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UK radio and audio industry technical and engineering event Radio TechCon will return to the IET London: Savoy Place later this year. The date has been announced as Monday 27th November 2023, with ticket prices remaining the same as last year. Ann Charles, from organisers TBC Media Ltd. says, “We’re so excited to be back […] […]

London Greek Radio has been investigated by Ofcom following a complaint about not broadcasting enough local news. The regulator had a listen to the station for a week in September 2022 and worked out local news was not broadcast during some hours between 4pm and 7pm (drivetime) on weekdays and between 7am and 10am (breakfast) […] […]

Greatest Hits Radio has created a special programme with Ken Bruce looking at the world of hospital radio. The hour-long Back to the Start show will celebrate the NHS at 75 and promote the work done by volunteers at the radio services. It will also be available free of charge to all hospital radio stations. […] […]

Edge Radio Group is expanding with a new radio station on DAB called Edge 2. Owner Jay Crawford will return to a daily radio show on the new station playing classic tracks. The company has taken over current DAB station MIX 1 to create the extra service. Jay said: “This was a golden opportunity to […] […]

Ofcom has ruled Inspiration FM failed to take due care over the emotional welfare and dignity of people under eighteen whilst hosting a programme for children. A complaint was made about the IFM Kids’ Show which is broadcast at 10am every Saturday, presented by a group of child presenters. During the show on January 14th […] […]

The Leeds & West Yorkshire NUJ branch has been investigating if the BBC operating licence allows the plans by BBC bosses to share more programming across the local radio network. After many emails with Ofcom and looking through the small print, members in Leeds believe Ofcom’s regulation of local radio doesn’t add up. Ofcom says […] […]