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TalkSport boosts UTV revenue
From Media Guardian. Posted May 16 2008, 11.30am
Belfast-based media group Ulster Television has reported like-for-like group revenue rise of 4% for the four months to April 30. By Mark Sweney (more)

talkSPORT in demand
From Radio Today. Posted May 16 2008, 9.26am
UTV announced have announced higher than expected trading for talkSPORT. The national AM station has increased revenue by 19% over the four months from January to April this year. (more)

talkSPORT to launch magazine
From Radio Today. Posted May 13 2008, 6.42pm
Keen on extending the talkSPORT brand beyond radio, UTV is about to launch a digital magazine to compliment their national all-talk sports radio station. (more)

James Whale joins Play UK
From Radio Today. Posted May 12 2008, 5.28pm
Sacked talkSPORT presenter James Whale has been hired by Internet station Play Radio UK to present an un-restricted phone in on the Play Two UK channel. (more)

James Whale to host talkshow on internet radio site Play Radio UK
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 5.17pm
Sacked TalkSport radio host James Whale is to return with a talkshow on internet radio site Play Radio UK. By John Plunkett (more)

Kelvin MacKenzie blasts TalkSport over sacking of James Whale
From Media Guardian. Posted May 8 2008, 11.46am
Former TalkSport boss Kelvin MacKenzie has branded the station's decision to sack James Whale as 'ridiculous' and 'cowardly'. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TalkSport presenter James Whale sacked for 'vote Boris' plea
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 9.21am
TalkSport presenter James Whale has been sacked after breaching broadcasting regulations by urging listeners to vote for Boris Johnson. By John Plunkett (more)

James Whale departs talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted May 5 2008, 10.03pm
Late night broadcasting legend James Whale has parted company with UTV Radio's national station talkSPORT after 13 years on-air. (more)

Commercial Radio attracts more
From Radio Today. Posted May 1 2008, 7.00am
The commercial radio industry has added an extra 300 thousand listeners in the last three months, taking the total to 31 million adults. National stations Classic FM and talkSPORT all gained a small amount of extra listeners, but Virgin took a slight total drop of 0.2 per cent (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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Nationals to promote in-car DAB
From Radio Today. Posted April 21 2008, 12.20am
Virgin Radio, talkSPORT, Planet Rock and Classic FM are just some of the high-profile radio stations promoting the benefits of in-car DAB listening this summer. (more)

A man for all seasons
From Media Guardian. Posted April 6 2008, 11.02pm
Moz Dee, the new programme director of TalkSport, is all set to challenge Five Live's dominance. He just wishes it was a fair fight. John Plunkett reports (more)

UTV, the talkSPORT owner, broadcasts its interest in a link with struggling rival Virgin Radio
From The Times. Posted March 14 2008, 12.00am
John McCann, the chief executive of talkSPORT owner UTV, yesterday made clear his interest in buying Virgin Radio. (more)

UTV talks up a 21% rise in profits
From The Scotsman. Posted March 14 2008, 12.00am
BROADCASTING group UTV said a strong performance from its TalkSport radio division helped drive a 5 per cent rise in operating profits last year. (more)

UTV radio says there's future in digital
From Media Guardian. Posted March 13 2008, 5.54pm
There is 'absolutely no problem' with digital radio, Scott Taunton, the managing director of TalkSport owner UTV Radio said today. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

TalkSport owner keen to bag Virgin Radio
From The Times. Posted March 13 2008, 12.02pm
John McCann, the chief executive of TalkSport owner UTV, this morning voiced his commitment to buying Virgin Radio, saying it has a similar demographic to its national speech radio station. (more)

Revenues rise for UTV Radio
From Radio Today. Posted March 13 2008, 9.11am
Operating profit for UTV's radio division has risen 21 per cent in 2007, and the company has seen an encourgaing start to 2008. National talkSPORT in particular enjoyed a growth of 12 per cent. (more)

TalkSport helps UTV outperform
From Financial Times. Posted March 13 2008, 8.41am
Revenues at TalkSport, the voice only sports radio service, soared in the first quarter, helping UTV to outperform its media peers (more)

UTV gains on growing radio and internet return
From Financial Times. Posted March 13 2008, 8.41am
The Northern Irish broadcaster, which owns the TalkSport radio station, has increased pre-tax profit as higher revenues offset falling TV advertising (more)

Williams joins talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted February 19 2008, 2.11pm
Russ Williams has joined talkSPORT to present a permanent weekday evening programme. The presenter will continue to present mid-mornings on Virgin Radio.Williams will present the Monday evening show previously hosted by Kelly Dalglish. (more)

