Francis Currie

BBC Radio 1 presenters Annie Mac and Danny Howard will present a night of back to back sets from some big DJ names next month in Ibiza including David Guetta and Idris Elba.

Changes at 7digital as top executives step down

7digital’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have stepped down from their roles with immediate effect.

London memorial for John Myers planned for November

A memorial service in London to commemorate the life of John Myers has been organised for later this year.
The event will celebrate John’s life and achievements, following his sudden death at the age of 60 last month.

Radio minister Margot James resigns from government

The minister responsible for radio in the UK, Margot James, has resigned and voted against the government as part of efforts to stop parliament being suspended.

Barry to host Community Radio Now and Next Day

This year’s Community Radio Now & Next Day will take place on Saturday October 26th in Barry, South Wales.

Applications in for Channel Islands DAB radio multiplex

Ofcom has received a number of applications to run a DAB digital radio multiplex covering the Channel Islands.
RadioToday is aware of at least three companies wanting to run the service covering 134,000 adults living in the Bailiwicks.

Dean Egan appointed News and Sports Editor for Beat

Dean Egan has been appointed News and Sports Editor for Beat 102 103.
The Carlow man took over the role this week after joining the station part-time in 2017. He was later made full-time Multi-Platform Journalist in July 2018.

Cork’s 96FM launches pop-up online radio station

Cork’s 96FM has launched another pop-up radio station to cover a local event.

Radio Insight

FCC Report 7/21

FCC Actions
The FCC has rejected Shelby Broadcast Associates petition for reconsideration to restore the license of the deleted 96.5 W243AP Mooresville AL.

The Power of Rush

He does it sparingly but when he does do it his listeners respond in a big way. Rush Limbaugh called on his massive listening audience to purchase a Betsy Ross t-shirt after the Nike/Colin Kapernick controversy.

New Ops Manager For Hubbard St. Louis

Word comes from Market Manager John Kijowski that Tommy Mattern is his new Operations Manager in St. Louis.

Community Broadcaster: A New Day

20th July 2019

The author is membership program director of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. NFCB commentaries are featured regularly at www.radioworld.com.

iHeartMedia Is Officially Back in the Game

Thursday morning, July 18, iHeartMedia returned from the financial graveyard with its relisting on the NASDAQ stock exchange.

Radio Insight

Air 1 Debuts in New York

After running a loop redirecting listeners of “K-Love” to 95.5 WPLJ New York, Educational Media Foundation launched its Contemporary Worship “Air 1” brand in the market today on 96.7 WARW Port Chester.

Stingray Classic Hits stations to mark Apollo 11 anniversary

20th July 2019

Stingray’s 17 Classic Rock and Classic Hits stations across the country, led by boom 97.3 (CHBM-FM) Toronto, will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 spaceflight and moon landing Saturday.

Radio veteran John Harada passes away

17th July 2019

Radio veteran John Harada passed away suddenly Monday night.
John Harada
Radio veteran John Harada, who had been helming the morning show at The New SRQ (WRSQ-AM) in Sarasota, Florida for the last eight months, passed away suddenly Monday night.

Can radio help heal democracy?

Comment form Peter Saxon and Graham Mott
We live in the Information Age – the Digital Age, as some technocrats prefer to call it.

Radio Moves: on up!

Off the back of its success with daily news podcast, The Quicky, dropping at 6am every morning and recently passing 2 million listens, Mamamia has announced a second daily show, ‘The Spill’ which will launch with Kee Reece and Laura Brodnik

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The 14 Sales Skills You Need to Master

Peady’s Selling Engagement Let’s start with an observation: In my opinion, most salespeople are overtrainedon their products and undertrained on sales skills!

The Spill arrives at Mamamia

Crocmedia makes a rapid expansion

Crocmedia has acquired broadcast satellite company, Rapid TV with the acquisition spearheading its expansion into live outside broadcast, streaming, satellite and distribution services.

Fine Music 102.5 now reaches 638,000 listeners