Freefone your home may be at risk
There has been various discussions talking place here in the UK over disclaimers and terms and conditions in radio advertising….
An “A Team Android” rather than a “B Team Disc Jockey”
Recently the local radio service in Slough, Maidenhead & Windsor ‘Time 106.6’ was closed by the current owners. Previously this…
Digital Radio – Clearing the way for radio’s future (Part 2 the multimedia)
In my previous blog post, Digital Radio – Clearing the way for radio’s future, we took a trip down memory…
Community Radio’s impact on the viability of small Commercial Radio licence holders
This weeks DCMS announced relaxation of rules on UK Community Radio income from advertising. I analyse if community radio sales is a threat to commercial radio licence holders.
Radio by numbers
I got asked “Can they get that Capital One?” on that new digital device. In the wake of Bauer Radio’s new ‘brand extensions’ this prompted me to ask “What’s in a radio station name?”
An interesting looking #radfest2104 session features Aussie DJ Mel Greig. So it’s time to highlight (a.k.a. recycle) my Hanging on…
Meanwhile on the other MFM
There is a lot debate and discussion over radio networking, especially topical at the moment with the recent expansion of…
Heart is going … Capital is coming … oh no Heart is coming
There has been a lot of discussion about the migration of “Real Radio” to “Heart” on places such as the…
No, YouTube Radio isn’t Radio
That there radio futurologist James Cridland was recently sprooking his wares over on the Fred Jackobs site on the back…
DAB my radio? Did I spill something on it?
Turn the clock back to 1995 if you where listening to BBC Radio 4, then your choices to tune into would be FM or AM. Until those clever engineering types at the BBC turned on some new fangled box of tricks called ‘DAB Transmitters’.
Flip and Vote – letting the listener decide their favourite radio format
Recently I read over on Radio Today a story entitled Star to flip format 10 times in 10 days reporting…
Adobe Audition 3 (plus CS2) for free – too good to be true?
Adobe say “OH NO WE’RE NOT”, I say “OH YES YOU ARE”…to a limited extent.
Hanging on the telephone
Let’s start with the health warning, this piece has the potential to offend, I will be making light of prank…
FM vs DAB presentation
I was recently invited as guest speaker at a meeting of the The Institution of Engineering and Technology, organised by…
Saviour of Radio One breakfast show leaves
What’s the real story behind the departure of the host of Britain’s biggest breakfast show?
links and bits – number 2
A couple of weeks ago I said that I would post on a more regular basis some interesting “links and…
Recent links and bits
That little thing called real life seems to mean that I don’t write things for this website as often as…
Radio 2DAY promo talkability
During the week as it was a nice day and I was in Manchester City Centre, I found myself along…
Broadcasting Media Radio Association
If you analysed the probably types of activity of organisations based in the following areas: STUDENT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL How would…
When radio DJs move on – ignore or acknowledge?
What should a radio station do..
Ever regret starting a job….updates, “slow”books, foreign language drama and radio out-takes
So at what many people would deem to be “tea time” I embarked on what I thought would be a…
RAJAR ‘other listening’
My thoughts on what ‘Other listening’ can and does mean…
Japan Earthquake 2011
A few interesting web links…
You won’t have to listen to radio stations named after chocolate bars forever
With talk of loss of ‘heritage radio brands’..
Absolute Pure Flow
No it’s not yet another new station from the nice people at Absolute Radio, rather this is a posting about…