Virgin's Williams moves to TalkSport
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 1.22pm
Virgin Radio DJ Russ Williams has joined TalkSport to present the Monday evening slot previously occupied by Kelly Dalglish. By John Plunkett (more)

DJ Williams takes TalkSport slot
From Media Guardian. Posted February 19 2008, 1.22pm
Virgin Radio DJ Russ Williams has joined TalkSport to present the Monday evening slot previously occupied by Kelly Dalglish. By John Plunkett (more)

Bill Young Joins talkSPORT
From Merry Media. Posted January 8 2008, 8.47pm
Bill Young has joined talkSPORT to host the 4pm - 7pm drivetime show from Monday 7th July. Young, who has moved from Real Radio in Scotland is known already to talkSPORT listeners as a former presenter on Football First and 505 on Saturdays. . (more)

GMG appoints talkSPORT director
From Radio Today. Posted January 8 2008, 10.57am
GMG have appointed talkSPORT's Michael McIntyre as their new regional sales director. McIntyre will oversee a team of 15 staff operating from four locations across the country. (more)

TalkSport's McIntyre joins GMG Radio
From Media Guardian. Posted January 8 2008, 10.47am
Smooth Radio parent GMG Radio has hired TalkSport's Michael McIntyre to be its new regional sales director. By John Plunkett (more)

UTV buys Dublin radio station
From Media Guardian. Posted December 18 2007, 2.36pm
TalkSport parent UTV Media today bought market-leading Dublin radio station FM104 for £37m. By John Plunkett (more)

UTV offers Porsche as prize
From Radio Today. Posted December 12 2007, 8.26am
National AM station talkSPORT and 14 local radio stations owned by UTV Radio are set to give away a Porsche car in their latest Lowest Unique Bid auction. The 12 Days of Christmas promotion starts on Friday, with one listener winning the car a week later. (more)

talkSPORT in trouble again
From Radio Today. Posted December 3 2007, 10.56am
National AM station talkSPORT are in trouble with Ofcom for the second time in a month, after a promotional trailer featuring the phrase “mother-crushers” was found to be in breach of the regulator’s rules. (more)

AM switch off is premature
From Radio Today. Posted November 28 2007, 12.23pm
An analogue switch-off in the next two years would be “premature”, according to talkSPORT’s chief executive. In an interview with RadioWorks, Scott Taunton says he believes the “thought of switching off services in 2009, given the number of sets that exist and the lack of DAB sets elsewhere would be premature”. (more)

Ofcom criticises Talksport over Galloway rant
From Media Guardian. Posted November 19 2007, 2.00pm
TalkSport has been censured by Ofcom for letting George Galloway use his show to announce he was planning to stand against a government minister. By John Plunkett (more)

talkSPORT in Ofcom breach
From Radio Today. Posted November 19 2007, 11.38am
George Galloway has been rapped by Ofcom for attacking a potential political opponent on UTV Radio's national station talkSPORT. The regulator says Galloway used his position as a radio presenter to promote his own possible candidacy in a parliamentary seat, without giving opponents an opportunity to respond. (more)

George Galloway rapped for radio attack on political rival
From Press Gazette. Posted November 19 2007, 12.00am
The Respect MP George Galloway has been censured by the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom for making derogatory statements about a political rival on a TalkSport phone-in show. (more)

New Programme Director at talkSPORT
From Merry Media. Posted November 12 2007, 4.11pm
Moz Dee is joining talkSPORT and its new digital station Talk Radio as Programme Director in early 2008 replacing Bill Ridley, who is retiring after eight years.. (more)

BBC Five Live's Moz Dee defects to TalkSport
From Media Guardian. Posted November 12 2007, 3.04pm
Radio Five Live managing editor Moz Dee has defected from the BBC to become programme director at TalkSport. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Moz Dee set to join UTV Radio
From Radio Today. Posted November 12 2007, 12.30pm
BBC Radio 5 Live commissioning editor Moz Dee is joining UTV Radio early next year to take up the position of director of programmes. He will be responsible for output at talkSPORT and the new digital offering Talk Radio, due to launch nationally next year. (more)

Ask Terry a talkSPORT question
From Radio Today. Posted October 29 2007, 4.10pm
National UTV station talkSPORT has joined forces with ROK, the mobile technology and applications developer, to launch the 'Ask Terry' Q and A text service service. Terry himself is billed a bloke in a dressing gown in the attic with a load of encyclopedias. (more)

