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Ofcom will continue to monitor the impact on audiences in England caused by the changes to BBC local radio as part of its big plan for 2024/25. The regulator has published a document outlining what it intends to do over the next two years, and gives a small mention to its role in regulating BBC […] […]

Ofcom has investigated a radio station in Blackpool for playing a song with a swear word in it. Coastal Radio DAB played a version of “drivers licence” by Olivia Rodrigo, broadcast at around 13:20 on 13th August 2023. The track contained two uses of the word “fu**ing”. One person complained about the song, leading to […] […]

Dom Joly is lined-up to host a Christmas special radio show on BFBS this year. He’s joined on the festive schedule by Damian Lewis, The One Show’s Alex Jones, East 17’s Tony Mortimer, Scouting for Girls frontman Roy Stride, and the band D:Ream. Dom was most recently hosting shows on JACK fm before it closed […] […]

Tim Lihoreau, presenter of Classic FM’s More Music Breakfast, is stepping down from the programme after almost 12 years. He’s not leaving the station though, Tim will continue to host programmes in the new year with details coming soon. Speaking on air this morning, Tim told listeners: “From January, I will be moving from Classic […] […]

The latest edition of Myriad 6 broadcast software comes complete with an option to put AI voices in between songs instead of humans. AI Voice Links has a set of options built in to include content such as song artists and titles, what’s coming up, weather and news reports, and will even read out the […] […]

The independent radio production companies selected for the latest BBC Radio Indie Development Fund have been announced. The £250,000 fund is designed to help indies develop certain areas of their work, supporting the BBC’s priorities. The production companies come from each of the four nations of the UK, with the majority receiving funding for the […] […]