Lincs FM 102.2 - news archive

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Julian returns to Radio Maldwyn
From Radio Today. Posted March 2 2010, 7.57pm
Julian Saunders has returned to Radio Maldwyn, four years after leaving the mid-Wales station to join Lincs FM Group.He's returned to present both the weekday 'Midday Programme' and a two hour Saturday morning shift. (more)

Ennals promotes local benefits
From Radio Today. Posted February 10 2010, 12.41pm
Ford Ennals, Chief Executive, Digital Radio UK, this morning urged a gathering of MPs to echo the support given to the Digital Economy Bill so far by their colleagues in the Lords when the Bill reaches the House of Commons. (more)

Bolton and Loughborough available
From Radio Today. Posted January 12 2010, 10.11pm
The licences held by Tower FM in Bolton and Bury, and Oak FM in Loughborough are up for renewal for a further five years.Declarations of intent have been invited by Ofcom to current licensees and anyone wanting to challenge the current owners UTV and Lincs FM Group. (more)

Radio groups unite for Cumbria flooding appeal
From Media Guardian. Posted December 3 2009, 10.44am
Advert to air on stations including the Global and GMG groupsCommmercial radio companies have joined forces to broadcast a cross-network appeal on behalf of people affected by the flooding in Cumbria. (more)

New breakfast host for KCFM
From Radio Today. Posted August 18 2009, 9.56pm
Steve Jordan, KCFM's original breakfast presenter is being replaced by Lincs FM presenter Ed Bretten. (more)

KCFM joins Lincs FM Group
From Radio Today. Posted June 17 2009, 9.47am
Hull’s commercial radio station KCFM 99.8 is to join the Lincs FM Group. (more)

Theakston and Scott win at Arqivas
From Media Guardian. Posted June 8 2009, 4.54am
TalkSport, Planet Rock and Classic FM's Darren Henley also among the prizes at Arqiva eventHeart 106.2's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott won presenters of the year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, with TalkSport and digital station Planet Rock among the station of the year winners. (more)

Bauer leads commercial radio awards shortlist with 12 nominations
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2009, 9.35am
Bauer Media top of list for Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, while Global has nine nods and UTV fiveBauer Media has stolen a march on its radio rivals with 12 nominations for next month's Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards. (more)

Lincs creates Yorkshire deal
From Radio Today. Posted April 8 2008, 7.15am
The Lincs FM Group have launched a new regional sales division, representing Dearne FM, Ridings FM, Rother FM and Trax FM, to be known as the Yorkshire Radio Network. (more)

MuxCo win Lincolnshire DAB
From Radio Today. Posted February 19 2008, 5.17pm
Ofcom has awarded the DAB multiplex licence for Lincolnshire to MuxCo. The company, led by former GCap execs Gregory Watson and Matt Deegan, was the only applicant for the licence. The Lincs FM Group will have a majority shareholding in the multiplex. (more)

New high for Dearne FM
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 11.28am
Barnsley's Dearne FM is celebrating its highest ever total reach in the Q4/07 RAJAR figures. It now has 73,000 listeners per week - the most since the station's launch almost 5 years ago. Elsewhere around the Lincs FM group there were steady increases in hours across most of the areas covered. (more)

EXCLUSIVE: Lincs FM buys Oak
From Radio Today. Posted October 19 2007, 7.49pm
The Lincs FM Group has purchased Oak 107 FM from CN Group, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. This latest addition brings the total number of stations owned by the growing group to nine. Oak will work closely with the group's other Leicestershire based station, Fosseway Radio. (more)

Trax FM departs Bassetlaw
From Radio Today. Posted March 16 2007, 12.00am
Bassetlaw radio station Trax FM is moving out of town. Owners Lincs FM Group applied to Ofcom to co-locate the station with Doncaster's Trax FM, and cut the hours of local programming each day in half. Now, just four hours a day are aimed at Bassetlaw but will be hosted in Doncaster. (more)

Rotherham station launched
From Radio Today. Posted October 15 2006, 10.17pm
The newly licenced Lincs FM Group station Rother FM has commenced broadcasting today at 10am in Rotherham. (more)

Local group KCFM win Hull licence
From Radio Today. Posted July 6 2006, 4.30pm
Local radio group KCFM have won the battle for the new FM commercial radio station for Kingston-upon-Hull. Ofcom received seven applications in total including submissions from UTV Radio, TLRC, Lincs FM and CanWest. The owners of KCFM 99. (more)

Ofcom explains Rotherham award
From Radio Today. Posted May 19 2006, 12.45pm
It was a battle between three companies, all of which operate a network of local radio stations in the North of England. UTV proposed Rotherham Radio, with support from neighbouring Peak FM in Chesterfield and The Pulse in Bradford. (more)

Lincs FM Group wins Rotherham radio licence
From Brand Republic. Posted May 12 2006, 10.05am
LONDON – The new FM local commercial radio licence has been awarded to Lincs FM Group's Rother FM bid, with Ulster Television and Renaissance Radio losing out. (more)

Rother FM win Rotherham licence
From Radio Today. Posted May 11 2006, 5.00pm
Ofcom have awarded the new licence for Rotherham to Rother FM, owned by Lincs FM Plc. This was a particular interesting milestone for Ofcom licence awards as all three applications 'ticked the right boxes' as far as previous licence awards for smaller stations are concerned. (more)

Seven applications for Hull
From Radio Today. Posted March 9 2006, 12.26pm
The closing date has passed for applications for a new FM radio licence for Hull - and it's a lucky number seven. (more)

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