Mixed results for UTV Radio
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 10.37am
Whilst UTV's talkSPORT and talk107 enjoy static if not slightly higher ratings this quarter, some of the groups local stations are suffering. Radio Wave is down five per cent since this time last year, taking it to an all time low, and Signal One drops three per cent audience share since last quarter. (more)

Classic FM remains on top
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 8.56am
GCap Media's Classic FM remains the biggest commercial radio station this quarter. An extra 140,000 people are now listening, taking its audience to almost six million listeners every week. Virgin Radio remains steady with 1.5m and talkSPORT with 2.3m. (more)

Moyles and Wogan take a dip
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2007, 8.27am
All five of the BBC's main national networks have seen a fall in breakfast figures, while Classic FM and talkSPORT have seen a rise. Chris Moyles drops from 7.257millon to 6.982million quarter on quarter, while Radio 2's Terry Wogan is down from 7.92m to 7.68m. (more)

Radio means name change for Utv
From Radio Today. Posted October 16 2007, 8.12am
Wire FM, Swansea Sound and talkSPORT owner Utv has officially changed it's name to UTV Media plc. The change reflects the growing radio and new media interests for the company. In 2006, radio alone accounted for 54% of total sales for the first time. (more)

Hotline: TalkSPORT signs sponsorship deal
From Brand Republic. Posted September 7 2007, 12.00am
TalkSPORT has signed a headline sponsorship deal with Tetley beer for its Rugby World Cup 2007 coverage. Tetley will focus the on-air activity around supporting England. Separately, The Daily Telegraph will sponsor talkSPORT's score flash updates. (more)

UTV eyes Virgin Radio
From Financial Times. Posted August 31 2007, 3.00am
UTV, the Belfast-based broadcaster that already owns one UK national radio station in Talksport, said it would be interested in obtaining another, Virgin Radio. Scott... (more)

Radio growth boosts UTV profits
From Media Guardian. Posted August 30 2007, 1.00am
Operating profit at TalkSport owner UTV increased by 4% to �13m in the six months to June 30. By Ben Dowell. (more)

talkSPORT's gay complaints
From Radio Today. Posted August 20 2007, 12.25pm
talkSPORT has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after presenter Mike Mendoza linked pedophiles with gay people in a comment about footballers supporting the Madeleine McCann campaign. In a separate incident, the station has been rapped for discussion which linked homosexuality to perversion. (more)

TalkSport rapped for homophobia
From Media Guardian. Posted August 20 2007, 1.00am
Ofcom today censured commercial radio station TalkSport over homophobic comments made by Garry Bushell and another presenter. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Talk goes down in Edinburgh
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 9.59am
UTV Radio's Edinburgh talk station is down in the latest ratings today. Quarter 2 gives talk 107 a three per cent reach, down from four per cent three months ago. Around the group, talkSPORT sees an increase, whilst local stations such as U105 Belfast and Radio Wave Blackpool are on the up. (more)

The Wright move for talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 7.26am
If winning a bunch of awards, including Station of the Year at the Arqiva's wasn't enough, talkSPORT is up seven per cent in weekly reach since the same period last year. Hours and Market Share are also, up year-on-year, although quarterly figures show total hours have dropped over a thousand. (more)

Rugby stars sign for talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted July 27 2007, 4.22pm
UTV Radio's talkSPORT has signed former England captain Will Carling to front its coverage of this year's Rugby Union World Cup. He'll be joined by Australia's record try scorer, David Campese. The station's covering every game of the tournament this autumn. (more)

Talk Radio Returning to the UK
From Merry Media. Posted July 6 2007, 3.00pm
UTV are bringing back Talk Radio which will be available on the new UK digital multiplex which Ofcom awarded to 4 Digital Group today. The station Talk Radio was rebranded as talkSPORT in 2000.. (more)

Welcome back Talk Radio
From Radio Today. Posted July 6 2007, 1.52pm
UTV is bringing back Talk Radio, thanks to new space available on the second national DAB digital radio multiplex won by 4 Digital today. Talk Radio originally launched on mediumwave in 1995 but changed to talkSPORT in 2000 under the control of Kelvin MacKenzie. (more)

Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards
From Radio Today. Posted July 2 2007, 3.46pm
UTV's national speech station talkSPORT is the toast of commercial radio after picking up 4 awards at this year's Arqivas. talkSPORT took the Gold Award - plus Station of the Year (over 1 million TSA), Programmer of the Year and the Technical Innovation Award. Presenter of the Year was Rock FM's Adam Caterall, whilst Manchester Emap station Key 103 picked up the News award. (more)

