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BBC Radio 1 returns to Ibiza for 24th year

19th July 2019

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

19th July 2019

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

18th July 2019

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

18th July 2019

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

18th July 2019

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

18th July 2019

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

19th July 2019

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

18th July 2019

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

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

19th July 2019

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

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Air 1 Debuts in New York

19th July 2019

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.

Seventh Annual Radio Talent Institute Begins Monday

19th July 2019

The seventh annual KBA WKU Radio Talent Institute begins Monday and runs through Wednesday, July 31.

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WIZF PD A-Plus Adds Power 107.5 Columbus Duties

19th July 2019

Radio One has announced that Arthur ‘A-Plus’ Willis will program Hip-Hop “Power 107.5/106.3” WCKX Columbus/WBMO London OH.
Willis has programmed “101.1 The Wiz” WIZF Cincinnati since 2018.

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Apple Music rebrands its hip-hop playlist and adds new Beats 1 show

19th July 2019

Apple Music and Spotify have been making changes to their streaming services over the years to compete more directly with each other. The latest dig in the rivalry is around hip-hop playlist curation.

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.

The Spill arrives at Mamamia

19th July 2019

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 partner Nescafé Gold this coming

Crocmedia makes a rapid expansion

19th July 2019

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

19th July 2019

Classical community station Fine Music 102.5 Sydney has recorded its best ever figures in the latest McNair listenership survey.

Jon Faine to end time at ABC Melbourne with live charity show

19th July 2019

Virginia Trioli will take over on ABC Melbourne Mornings earlier than expected after Jon Faine revealed he won’t see out the year.
It was believed that Trioli would take on the gig from 2020, but Faine has announced he’ll call time in October.

Noongar Radio celebrates 10 years on-air

19th July 2019

On July 5, 2009 6NME 100.

Fine Music listenership continues to grow

18th July 2019

Sydney community station, Fine Music 102.5 FM and DAB+, has recorded its highest listenership level with a combined recorded weekly average of 240,00 and monthly average of 638,000 in the latest McNair yellowSquares survey.

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DRM at Association of Radio Operators for India’s AGM

17th July 2019

Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI) is the official association of the private commercial radio stations in India made up of 28 commercial radio stations.

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WorldDAB’s session on Radio distribution strategies for a connected world at IBC 2019

17th July 2019

WorldDAB is producing a session at this year’s International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) called Radio distribution strategies for a connected world.

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