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

York Press management express 'astonishment' at five-day strike action
From Press Gazette. Posted May 15 2008, 12.00am
The management at Newsquestâ€™s York Press has expressed its "astonishment" at the NUJ chapel decision to stage a five-day strike over a rejected three per cent pay offer next week. (more)

Five-day strike planned at York Press and Gazette & Herald papers
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 12.37pm
A five-day strike will hit the York Press and Gazette & Herald titles from Thursday next week. By Stephen Brook (more)

Duchess of York defends Princess Beatrice from Daily Mail's 'Miss Piggy' jibes
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 8.35am
The Duchess of York has attacked Allison Pearson after the Daily Mail columnist made jokes about Princess Beatrice's weight. By Stephen Brook (more)

Journalists vote for five-day strike at York Press
From Press Gazette. Posted May 14 2008, 12.00am
Journalists at Newsquest York have voted to take five days of strike action after rejecting a pay offer of three per cent. (more)

Cablevision buys Newsday for $650m$
From The Times. Posted May 12 2008, 5.32pm
Cablevision, the television and telecoms giant that owns New York's Radio City Music Hall, yesterday seized control of Newsday, the US tabloid, in a deal worth $650 million ($£331.5 million). (more)

Private equity puts banks in the dock over Clear Channel buyout
From Media Guardian. Posted May 11 2008, 11.05pm
Trial begins in New York supreme court to determine future of $27bn buyout of advertising and radio company (more)

Radiohead attack EMI over album release
From Daily Telegraph. Posted May 11 2008, 12.01am
Rock band Radiohead's lead singer Thom Yorke has launched another attack on EMI, the record company bought by Guy Hands' private equity company Terra Firma for Â£3.2bn last year. (more)

Netbytes: The New York Times
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 11.12pm
The New York Times online has come a long way in the past few years, scooping several Webby Awards last week. And how many other newspapers have a page for pancakes? (more)

Yorke slams Radiohead 'Best Of' LP
From Digital Spy. Posted May 9 2008, 2.38pm
Radiohead's Thom Yorke hits out at label EMI for releasing the band's Best Of album. (more)

Dixie replaces Ditchy at Real
From Radio Today. Posted May 7 2008, 9.37pm
Former Galaxy Yorkshire and Hallam FM presenter Dixie is joining GMG Radio to host the drivetime show on Real Radio Yorkshire, replacing David Ditchfield. (more)

York newspaper's appeal for cash brings high dependency unit to hospital
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 6 2008, 9.00am
£300,000 Guardian Angels Appeal transforms the way that the sickest, most vulnerable children are treated (more)

Major marketing for UTV stations
From Radio Today. Posted May 2 2008, 12.32am
UTV Radio is launching a new major marketing campaign across eight of its ILR stations. The activity begins at The Pulse in West Yorkshire and continues to 96.5 Radio Wave across Blackpool and 107.4 Tower FM across Bolton and Bury before the creative is rolled out across the five remaining stations. (more)

Yorke: 'In Rainbows' freebie was a one-off
From Digital Spy. Posted April 30 2008, 9.14am
Radiohead won't be releasing any more music for free, says singer Thom Yorke. (more)

York Press has 'upmarket' redesign
From Press Gazette. Posted April 30 2008, 12.00am
The Press newspaper in York has had an "upmarket" redesign, its first since it went tabloid in 2004. (more)

