UK

Southampton’s Voice FM has launched a new weekday breakfast show to shine a spotlight on global environmental issues. The station says Your Green Breakfast is the UK’s first regular breakfast radio show dedicated to tackling climate change, pollution, recycling and more. Your Green Breakfast is hosted by Xan Phillips who is an environmental campaigner and […] […]

Stereo Underground, BBC Radio Solent’s weekly indie and alternative music show, is coming to an end on the BBC and going independent. The programme, presented by Richard Latto, was recently recommissioned amidst the local radio changes, but is now heading in a new direction. Announcing the changes on-air, Richard said the move was because of […] […]

The government is considering changes to how foreign record labels and foreign recording artists qualify for rights to be paid in public and on broadcast radio. A consultation has launched on the eligibility and recording artists, record labels, collecting societies, broadcasters and public venues are invited to share their views by 11 March. UK copyright […] […]

A new commercial has been created for Smooth Radio featuring landmarks around the UK and promoting its new strapline. “Always the best music” is highlighted with some of the station’s regular songs being played whilst part of the logo flys around the country. The soundtrack includes Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know,” Lionel Richie’s “Dancing […] […]

The new owner of the Winchester small-scale DAB multiplex has requested a change of transmitter site in order to get the service back on-air. The new site would decrease coverage in Winchester itself, and add parts of Eastleigh, a town to the south of Winchester, to the proposed coverage map. Because of this, Ofcom says […] […]

Sunshine Radio’s obligation to broadcast on AM has been removed from its Ofcom Format following a consultation. One person responded to the enquiry, who was in favour of the proposal. The station said only a small propotion of people listen on 855 AM (the station is also on FM and DAB), and that the transmitters […] […]