yesterday. Tony is credited with starting the original football phone-in on BRMB in 1974 and was Head of […] […]