BBC Sounds branding replaces iPlayer Radio
.Ahead of the official launch of BBC Sounds, the branding for the desktop version of BBC iPlayer Radio has now disappeared.…
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BBC Radio 2 marks 60 years of Blue Peter
A special hour-long documentary marking 60 years of Blue Peter will air on BBC Radio 2 this week.
Radio indie Made in…
BBC Radio Wales to get FM coverage boost
BBC Radio Wales will be available across 91% of Wales, thanks to a major boost to its FM signal next week.
The national…
B.Traits leaves BBC Radio 1 after 6 years
Weekend presenter B.Traits has confirmed she is leaving BBC Radio 1 after six years.
Her colleague Annie Mac told listeners…
BBC Radio 2 reveals the biggest albums of all time on National Album Day
BBC Music plans to celebrate the first ever National Album Day on Saturday 13 October with programming on Radio 1, 1Xtra,…
Olly Murs caught up in bomb scare with Lincs FM
Olly Murs found himself caught up in today’s bomb scare in Lincoln on his way to Lincs FM, so the station went to him…
1 Xtra’s DJ Semtex resurfaces at Capital XTRA
DJ Semtex, who left BBC Radio 1 last month after 15 years on the network, has signed up for a new show on Capital XTRA.…
Mark Radcliffe to receive cancer treatment
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music presenter Mark Radcliffe has told listeners he’s to take time off air while he is treated for…
Charlie Sloth to leave BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra presenter Charlie Sloth is leaving the BBC after 10 years on-air.
Charlie currently presents ‘The 8th‘…
Presenter Melvyn Prior flies the Lincolnshire flag
BBC Radio Lincolnshire mid-morning presenter Melvyn Prior has taken to the skies as part of the station’s celebrations for…
Zoe Ball to replace Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast
Zoe Ball will take over as the new permanent presenter on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show from 2019, Chris Evans has announced…
BBC Radio Gloucestershire celebrates 30 years
BBC Radio Gloucestershire celebrates 30 years of broadcasting today, October 3, and is featuring a whole week of programmes…
Eighties are the new seventies at Pirate FM
Pirate 70s has been removed from DAB in Cornwall and replaced by a new sister station – Pirate 80s.
UKRD is continuing…
Tony Blackburn is going on tour with Radio 2
BBC Radio 2’s Sounds Of The 60s is taking to the road in 2019 with a brand new live show hosted by Tony Blackburn.
Featuring…
BBC to run 18 month hybrid radio trial with DTS
.Xperi’s DTS Connected Radio service is joining up with the BBC to run a hybrid radio trial for 18 months.
During the trial,…
Kenny Allstar replaces DJ Semtex at BBC Radio 1Xtra
Kenny Allstar is starting a new Friday night show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, 9pm till 1pm, replacing DJ Semtex.
DJ, producer and…
Online Crackers Radio goes DAB in Cambridge
Internet soul music radio station Crackers Radio has started broadcasting across Cambridge on the local SSDAB minimux.…
Flintoff, Savage and the Ping Pong Guy return for a third series podcast at 5 Live
Flintoff, Savage and The Ping Pong Guy talk sporting comebacks in the opening episode of the award-winning 5 Live podcast’s…
Evan Davis named as new Radio 4 PM presenter
Newsnight and Dragon’s Den presenter Evan Davis is returning to BBC Radio 4 full time to host PM.
The former Today host says…
Sara Cox jokes about taking over Radio 2 breakfast
Sara Cox made light of the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast situation this morning by joking about taking over the programme from Chris…
BBC locals mark centenary of the Spanish Flu
BBC English Regions are marking the centenary of Spanish flu in partnership with Wellcome Collection, Imperial War Museums…
Sara Cox to host BBC Radio 2 Breakfast… whilst Chris and his wife are busy with childbirth
BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans is taking a break from his breakfast show on Thursday giving Sara Cox an opportunity to cover.
Cliff Richard to perform In Concert for Radio 2
Cliff Richard has agreed to do a concert for BBC Radio 2 listeners as part of the In Concert series organised by the station.…
Peter Crouch to host new podcast for BBC Radio 5 Live
Footballer Peter Crouch is to present a new weekly podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Peter will be joined by BBC Radio 1’s Chris…
Vivian Campbell to host shows on BBC Radio Ulster
Belfast-born guitarist Vivian Campbell is to present a new six-part series on BBC Radio Ulster.
Vivian is best known as the…
Scottie McClue to join Nation Radio in Scotland
Former Scot FM and Radio Scotland presenter Scottie McClue is joining Nation Radio in Glasgow to host a Friday and Saturday…
Zoe Ball in talks to replace Chris Evans at Radio 2
The BBC and Zoe Ball are currently negotiating over a new contract which will see Zoe take over from Chris Evans on the Radio…
Paddy MacDee moves to weekends on BBC Newcastle
BBC Newcastle and BBC Tees late-night presenter Paddy MacDee is moving to weekends only as comic Steffen Peddie takes over…
Chris Evans broadcasts from Paul Weller’s place
Chris Evans hosted his breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 this morning from Paul Weller’s studio in Woking.
He was there to…
Primordial Radio makes data deal with Vodafone
Primordial Radio is now available via a package from Vodafone giving customers unlimited data to stream the station.
The…
Singer Will Young covers overnights on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2’s live overnight show, from midnight to 3am, is being covered by Will Young this week.
The Pop Idol winner…
Rick Astley offers a money-can’t-buy prize on new Scottish breakfast show
If you live in Scotland and would like to meet Rick Astley and have a private gig during a sound check with the singer, then…
Encore Radio to be removed from DAB multiplexes
Encore Radio is coming off DAB Digital Radio in Herts, Beds & Bucks, Essex and Kent after two years of broadcasting.
The…
Little Mix, 5 Seconds of Summer, Jonas Blue and Sigrid lead BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards 2018
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards for 2018 return for the ninth time at The SSE Arena, Wembley on Sunday 21st October 2018.…
BBC Radio 1 passes a pasty across the country
Greg James is making his mark on Breakfast at Radio 1 by doing one of “the stupidest things he could do”.
The…
East London Radio searches for all-time Top 100
Online community station East London Radio is on a mission to find out what is East London’s favourite music of all time.
The…
Branson suggested Virgin move to Evans last October
Sir Richard Branson has revealed that he had a conversation with Chris Evans about joining Virgin Radio nearly a year ago…
Research shows in-car voice control for radio is safer
Adding voice control to a car radio makes it easier to use, and safer to operate while driving, according to new research.…
BBC Radio 5 live’s Rachael Bland dies aged 40
Tributes have been paid to BBC Radio 5 live broadcaster Rachael Bland, who died in the early hours of this morning.…
A new autumn season of programmes for BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 Controller Alan Davey has unveiled a raft of new commissions and programmes at the station for the autumn season.…