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Former LBC and BBC radio presenter Duncan Barkes has joined Sussex DAB station More Radio Retro to present The Nightshift. The News Radio UK afternoon announcer and Pompey Sound co-founder will be on-air from 10pm Sunday to Thursday. Duncan previously presented the 10pm slot on LBC and BBC Radio London, along with shows on 5 […] […]

Paul Fenton has been appointed as National Sales Director for Rewind Radio. He’s reunited with Richard Woods, Managing Director of the station. He says: “I am delighted to welcome Paul, with his extensive knowledge in radio working with brands like Cool FM, Downtown Radio in Northern Ireland, Key 103, Metro, Smooth, Heart, Kerrang and BBC […] […]

Hospital service Radio Royal in the Forth Valley has joined a local DAB Digital Radio multiplex. They’re now broadcasting via Central FM’s small-scale DAB service. Chair of Radio Royal Andrew Morley said: “It’s great to get Radio Royal back on the air again, we had many listeners let us know that they missed our broadcasts […] […]

Ofcom has revoked the small-scale DAB licence award given to Wigan & St Helens Community Media CIC. The regulator says it has reasonable grounds to believe the service will not be provided within 18 months of award, i.e. by 12 November 2023, because the CIC told them it was not going ahead with the launch. […] […]

BBC Radio Wales presenter Carol Vorderman has announced she’s been axed from the station for breaching the BBC’s social media guidelines. In a statement, Carol said she was not prepared to adhere to the new guidelines because she does not want to lose her voice on social media. The BBC recently published new impartiality rules […] […]

The DCMS has launched a new consultation to gather feedback on plans to relax rules on current advertising and sponsorship restrictions for community radio stations. The eight-week consultation also seeks views on whether to renew the over 300 analogue community radio licences which are due to expire from October 2025 and if so, for how […] […]