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New Saturday schedule for LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 11 2008, 5.20pm
Global Radio's LBC 97.3 has signed ex-Apprentice star Tre Azam to host his own programme on Saturday afternoons from 1 till 3pm (more)

The Apprentice's Tre Azam joins LBC 97.3 as radio host
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 2.42pm
Former Apprentice contestant Tre Azam has been signed by London talk station LBC 97.3 to present a Saturday afternoon show. By John Plunkett (more)

EXCLUSIVE: Full Sky Digital EPG listings after reshuffle
From Biz Asia. Posted April 24 2008, 11.52am
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. Sky plans to implement a marketing campaign through a number of different media prior to the changes taking place in order to inform viewers of the changes. The new channel line up is currently scheduled to be implemented on a genre by genre basis between 05:00 and 08:00 on the dates specified below. 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LBC and Galaxy go travelling
From Radio Today. Posted April 17 2008, 11.08am
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. He lives in Datchet, Berkshire, with his wife Penny, whom he met on his first job for BBC Radio. Their daughter, Giselle, is director of communications for the International Olympic Committee, and their son, Barry, is managing director of the online betting shop Betfair. (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. By John Plunkett (more)

Barry Davies gets Boat Race on LBC
From Media Guardian. Posted March 3 2008, 6.49am
Four years after he last commentated on the Boat Race for the BBC, Barry Davies is to return to the historic annual contest between Oxford and Cambridge with London talk station LBC. By John Plunkett (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. By John Plunkett (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 hires Andrew Pierce
From Radio Today. Posted February 12 2008, 12.07am
LBC is launching a new politics and current affairs programme hosted by The Daily Telegraph assistant editor Andrew Pierce. (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)

Jeremy Beadle dies at 59
From Radio Today. Posted January 30 2008, 11.37pm
British broadcaster Jeremy Beadle has died at the age of 59. Although best know for his television work, Beadle spent many years working radio at Capital, LBC, BBC, and, for a short period, Talk Radio UK. (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. By Caitlin Fitzsimmons (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)

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. By John Plunkett (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. By John Plunkett (more)

Commercial radio archive to launch on web
From Media Guardian. Posted December 14 2007, 10.03am
An online commercial radio archive will launch with more than 1,000 programmes from stations including LBC, Capital Radio and Piccadilly Radio. By John Plunkett (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, 8.37am
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, 4.50pm
Global Radio and Sky have scrapped plans to turn LBC 1152 into a 24 hour Sky News branded station. The joint venture, agreed between Sky and Chrysalis before Global took over the company, will no longer work together on a national station, which was expected to launch on the 4Digital national multiplex. Sky are now looking for an alternative partner to launch a digital service next year. (more)

Sky News Radio complications
From Radio Today. Posted October 18 2007, 4.50pm
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, 3.04pm
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, 1.00am
2.15pm: Virgin Radio today appointed former LBC managing director David Lloyd as its programme director. By John Plunkett (more)

LBCi and Rotana merge
From Rapid TV News. Posted September 16 2007, 9.44pm
One of the Middle East’s most important pan-Arab TV channels has “merged” with Rotana, the fast-growing media operation owned by billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. (more)

Five executives axed as Global Radio restructures
From Brand Republic. Posted September 14 2007, 4.10pm
LONDON - The axe has fallen on five top executives at Global Radio, owner of LBC, Heart and Galaxy, in a major management shakeout aimed at streamlining decision-making at the group. (more)

Job cuts at Global Radio
From Radio Today. Posted September 13 2007, 12.45pm
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 13 2007, 12.00am
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, 2.30pm
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, 12.27pm
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, 5.02pm
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. The deal was brokered last month after Chrysalis reviewed its radio portfolio and decided to sell. (more)

Richard Park joins Global
From Radio Today. Posted July 3 2007, 4.47pm
Former Capital Radio boss Richard Park is set to join Global Radio in a new role as Executive Director. Global are currently in the process of buying LBC, Galaxy and Heart radio stations from Chrysalis for £170m. The Irish-backed acquisition vehicle is headed by former ITV chief Charles Allen. (more)

