Radio Industry News – Francis Currie

Podcast: Zoe, Sara, Dianne and Radio Scilly

19th January 2019

.Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss a big week in radio including the debuts of Zoe Ball and Sara Cox on their new Radio 2 shows.

heat radio to be removed from SDL national DAB mux

18th January 2019

.Bauer is taking heat Radio off national DAB and removing presenters, turning it into an online-only non-stop music station.

Guardian - Media

BBC Asian Network head cleared over naming sexual abuse victim

18th January 2019

Asian Network
Arif Ansari was editor of a radio programme when a reporter read out the full name of a victim in a live broadcast
Arif Ansari said he didn’t question the reporter’s script as maintaining anonymity of sexual offence victims is a bas

Access all areas for the next generation of diverse radio talent

18th January 2019

.Event review: Over 250 people attended a Radio Masterclass event on Wednesday 16 January, focussed on providing support and advice for young people especially from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

EU digital radio rules in spotlight at Brussels Motor Show

18th January 2019

.Policy makers, broadcasters and car makers are gathering at the Brussels Motor Show this evening to raise awareness of new EU rules requiring all new car radios to be capable of receiving digital terrestrial radio within two years.

Jacob Rees-Mogg to present weekly show on LBC

18th January 2019

.Jacob Rees-Mogg MP is joining the presenting team at LBC to host a new Friday evening show, starting today (18th January).
The MP for North East Somerset will take calls around the biggest stories of the day in a 60-minute programme.

Tributes paid to 2FM radio presenter Alan McQuillan

18th January 2019

Tributes have been paid to popular radio presenter Alan McQuillan who has died after a sudden illness.
RTÉ 2FM, announced the sad news on Friday afternoon, after Alan passed away on Wednesday at Beaumont Hospital aged 36.

Radio is the most trusted medium in Ireland

18th January 2019

Radio is the most trusted medium in Ireland, research published by the European Commission today confirms.

Radio Insight

Cumulus Launches The Q 94.5 In Grand Rapids

19th January 2019

Cumulus Media has completed the shift of Country from 94.5 to 107.3 in Grand Rapids and debuted AAA “The Q 94.5” WTNR Holland/Grand Rapids this morning.

RAIN

NPR launches Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! game for smart speakers

19th January 2019

Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! from NPR is one of the most popular shows (radio+podcast) in the world, thanks to its blend of humor and trivia, and now you can play along on a smart speaker.

RAIN

Three news items at Spotify: Car View, Tinder, and preferred distributors

19th January 2019

Spotify has released three updates this week, each touching on a different area of the streaming service’s offerings.
First, it introduced a Car View.

RAIN

What’s next for Cortana? More voice integrations, but no Microsoft smart speaker in sight, execs say

19th January 2019

As voice assistants grow to be a more visible and audible presence in the tech sector, the conversation has been dominated by just two names: Amazon and Google. But one of the other biggest brands isn’t out of the action just yet.

RAIN

Audioboom and Stitcher open podcast Executive Producer roles

19th January 2019

We are finding it interesting to observe the number of Executive Producer roles for podcasting are being opened and/or seeking candidates in podcasting.

RAIN

Streaming reached a new high in Germany during 2018

19th January 2019

The German Music Association, more commonly known as BVMI, released its results for 2018. The year marked another batch of big numbers in streaming, even in a market where CDs remain a potent source of revenue.

Radio and Podcast News In Brief – Evanov launches Jewel format in Halifax ahead…

17th January 2019

Stingray has revealed it’s expanding the Canadian footprint of The Breeze “easy, relaxing, and familiar favourites” format to Halifax. This Thursday (Jan. 17), Mix 96.5 (CKUL-FM) will be relaunched as 96.

Evanov preemptively flips Halifax’s Rock 105 to The Jewel

16th January 2019

The competition in Halifax’s tight, 10-commercial station, radio market just heated up with a move by Evanov to preemptively flip its Rock 105 (CKHY-FM) station to Soft AC format The Jewel ahead of plans by Stingray to introduce an easy listening

Fresh 92.7 grows listenership by 18.5% in last year

18th January 2019

Fresh 92.7 Adelaide has put up some impressive numbers in the McNair Community Radio Survey’s first book of 2019.

Rob Aumend departs SCA Townsville

18th January 2019

Southern Cross Austereo Townsville’s general manager of four years Rob Aumend has decided to leave the company.
Rob departs with a view to running his own business.

Mix 94.5 legend Fred Botica hit by van

18th January 2019

Fred Botica, best known for his time on Perth’s Mix 94.5 Breakfast team, was the subject of a road rage incident.
The 71-year-old was riding his scooter home from the gym on Wednesday a van pulled out in front of him, cutting him off.

Jase and PJ make the move to weekends

17th January 2019

Despite moving across the ditch from New Zealand to ARN’s KIIS 101.1 in Melbourne, Jase and PJ continued to broadcast a show on ZM Afternoons.

“Broadcasting is a privilege”: WA radio veteran Russell Woolf on his return to ABC Perth

17th January 2019

Perth broadcasting veteran Russell Woolf is returning to ABC Radio for a new Breakfast show kicking off next week.
He’ll join Nadia Mitsopoulos for the show, at a station where he hosted Afternoons, and later, Drive from 2005 to 2013.