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Siren Radio will close at the end of June after the University of Lincoln announced it will be handing its licence back to Ofcom. The service, which has been part of the University since 1996, has been a full time community station since 2007. In a statement, station manager Ryan Jones writes: “A special week […] […]

Bauer has officially opened its new HQ in London, housing all of its radio and publishing businesses in one place. Absolute Radio, Magic, Greatest Hits Radio, KISS, Hits, Scala and Jazz are now broadcasting from The Lantern, near Euston station. With studios and offices over two floors, plus equipment rooms in the basement, it’s a […] […]

Ed Vaizey is to host lunchtimes on Times Radio, sharing the show with Ayesha Hazarik. They take over presenting duties recently relinquished by Mariella Frostrup and Ruth Davidson. Ed Vaizey is a former culture minister and Conservative peer, and joined Times Radio in 2022, taking the reins of a weekly Friday evening show covering everything […] […]

Radiocentre has announced the final line-up of speakers for Tuning In North taking place next week at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Podcaster Chris Scull, who is best known for creating the podcast about 90s football with Josh Widdicombe ‘Quickly Kevin, will he Score?’ and the official West Ham podcast ‘IronCast’ will join Founder of […] […]

Brands owned by Global, Bauer, News UK and Nation are celebrating their highest ever listening figures with the latest RAJAR results for Q1 2024, whilst online listening overtakes AM and FM for the first time. More people are listening to radio in the UK than ever before, with combined weekly audience for all radio in […] […]

The RAJAR Infographic is here with all the data you need for Q1, 2024, including All Radio Listening, Average Hours Per Listener and Digital Platforms. See more RAJAR news and observations from the RadioToday team here. […]