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Capital FM signs up R&B star Akon
From Media Guardian. Posted February 8 2010, 12.27pm
Grammy-nominated singer Akon to present Saturday evening show on 95.8 Capital FM, Global Radio's London music stationGlobal Radio's London station 95.8 Capital FM has signed the R&B star Akon to present a weekly Saturday evening show. (more)

Look at the Rajar trends, not headlines
From Media Guardian. Posted February 8 2010, 7.00am
Radio listening figures for London are a good example of how misleading a snapshot can beIn the court of Rajar, no one radio station reigns forever, and the nature of the data means that a service demonstrably failing can also be heralded a success. (more)

Rajars: is digital radio the biggest loser?
From Media Guardian. Posted February 4 2010, 12.13pm
Global's LBC and Heart have scored successes, but the drop in digital listening makes switchover seem further away than everSo it was a good Rajar for Heart 106.2, LBC 97.3 and Terry Wogan, a bad one for Classic FM, BBC Radio 3 and digital radio. (more)

Heart seizes London radio crown
From Media Guardian. Posted February 4 2010, 7.41am
Magic falls to third place in terms of audience, as LBC's share surges after strong performance by Nick FerrariBauer Radio's Magic 105.4 has been toppled from London's number one spot for audience for the first time in nearly three years by Global's Heart 106.2 and 95.8 Capital FM. (more)

Heart jumps Capital to become second most popular London radio station
From Media Guardian. Posted October 29 2009, 7.04am
Heart leapfrogs sister station Capital, whose breakfast DJs Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon lost a tenth of their audience95.8 Capital conceded second place in London to its sister station Heart 106.2 as breakfast DJs Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon lost more than a tenth of their audience. (more)

MD John Perkins to leave IRN
From Media Guardian. Posted October 6 2009, 9.41am
Long-serving managing director of commercial radio news provider to stand down at end of NovemberThe long-serving managing director of commercial radio news provider Independent Radio News, John Perkins, is to stand down at the end of next month. (more)

LBC hires Tom Parker Bowles
From Radio Today. Posted October 1 2009, 9.58am
Food columnist and television presenter Tom Parker Bowles is joining LBC 97.3. (more)

Taxi for Global Radio's LBC
From Radio Today. Posted August 20 2009, 7.37am
Global Radio is launching another marketing campaign for LBC 97. (more)

Rajars: LBC claims biggest reach for 14 years
From Press Gazette. Posted August 6 2009, 12.01pm
London news and talk radio station LBC has posted its largest overall audience reach in more than 14 years, according to official data released today by Rajar... (more)

Capital leapfrogs Heart in London
From Media Guardian. Posted August 6 2009, 5.04am
Magic stays top among London's local commercial stations, but Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon help lift Capital's audience95.8 Capital overtook its sister station Heart 106.2 thanks to a strong performance by its breakfast DJs Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon, but Magic 105. (more)

LBC hires Ann Widdecombe MP
From Radio Today. Posted July 13 2009, 2.58pm
Widdecombe covers LBC 97.3 mid-morning show for two weeks in August. (more)

Black Cab action for LBC 97.3
From Radio Today. Posted June 24 2009, 6.54am
Global Radio is launching a brand new outdoor marketing campaign this summer for LBC 97.3. (more)

LBC debate on MMR jab is cleared by Ofcom
From Press Gazette. Posted June 23 2009, 10.31am
London talk radio station LBC has been cleared by Ofcom after 190 complaints that it misled and scared audiences about the MMR jab. (more)

Radio review
From Media Guardian. Posted May 26 2009, 10.01pm
Nick Ferrari's breakfast phone-in on LBC is quite something. Ferrari recently beat Evan Davis of Today into second place for the speech radio broadcaster of the year award at the Sonys, and the first hour of yesterday's show had me puzzled as to why. (more)

Riley hires Lloyd at Midlands radio group
From Media Guardian. Posted May 26 2009, 5.16am
Phil Riley's former colleague David Lloyd is first appointment at LDC Midlands group of stations bought from Global RadioPhil Riley has made his first appointment since buying eight Global Radio stations last week, with the appointment of an old Chry... (more)

