Station News

NME 1 is now available on DAB+ via a local DAB multiplex in parts of central London, and has launched a new skill for Alexa devices along with its sister station NME 2.

Global has a new television advert for Capital, based around telling your smart speaker to "Play Capital".

Former Today programme presenter Evan Davis is returning to BBC Radio 4 to host PM as a replacement for Eddie Mair.

BBC English Regions are marking the centenary of Spanish flu in partnership with Wellcome Collection, Imperial War Museums and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Cliff Richard has agreed to do a concert for BBC Radio 2 listeners as part of the In Concert series organised by the station.

Belfast-born guitarist Vivian Campbell launches a new six-part series on BBC Radio Ulster.

Chris Evans hosted his breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 this morning from Paul Weller's studio in Woking.

BBC Radio Sheffield has signed a new commentary deal with Sheffield Wednesday FC.

talkSPORT has won the exclusive free-to-air rights for England cricket’s overseas tour of South Africa in 2019/2020.

Stop the press: The Ben and Nia Mix96 breakfast show roundabout has won Roundabout of The Year from UK Roundabout Appreciation Society.

Primordial Radio has become the first and only UK radio station to offer its community unlimited data when streaming the station as part of the Vodafone Music Pass programme.

BBC Radio Cambridgeshire is looking for new talent to front a new evening show launching on September 19th.

Global has been found in breach of two Broadcasting Code rules for playing a song containing two offensive words for a total of seven times in one week on Heart Extra.

There's a new Top of Hour signature tune on BBC World Service Radio from today created by London-based Mcasso.

Encore Radio is coming off three DAB digital radio multiplexes at the end of September to focus on its online stream.

Greg James is making his mark on Breakfast at Radio 1 by doing one of "the stupidest things he could do".

BBC Radio 3 Controller Alan Davey has unveiled a raft of new commissions and programmes at the station for the autumn season.

Wireless is returning to a networked show between Tower FM in Bolton/Bury, Wire FM in Warrington/Widnes/Runcorn and Wish FM in Wigan/St Helens.

Mark Goodier is returning to Absolute Radio to host a series of classic album playbacks in September.

Ofcom has put Bob FM in breach of its licence after a segment on the breakfast show talking about mobile speed cameras.

BBC Radio 1's new late indie show with Jack Saunders will be created by Wisebuddah, with Fuzz Chaudhrey hired to produce the nightly programme.

Eddie Mair will take over the Drivetime show on LBC starting on September 3rd, replacing Iain Dale.

Former Radio 1 presenter Jameela Jamil is to host one of three new programmes on BBC Radio 4 on the topic of sexuality and consent in the modern age.

Ewen Cameron is to host a new breakfast show across Scotland on Bauer's Greatest Hits network of stations.

After 10 years, Matthew Bannister has decided to step down from presenting the BBC World Service programme Outlook.

The deal means BBC Radio Leeds will be able to provide exclusive commentary of all games, home and away, until the end of the 2021 season.

"My name is Greg James and I love radio more than anything else in the whole world."

Bliss Radio launched on Saturday 11th August on the Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool MuxCO digital radio multiplex, from the village of Crosby to the north of Liverpool.

BBC Radio Bristol and local charity “Alive” have joined forces to tackle the issues of loneliness and isolation.

Digital station United DJs has added the Portsmouth small-scale DAB multiplex to its transmission areas this weekend.

Radio 2’s Saturday night dance music line-up is on the road once again for the station’s All Star Party on Saturday 29 September, live from the Art Deco ballroom of Bridlington Spa.

Another round of programmes made by office staff at Bauer Media have been commissioned by Absolute Radio for Autumn/ Winter 2018.

Current World at One editor, Owenna Griffiths, is the new editor of PM, iPM and Broadcasting House on BBC Radio 4 whilst Victoria Wakely will take over as editor of World at One.

Broadcasting on DAB across Lincolnshire and Newark, Lincs FM 1940s will be how the station might have sounded, had it been around back then.

From reality TV straight to a radio presenting job - Dani Dyer is co-hosting Capital Breakfast in London with Roman Kemp tomorrow morning.

Brighton and Hove Radio, former owner of Juice 107.2 has been found in breach of its licence for not informing Ofcom about the imprisonment of a director.

Manic Street Preachers, George Ezra and Blossoms will help Absolute Radio celebrate its 10th birthday this September.

Love Sport Radio is allowing fans to take over the station on Friday 3rd August to celebrate the launch of the new football season.

Kylie Minogue is headlining the promotion of BBC Music Day 2018, featured on Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Radio 4, 6 Music and local and regional stations.

The KISS Network has launched a new radio show dedicated to Drum & Bass music with new host Mollie Collins.

More Radio Live returned to Steyne Gardens in Worthing on Saturday 21st July and was, for the first time, a complete sellout.

Cool FM has teamed up with Ulster Rugby in an exclusive two-year deal, extending to sister stations Downtown Radio and Downtown Country.

Lincs FM played host to All Saints in an intimate gig to around 200 of their listeners this week in Newark.

A number of schedule changes at BBC Radio Humberside mean new breakfast, afternoon and evening shows from September.

A new radio station has launched in Norwich on DAB targetting the 45+ age group, called 45 Radio.

Television personality Carol Vorderman will this weekend join BBC Radio Wales for five weeks to host 'Sunday Morning with…'.

Two radio programmes will battle it out with a game of cricket next month broadcast live on TV.

BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw and Greg James are asking listeners to guess where they are in their new game of Hide and Seek.

BBC Radio 1 is to launch a new comedy show for BBC iPlayer, which will bring together sketch comedy and music videos, featuring Will Best and Pippa Haywood.

A record number of people have listened to 5 live’s podcasts and the station has seen a surge in online listening since the start of the World Cup in June.