UK

BBC Radio 3 to broadcast daily jazz show hosted by Soweto Kinch

A new jazz show is heading to BBC Radio 3 produced by Folded Wing and hosted by saxophonist, composer and MC Soweto Kinch. The nightly show, Round Midnight, will air Monday to Friday evenings from 11.30 for an hour championing the British jazz scene. Folded Wing founder and CEO Karen Pearson told RadioToday: “We believe […] […]

UK

Hermitage FM and Carillon Wellbeing Radio in Leicestershire to close

Hermitage FM and Carillon Wellbeing Radio are to cease broadcasting in the coming weeks. Owners of the community radio services say the closures are unavoidable due to illness. Hermitage FM, which has broadcast since 2009 on 99.2FM, and CWR, which is a health information / hospital radio service on 1476AM, are set to close at […] […]

UK

Graham Norton announces sudden departure from Virgin Radio weekends

Virgin Radio weekend presenter Graham Norton has announced he’s leaving his Virgin Radio weekend show. He’s been on the station since January 2021, having followed Chris Evans from the BBC. Graham announced the news without warning during his first link on Saturday morning, saying tomorrow will be his last weekend show. His co-host Maria McErlane […] […]

UK

Former Radio City breakfast co-host Scott Hughes joins Liverpool’s In Demand Radio

Former Radio City Breakfast co-host Scott Hughes is joining Liverpool DAB station In Demand Radio. Scott will host Drive on the station four days a week from Monday 11th March 2024 following his departure from Bauer last year. He’ll also be heard on Saturday mornings from 10am till 12pm. Scott previously hosted Drive on north […] […]

UK

Broadcast Radio brings its Hybrid Radio solution to full release

Broadcast Radio is now offering its new Hybrid Radio service – which combines a studio system with cloud-based broadcasting – to all stations. The Cloud / Studio Hybrid model provides synchronisation between studio-based radio software (Myriad Playout 6) and native cloud playout (Myriad Cloud). Radio shows can be broadcast directly from the studio OR from […] […]