Has Radio 4 news gone off the boil?
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2009, 9.30am
BBC Radio 4 took none of the big news golds at last night's Sony awards – but its audience share is setting recordsIt has been quite a year for news – Barack Obama, the recession, the travails of Gordon Brown – so why did BBC Radio ... (more)

Prison radio steals limelight from Wogan and Moyles
From Media Guardian. Posted May 11 2009, 8.16pm
The radio industry's top awards ceremony is traditionally dominated by the big names of broadcasting such as Terry Wogan, John Humphrys and the controversial BBC Radio 1 breakfast DJ Chris Moyles. (more)

Kevin Maguire teams up with LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 8 2009, 10.29am
Kevin Maguire, Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror, will be hosting his own show on LBC 97.3 this Sunday. (more)

Kevin Maguire teams up with LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 8 2009, 10.29am
Kevin Maguire, Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror, will be hosting his own show on LBC 97.3 this Sunday. (more)

Kevin Maguire teams up with LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 8 2009, 10.29am
Kevin Maguire, Associate Editor of the Daily Mirror, will be hosting his own show on LBC 97.3 this Sunday. (more)

Rajar: London's LBC claims 15-year audience high
From Press Gazette. Posted May 7 2009, 6.50am
London news and talk radio station LBC has posted its highest audience in more than 15 years, according to official data released today by Rajar. (more)

Up to 30 more cuts at Global
From Media Guardian. Posted May 1 2009, 1.41pm
Staff at Xfm and Gold set to be hit hardest by job losses for backroom staff at Global Radio stationsGlobal Radio has implemented a further round of job cuts, with the axe understood to have hit hardest at the group's Xfm and Gold network of stations. (more)

The moral anchor
From Media Guardian. Posted April 27 2009, 10.01pm
It's 20 years since Jon Snow first presented Channel 4 News, and the self-effacing newscaster is as enthusiastic as ever. (more)

LBC hits global headlines
From Radio Today. Posted April 25 2009, 8.49am
Global Radio's LBC has reached the front pages of newspapers after Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard phoned James O'Brien on Friday morning. (more)

Lampard in LBC radio rant
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2009, 2.43pm
Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard in on-air tirade against LBC's James O'Brien over newspaper reports that he is a bad fatherEngland and Chelsea footballer Frank Lampard had a row with an LBC presenter live on air today when he phoned the radio statio... (more)

David Lloyd heads to the BBC
From Radio Today. Posted April 7 2009, 7.31am
Former Virgin Radio Programme Director and LBC Managing Director David Lloyd is joining the BBC in Hull. (more)

Sky to dominate commercial radio news
From Media Guardian. Posted February 26 2009, 10.17am
Sky News will next month become virtually the sole supplier of national news to the UK's commercial radio stations, which number more than 340.MediaGuardian.co. (more)

Richard Madeley sits in at LBC
From Radio Today. Posted February 20 2009, 10.28am
Richard Madeley will helm the Sunday morning show for LBC this week, standing in for regular presenter Andrew Pierce. (more)

Personal comments detract from original MMR / LBC debate
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 11 2009, 6.37pm
Jeni Barnett, the LBC radio presenter at the centre of the Goldacre/LBC case, has received ‘hundreds of extremely personal and abusive comments,’ her agent, Robert Common, confirmed to Journalism.co.uk today. (more)

Goldacre on the ‘intellectual property absolutists’ - LBC’s legal warning
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted February 6 2009, 4.44pm
Ben Goldacre found time for a chat with Journalism.co.uk today in regards to LBC radio legal team’s request that Goldacre remove audio from a radio show concerning MMR vaccinations. Three days ago, Goldacre - Guardian columnist, BadScience.net blogger, Bad Science author, doctor etc. (more)

LBC in legal warning to Ben Goldacre over MMR blog
From Press Gazette. Posted February 6 2009, 12.05pm
Medical journalist Ben Goldacre has been hit with a legal warning from London radio station LBC after he published an audio clip of what he said was an 'irresponsible' MMR phone-in on his website. (more)