TalkSport dominates radio awards
From Media Guardian. Posted July 2 2007, 1.00am
4.30pm: TalkSport picked up four prizes at today's Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, including station of the year. By John Plunkett. (more)

Charlie Wolf confirms cancer
From Radio Today. Posted June 27 2007, 9.35am
Former talkSPORT and RedFM presenter Charlie Wolf has told RadioToday.co.uk that he has cancer. He will have surgery to remove a tumour on his right kidney in the next fortnight and is expected to make a full recovery. Doctors believe they have caught the disease in time and the future prognosis is very good. (more)

UTV Radio sees talk107 rise
From Radio Today. Posted May 10 2007, 9.01am
Edinburgh talk radio station, talk107, has increased its audience figures once again in the latest RAJAR results. Both hours and reach are up, climbing steadily since not such a good start in Q2, 2006. Other UTV stations including talkSPORT and Belfast's U105 have seen an increase in figures. (more)

Rajar: TalkSport has something to shout about
From Press Gazette. Posted May 10 2007, 7.53am
The nationwide commercial talk station, TalkSport, is toasting its highest audience figures since 2004, according to Rajar. (more)

talkSPORT's own football match
From Radio Today. Posted May 2 2007, 9.58am
It was breakfast against drivetime - as Alan Brazil’s Breakfast Show team took on Ian Wright’s Drivetime guys in a 5-a-side match for charity. The two ex-internationals laced up their boots for the talkSPORT 'M&M Direct Trophy for the Teenage Cancer Trust.' (more)

Radio groups join Channel 4
From Radio Today. Posted March 17 2007, 10.23am
Channel 4 has managed to persuade the owners of talkSPORT and Virgin Radio, UTV and SMG, to join them for their bid to apply for the second national digital multiplex. The claims, in The Guardian, also suggests Emap will join them. Bids are due on March 28th. (more)

Talksport's Alan Brazil in running for book award
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted March 8 2007, 6.29pm
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Kelvin Mackenzie and Richard Hammond in race to co-host Radio 4 Woman's Hour
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted February 24 2007, 5.00pm
Former Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie, Top Gear crash survivor Richard Hammond (pictured) and Radio 4 comic Andy Hamilton are to compete for the chance to co-present a one-off edition of Woman's Hour for Comic Relief.BBC Radio 4 has announced that one of the three men will co-host the Friday 16 March edition with presenter Martha Kearney.The decision on who will end up on air is being put to a public vote, with proceeds from the premium rate number donated to Comic Relief.None of the three contestants is a stranger to radio. Andy Hamilton is a regular appearance on Radio 4's comedy shows, including The News Quiz.Richard Hammond — the Top Gear presenter who miraculously survived a 300 mile per hour crash — started his broadcasting career on a string of BBC local radio stations, including Radio York and Radio Leeds.And Kelvin Mackenzie — after introducing viewers to L!ve TV's news bunny and the weather in Norweigan — headed a consortium to buy Talk Radio in 1998, renaming the station talkSPORT.The former Sun editor — whose relations with Liverpool FC supporters remain tense following his controversial coverage of the Hillsborough disaster — is planning to launch an internet-only sport radio station, thecommentator.com, later this year.Earlier this week, Woman's Hour host Martha Kearney was announced as the new presenter of Radio 4's World At One.From April, she will take over the role of main presenter on the lunchtime show, succeeding veteran broadcaster Nick Clarke, who died from cancer in November last year. (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)

'Wrighty' signs with TalkSport
From Digital Spy. Posted February 14 2007, 11.16am
Former Arsenal, Crystal Palace, and West Ham player Ian Wright to co-present drive time show. (more)

Ian Wright joins talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted February 14 2007, 9.21am
Arsenal legend and former England international Ian Wright is joining talkSPORT to present the station’s drivetime show. He replaces Rodney Marsh who left the station in October last year. Ian will co-host the show with Adrian Durham. (more)

Footballer Ian Wright to present TalkSport radio drivetime show
From Media Guardian. Posted February 14 2007, 12.00am
10.30am: TalkSport has signed the former footballer to co-present its drivetime show. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Listeners pay tribute to talk radio king Mike Dickin
From Press Gazette. Posted January 5 2007, 8.50am
Tributes have poured in for the late talkSport presenter, Mike Dickin, who died in a car crash on 18 December. (more)

British Talk Show Host Killed; Dubbed "Britain's Angriest Man"
From radio.about.com. Posted December 20 2006, 5.01am
From telegraph.co.uk: "Mike Dickin, the talkSPORT radio presenter, has been killed in a six-car pile up, police have confirmed. Mr Dickin, dubbed Britain's angriest man, was killed on the A30... (more)

