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This is an archive of news about BBC Radio Stoke. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

New Asian show for Stoke
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 8.09am
BBC Radio Stoke is launching a new programme aimed at the Asian community this evening between 7 and 9pm, hosted by Anisha Shah. (more)

New Asian Show on BBC Radio Stoke
From Merry Media. Posted January 18 2008, 2.17pm
BBC Radio Stoke launches a new show aimed at the local Asian community in Staffordshire presented by Anisha Shah. The show, called ANISHA, will be on every Monday night between 7pm and 9pm from Monday 21st January. . (more)

C4 apologises for Stoke housing claim
From Digital Spy. Posted October 26 2007, 3.24pm
Channel 4 apologises for Location Location Location's claim that one in five families in Stoke are officially homeless. (more)

C4 apologises for 'grave insult' to Stoke-on-Trent
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2007, 12.00am
Channel 4 has apologised after a programme falsely stated that one in five families in Stoke-on-Trent are officially homeless. (more)

The City and Media Diary
From The Independent. Posted October 21 2007, 12.55am
Inspiration can come from the strangest of places. It seems the graduate recruitment programme of law firm Eversheds has provided the spur for 'Today' stalwart John Humphrys (right) to pen a third book. The literary pedant's anger has been stoked by frankly ridiculous descriptions of would-be recruits on the firm's site, to be found at http://www.eversheds.com/graduaterecruitment/Career/whatwelookfor.asp. (more)

Regional ABCs: Sundays down but boost for Stoke Sentinel
From Press Gazette. Posted August 30 2007, 12.00am
The UK's regional Sunday newspapers dropped circulation by an average of 5.2 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of this year. (more)

United Christian Broadcasters Limited extends UK reach
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 23 2007, 11.41am
United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) is to extend its DAB Digital radio broadcasting reach across England and Wales with the addition of five regions which, with its existing London and Stoke licences, will mean that virtually all major cities in England and Wales will be able to hear Christian radio, most of them for the first time. UCB [...] (more)

Janine Machin Leaves BBC Radio Stoke for TV
From Merry Media. Posted May 22 2007, 11.06am
Breakfast presenter Janine Machin, is leaving BBC Radio Stoke to launch a career in television, presenting the BBC's regional news programme in Cambridge.. (more)

New music boss for Signal
From Radio Today. Posted March 21 2007, 2.56pm
Dave Sherwood's re-joining UTV Radio in the newly-created role of Head of Music at Signal Radio in Stoke. Most recently Dave was presenting at weekends and on the Drivetime show at Century FM in the North East, and prior to that worked for UTV's Bradford station, The Pulse. (more)

VOA building in Bethany named ?historic place?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 13 2006, 10.48am
The Voice of America building in Bethany, Ohio, has been named to the National Register of Historic Places. The designation could qualify the building for millions in grants in an effort to convert it into a $12 million national museum, West Chester township officials say. Trustee Catherine Stoker says ”It well deserves the honour because of its [...] (more)

Cross Rhythms praised
From Radio Today. Posted December 4 2006, 3.55pm
Cross Rhythms City radio in Stoke on Trent has received a strong endorsement from the Government for its contribution to the community and its impact on social gain. (more)

Government Report Praises Cross Rhythms
From Merry Media. Posted December 2 2006, 5.20pm
Cross Rhythms City radio in Stoke on Trent has received a strong endorsement from the Government for its contribution to the community and its impact on social gain.. (more)

Stokes sells half-share of Seven TV network
From The Times. Posted November 21 2006, 12.00am
Kerry Stokes, the Australian media mogul, has sold a half-share in his Seven television network in Australia to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the private equity firm, for A$735 million (£298 million).... (more)

Basingstoke Gazette goes green as poll reveals recycling opposition
From Press Gazette. Posted November 9 2006, 1.37pm
Basingstoke Gazette launches Green Watch campaign as results of a reader poll lead to a recycling scheme being scrapped. (more)

