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Boyd Matheson To Depart KSL
Boyd Matheson will depart as host of “Inside Sources” from 1-3pm on Bonneville News/Talk 1160 KSL Salt Lake City/102.7 KSL-FM Midvale UT right after the election. […]
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WYCD, WQDR, Bobby Bones, Frito & Katy Among 2024 CMA Broadcast Award Winners
The Country Music Association has announced the winners of the 2024 CMA Broadcast Awards as each were called today by CMA Award nominee Brothers Osborne. […]
UK
BRMB partners with Birmingham Mind for World Mental Health Day special
Special programmes are to broadcast on BRMB for World Mental Health Day in partnership with Birmingham Mind.
The special edition of the show, along with a podcast, will highlight the help and support available, along with conversations from volunteers and service users on their own recovery from poor mental health.
The programme ‘A Space to Speak Your Mind’, is produced by former Galaxy Birmingham presenter and BRMB/Free Radio Producer, Richard Perks, who has had his own lived experience around mental health and as a passionate Brummie is keen to tell people that there are services available in the city to those going through difficult times.
Richard now openly talks about the anxiety and depression he suffered throughout his working life before he reached out to a local Mind service; and how a recent recognition of being Neurodivergent has contributed to much of his poor mental health and the difficulties he has experienced.
He believes radio is a perfect way of having open conversations and breaking the stigma around Mental Health.
Rachel McNair at Birmingham Mind, said, “Hearing our service users talk so passionately about the support they have received not only validates the service we provide but helps to stamp out the stigma still associated with accessing mental health services and community wellbeing support.”
The show will air at 6pm on World Mental Health Day, Thursday 10th October, and will be available as a podcast.
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Acast releases global report for International Podcast Day
Acast has released a new consumer research study: Podcasting Trends in Established vs. Emerging Markets. The field work (conducted by consumer research company Attest) surveyed 2,600 weekly podcast listeners across 13 established and emerging markets.Established markets include USA, UK, Sweden, Canada and Australia while emerging markets include India, Brazil, Singapore, Italy, Japan, Indonesia, Netherlands and Spain.In both emerging and established markets, podcast listeners invest significant amounts of time in the medium, with 44 percent in the emerging markets spending more than six hours a week on podcasts.
Time spent with podcasts is poised to continue growing, especially in emerging markets with 51 percent listeners expecting to spend more time on the medium over the next six months.Podcasts deliver valuable levels of consumer engagement, with 80 percent of listeners in emerging markets saying they are highly engaged while consuming podcasts, compared to 60 percent for radio.Daily podcast listeners in emerging markets are already more likely than those in established markets to have made a purchase because of a podcast ad, indicating big ad spend growth potential in emerging markets as consumption rises.The study also indicates that as podcasting grows in emerging markets, expect the medium to move beyond relaxation and to be used more often while commuting and doing daily tasks.In emerging markets, more than half of listeners are so connected to their favourite hosts that they say they feel like their friends.YouTube is also the platform that listeners in emerging markets most commonly use to listen to podcasts. Consumer that have watched a video podcast before are significantly more likely than those who have not to say that their favourite podcasters feel like their friends, suggesting that engaging listeners in multiple ways – audio, video and social fosters a deeper connection between podcaster and consumer.As podcasting grows in emerging markets, expect word of mouth promotion to greatly increase, with social media platforms and YouTube being key discovery tools globally.Co-listening to podcasts is more common in emerging markets than in established markets, with the 25-44 age group most likely to listen to podcasts as many parents are listening to podcasts with their kids.In emerging markets, podcast listeners desire more content from their favourite podcasters, with 49 percent listeners ready to consider paying for additional content from them. […]
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Domain Insight 10/9: See Spot Leave New Orleans
As iHeartMedia Variety Hits “104.1 The Spot” KVDU Houma/New Orleans prepares to complete its move-out to the Baton Rouge market, the company has registered a pair of domains hinting at the new format and identity.
Plus registrations for Arsenal Media’s seven pending acquisitions and a possible network rebrand in Quebec and upcoming license transfer on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. […]
UK
Former Radio City employees throw party in Liverpool for station’s 50 anniversary
Former Radio City employees are holding an event to celebrate 50 years of commercial radio on Merseyside.
Around 200 people will gather at Dicey Reilly’s on Wolstenholme Square in Liverpool on Friday 18th October to mark the occasion.
Broadcasting from the original Stanley Street studios before moving to St. John’s Beacon in 2000, 194 Radio City began its 50 year journey at 5.58am, with an announcement from its founding Managing Director Terry Smith who said “It’s two minutes to six on Monday October 21st 1974.
“For the very first time, this is 194 Radio City broadcasting to Merseyside.”
Event organisers Molly Marshall (Hits Radio Liverpool/former Radio City) and Carolyn Hughes (former Radio City and now Carolyn Hughes PR Ltd) who have been responsible over the years for many of the radio stations landmark celebrations did not want to let the milestone anniversary pass without marking the historic occasion.
Molly said: “Radio City has always been a fantastic place to work and for many has been a stepping stone to illustrious careers. For others their time at Radio City was a very special part of their lives and I feel so privileged to heave worked there for almost 40 years and counting!”
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Carolyn added: “Whilst there are no official celebrations planned for former employees, we didn’t want to let this monumental date pass and it is testament to the station’s former employees that 200 of them are travelling from as far away as Australia to mark the occasion and to raise a glass to the vision and the legacy of Terry Smith who founded the station, whilst also acknowledging the amazing contribution that the talented former employees played in the continuing success of the station.”
The 50th anniversary celebration will honour the station’s history and legacy with music, photographs, video footage and soundbites from the decades, which have been carefully curated by former employee Al Stirling, who has created a nostalgic website for former employees to mark the occasion.
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