Radio veteran Mike Dickin dies
From Radio Today. Posted December 19 2006, 5.52pm
talkSPORT late-night radio phone-in host Mike Dickin has died in a car crash near his home in Cornwall. One of the great figures of speech broadcasting, Mike joined the then Talk Radio in 1995 and has been with the station ever since. (more)

TalkSport presenter Mike Dickin has died
From Breaking Radio. Posted December 19 2006, 4.41pm
One of the great figures of speech radio, TalkSport presenter Mike Dickin, has died. (more)

TalkSport owner UTV wins Preston radio licence bid
From Media Guardian. Posted December 7 2006, 12.00am
6.45pm: Ofcom has awarded the FM local commercial radio licence for Preston to TalkSport owner UTV Radio Group. By Tara Conlan. (more)

talkSPORT blasted for blog
From Radio Today. Posted December 6 2006, 8.23pm
UTV-owned talkSPORT has had a complaint upheld for a member of staff who posted on a football website advertising the stations search for a reporter feature. A reader complained that it was not clear that the weblog was an ad placed by the station itself. (more)

talkSPORT blasted for blog posts
From Breaking Radio. Posted December 6 2006, 9.00am
TalkSPORT was rapped today after staff posed as football fans to promote the company in soccer chatrooms. (more)

Third time lucky for UTV?
From Radio Today. Posted November 30 2006, 9.19am
UTV, Irish owner of talkSPORT and numerous local radio stations across the UK has made another approach to Virgin Radio owner SMG with a new merger proposal. The latest offer is for a nil-premium merger, now that UTV's capitalisation is higher than SMG?s. (more)

Kelvin plans sports station
From Radio Today. Posted November 16 2006, 9.34am
Former talkSPORT boss and founder Kelvin MacKenzie is planning to launch on online sports radio station next year.To be known as thecommentator.com, the station will offer live streaming for eight hours a day, eventually extending to 24 hours a day later in the year. (more)

talkSPORT scores with footy
From Radio Today. Posted October 26 2006, 5.34pm
UTV Radio-owned national station talkSPORT's scored its highest ratings of the year.The station's new weekly 2.3 million reach is up 8.4% compared with the same quarter last year - and even 2% higher than Q2/06 when the World Cup was on. (more)

Rajars: Listening high for TalkSport, but Talk 107 sluggish
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2006, 8.02am
8am:The World Cup may be over, but TalkSPORT has achieved its highest audience figures in 18 months. (more)

Rajars: Listening high for TalkSport but Talk 107 sluggish
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2006, 8.02am
11.30am update:The World Cup may be over, but TalkSPORT has achieved its highest audience figures in 18 months. (more)

Rajars: Listening high for TalkSport
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2006, 8.02am
The World Cup may be over, but TalkSPORT has achieved its highest audience figures in 18 months. (more)

Commercial radio narrows BBC lead in audience share
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2006, 1.00am
Rajars: Commercial radio has fought back in the radio listening wars, narrowing the BBC's lead in audience share again - with Five Live the biggest loser and TalkSport the biggest winner. By John Plunkett. (more)

Radio host up for Mayor's job
From Radio Today. Posted October 25 2006, 11.51am
Talksport presenter James Whale is being lined up to stand against Ken Livingstone in 2008's London Mayoral election.The UK Independence Party are set to unveil their candidate in the coming months, and the late-night host is the main name in the frame. (more)

James Whale to be London Mayor?
From Breaking Radio. Posted October 25 2006, 12.17am
The UKIP (remember them?) are suggesting that talkSPORT's James Whale could be their candidate for the 2008 mayoral election. The party spokesman said: "If people want politicians who simply say the same things as other politicians, they can vote for Ken Livingstone or Steve Norris. For the rest of the people, they would have a candidate in James Whale who would be the direct opposite of that kind of politician." (more)

TalkSport wins Premiership radio package
From Digital Spy. Posted October 11 2006, 2.45pm
Commericial radio station TalkSport acquires one of the seven Premier League radio packages from BBC. (more)

TalkSport wins three years of Saturday Premiership games
From Brand Republic. Posted October 11 2006, 8.10am
LONDON - TalkSport is bringing top league football coverage to national commercial radio for the first time, after it won one of seven 32-game Premier League packages for three seasons from 2007/2008. (more)

talkSPORT Make Broadcasting History
From Merry Media. Posted October 10 2006, 11.45pm
talkSPORT has made broadcasting history - as the first national commercial radio station to broadcast live top flight football games since the BBC in 1927.. (more)

