Radio Caroline National goes live to-day. The station which has been broadcasting since 1964, is now available throughout the UK on F.M. Station Manager Peter Moore says it has been a long struggle, but with 5 million listeners supporting the station on a monthly basis, we can keep playing the music the listeners want, and not what advertisers want played. Caroline Continues............
It's official DAB is Crap! Finally, those that duped us into thinking DAB was a leap into the future have finally been committed for specialist mental therapy. Yes, they tried to convince us back in 2010 that MP2 streaming technology, something developed in the 80s, was sufficient to provide us quality whilst hosting more variety.
Since the down sizing of the BBC, common sense seems to be back within the broadcast industry. The new MP7 encoder, developed back in 2013 has been adopted allowing 10 times the quality of DAB. After the scrapping of the license fee, cash strapped 'Aunty' has been sponsored by commercial radio allowing them to have their only station, BBC Radio, space on the new national MUX's
Jim Proudfoot rejoins talkSPORT to commentate on the 2014 World Cup.
Premier League national radio rights auction for seasons 2013/14 to 2015/16 - things stay as they were during the last three seasons.
John Murray and Conor McNamara succeed Alan Green and Mike Ingham as 5 Live's top football commentary team, Darren Fletcher moves to Sky Sports.
Global buys GMG Radio for 22 Million.
Global buys Kiss for 18 Million.
Real and Heart to Merge.
Smooth to be axed.
Gold to be rebranded as Heart Oldies.
Capital to be rebranded as Heart Hits.
Choice to be rebranded as Heart Hip Hop and R&B.
XFM to be rebranded as Heart Rock.
Kiss to be rebranded as Heart Dance.
Global announce that they are to roll out Heart in the USA.
Global Radio Gets rebranded as Heart Radio Plc.
Comments
Radio 2 breakfast starts earlier.
Weekend shake up on Radio 2.
Chris Moyles replaced by Steve Wright.
What was it, a Belinda Carlisle CD that didn't have Always Breaking My Heart on it?
Don't be ridiculous. That'll never happen!
Finally, those that duped us into thinking DAB was a leap into the future have finally been committed for specialist mental therapy. Yes, they tried to convince us back in 2010 that MP2 streaming technology, something developed in the 80s, was sufficient to provide us quality whilst hosting more variety.
Since the down sizing of the BBC, common sense seems to be back within the broadcast industry. The new MP7 encoder, developed back in 2013 has been adopted allowing 10 times the quality of DAB. After the scrapping of the license fee, cash strapped 'Aunty' has been sponsored by commercial radio allowing them to have their only station, BBC Radio, space on the new national MUX's
One can only dream
2> UTV and TV3 merge together
3> utv uk radio networks with irish utv stations for econemy and financial reasons.
Premier League national radio rights auction for seasons 2013/14 to 2015/16 - things stay as they were during the last three seasons.
John Murray and Conor McNamara succeed Alan Green and Mike Ingham as 5 Live's top football commentary team, Darren Fletcher moves to Sky Sports.
"Apple announces iHead implants, think of a song & hear it!"
Global buys Kiss for 18 Million.
Real and Heart to Merge.
Smooth to be axed.
Gold to be rebranded as Heart Oldies.
Capital to be rebranded as Heart Hits.
Choice to be rebranded as Heart Hip Hop and R&B.
XFM to be rebranded as Heart Rock.
Kiss to be rebranded as Heart Dance.
Global announce that they are to roll out Heart in the USA.
Global Radio Gets rebranded as Heart Radio Plc.
Joking apart, that one I can believe!
Don't flatter yourself matey, we aint interested
Anyway ....
"Gold 1017khz goes off the air .. and nobody noticed"