UK

Sunshine Radio granted permission to turn off AM frequency

Sunshine Radio’s obligation to broadcast on AM has been removed from its Ofcom Format following a consultation. One person responded to the enquiry, who was in favour of the proposal. The station said only a small propotion of people listen on 855 AM (the station is also on FM and DAB), and that the transmitters […] […]

UK

New service to offer charities free airtime on the radio

A new website aimed at connecting radio stations with UK charities to take advantage of unsold airtime has been created. Charity Fillers is similar to the Government’s Radio Fillers, but promotes third sector organisations rather than public announcements. Steve Delahaye of C.I. Broadcasting, the company behind the scheme said: “The idea came to us one […] […]

UK

Emperor Rosko – 60 years on the radio and still rockin’

RadioToday presents a chat with Emperor Rosko – who has been heard on radio stations around the world by millions of people since he started way back in the 1960s. In 2024, he’s still going and broadcasting his syndicated shows the LA Connection and Coast to Coast Country on stations across the planet. He sat […] […]

UK

East Devon Radio to rebrand as DevonAir Radio

Community service East Devon Radio is changing its name to DevonAir Radio as a nod to the heritage ILR of the same name. It’ll be the 4th name for the station since it launched as Bay FM, which was also known as ExmouthAiR Radio for just under three years. The name change comes in on […] […]

US

Nielsen December & Fall 2023 Ratings Releases 1/12

Nielsen continues its releases of the December 2023 and Fall 2023 diary surveys today. Today’s markets include December monthly ratings for Dayton, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Metro Fairfield County, Tucson and Tulsa. Fall ratings for Danbury, Fort Smith, Kalamazoo, Lima/Van Wert, McAllen/Brownsville/Harlingen, Muskegon, New Haven, and Sarasota. Coming next week: On Tuesday, January 16: December […] […]

US

Tim Richards To Program 98.7 The Bull Portland

Alpha Media has appointed Tim Richards through his Tim Richards Media consultancy as Content Director of Country “98.7 The Bull” KUPL Portland. Richards launched his consultancy along with the late Steve Smith in 2020. He previously has a long run in Phoenix with stints from 2011 to 2020 with stints as Show Director for the […] […]