Boris Johnson defends Carol Thatcher
From Media Guardian. Posted February 6 2009, 10.53am
Boris Johnson today came to the defence of Carol Thatcher by insisting she should not have been fired from a BBC1 show for describing a professional tennis player as a "golliwog".The Conservative mayor of London waded into the row during an interview with Nick Ferrari on LBC 97. (more)

Rajars: Capital FM's Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon London's most popular breakfast DJs
From Media Guardian. Posted January 29 2009, 8.04am
95.8 Capital FM's Johnny Vaughan held on to the London breakfast show crown but Bauer Radio's Magic 105.4 remained the most popular station in the capital. (more)

Global launches LBC iPhone app
From Radio Today. Posted January 20 2009, 8.02pm
As promised, Global Radio is making more of its stations available on the iPhone and iPod Touch platform by launching a dedicated LBC 97.3 icon. (more)

Regional Rajars: Listeners up for London stations LBC and Smooth
From Media Guardian. Posted October 16 2008, 10.50am
LBC 97.3 and Smooth Radio were among the winners in London, while Xfm and Choice FM both lost listeners, in the latest official Rajar radio audience figures. (more)

Rajar: LBC News audience grows despite cutbacks
From Press Gazette. Posted October 16 2008, 6.49am
A decision by London radio station LBC News to scale back its rolling news coverage appears to have been welcomed by listeners, with the station posting its best audience figures since 2004. (more)

Global promotion for Thomson
From Radio Today. Posted October 2 2008, 7.10am
Global Radio has taken Nicola Thomson from director of marketing for Heart, LBC and Galaxy, and promoted her to group director of marketing across the entire GCap/Global group. (more)

Departure date set for Virgin Radio?s David Lloyd
From Paul McNally. Posted September 10 2008, 6.34pm
7.30pm: The Virgin Radio head of programming and marketing, David Lloyd, is to leave the station next Friday (19 September) ahead of its relaunch as Absolute Radio, the group confirmed today. Lloyd joined Virgin Radio from LBC last autumn. (more)

Whale goes daytime on LBC
From Radio Today. Posted September 9 2008, 9.13am
Just three months after been fired from talkSPORT, James Whale has been unveiled as the new drivetime host of LBC 97.3Whale spent a week on air at the station last month, and will take up his full-time role in November. (more)

James Whale back on the radio as drivetime host of LBC 97.3
From Media Guardian. Posted September 9 2008, 8.52am
James Whale is to return to the airwaves in his first full-time job since he was sacked by TalkSport as the drivetime host of London talk station LBC 97.3. (more)

GCap takeover spells uncertainty for Sky News Radio
From Paul McNally. Posted September 8 2008, 5.22pm
Global Radio’s takeover of GCap Media has cast doubts over the future of the group’s long-running partnership with Sky News Radio. Chrysalis Radio – which was sold to Global last year – has always been a keen supporter of Sky News Radio as a rival to IRN. (more)

Sign of The Times at LBC 97.3
From Radio Today. Posted September 5 2008, 7.34am
The Times newspaper has signed a six month breakfast sponsorship deal with LBC 97.3, centered around Nick Ferrari’s Breakfast show. (more)

LBC plans to simulcast on AM and FM for 12 hours a day
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 11 2008, 12.54pm
Digital Spy reports that UK communications regulator Ofcom has agreed to a format change for LBC News 1152, which requested permission to simulcast with its FM station on 97.3 outside the hours of 7am - 7 pm (Sat 6 pm, Sun 5 pm). (more)

LBC News reduces hours
From Radio Today. Posted August 11 2008, 12.25am
Ofcom has granted Global Radio's request for LBC News 1152 to simulcast with LBC 97.3 for up to 14 hours per day. (more)

Global Radio allowed to own five London stations
From The Times. Posted August 8 2008, 10.20pm
Global Radio will be allowed to own five radio stations in London after a landmark ruling by the Office of Fair Trading that will allow one company to control half the capital's radio advertising market. (more)

Shennan in Demand - Thanks Partly to Allmediascotland
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 7 2008, 5.20pm
Ah, the reach of allmediascotland.com. Recent contributor, Francis Shennan, was contacted last week by the Nick Ferrari breakfast show on London's LBC radio station, the other evening. It was to do a telephone interview the next morning on privacy, following Prince Philip's decision... (more)

