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Ofcom says it is 'minded to approve' a request by Global Radio to change the 'approved areas' under the updated localness guidelines.

BBC Radio 2's new breakfast show started this morning with Zoe Ball welcoming listeners old and new to the programme.

Last year, two of the five top ‘Grand Awards’ of the New York International Radio Festivals went to the UK, thanks to the BBC and TBI Media.

A new campaign from Radiocentre sets out to tackle the knock-on effect Brexit may have on UK advertising budgets.

Former Radio 1 breakfast newsreader makes switch to join Zoe Ball from next week.

Channel 4 has acquired full ownership of The Box Plus Network, buying the remaining 50% stake in the network that it did not previously own from Bauer.

Greatest Hits Radio has launched on FM, AM and DAB in a number of regions across the UK, with Mark Goodier joining the network for mid-mornings.

There's only one female presenter left at LBC, Beverley Turner points out after leaving her weekend show.

Bauer is to broadcast its own chart show each Sunday afternoon following its decision to drop the Official Big Top 40 from Global.

Bauer Media’s dedicated charity network is forecasted to raise £21,299,104 and support over 800,000 sick and underprivileged children in local communities across the UK in 2018.

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Wireless is creating two new digital radio services for its Virgin Radio brand - Virgin Radio Anthems and Virgin Radio Chilled.

A new prep service for the contemporary hit music market has launched by an executive radio producer.

Capital is introducing a new schedule in January, with Ant Payne moving to Drivetime and Will Manning taking over the chart show.

A request by Wireless Group Media to launch a Competition Review on the BBC has been rejected by Ofcom.

Communicorp UK is launching its very own podcast platform for its employees.

Global has appointed former Radio X Managing Editor Chris Baughen as Managing Editor of the Global Player.

News about Wales should be a key condition in the awarding of local commercial radio licences according to the National Assembly’s Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee.

Ofcom has upheld a complaint against Bauer digital station Kiss Fresh after a song by Eminem was played.

The Radio Academy is seeking three members to join its Board of Trustees and nominations are open now for anybody that wishes to put themselves forward.

Ofcom has awarded the Ceredigion licence to Nation Broadcasting despite "barely any evidence that the station would broaden choice for listeners".

New parliamentary report reveals commercial radio’s impact across the UK

The BBC has made the 1940s issues of the Radio Times magazine publicly available online for the first time.

Global is bringing back its own national awards event in 2019 after its debut in March this year.

The first Christmas box sets are being released in the coming weeks on BBC Sounds with festive podcast specials and exclusive seasonal music mixes.

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has expressed its disappointment over Steve Allen's recent remarks about blind people.

Steve Allen has been found in breach of the Ofcom broadcasting code for comments he made on LBC about blind people.

Acast is set to introduce personalised podcast ads across its catalog of 3,000 podcasts.

Podcasts from Global and other providers are now included inside the Global Player app.

Magic Radio will switch to playing all Christmas music from this Friday instead of launching a separate service.

Kiss breakfast trio Rickie, Melvin and Charlie are leaving Bauer to join BBC Radio 1 as hosts of the new weekday late show from next year.

Wisebuddah has been crowned as Production Company of the Year at the Audio Production Awards in London.

If you work in a news team, it's time to gather your best bits and submit your entry for the IRN Awards 2019.

BBC Radio Sheffield has launched a new campaign called 'This Is Me' - a search for a new voice for the station.

Global's Make Some Noise Night has raised £1 million for charity at a special event with Alfie Boe, Snow Patrol and Dreamgirls The Musical.

Former Global Commercial Director & Regional Training Manager Sean Childerley has been appointed as Managing Director of the Radio Academy.

Bauer has added an extra set of Terms and Conditions to a competition as a result of a complaint from a listener.

A Bauer-backed campaign calling for Government to update health and safety legislation has sent an open letter to the Prime Minister.

Global has formally completed its acquisition of the Exterion Media Group on Friday 16th November 2018.

Bauer is to replace its Bauer City 2 branding in England in favour of a new station name launching in January, called Greatest Hits Radio.

The new Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio will include most of the team currently working on his show at BBC Radio 2.

The nominations for the BBC Local Radio Gillard Awards have been announced, with Radio Humberside, Radio Merseyside and Radio Sheffield up for Station of the Year.

A Select Committee of Tynwald in the Isle of Man has published its second and final report on Public Service Media in the Island.

Global has requested a number of changes to the new regional boundaries affecting some of its radio stations.

A group of community radio stations has jointly condemned a report commissioned by industry body Radiocentre as inaccurate and misleading.

Radioplayer has unveiled the Reference Radio, a prototype touchscreen radio for dashboards, designed to show how smart ‘hybrid’ technology can transform in-car listening.

Ofcom is to advertise a new local radio digital multiplex licence for the Channel Isles in the first quarter of 2019.

A new independent report has urged Ofcom and Government to rethink their approach to community and small-scale radio in the UK.