170m for Chrysalis Radio
From Radio Today. Posted June 25 2007, 7.15am
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, 12.49pm
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, 2.41pm
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. The report, released by Reuters this afternoon says talks are progressing well and a conclusion should be reached by the summer. (more)

Paid-for podcasts boost LBC revenue
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2007, 8.11am
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 ducks complaint from wild bird charity
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted April 10 2007, 9.51pm
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LBC changes its name to London's Biggest Conversation
From Media Guardian. Posted April 3 2007, 1.00am
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 3 2007, 12.01am
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 3 2007, 12.01am
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, 10.50am
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. Several media outlets are reporting that representatives from regulator ICSTIS are to meet with bosses from Virgin Radio and LBC following complaints from listeners. (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)

Chrysalis management consider buying out radio division
From Press Gazette. Posted February 26 2007, 11.26am
Chrysalis is understood to be considering a mangement buyout of its radio business, which owns London-based talk station LBC. (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)

Liberia: New website for state?s Liberia Broadcasting System
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 1 2007, 5.06pm
BBC Monitoring observes that state broadcaster Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS, also known by its call letters ELBC) has a website at www.liberiabroadcastingsystem.com. The website includes news and weather in text format, and a detailed “About Us” section. There is also a full programme guide for Radio Liberia, indicating that it is on air daily at 0445-2400 [...] (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. Following discussions with LBC’s program controller, the broadcasters were asked to air “The Psychic Show�? Christmas special which airs from 10 p.m. to [...] (more)

LBC's James O'Brien takes two-week veggie challenge
From Breaking Radio. Posted December 8 2006, 11.33am
LBC presenter James O'Brien - who is outspoken about vegetarianism and an avid fan of meat - is to turn veggie for a fortnight on his show. (more)

LBC's O'Brien takes the veggie challenge
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted December 8 2006, 11.23am
LBC's James O'Brien is to turn vegetarian for two weeks and will chronicle his attempts to stay away from meat on his show.The mid-morning presenter, who professes to be an avid meat fan and has been outspoken about vegetarianism, has challenged himself to be a healthy veggie for a fortnight.Marinated tofu and beetroot juice, and other vegetarian delights, will be delivered to O'Brien live on air.The presenter will also be keeping listeners updated on his attempts via his blog at lbc.co.uk. (more)

Chrysalis makes Xmas podcasts
From Radio Today. Posted November 22 2006, 4.29pm
Radio group Chrysalis are to produce a series of podcasts for department store John Lewis in the run up to Christmas.Fronted by LBC's Alison Bell, the shows will highlight the chain's in-store offers. (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 106.2 is the number one commercial radio station in London, and in the last 12 months has extended to the East Midlands with the purchase of Century 106. (more)

LBC News goes to the airport
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2006, 10.03am
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, 11.09am
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, 8.00pm
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. Prior to receiving any formal complaints from listeners, LBC had already alerted Ofcom to the incident. The broadcaster explained that the call had been �dumped� (the station operates a permanent 7 second delay which allows it to �dump� unsuitable material). Unfortunately, although the delay unit had previously been tested and found to be working correctly, as a result of a technical fault, the dump facility removed the offending word from the DAB transmission, but not the FM transmission. When the problem was identified, the presenter apologised for any offence and did not take any further calls to air while the matter was investigated. (more)

Chrysalis talks to Manchester
From Radio Today. Posted August 14 2006, 9.15pm
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.uk, it provides background on the proposal along with features on recent and future events in Manchester such as the Sky Festival and Manchester Pride. (more)

Chrysalis backs Manchester radio bid with online show
From Brand Republic. Posted August 14 2006, 11.08am
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)

LBC to air in regions
From Press Gazette. Posted August 2 2006, 11.00pm
Award-winning LBC is to broadcast to the regions by venturing onto the DAB digital network. (more)

Ofcom gives nod to LBC news hub
From Media Guardian. Posted August 1 2006, 1.00am
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, 7.00pm
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. DNN closed down today, making way for 'test transmissions' for LBC. It will give the station an extra 17m potential listeners nationally. (more)