Play hires more key talent
From Radio Today. Posted August 6 2008, 7.35am
Former talkSPORT weekend host Mike Mendoza and LBC presenter and comedian Iain Lee join Play Two UK. (more)

The return of James Whale on LBC
From Radio Today. Posted July 30 2008, 8.22am
James Whale is returning to commercial radio for a week next month, when he hosts the late night phone-in on LBC 97.3 FM.It will the first time the presenter has broadcast on FM commercial radio since he was fired from talkSPORT at the beginning of May. (more)

"Satisfactory" figures for Global
From Radio Today. Posted July 24 2008, 7.25am
As the short-lived Global Radio of old prepares to transform into the UK's largest and most powerful radio group, they do so on the back of a mixed set of figures.The Galaxy network of stations has increased listening across all measures, while the Heart network has shown a slight drop. (more)

LBC 97.3 gets with The Times
From Radio Today. Posted July 14 2008, 11.08pm
London talk station LBC 97.3 has agreed a four week deal with The Times newspaper to sponsor the stations Saturday morning programmes. (more)

Global Radio to axe up to 30 jobs
From Media Guardian. Posted July 7 2008, 4.52am
Global Radio, owner of LBC and Heart, plans to cut up to 30 jobs as a 'prudent reaction to the current economic climate'. (more)

Do not adjust your set: this is Radio Ken
From Media Guardian. Posted July 1 2008, 6.23am
Zoe Williams: Matey, you can't argue your job back. (more)

Theakston and Ferrari re-sign
From Radio Today. Posted June 9 2008, 8.08am
Global Radio has shown commitment to two of its London breakfast presenters - Jamie Theakston and Nick Ferrari by contracting them to a further three years.Jamie will continue his show on Heart 106.2, which he has hosted since 2005, whilst Nick Ferrari will continue on LBC 97. (more)

Media Talk podcast: Red Ken on the radio
From Media Guardian. Posted May 23 2008, 9.50am
The panel discuss the PCC's annual report and Ken Livingstone joining LBC as its new shock jock. (more)

Ken Livingstone to host LBC 97.3 radio talkshow
From Media Guardian. Posted May 20 2008, 8.30am
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is to present his own show on talk radio station LBC 97.3. (more)

New Saturday schedule for LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 11 2008, 4.20pm
Global Radio's LBC 97. (more)

The Apprentice's Tre Azam joins LBC 97.3 as radio host
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 1.42pm
Former Apprentice contestant Tre Azam has been signed by London talk station LBC 97.3 to present a Saturday afternoon show. (more)

EXCLUSIVE: Full Sky Digital EPG listings after reshuffle
From Biz Asia. Posted April 24 2008, 10.52am
BizAsia.co.uk brings you the full Sky Digital channel listings as they will appear after the reshuffle. There are no changes planned for following EPG categories Documentaries, Sports, Adult and Radio. (more)

LBC and Galaxy go travelling
From Radio Today. Posted April 17 2008, 10.08am
Global Radio is to launch a series of interactive travel initiatives across 97.3 LBC and its Galaxy stations, involving travel editor of The Independent, Simon Calder. (more)

My Life in Media: Sports commentator Barry Davies
From The Independent. Posted March 24 2008, 12.00am
Sports commentator Barry Davies, 70, has been broadcasting for over 40 years. He has covered 10 World Cups, 10 Olympic Games, seven Winter Olympics, seven Commonwealth Games and many Wimbledons. On Saturday he reprises his role as "Voice of the Boat Race", commentating for LBC Radio. (more)

LBC says sorry for Wisdom slur
From Media Guardian. Posted March 20 2008, 7.37am
London talk station LBC has apologised after making unsubstantiated allegations about the family of Sir Norman Wisdom. (more)

Paul Ross joins BBC London radio
From Media Guardian. Posted February 20 2008, 7.07am
Paul Ross is to join the breakfast show on BBC London 94.9 two months after leaving rival talk radio station, LBC 97.3. (more)

BBC London hires Paul Ross
From Radio Today. Posted February 20 2008, 7.00am
Former LBC 97.3 presenter Paul Ross is heading back to BBC London to co-host the breakfast show with JoAnne Good, replacing Max Rushden. (more)