Analysis of talkSPORT's premiership coverage win
From via Breaking Radio. Posted October 10 2006, 9.38pm
MediaGuardian looks at the benefit of talkSPORT's premiership sports right win. (more)

Football rights for talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted October 10 2006, 6.11pm
Great news for commercial radio as talkSPORT wins the rights to broadcast live premiership commentary on a Saturday afternoon (more)

TalkSport wins Premiership radio rights package
From Media Guardian. Posted October 10 2006, 1.00am
4.30pm update: TalkSport has won a slice of the radio rights to Premiership football despite BBC Radio retaining the vast majority of matches. By Julia Day. (more)

TalkSport moves up a division with Premiership rights win
From Media Guardian. Posted October 10 2006, 1.00am
Analysis: With the win of a live Premiership football rights package, TalkSport can finally transform itself into the radio station it has long dreamed of becoming. By Julia Day. (more)

UK regulator considering going digital on mediumwave
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 21 2006, 1.03pm
Peter Davies, Director of Radio and Multimedia at UK media regulator Ofcom, has angered national commercial broadcasters TalkSport and Virgin Radio by suggesting that their AM licences may not be renewed in six years’s time, to allow for a switch to DRM on mediumwave. According to Media Guardian, TalkSport responded by saying that considering ditching AM broadcasts [...] (more)

Is it goodbye AM?
From Media Guardian. Posted September 21 2006, 1.00am
8am: Ofcom may take away Virgin Radio and TalkSport's AM radio licences to use the spectrum for new digital stations. By Julia Day. (more)

UTV pulls out of SMG merger
From Media Guardian. Posted September 20 2006, 1.00am
1.30pm update: UTV, the owner of the TalkSport radio station and the ITV franchise in Northern Ireland, has withdrawn its merger proposal with Scottish group SMG. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

UTV Respond to SMG's Rejection
From Merry Media. Posted August 31 2006, 1.29pm
UTV has noted the announcement made by SMG that its board has rejected UTV's revised improved merger proposal to the board of SMG on 21st August 2006, pursuant to which SMG's shareholders would receive a 52% interest in the merged entity. The board of UTV have said they are disappointed that SMG have rejected this revised proposal which it believes would be highly attractive from a strategic, commercial and financial perspective and would create shareholder value for both SMG and UTV shareholders. Both companies have major tv and radio interests. SMG own Scottish and Grampian TV licences along with Virgin Radio with UTV owning Ulster TV and Talksport.. (more)

Galloway to host Beirut radio phone-in
From Media Guardian. Posted August 25 2006, 1.00am
George Galloway will present his TalkSport phone-in show from Beirut this weekend, in what the station claims is the first live radio phone-in from a war zone. By Julia Day. (more)

UTV sets sights on merger with SMG
From The Times. Posted August 18 2006, 12.00am
UTV, the Northern Irish owner of the radio station TalkSport, has approached the Scottish group SMG, owner of STV and Virgin Radio, about a �400 million merger, The Times has learnt.... (more)

SMG admits merger approach from UTV
From The Times. Posted August 18 2006, 12.00am
SMG, owner of STV and Virgin Radio, admitted today that it had received a merger proposal from UTV, the Northern Irish owner of the radio station TalkSport.... (more)

Rachel Brookes Tops Merry Media Poll
From Merry Media. Posted August 14 2006, 3.42pm
Merry Media conducted a poll to see who your favourite female presenter was out of National Radio stations. 220 people voted and winning with a massive 39.5% of votes was TalkSPORT presenter Rachel Brookes. In second place was BBC Radio 1 host Fearne Cotton with 13.2% of votes. TalkSPORT host Lisa Francesca Nand came third with 12.7% while BBC Radio 1's Edith Bowman came in fourth with 5.9% of the votes. The full results of the poll are:. (more)

Kelly Dalglish Joins TalkSPORT
From Merry Media. Posted August 11 2006, 3.18pm
For the first time in national radio station TalkSPORT's 6 year history they have recruited their first female sports presenter.Kelly Dalglish will be joining the station next month along with Terry Christian. Kelly is the daughter of footballer Kenny Dalglish. Kelly has been with Sky Sports News team since 1998 when the channel launched and has hosted te news on a special millenium Big Breakfast special - The Biggest Breakfast Ever. She will join the 'Kick Off' programme on TalkSPORT on August 21st - hosting it along with Gabriele Marcotti and Jason Cundy.. (more)

TalkSport gives up television ambitions
From Brand Republic. Posted August 11 2006, 2.08pm
LONDON - TalkSport has handed back its TV licence to Ofcom, reversing former boss Kelvin MacKenzie's decision two years ago to expand the business beyond radio. (more)

