Arqiva plans to cut cost of radio broadcasts
From Daily Telegraph. Posted January 27 2008, 12.01am
The company which owns half of Britain’s radio and TV masts is offering to slash its prices in a move that could secure regulatory approval for its £2.5bn merger with rival National Grid Wireless and provide a major fillip to Britain’s troubled commercial radio industry. (more)

Wave of protest engulfs RTE
From Media Guardian. Posted January 27 2008, 11.48pm
The Irish broadcaster’s decision to drop its medium-wave service has had major political repercussions. Henry McDonald reports (more)

Galaxy scraps digital-only shows
From Media Guardian. Posted January 21 2008, 5.15pm
Global Radio’s digital dance station Galaxy is to stop broadcasting its own standalone output and simulcast content from its network of regional FM stations. By John Plunkett (more)

Japan?s NHK chief resigns over insider trading
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 21 2008, 2.02pm
The president of Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, Genichi Hashimoto, said he would resign to take responsibility for an insider-trading scandal involving staff at the media group. ”The management’s responsibility for sharply denting the audience’s confidence is grave,” he told reporters, adding that two of NHK’s ten managing directors would step down tomorrow over the scandal. NHK officials said […] (more)

Mac to cover Cox
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 1.38pm
Annie Mac will cover Sara Cox’s weekend programmes on BBC Radio 1 during her upcoming maternity leave. (more)

Johnston to host World Service show
From Media Guardian. Posted January 21 2008, 1.29pm
Alan Johnston will make his debut as the presenter of From Our Own Correspondent on the BBC World Service this weekend. By John Plunkett (more)

New Internet Radio Features WiFi Chip
From radio.about.com. Posted January 21 2008, 12.55pm
Via Boston.com comes word of a new Internet Radio device on the horizon. “Enter the Daisy, from Intempo (intempodigital.com): a sleek-looking Internet radio equipped with a WiFi chip and a… (more)

Global changes at Galaxy
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 12.40pm
Global Radio is changing the concept of Galaxy Digital to offer listeners more live programming. The output of Galaxy on DAB in areas without an FM service, along with Sky and Virgin Media, will be a relay of programmes from one of the four analogue Galaxy stations in Manchester, Yorkshire, Newcastle and Birmingham. (more)

Swansea Bay to the rescue
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 12.15pm
An Australian couple whose european tour was plunged into chaos after the theft of their campervan in Swansea have been reunited with it thanks to Swansea Bay Radio. The station broadcast an appeal on the breakfast show, leading to the vehicle being found within two hours. (more)

Annie Mac gets Radio 1 daytime slot
From Media Guardian. Posted January 21 2008, 12.03pm
Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac has landed her first daytime slot on the station, taking over Sara Cox’s weekend afternoon show while Cox is on maternity leave. By John Plunkett (more)

Led Zep’s Plant rubbishes new bands
From Digital Spy. Posted January 21 2008, 11.29am
Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant complains about Radiohead and Red Hot Chili Peppers. (more)

My Mentor: Emma B on Mark Goodier
From The Independent. Posted January 21 2008, 8.25am
Mark has been crucial for my career and the person who’s guided me through this strange, complicated and often difficult world of media, radio and showbiz. (more)

SMG confirms buyer interest
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 8.22am
Virgin Radio owner SMG have confirmed they have received several approaches for the national AM and London FM licence. The offers come after the Scottish broadcaster announced plans to concentrate on television, saying that Virgin Radio is non-core to its business. (more)

New Asian show for Stoke
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 8.09am
BBC Radio Stoke is launching a new programme aimed at the Asian community this evening between 7 and 9pm, hosted by Anisha Shah. (more)

Emma B: My Mentor
From The Independent. Posted January 21 2008, 1.05am
Mark has been crucial for my career and the person who’s guided me through this strange, complicated and often difficult world of media, radio and showbiz. (more)