Global meets GCap for talks
From Radio Today. Posted February 13 2008, 12.32am
Global Radio has issued a statement to clarify their position with regards to them making an offer for GCap Media. Press speculation yesterday suggested the LBC owner has no intention of increasing their 190p per share offer, but this, Global say, is not true. (more)

LBC launches new imaging
From Radio Today. Posted February 4 2008, 8.40am
Global Radio’s LBC 97.3 FM is sounding different today with the introduction of new imaging by IQ Beats and voice-over Greg Marston. (more)

LBC celebrates, Galaxy tumbles
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 8.58am
While Heart 106.2 and Magic 105.4 argue over who wears London's commercial crown, there's another success story for Global Radio in the city. LBC 97.3 has achieved its best ever market share, best ever average hours and best reach in nearly two years. (more)

Hooker exits LBC
From Radio Today. Posted January 18 2008, 2.19pm
Global Radio's 97.3 LBC FM has made their operations and compliance manager redundant. (more)

Global lays off LBC executive
From Media Guardian. Posted January 18 2008, 11.18am
Global Radio, the Charles Allen-backed group that took ownership of Chrysalis's radio assets last year, has made LBC executive Rob Hooker redundant. (more)

Schedule overhaul for 97.3 LBC
From Radio Today. Posted January 4 2008, 8.39am
97.3 LBC FM have revealed several key schedule changes for 2008, including Loose Women presenter Jeni Barnett replacing Paul Ross as weekday afternoon presenter. James Hartigan and Petrie Hosken will begin a new double-headed show at drivetime, running from 4pm to 7pm. (more)

Schedule changes for 97.3 LBC
From Radio Today. Posted January 4 2008, 8.39am
97.3 LBC FM have revealed several key schedule changes for 2008, including Loose Women panelist Jeni Barnett replacing Paul Ross as weekday afternoon presenter. James Hartigan and Petrie Hosken will begin a new double-headed show at drivetime, running from 4pm to 7pm. (more)

Jeni Barnett takes LBC drivetime slot
From Media Guardian. Posted January 4 2008, 7.02am
LBC's drivetime host Paul Ross has been replaced by Jeni Barnett in a shakeup at the London talk station. (more)

Barnett in, Ross out on LBC afternoons
From Media Guardian. Posted January 4 2008, 7.02am
LBC's drivetime host Paul Ross has been replaced by Jeni Barnett in a shakeup at the London talk station. (more)

Lee follows Lloyd to Virgin
From Radio Today. Posted November 14 2007, 7.15am
Iain Lee, who quit his LBC show last week is joining Virgin Radio, according the Guardian. His former boss David Lloyd also made the same move a couple of months ago. His new Sunday night show starts in January. (more)

Nick Abbot goes daily at LBC
From Radio Today. Posted November 6 2007, 7.39pm
Current LBC weekend host Nick Abbot is back in the big chair as he takes over from Iain Lee on the weekday evening show with immediate effect. Nick has a loyal following since his days as late night phone-in host at Virgin. (more)

Iain Lee leaves LBC evening slot
From Media Guardian. Posted November 6 2007, 1.11pm
Former 11 O'Clock Show presenter Iain Lee has left talk radio station LBC, to be replaced in the weekday evening slot by Nick Abbot. By John Plunkett. (more)

Global enjoys static results
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 7.37am
New kids on the block Global Radio are continuing to enjoy the results experienced by Chrysalis with a slight increase in listening habits to the groups Heart and Galaxy networks. However the weekly reach for LBC shows a drop of 51,000 listeners this quarter. (more)

Sky News Radio scrapped
From Radio Today. Posted October 18 2007, 3.50pm
Global Radio and Sky have scrapped plans to turn LBC 1152 into a 24 hour Sky News branded station. (more)

Sky News Radio complications
From Radio Today. Posted October 18 2007, 3.50pm
Global Radio and Sky have scrapped a joint venture to turn LBC 1152 into a 24 hour Sky News branded station. The plans, agreed between Sky and Chrysalis before Global took over the company, also included launching a national service via the 4 Digital multiplex next year. (more)