London?s LBC Radio to go quasi-national on DAB
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 28 2006, 5.34pm
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. The regions to be added are the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East, South Wales and the West of England. LBC is already [...] (more)

London's LBC radio to go national via DAB
From Press Gazette. Posted July 28 2006, 2.29pm
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, 2.29pm
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, 6.15am
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. Adrian is one of the country�s one sought after phone-in radio presenters and has been referred to as �radio�s most talked about talk show host�! He has previously worked at many UK stations including Real Radio (South Wales), talk107 (Edinburgh) and London's LBC 97.3 FM. (more)

Lebanese LBC TV satellite services continue normal transmission
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 22 2006, 12.14pm
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. Both channels are showing footage of damaged transmission towers and smoke rising [...] (more)

LBC risks phone-in chaos with presenter-free show
From Brand Republic. Posted July 19 2006, 11.07am
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 17 2006, 12.00am
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. Memorable moments from her career include wrestling a crocodile in Jamaica and reporting from Antarctica at minus 37C. She was born and brought up in south-west London to Nigerian parents, and now lives in Atlanta, where CNN has its HQ, with her husband. She is reporting live from Johannesburg this week for CNN's week-long Eye on Africa series. (more)

Titmuss lands LBC phone-in special
From The Stage. Posted June 22 2006, 3.00pm
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, 1.00pm
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. A listener complained that this arrangement suggested the news was sponsored. The Broadcasting Code prohibits the sponsorship of news. LBC pointed out that advertisements in news bulletins have been commonplace for some years across UK radio stations under the �newslink� scheme. In a statement in the latest Broadcast Bulletin released today, LBC said it considered its listeners were intelligent enough to distinguish editorial from advertising of this nature. (more)

Podcast success for LBC
From Radio Today. Posted May 25 2006, 10.00pm
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. This week's trading report from Chrysalis revealed that the LBC "premium podcast" service, is being received by over 3,500 paying subscribers. Managing Director David Lloyd has since confirmed to Raidojam that paid subscriptions have now reached 4,000. (more)

Ex-Chrysalis boss joins United
From Radio Today. Posted May 24 2006, 2.00pm
Programming and training consultant Jim Hicks is joining consultancy organisation United Radio as an Associate. One of his most recent roles was as Group Programme Director for Chrysalis Radio which he took up in 2000 where he steered strategy and helped develop the programme management team and key on air talent. Jim Hicks boasts 25 years of experience in radio both in the UK and overseas. In 2005 Jim launched Purely Radio offering management consultancy, training and coaching for executives and key on air talent in the radio industry. Jim continues to work closely with Chrysalis Radio brands such as Heart, Galaxy and LBC. (more)

Capital's 'brave' July 7 coverage wins Sony radio award
From Press Gazette. Posted May 9 2006, 10.22am
Capital, BBC and LBC pick up journalism gongs in Sony radio awards. (more)

BBC reaches rebroadcasting agreement with SLBC
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 3 2006, 11.43am
The BBC has announced a rebroadcasting deal with Sri Lanka's state-run SLBC radio. SLBC will rebroadcast nine hours of BBC programmes under the new deal, according to BBC World Service Business Development Manager for Asia and the Pacific, Michel Lobelle, who is in Colombo. He said that the deal provides an opportunity for the Lankans to easily access BBC programmes through a network of FM (more)

SLBC to start new radio channel for children
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 6 2006, 3.58pm
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) says a special radio channel will be started early next month for the country's children. Addressing the media, the chairman said President Mahinda Rajapaksa had directed him to set up the new channel to facilitate more child-focused radio programmes. "All steps have been taken and new radio channel [is] named ‘Vidula’," he said. (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. The shows were so popular they will be restaged later this year to coincide with the April launch of his debut book, 'The World According to Nick Ferrari'. In addition to this, he has just been re-signed to LBC on a three-year contract. He lives in Blackheath with his wife and two children. (more)