US

Chartmetric Releases 2023 Year In Music Report

Chartmetric has released its first “Year In Music Report” spotlighting the global music industry through tracking of radio airplay, streaming, and social media. The report monitored 3191 radio stations in 1187 cities and 91 countries that played 7,375,258 songs an average of 102.4 times each. Chartmetric noted that the top 10 songs by radio airplay […] […]

US

Bell Media To Sell 45 Stations To Seven Companies In Canada As Part Of Major Restructuring/Cuts

Bell Media is selling 45 of its 103 radio station in Canada and cutting 4,800 jobs across it and parent BCE Inc. Bell Chief Legal and Regulator Officer Robert Malcolmson told the Canadian Press, “That’s a significant divestiture. It’s because it’s not a viable business anymore. We will continue to operate ones that are viable, […] […]

Ireland

Today FM closes gap on RTÉ Radio 1 as it heads towards one million listeners

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UK

Tony Blackburn’s networked local BBC radio show to end

BBC presenter Tony Blackburn has announced he’s ending his Sunday afternoon show on BBC local radio. The syndicated programme, which is broadcast on BBC Radio Berkshire, Oxford and Solent, will finish on March 24th 2024. Tony says he’ll instead concentrate on his BBC Radio 2 programmes, The Golden Hour and Sounds of the Sixties, and […] […]

UK

LBC and Classic FM launch on DAB+ in the Channel Islands

LBC and Classic FM are now available on the Channel Islands DAB digital radio multiplex. They join Global sister stations Heart, Capital and Smooth, which launched in August 2021 when DAB digital transmitters first went live from Les Platons in Jersey and Les Touillets in Guernsey. A Global spokesperson told RadioToday: “We’re delighted to be […] […]

UK

Shortlist for the 2024 Commercial Radio News Awards revealed

The nominations for the 2024 Commercial Radio News Awards in association with IRN and Sky News have been announced. Sky News Daily podcast presenter Niall Paterson revealed the shortlists for the 12 categories which recognise high quality journalism, presentation and production in commercial radio news. The winners – including the recipient of the Gold Award […] […]