First female presenter joins TalkSPORT
From Press Gazette. Posted August 9 2006, 11.00pm
TalkSPORT has appointed its first female sports presenter in the station’s six-year history. (more)

Terry Christian joins talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted August 7 2006, 12.45pm
BBC Radio Manchester breakfast presenter Terry Christian has joined talkSPORT to host weekend show �Final Whistle� on Saturday afternoons alongside Newcastle legend Mickey Quinn from The new show starts on Saturday 19th August, ready for the new season. �I�m looking forward to hosting the country�s liveliest football phone in ever,� said Christian. ��Final Whistle� on talkSPORT with myself and Quinny will be an antidote to a format that on other stations often sounds like a forum for the brain-dead. I�m sick of hearing people talking about football that never go to matches. (more)

Christian signs with TalkSPORT for Saturday show
From Brand Republic. Posted August 7 2006, 11.08am
LONDON - Terry Christian, the presenter and Manchester United fan, who became notorious as the host of Channel 4's 'The Word', has been signed by TalkSPORT. (more)

Terry Christian signs to TalkSport
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2006, 1.00am
8am: TalkSport has turned to former Word presenter Terry Christian to present its Saturday afternoon football results show, Final Whistle. By John Plunkett. (more)

TalkSport rapped for 'derogatory' comment
From Media Guardian. Posted August 7 2006, 1.00am
12pm: TalkSport breached the broadcasting code when presenter Alan Brazil used the word 'nips' to refer to the Japanese, media regulator Ofcom ruled today. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Parry goes back to Brazil
From Media Guardian. Posted August 2 2006, 1.00am
11am: TalkSport breakfast show host Alan Brazil is reuniting with co-presenter Mike Parry after two years apart. By Ben Dowell. (more)

TalkSport backs event coverage with trio of sponsors
From Brand Republic. Posted July 19 2006, 11.07am
LONDON - TalkSport has signed deals with Nikon, Tourism Ireland and gambling website Full Tilt Poker to sponsor sports coverage on the talk radio station. (more)

So macho
From Media Guardian. Posted July 14 2006, 8.24am
Comment: TalkSport's first female presenter Chessy Nand asks why most radio jobs still go to the boys. (more)

Brazil back in World Cup
From Media Guardian. Posted July 5 2006, 8.41am
8am: DJ Alan Brazil has patched up his differences with TalkSport and will fly to Berlin for the World Cup final. By Ben Dowell. (more)

Licence savings ahead for commercial radio
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2006, 6.43pm
Classic FM, TalkSport and Virgin Radio, will between them save more than �5.5m annually over the next four years, after Ofcom proposed slashing their annual licence fees. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

UK media regulator reduces analogue licence fees for national commercial stations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 4 2006, 10.37am
UK media regulator Ofcom has announced that the Independent National Radio (INR) operators - Classic FM, TalkSPORT and Virgin Radio – have applied for an extension to their INR licences. Following this request, Ofcom has undertaken a review and is today announcing revised financial terms which will apply to the licence extension periods. The revised terms [...] (more)

More digital DAB for talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted June 22 2006, 9.15am
UTV Radio-owned national station talkSPORT is now transmitting on the Northern Ireland DAB digital multiplex. The station is already available digitally in the area via Freeview, Sky and Cable but this latest edition will complete this phase of the station�s digital expansion plans. Scott Taunton, talkSPORT, chief executive said: �It�s fantastic that talkSPORT is now available on DAB digital radio right across the UK. Our timing couldn�t be better, with our live commentary from each game of the World Cup; we�re now able to offer our listeners even more choice. It�s great that our listeners in Northern Ireland can enjoy the same coverage and insightful analysis as rest of the UK.� (more)

Digital talkSPORT in Germany
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2006, 10.15pm
talkSPORT has official broadcasting rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and to make the most of its live coverage, the station has struck a deal that also lets it broadcast on DAB digital radio in Germany during the World Cup. The deal means that English football fans in Germany will be able to listen to an English radio station for up-to-the-minute World Cup reports and analysis on their DAB digital radios. They�ll also be able to take part in the phone-ins and give their reaction to crucial matches. (more)

TalkSport links with Specsavers for World Cup push
From Brand Republic. Posted June 9 2006, 11.06am
LONDON - TalkSport radio has agreed a five-figure online deal with Specsavers for the duration of the World Cup encouraging football fans to send in images of the worst haircut howlers that they see during tournament in Germany. (more)