David Lloyd joins Virgin Radio
From Radio Today. Posted September 27 2007, 2.04pm
Former LBC managing director David Lloyd has been appointment programme director of Virgin Radio. David was let go from Global Radio two weeks ago during a management shake up. He takes up the position with immediate effect. (more)

David Lloyd named Virgin Radio programme director
From Media Guardian. Posted September 27 2007, 12.00am
2.15pm: Virgin Radio today appointed former LBC managing director David Lloyd as its programme director. (more)

Job cuts at Global Radio
From Radio Today. Posted September 13 2007, 11.45am
Senior bosses at Global Radio have announced a management shake up which will see Heart MD Barnaby Dawe, LBC MD David Lloyd, Galaxy MD Martyn Healy, Heart PD Francis Currie and the Heart marketing director Tina Finch all being made redundant. (more)

LBC in management shake up
From Press Gazette. Posted September 12 2007, 11.00pm
The managing director of London talk radio station LBC has been made redundant following a management shake-up announced today by new owners Global Radio. (more)

Raeburn dropped from LBC
From Radio Today. Posted September 7 2007, 1.30pm
Afternoon show presenter and radio agony aunt Anna Raeburn has left LBC 97.3FM, just weeks after the station was taken over by Global Radio. Programme Director Scott Solder has also departed the station to be replaced by Jonathan Richards. (more)

New Programme Director of LBC 97.3
From Merry Media. Posted September 5 2007, 11.27am
Jonathan Richards has been named as the new Programme Director of LBC 97.3 in London, replacing Scott Solder who is leaving the station.. (more)

Global takeover complete
From Radio Today. Posted July 30 2007, 4.02pm
Global Radio has finalised its takeover of the Heart, Galaxy and LBC brands from previous owners Chrysalis. Shareholders have approve the deal to sell the radio stations to Global for £170m in total. (more)

170m for Chrysalis Radio
From Radio Today. Posted June 25 2007, 6.15am
The proposed sale of Chrysalis Radio has been announced this morning. A new investment company, Global Radio, is set to take over Heart, LBC and Galaxy for £170m. The news follows much industry speculation, after a strategic review was announced in February. (more)

LBC helps to fight fraud
From Radio Today. Posted June 14 2007, 11.49am
Chrysalis station LBC 97.3FM has teamed up with Capital One to launch a multi-media, consumer-awareness campaign to highlight the dangers of fraud. The intensive awareness week will be built around real-life case studies from LBC listeners on James O’Brien’s morning show all next week. (more)

Chrysalis to sell within months
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2007, 1.41pm
Chrysalis Group is in talks with an unnamed private equity group over the sale of its entire radio division, including LBC and Heart, according to a source familar with the situation. (more)

Paid-for podcasts boost LBC revenue
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2007, 7.11am
London's rolling news and speech radio station, LBC, has attracted more than 11,000 subscribers to its paid-for podcasts in the last year. (more)

LBC changes its name to London's Biggest Conversation
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2007, 12.00am
11am: LBC will now stand for London's Biggest Conversation, as the talk radio station changes its name. By John Plunkett. (more)

LBC News to become Sky News Radio
From Radio Today. Posted April 2 2007, 11.01pm
The biggest shake-up in the history of LBC is set to take place in London with the launch of Sky News Radio on 1152 AM, replacing LBC News 1152. And LBC 97.3 is changing what the initials stand for, from the historic London Broadcasting Company to London's Biggest Conversation. (more)

LBC to become Sky News Radio
From Radio Today. Posted April 2 2007, 11.01pm
The biggest shake-up in the history of LBC is set to take place in London with the launch of Sky News Radio on 1152 AM, replacing LBC News 1152. And LBC 97.3 is changing what the initials stand for, from the historic London Broadcasting Company to London's Biggest Conversation. (more)

LBC to promote Soya products
From Radio Today. Posted March 30 2007, 9.50am
Chrysalis Radio’s LBC 97.3 has secured a sponsorship deal with the health food brand Alpro to promote the Soya-based product on its weekday lifestyle show with Jim Davis. The sponsorship, which aims to raise awareness of Alpro as a positive lifestyle choice, will run for three months. (more)