ITV stokes war reporting row with MoD
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2006, 1.00am
3pm: ITV is to raise the stakes in the row over its coverage injured British troops with a special edition of Tonight with Trevor McDonald on the subject. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

Regional TLRC boss joins Tindle
From Radio Today. Posted September 8 2006, 6.45am
The Regional Managing Director for TLRC in the South John Baker, and Wessex FM Marketing and Promotions Manager Joss Baker are both joining Tindle Radio South in similar roles. John will join the group as Regional Managing Director, which includes overseeing operations at Kestrel FM in Basingstoke, Kick FM in Newbury, Delta Radio in East Hampshire and Win FM in Winchester. Both John and Jeff join the group in October and will be tasked with launching the radio station for Andover next year – a new licence awarded to Tindle Radio in July. (more)

New family for 107.2 Win FM
From Radio Today. Posted September 6 2006, 8.30am
Tindle Radio, the new owners of 107.2 Win FM have announced the station will forge close links with other local Tindle stations Kestrel FM in Basingstoke, Kick FM in Newbury, Delta Radio in East Hampshire and soon to be launched Andover 106.4FM. The Local Radio Company announced the disposal of the station yesterday, after it did not respond to profit improvement plans. It is thought Win FM is the first of many stations to be sold by TLRC. (more)

Stoke's Sentinel Sunday switches to tabloid format
From Press Gazette. Posted August 9 2006, 11.00pm
The Sentinel Sunday in Stoke-on-Trent has switched to a tabloid format and claimed a 52% sales boost week-on-week. (more)

Cross Rhythms Chooses FM Over Satellite
From Merry Media. Posted August 9 2006, 4.31pm
After 8 years broadcasting on Sky Digital satellite, media initiative Cross Rhythms have announced their unexpected decision to move on from this broadcasting platform in favour of their FM and internet operations. This will come into effect on Monday August 14th. Cross Rhythms broadcasts a community radio station across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme on 101.8 FM.. (more)

Efforts to get VOA Bethany declared ?place of national historical significance?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 17 2006, 12.48pm
Trustee Catherine Stoker and several residents will travel to Columbus, Ohio, next month to urge that the Voice of America building in West Chester Township be declared a place of national historical significance. Such a designation would qualify it for potentially millions of dollars in federal grants and funding. The building is the last remnant of the [...] (more)

UTV Radio Boss on Board
From Radio Today. Posted May 20 2006, 1.00am
The Group Managing Director of ILR for UTV Radio, Chris Hurst, has been appointed to the board of UTV Radio GB Ltd. After graduating from Leeds university, Chris started his career at Signal Radio in Stoke On Trent, where he later became Sales Director then Station Director. He was promoted once again to become Regional Managing Director for The Wireless Group before UTV took over the company last year. His responsiblity for 17 Independent Local Radio Stations ranges from Talk 107 in Scotland to Swansea Sound in Wales. (more)

New boss at Radio Shropshire
From Radio Today. Posted April 7 2006, 12.00pm
Tim Beech has been appointed as the new Managing Editor of BBC Radio Shropshire. He joins the station from BBC Radio Stoke, where he has been Assistant Editor for the past three years. He started out his broadcasting career in commercial radio before moving to BBC WM in 1989 as a Broadcast Journalist. From there he became Sports Editor at the station, a position he held for eight years. (more)

Tindle acquires two stations as Stiby retires
From Press Gazette. Posted February 2 2006, 12.00am
Tindle Radio has acquired Milestone Group plc’s shareholdings in Kestrel FM Limited (Basingstoke) and West Berkshire Radio Limited (Kick FM, Newbury). (more)

NUJ gains recognition at Stoke radio station
From Press Gazette. Posted January 27 2006, 4.55pm
The National Union of Journalists has been formally recognised at a commercial radio station for the first time in over a decade. (more)