TalkSport to reach England World Cup fans in Germany
From Brand Republic. Posted June 5 2006, 8.06am
LONDON - TalkSport has hammered out a deal to broadcast on digital radio in Germany during the World Cup, including using separate advertising and programming. (more)

TalkSport proves that there is life after Kelvin
From The Independent. Posted June 5 2006, 12.00am
he latest mayhem at TalkSport, the radio station founded by Kelvin MacKenzie, has already produced one of the great World Cup headlines: "Brazil out of the World Cup". This is Alan Brazil, the former footballer and TalkSport's colourful breakfast show co-host. (more)

Galloway phone-in for Scotland
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2006, 9.31am
Respect MP George Galloway will reach a new audience in Scotland from Saturday when his talkSPORT phone-in radio show is to be broadcast by its Edinburgh-based sister station talk107. (more)

Brazil out of the World Cup
From Media Guardian. Posted May 18 2006, 8.30am
8am: Alan Brazil is set to leave TalkSport and will not be going to the World Cup after a bust-up with bosses. By John Plunkett. (more)

100th turn-on for Digital One
From Radio Today. Posted April 21 2006, 2.30pm
The world's largest DAB digital radio network, operated by Digital One, turned on its 100th transmitter at Preseli in southwest Wales today. The Preseli transmitter brings national commercial DAB digital radio coverage to more than 140,000 people in the area. As a result, DAB digital radio owners will be able to start enjoying Planet Rock, Capital Life, Core, Oneword, Virgin Radio, Classic FM and talkSPORT. (more)

TalkSport supplies branded DAB radios to Currys
From Brand Republic. Posted April 11 2006, 11.04am
LONDON - TalkSport is promoting its World Cup coverage by supplying 20,000 TalkSport-branded Pure DAB digital radios featuring innovative text display exclusively to Currys. (more)

Galloway to host weekly radio phone-in on TalkSport
From Brand Republic. Posted March 9 2006, 11.03am
LONDON - TalkSport radio has unveiled 'Celebrity Big Brother' contestant and Respect MP George Galloway as its new weekly phone-in current affairs presenter. (more)

MTV's Sadler heads to Dublin
From Media Guardian. Posted February 15 2006, 8.25am
8am: TalkSport owner Ulster TV has hired MTV music chief Mark Sadler to work at its Dublin radio station Q102. By Julia Day. (more)

talkSport defies sceptics to hit highest listening figure
From Press Gazette. Posted February 9 2006, 12.00am
The UK’s only national commercial speech station, talkSport, has recorded the highest number of total listening hours in the station’s history, as well as year-on-year increases in share and reach in the latest Rajar figures. (more)

First Radio offers World Cup
From Radio Today. Posted February 7 2006, 9.07am
Exclusive sponsorship of daily World Cup features across a national network of over 100 local radio stations - That�s the latest proposition from First Radio Sales as they continue to build on their reputation for delivering large scale national promotions on multiple stations. Kicking off in May 2006 the sponsored features will run for six weeks with exclusive content supplied by licenced World Cup broadcaster and FRS sister company, TalkSport. (more)

Auction process blamed as favourite bidder drops out of �35m GCap radio sale
From Media Guardian. Posted February 3 2006, 8.40am
Ulster TV, owner of the TalkSport radio station, has withdrawn from the auction of nine GCap Media radio stations. By Dan Milmo. (more)

Speech radio up in Rajar results
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2006, 3.07pm
The UK’s only national commercial speech station, talkSport, has recorded the highest number of total listening hours in its 10-year history as well as significant year- on-year increases in share and reach, according figures released today by the Radio Joint Audience Research Committee. (more)

Breach of rule for talkSPORT
From Radio Today. Posted January 23 2006, 12.51pm
The latest Broadcast Bulletin from Ofcom contains details of a complaint made against Charlie Wolf on talkSPORT duing a phone-in on the station at 5:30am, 4th December 2005. Two listeners objected to a presenter referring to a young American woman, who was killed by a military bulldozer while protesting in the Gaza strip, as �scum�. The complainants thought that, whatever the presenter�s politics, comments such as this were unnecessary when talking about a civilian who was killed while protesting. (more)

Top cat of the talk shows
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
When Talksport approached George Galloway with the idea of hosting his own current affairs show, the maverick anti-Iraq war MP knew exactly how he wanted to launch his radio debut. (more)

George Galloway: Top cat of the talk shows
From The Independent. Posted January 1 1970, 12.59am
When Talksport approached George Galloway with the idea of hosting his own current affairs show, the maverick anti-Iraq war MP knew exactly how he wanted to launch his radio debut. (more)