Smooth Radio London recruits veteran presenters
From Media Guardian. Posted March 21 2007, 12.00am
1.45pm: Smooth Radio London has signed former Radio 1 presenter Lynn Parsons and LBC regular Mike Allen. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Radio next for phone-in probe?
From Radio Today. Posted March 12 2007, 4.04pm
There are reports today that some radio stations are to become involved in the scandal over premium-rate phone-ins currently giving television so many bad headlines. (more)

Phone-in row hits radio stations
From Media Guardian. Posted March 12 2007, 12.00am
12.30pm: Icstis is to hold a meeting with radio broadcasters as Virgin and LBC are pulled into the controversy. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Heart to run LBC ads - from Media Guardian
From Breaking Radio. Posted February 24 2007, 11.49am
8am: Chrysalis is to promote talk radio LBC on its sister station Heart. By John Plunkett. (more)

Heart to run LBC ads
From Media Guardian. Posted February 23 2007, 12.00am
8am: Chrysalis is to promote talk radio LBC on its sister station Heart. By John Plunkett. (more)

Heart to cross-promote LBC
From Radio Today. Posted February 22 2007, 12.11pm
Heart 106.2 is set to launch an on-air campaign - for LBC 97.3. Whislt the decision to encourage listeners to try another of their stations is a new approach for Chrysalis , it has been tried before for other stations such as talkSPORT on local Wireless Group stations and the BBC. (more)

RAJAR Q4-06 - Chrysalis Radio
From Merry Media. Posted February 1 2007, 2.09pm
Chrysalis Radio, comprising the Heart, LBC and Galaxy networks, has recorded its highest ever weekly audience reach and listening hours in the Q4 2006 Rajar survey.. (more)

Rajars: LBC puts on 90,000 listeners
From Press Gazette. Posted February 1 2007, 7.14am
7.30am: London's commercial speech radio station, LBC, has clawed back the listeners it appeared to have lost over the summer. (more)

LBC rapped for live advert
From Radio Today. Posted January 30 2007, 12.57am
Ofcom has found Greater London station LBC 97.3FM in breach of Rule 10.2 after presenter Anna Raeburn read out a live advertisement. A listener believed the item was not clearly separated from the programme and was therefore confusing to listeners. (more)

HCJB-UK takes over London radio show for Christmas
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 16 2006, 11.26am
Whistling Frog Productions, the radio department of HCJB-UK, is producing a two-hour Christmas special about angels as part of “The Psychic Show,� a live call-in program on London talk radio station LBC 97.3. (more)

Chrysalis doubles profits
From Radio Today. Posted November 1 2006, 7.52am
Chrysalis, owners of the Heart, LBC and Galaxy radio brands have reported an increase in profits , and the appointment of Jorgen Larsen as an Independent Non Executive Director.Heart 106. (more)

LBC News goes to the airport
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2006, 9.03am
Chrysalis Radio’s rolling news station LBC News 1152AM is partnering with British Airways to celebrate Heathrow airport’s 60th anniversary with a week of specially produced breakfast shows.Next week, presenters James Hartigan and Sue Mansfield will broadcast live from Terminal 1. (more)

Chrysalis Radio bucks market with 4% revenue growth
From Brand Republic. Posted September 20 2006, 10.09am
LONDON - Heart and LBC owner Chrysalis Radio has achieved 4.2% growth in revenues to £65.5m for its financial year ended August 31. (more)

LBC complaints received by Ofcom
From Radio Today. Posted September 4 2006, 7.00pm
In the latest issue of the Broadcast Bulletin from Ofcom, a report of complaints against Iain Lee's LBC programme was published. Two listeners complained that the word “c*nt” was used by a caller to the show during a late night phone-in on July 30. (more)

Chrysalis talks to Manchester
From Radio Today. Posted August 14 2006, 8.15pm
Chrysalis have launched a website dedicated to winning the battle for a new Manchester radio station. They are applying for the licence as GMBC - a spin off from London station LBC 97.3. Chrysalis propose a 24-hour talk station and on the website, gmbcradio.co. (more)