When radio voices paint vivid pictures of far away places
From The Independent. Posted January 21 2008, 1.05am
A ny BBC foreign correspondent will tell you the same thing. In these days of rolling-news channels, when your story hits the headlines, the torrent of demands from London can almost sweep you away. (more)Voice of the Balls Returning to BBC Radio Devon
From Merry Media. Posted January 15 2008, 4.19pm
The famous National Lottery Voice of the Balls, Alan Dedicoat, will be helping BBC Radio Devon celebrate its 25th anniversary on Thursday 17 January. . (more)

Forces radio moves to Digital One
From Media Guardian. Posted January 15 2008, 3.56pm
The British Forces Broadcasting Service has moved to national commercial digital radio multiplex Digital One. By Maria Esposito (more)

Free radio ads for charities
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 3.04pm
Digital radio station Passion for the Planet is to give away free advertising campaigns to charities. All commerical campaigns booked up until the end of March will be matched in value by the station, which broadcasts across London on DAB. (more)

BBC DJ Andy Kershaw jailed
From Media Guardian. Posted January 15 2008, 1.21pm
BBC radio DJ Andy Kershaw has been jailed for three months for breaching a restraining order issued to keep him away from his former partner. By Maria Esposito (more)

Andy Kershaw jailed
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 1.14pm
Presenter Andy Kershaw has been jailed for three months for breaking a restraining order inloving his former partner. Passing sentence, High Bailiff Michael Moyle told the former Radio 1 and Radio 3 presenter he seemed “hell-bent” on destroying himself. (more)

Pink Floyd Bassist Joins Planet Rock
From Merry Media. Posted January 15 2008, 10.43am
Pink Floyd and Roxy Music bassist Guy Pratt is the new presenter of the Friday night show on Planet Rock. The Guy Pratt Pre-Licensing Law Shake Up Lock In will be on every Friday between 11pm and 1am. . (more)

Ferrari from Australia
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 10.29am
LBC 97.3 FM persenter Nick Ferrari is to broadcast live from Australia this month as part of a two-week promotional deal with travel specialists Austravel. (more)

GMG Radio poach agency boss
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 10.24am
GMG Radio is launching its own in-house sponsorship and promotions team called GMG Radio Solutions, to be headed up by John Walker, currently Head of Radio at OMD UK. (more)

Ondas secure major Nissan deal
From Rapid TV News. Posted January 15 2008, 3.46am
Would-be European sat-radio operator Ondas Media has secured Nissan as a launch distributor for its units. (more)

Revo PICO wins design award
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 12.37am
Radio manufacturers Revo have won a prestigious iF Product Design Award for their PICO digital radio range. Over an intensive two-day period, a panel of 25 design experts from some of the world’s leading companies were involved in examining and evaluating the competing entries in several adjudication rounds. (more)

Planet Rock signs Pink Floyd Guy
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 12.13am
GCap Media has signed Pink Floyd and Roxy Music bassist Guy Pratt to present a weekly Friday night show on Planet Rock. (more)

WRN expands in Turkey
From Radio Today. Posted January 15 2008, 12.03am
Transmission company WRN has finalised an agreement with a major FM network in Turkey to broker airtime on its behalf to international broadcasters and programme makers wishing to reach listeners across the country. (more)

Radio Message to U.S. Ships Might Have Been a “Prank”
From radio.about.com. Posted January 15 2008, 12.00am
In regard to that recent confrontation between a U.S. Navy convoy and Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast boats in the Strait of Hormuz, it appears a portion of the incident… (more)

Less Fun but more jazz on DAB
From Radio Today. Posted January 9 2008, 8.32pm
It might not seem big news in the 21st century for a station to go stereo but a year after launch and Classic FM’s sister station theJazz has secured extra capacity on the Digital One national multiplex. The station now transmits a stereo signal DAB at 128kbps. (more)

French minister disagrees with Sarkozy on foreign broadcasting
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 9 2008, 6.12pm
 Text of report by French news agency AFP Paris, 9 January: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Wednesday [9 January] that he did “not completely” agree with abandoning the broadcasting in foreign languages advocated by President Nicolas Sarkozy for the future publicly-owned channel “France-Monde”. Mr Sarkozy caused surprise on Tuesday when he said he wanted […]