Month: July 2024

Edinburgh’s online community radio station EHFM has opened a new cafe complete with public-facing studio.

After six years of broadcasting from multi-arts venue Summerhall, EHFM will move their operations to a unit on Great Junction Street, previously Spilt Milk, under the new name Ground Floor.
Located above a complex of rehearsal spaces, recording studios and retailer Drum Central — the cafe will be operated by EHFM, with all the profits going towards funding the community radio station’s activities.
Ground Floor will also accommodate EHFM’s new custom-built, soundproofed studio which will host the station’s broadcasts and podcast recording facilities from Thursday 1st August. Situated inside the cafe, the new studio allows the public to watch the radio in action as they drink their coffee.
Ground Floor launches today for sit-in and takeaway. It will be open seven days a week, serving specialty coffee, pastries and an exclusive topped focaccia offering provided by local restaurant Alby’s.
EHFM will begin broadcasting from their new studio on Thursday 1st August.
EHFM co-founder and Director Jamie Pettinger says: “After six years of broadcasting from Summerhall, this feels like a new chapter for the station. We hope that the move will allow our listeners to engage with us more in the real world, and the cafe can provide a stable source of income in these financially uncertain times.
“We’re so excited to situate ourselves in the creative community of Leith, an area in which many of our presenters are already very active. It feels like such a natural move for us!” […]

All of the licence awards for round 5 of the small-scale DAB multiplex process have been announced by Ofcom.
There were 26 areas applied for in the South West region, plus three re-advertised licence areas, which were awarded last year.
In a change of procedure, every award has been announced at once rather than a few at a time, but has taken over a year to be confirmed by the regulator.
This round includes the prestigious London licences made up of ‘North London’, ‘South London’ and ‘West London’ and ‘North East London & South West Essex’. – AWARDED 22/7/24
See all of the winners list here.
Alton, Petersfield and Haslemere

Ashford & Dungeness

Biggleswade & North Hertfordshire

Brighton

Canterbury

Chelmsford

Colchester & Clacton

Eastbourne, Newhaven and Lewes

Guildford & Woking

Harlow

Hastings

Haywards Heath & Uckfield

Luton

Maidstone, Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells

Margate, Dover & Folkestone

North East London & South West Essex

North London

Portsmouth

Reading

Sittingbourne & Medway Towns

South East London & North West Kent

South Hertfordshire

South London

South West Sussex

Southend

West London […]

Sunrise Radio in London is embarking on a “Summer of Melas” tour.

The station will be celebrating the vibrant South Asian culture through music, dance, and community events across the UK.
Sunrise says it is partnering with Event Master International to bring an unforgettable series of melas, featuring some of the biggest names in the South Asian music scene.
Paul Shah, Program Manager at Sunrise Radio, expressed his excitement for the events, stating: “Since its inception in 1989 by our founder Dr Avtar Lit, Sunrise Radio has always had such a rich history of South Asian live entertainment in the UK.
“We are so proud to be teaming up with the incredible team at Event Master International to bring you our ‘Summer of Melas.’ We can’t wait to see you at one of these events!”
Here are the events and dates the station will be taking part in.
*Desi Fest Luton:*– *Dates:* 20th and 21st July– *Location:* Wardown Park, Luton– *Artists:* Lember Hussainpuri with live band, Apache Indian, Mumzy, Roach Killa, Navin Kundra, and more.
*Manchester Mega Mela:*– *Dates:* 20th and 21st July– *Location:* Platt Field Park, Manchester– *Artists:* H-Dhami, Hunterz, Sona Walia, Maz Bonifide, and more.
*Middlesex Pride:*– *Date:* 27th July– *Location:* Osterley Park– *Special Feature:* Join Pablo hosting the main stage as Sunrise Radio supports the LGBTQ community, embracing the spirit of acceptance and inclusion.
*Leicester Mela:*– *Dates:* 17th and 18th August– *Location:* Abbey Park, Leicester– *Headline Act:* Apache Indian.
*Middlesbrough Mela:*– *Date:* 18th August– *Location:* Albert Park.
*Wembley Mela:*– *Date:* 1st September– *Location:* King Edward VII Park. […]

Emily Thornberry, Suella Braverman, Jonathan Ashworth, James Heappey and Alicia Kearns are covering James O’Brien on LBC this week.

They’ll all present a show each whilst James takes a break from his mid-morning show.
The programmes will be broadcast live on LBC and in vision on Global Player.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, former Shadow Cabinet member Jonathan Ashworth, former Armed Forces Minister James Heappey and Conservative MP Alicia Kearns will make their radio-presenting debut on LBC, while Labour MP Emily Thornberry returns following her debut in 2019.
LBC schedule, Monday 22nd to Friday 26th July, 10am to 1pm:

Monday 22nd July: Emily Thornberry
Tuesday 23rd July: Suella Braverman
Wednesday 24th July: Jonathan Ashworth
Thursday 25th July: James Heappey
Friday 26th July: Alicia Kearns […]