Chrysalis backs Manchester radio bid with online show
From Brand Republic. Posted August 14 2006, 10.08am
LONDON - Chrysalis has signalled its intent to win the upcoming contest for the new Manchester radio licence by previewing its talk radio bid with an online broadcast and sending LBC breakfast host Nick Ferrari up to the city. (more)

Ofcom gives nod to LBC news hub
From Media Guardian. Posted August 1 2006, 12.00am
Ofcom is to allow Chrysalis's London speech station LBC to create a centralised news operation in the capital. By Julia Day. (more)

LBC to replace DNN on DAB
From Radio Today. Posted July 28 2006, 6.00pm
London talk station LBC is set to replace the Digital News Network (DNN) on DAB regional multiplexes operated by MXR - in the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East, South Wales and the West, from the beginning of September. (more)

London?s LBC Radio to go quasi-national on DAB
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 28 2006, 4.34pm
London commercial talk radio station LBC 97.3 FM will expand its terrestrial coverage from early September when it begins broadcasting to a number of other regions in the UK on DAB. (more)

London's LBC radio to go national via DAB
From Press Gazette. Posted July 28 2006, 1.29pm
Award winning London station LBC is to go national by venturing onto the DAB digital network. (more)

London's LBC radio to expand via DAB
From Press Gazette. Posted July 28 2006, 1.29pm
Award winning London station LBC is to go broadcast to the regions by venturing onto the DAB digital network. (more)

Adrian Allen joins TLRC
From Radio Today. Posted July 28 2006, 5.15am
Sunderland born talk show host Adrian Allen is heading home to present a brand new Sunday night phone-in on three TLRC stations in the Northeast - Durham FM, Alpha FM and Sun FM. (more)

Lebanese LBC TV satellite services continue normal transmission
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 22 2006, 11.14am
Lebanese LBC Sat TV and LBC Europe Satellite Television, beamed to Europe and the Middle East, were observed at 1030 gmt on 22 July to continue normal transmission following the reported Israeli bombing of the transmission towers of Beirut LBC Television in Kasrawan. (more)

LBC risks phone-in chaos with presenter-free show
From Brand Republic. Posted July 19 2006, 10.07am
LONDON - Chrysalis Radio's speech station LBC is to conduct a three-hour phone-in show without a host, putting callers straight to air without being screened. (more)

Femi Oke: My Life In Media
From The Independent. Posted July 16 2006, 11.00pm
The international weather anchor for CNN, Femi Oke, 40, is also a regular host of the current-affairs programme Inside Africa. She began her broadcasting career at the age of 14 as a junior reporter for LBC Radio, joining the BBC after university. (more)

Titmuss lands LBC phone-in special
From The Stage. Posted June 22 2006, 2.00pm
Reality TV star Abi Titmuss is to host a late night talk show on LBC 97.3FM, in a one-off special for the station. (more)

Complaint for LBC blipverts
From Radio Today. Posted May 30 2006, 12.00pm
LBC 97.3, the Chrysalis-owned news station for London had a complaint made against them for the broadcasting of 'blipverts' (short advertisments rather than sponsor credits) for DHL which was transmitted during the news headlines and the full news stories. (more)

Podcast success for LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 25 2006, 9.00pm
If you're wondering whether podcasts can ever help the black hole in your station's monthly revenue targets, the answer to proving to be yes for 97.3 LBC. While traditional radio advertising continues to struggle, LBC have established podcasting as a viable source of income. (more)

Capital's 'brave' July 7 coverage wins Sony radio award
From Press Gazette. Posted May 9 2006, 9.22am
Capital, BBC and LBC pick up journalism gongs in Sony radio awards. (more)

Mayor's last appearance to be broadcast on LBC News
From Press Gazette. Posted February 24 2006, 4.47pm
London mayor Ken Livingstone's last appearance before his suspension will be broadcast on LBC News. (more)

Nick Ferrari: My Life In Media
From The Independent. Posted January 30 2006, 12.00am
Nick Ferrari, who does not wish to state his age, is the breakfast presenter of LBC 97.3FM. In 2005 he broke the mould with a series of sell-out stage shows, re-enacting his LBC radio show for a live audience. (more)

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