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BBC Radio 1 names 33 Christmas guest presenters

3rd December 2020

BBC Radio 1 has revealed the new schedule of 33 guest presenters set to take over the station across the festive period.

Radio Academy hosts two more free ROAR webinars

3rd December 2020

The Radio Academy will be hosting two more free webinars in its Race On Audio & Radio series this month.

Capital Dance introduces breakfast show with Rio Fredrika

3rd December 2020

Capital Dance is introducing a presented breakfast show to its schedule, to be hosted by Rio Fredrika.
Rio, who currently hosts Monday Drive, will be on-air from 7am till 11am weekdays from January 4th 2021.

Schedule changes coming to Greatest Hits Radio

3rd December 2020

Greatest Hits Radio is getting a schedule shake-up in January as Jenny Powell and Debbie Mac join, and Andy Crane and Alex Lester move to different time slots.

Former Radio 1 host Dev Griffin is joining Heart

3rd December 2020

Dev Griffin will join Heart in January just weeks after leaving BBC Radio 1 at the end of December.
Dev’s last show at the BBC, where he has been for the last 18 years, is on December 20th, and he’ll start on Heart January 2nd 2021.

Ofcom receives 45 applications for Small Scale DAB

3rd December 2020

There are 45 applications for the 25 areas in Round 1 of the Small Scale DAB bidding process.

Beat 102-103 introduce presenter to digital station

30th November 2020

Beat 102-103 are introducing Waterford-based drag queen Joanna Ryde to their digital station, Noughty Beats.
The service launched in 2018 as one of ten online-only channels on the Irish RadioPlayer app.

Beat 102 103 rewards unsung heroes in November

30th November 2020

Beat 102 103 has continued its Feel Good Friday Fairy promotion as Shonagh Lyons surprised some unsung heroes in the South East.

Go 95.3 and Go 96.3 Minneapolis Sale Price Update

4th December 2020

Educational Media Foundation will pay $2.45 million for KZGO and KQGO.
All of the stations on-air staffers have exited head of the sale closing. Both will run jockless until the deal closes early next year.

The Ace and TJ Show Are Back in Florence

4th December 2020

After a better than 10 year absence from Florence, SC, The Ace & TJ Show return and begin to air weekday mornings 5 – 10 on the station they used to be on, iHeart Media’s WJMX .

LeBatard Out

4th December 2020

This comes as no surprise as the relationship between ESPN and midday host Dan Le Batard seem to grow more confrontational over time.

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AM Stations Face Forfeiture for Late License Renewals

3rd December 2020

An Alabama licensee is facing a forfeiture of $6,000 for failing to file renewal applications on time.
Jimmy Dale Media LLC was required to file a renewal application for its two stations — WFMH(AM) and WMCJ(AM) — on Dec. 2, 2019.

Magic Broadcasting Fined $125,000 For Tower and Contest Violations

3rd December 2020

Magic Broadcasting has entered into a consent decree and accepted a $125,000 penalty from the FCC to resolve inquiries into tower issues in Tallahassee and contest violations by CHR “Island 106” 105.9 WILN Panama City FL.

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Chartable tracks podcast-to-podcast advertising effectiveness

3rd December 2020

Podcast analysis and attribution company Chartable has turned its metrics to a particular type of advertising: Podcast-to-podcast marketing. In this marketing category, podcasts advertise their shows on other podcasts.

QandA: Paul Larsen on acquiring Kelowna’s CKOO-FM in a pandemic

1st December 2020

The CRTC has approved former Clear Sky Radio President Paul Larsen’s bid to acquire the broadcast licence for Kelowna’s CKOO-FM.
An early pandemic casualty, the station – formerly branded as Soft 103.

Blue Jays play-by-play man Mike Wilner parts ways with Sportsnet

29th November 2020

Sportsnet and Toronto Blue Jays radio play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner have parted ways. (Sportsnet/Rogers Sports & Media)
Sportsnet announced Friday morning that it has parted ways with Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner.

Wilko and Courts are done with 2020

4th December 2020

Comedy duo and the pair behind Canberra’s drivetime radio show on Mix106.3, Wilko and Courts have released ‘Done with You,’ a parody song about the exhausting and challenging year of 2020.

Measurement is radio’s greatest challenge: Grant Blackley

4th December 2020

Grant Blackley was asked to summarise radio’s greatest challenge in fewer than 10 words – but he used many more to explain the problem.

Radio Today Podcast: 2021’s big breakfast battle and Station of the Year

4th December 2020

Tune in to this week’s Radio Today Tonight podcast to get the scoop on the Station of the Year Awards and find out who just missed out!

StreamGuys release SGrecast 4.0

3rd December 2020

StreamGuys have announced a major new upgrade of its flagship SGrecast podcast management and live stream repurposing system. Available immediately, highlights of version 4.

30 Under 30: Meet your Podcasting winners

3rd December 2020

Find out what these award-winning youngsters think is the biggest threat to the industry, and how we can overcome it.
The post 30 Under 30: Meet your Podcasting winners by Staff Writer appeared first on Radio Today.

How We Say What We Say is Key

3rd December 2020

We are in the communications business. And yet, not a week goes by that I don’t see evidence of our failure to communicate either with our co-workers or our clients. Clear communication is an art. It takes time, effort and training.

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New speakers announced for Radiodays Asia Virtual 2021

2nd December 2020

Radiodays Asia, which will take the second edition of this event online for 2021, due to the ongoing pandemic, has announced a new set of speakers.

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Big FM raises Rs 1.3 million in campaign against cancer

29th November 2020

India’s Big FM network recently concluded its ‘Together Against Cancer’ campaign by raising a donation of over INR 1.3 million from across the country.

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