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Xfm (Scotland) - news archive

This is an archive of news about Xfm (Scotland). Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Xfm Scotland sale is put on hold
From The Scotsman. Posted April 22 2008, 12.00am
THE sale of Xfm has been shelved after its parent company, GCap, decided more value could be created by retaining the station. (more)

XFM Scotland DJ Wins Top Gong
From Merry Media. Posted April 16 2008, 12.02pm
XFM Scotland presenter Jim Gellatly won the John Peel Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio at the Radio Academy Awards at London's O2 Arena. . (more)

John Peel Award for Xfm DJ
From Radio Today. Posted April 15 2008, 9.25pm
XFM Scotland presenter Jim Gellatly has won The John Peel award for outstanding contribution to music radio at this year's Radio Academy celebration of music radio awards. (more)

Global wants takeover time
From The Scotsman. Posted March 24 2008, 12.00am
MEDIA group Global Radio is to ask for more time to make a formal offer for XFM Scotland owner GCap Media. (more)

XFM owner broadcasts intention to sell station
From The Scotsman. Posted February 11 2008, 12.00am
THE owner of XFM Scotland has announced it is looking to dispose of the station. (more)

GCap in tune with ads
From The Scotsman. Posted February 1 2008, 12.00am
XFM Scotland owner GCap Media has seen revenues surge by seven per cent and insisted that it sees "no evidence" of a slowdown in radio advertising. (more)

GCAP names Hazlitt as chief
From The Scotsman. Posted December 21 2007, 12.00am
GCAP Media, owner of Xfm Scotland, has promoted Fru Hazlitt to be its new chief executive. (more)

New Programme Controller at XFM Scotland
From Merry Media. Posted December 15 2007, 11.20am
Stuart Barrie has been appointed as the new Programme Controller of XFM Scotland and will be responsible for all content on the radio station. . (more)

GCap points to 'strategic progress' as earnings slip
From The Scotsman. Posted November 23 2007, 12.12pm
COMMERCIAL radio group GCap, owner of XFM Scotland, has said that it has made "significant strategic progress" despite seeing its underlying pre-tax profits fall by £0.2 million. (more)

Rock Radio & Forth One Favourites in Southern Scotland
From Merry Media. Posted August 29 2007, 9.30am
The Breakfast Show on Rock Radio with Kieron Elliott and the Drivetime Show on Forth One with Yasmin Zemmoura have been voted the Best in Southern Scotland in a poll run by Merry Media.Over the past couple of months, Merry Media has been moving from region to region across the UK to find the best breakfast and drivetime shows on the radio with votes coming from within the radio industry as well as businesses and listeners.Kieron Elliott's show received 12% of the votes, followed by Robin Galloway's breakfast show on sister station Real Radio with 11% of the votes. In third place was Julyan Sinclair on XFM Scotland.. (more)

Dominik swaps rock for talk
From Radio Today. Posted June 27 2007, 7.02pm
Dominik Diamond is joining UTV's talk107 to cover a number of programmes over the summer months, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. He will co-host drivetime with regular presenter Heather Dee next week before moving to breakfast from 16th July. Dominik is leaving Xfm Scotland after being refused a pay-rise, according to reports. (more)

Xfm Scotland runs RSL station
From Radio Today. Posted June 10 2007, 12.02am
GCap Media are running a temporary Restricted Service Licence for the Xfm Rock Ness open-air music event on the shores of Loch Ness in Scotland. 106.1 Rock Ness Radio is on-air until Sunday evening, with live music and exclusive coverage of the event, on behalf of Xfm Scotland. (more)

Dominik Diamond Leaving XFM Scotland
From Merry Media. Posted June 7 2007, 4.00pm
XFM Scotland breakfast presenter Dominik Diamond is leaving the station it has been revealed. The former Gamemaster presenter has been with the station since it launched last year.. (more)

Gibson's a hit for Xfm
From The Scotsman. Posted March 2 2007, 12.05pm
ALAN GIBSON, SMG's former sales and marketing director, has been appointed new managing director at Xfm Scotland. (more)

Xfm Scotland hires SMG boss
From Radio Today. Posted March 1 2007, 10.23am
Alan Gibson has made the move from SMG to join GCap Media as managing director of Xfm Scotland. Alan had been with SMG for 10 years, responsible for developing and managing theregional sales. His new role will also give him additional responsibility for other GCap brands. (more)

XFM Scotland Appoint New MD
From Merry Media. Posted March 1 2007, 12.05am
XFM Scotland has announced the appointment of Alan Gibson as the new Managing Director for the station.. (more)

New PR push for Xfm Scotland
From Radio Today. Posted February 27 2007, 3.22pm
GCap Media's Xfm Scotland has unveiled its latest marketing plan to promote itself as the country's radio station for new music. Material Marketing have been appointed to look after the station's PR. (more)

GCap sees its earnings fall
From The Scotsman. Posted November 29 2006, 12.46pm
RADIO group GCap Media, which owns Xfm Scotland, has seen its profits plummet by 32 per cent to £8.4 million over the first half of the year. (more)

Nick Davidson: My Life In Media
From The Independent. Posted May 8 2006, 12.00am
Nick Davidson, 37, is the managing director of Xfm, the London radio station which is up against Radio 1 and Radio 2 for UK Station of the Year in today's Sony Radio Awards. He is also responsible for GCap Media North, which includes the Xfm Manchester, Xfm Scotland and Century brands. Although work is divided between London and Manchester, he lives in Cardiff with his wife Beverley and their two daughters. When he's not pondering the possibilities of digital radio he can be found watching Liverpool FC. (more)

Xfm apologise for bad track
From Radio Today. Posted February 20 2006, 8.33pm
Ofcom received a complaint from a listener to Xfm Scotland's MP3 Downloads Show after hearing the song 'It was a good day' by Ice Cube. The song used a strong swear word several times and included sexually explicit language. The listener noted that the presenter did not apologise afterwards. (more)

Xfm Scotland launches
From Radio Today. Posted January 4 2006, 10.25am
Scotland's newest radio station, Xfm has launched this morning at 8am taking over from Beat 106. The Dominik Diamond Breakfast Show started the broadcast after a short launch sequence. The station imaging is similar to Xfm London but features a Scottish voice-over. (more)