Rupert bets big bucks on New York - and newsprint
From Media Guardian. Posted April 26 2008, 11.02pm
Peter Preston: Some things that happen aren't very surprising. Take the managing editor at the Wall Street Journal and watch him head south after four-and-a-half months of Murdoch ownership (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. Entertainment 101 BBC1 / RTE1 102 BBC2 / RTE2 103 ITV1 / UTV / TV3 104 Channel 4 / TG4 / S4C 105 Five 106 Sky One 107 Sky Two 108 Sky Three 109 UKTV Gold 110 UKTV Gold +1 111 Dave 112 LIVING 113 LIVING +1 114 LIVING2 115 BBC THREE 116 BBC FOUR 117 Channel 4 (Wales) 118 ITV2 119 ITV3 120 ITV4 121 Virgin1 122 Virgin1+1 123 Bravo 124 Bravo+1 125 Challenge 126 ParaComedy 1 127 ParaComedy +1 128 ParaComedy 2 129 SCI FI 130 SCI FI +1 131 ITV2+1 132 UKTV Drama 133 UKTV Drama+1 134 S4C 135 Channel 4+1 / Channel 4 136 E4 / Channel 4+1 137 E4+1 / E4 EIRE 138 More4 / E4+1 (ROI) 139 More4+1 / More4 (ROI) 140 Channel 4 HD / More4+1 (ROI) 141 BBC1 NI (ROI Only) 142 BBC2 NI (ROI Only) 143 BBC HD 144 DMAX 145 DMAX+1 146 Zone Reality 147 Zone Reality +1 148 Zone Reality X 149 Zone Romantica 150 Hallmark 151 E! Entertainm 152 Challenge+1 153 Bravo2 154 DMAX+2 155 Hollywood TV 156 Biography 157 Film24 158 Dave +1 159 ParaComedy2+ 160 MTV 161 RTE1 (NI) 162 RTE2 (NI) 163 TG4 (NI) 164 FX 165 FX+ 166 Information TV 167 Info TV2 168 Passion TV 169 Raj TV 170 Sky One HD 171 My Channel 172 Trouble 173 Trouble +1 174 Five US 175 Five US +1 176 Five Life 177 Five Life +1 178 Men & Motors 179 ITV3+1 180 Red 181 fame TV 182 Channel 6 (only avail ROI) 183 Current TV 184 BEN 185 Ape TV 186 Life One 187 AIT Int'l 188 AnimeCentral 189 Open Access 2 190 Open Access 3 191 Urban TV 192 OBE 193 FX+1 194 Sumo TV 195 propeller 196 Nuts TV 197 Pulse 198 BET 199 200 201 202 203 Channel M 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Lifestyle & Culture 240 Disc.RealTime 241 Disc.RT Extra 242 Disc.H&Health 243 Sky Real Lives 244 SkyRealLive+1 245 SkyRealLives2 246 UKTV Style 247 UKTV Style +1 248 UKTV Gardens 249 UKTV Food 250 UKTV Food +1 251 Travel Channel 252 Travel Ch +1 253 254 Disc.RT +1 255 Disc.H&H +1 256 Sky Arts 257 Sky Arts HD 258 UKTV Style 2 259 Performance 260 Mainstreet 261 Fashion TV 262 Real Estate TV 263 264 Wine TV 265 Disc.Travel&L 266 Wedding TV 267 Wedding TV+1 268 Africa Channel 269 Diva TV 270 SA Direct 271 Luxe TV 272 Baby Channel 273 Luxe TV HD 274 O'seasproperty 275 276 277 278 279 280 Horse&Country 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 Movies 301 Sky Premiere 302 Sky Prem+1 303 Sky Comedy 304 Sky Action 305 Sky Family 306 Sky Drama 307 Sky ScFi/Horror 308 Sky Classics 309 Sky Mdn Greats 310 Sky Indie 311 SkyScreen 1 312 SkyScreen 2 313 Sky PremiereHD 314 SkyScreen 1HD 315 Film4 316 Film4 +1 317 TCM 318 TCM 2 319 Zone Horror 320 Zone Thriller 321 True Movies 322 True Movies 2 323 movies4men 324 movies4men+1 325 movies4men 2 326 327 movies24 328 movies24+ 329 Nollywood 330 AIT 332 SkyScreen 2HD 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 347 348 349 Music 350 MTV ONE 351 MTV ONE+1 352 MTV BASE 353 MTV HITS 354 MTV DANCE 355 MTV TWO 356 VH1 357 VH1 Classic 358 TMF 359 The Box 360 The Hits 361 KISS 362 Smash Hits! 363 Magic 364 Q 365 Chart Show TV 366 The Vault 367 Flava 368 Kerrang! 369 oMusic TV 370 Channel U 371 Fizz 372 Bliss 373 374 Scuzz 375 376 Flaunt 377 378 ROCKWORLDTV 379 Bubble Hits 380 Musflash TV 381 Bedroom TV 382 NME TV 383 Clubland 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 Music Choice 396 Music Choice 397 398 399 400 Sports 401 Sky Sports 1 402 Sky Sports 2 403 Sky Sports 3 404 Sky Spts Xtra 405 Sky Spts News 406 MUTV 407 408 Sky Sports HD1 409 Sky Sports HD2 410 Eurosport UK 411 Eurosport2 UK 412 413 Motors TV 414 415 At The Races 416 417 NASN 418 Setanta Golf 419 Extreme Sports 420 421 Chelsea TV 422 423 Arsenal TV 424 Arsenal Replay 425 426 427 Fight Network 428 429 Setanta Sports1 430 Setanta Sports2 432 Racing UK 433 Racing World 434 Setanta Ireland (Not NI) 435 Setanta News 436 Celtic TV 437 438 Rangers TV 439 Setanta Sports (ROI) 440 441 442 ESPN Classic 443 444 445 RealmadridTV 446 447 448 LiverpoolFCTV 449 450 Sky Sports HD3 451 452 Rush HD 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 PPV 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 News 501 Sky News 502 Bloomberg 503 BBC NEWS 504 BBC PARL'MNT 505 CNBC 506 CNN 507 S4C2 508 EuroNews 509 FOX News 510 CCTV-9 511 NDTV 24x7 512 Russia Today 513 France 24 514 Al Jazeera Eng 515 516 517 518 519 Documentaries 520 Discovery 521 Discovery+1 522 Disc.Knowldge 523 Disc. 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Science 525 Animal Planet 526 Nat Geo 527 Nat Geo+ 1hr 528 Nat Geo Wild 529 History 530 History+1hour 531 Crime 532 UKTV Docs 533 UKTV Docs+1 534 UKTV People 535 Animal Plnt+1 536 Discovery HD 537 UKTV History 538 UKTV H'tory+1 539 CommunityChnl 540 541 542 543 Nat Geo HD 544 545 History HD 546 547 Business Chn'l 548 549 Disc.Sci+1 550 551 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 559 560 561 562 563 564 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 577 578 579 Religion 580 GOD Channel 581 GOD Europe 582 Wonderful 583 TBN Europe 584 DAYSTAR 585 revelation 586 UCB TV 587 Inspiration 588 LOVEWORLD TV 589 EWTN 590 Gospel Channel 591 Word Network 592 Genesis 593 Faith 594 KICC TV 595 596 597 598 599 600 Kids 601 Cartoon Netwrk 602 CN Too 603 Boomerang 604 Nickelodeon 605 Nick Replay 606 Nicktoons 607 Jetix 608 Jetix +1 609 Disney Chnl 610 Disney Chnl+1 611 Play Disney 612 Play Disney+ 613 CBBC Channel 614 CBeebies 615 Nick Jr. 616 POP 617 Tiny Pop 618 Boomerang +1 619 Cartoonito 620 Nick Jr. 2 621 CITV 622 Disney Cine 623 BabyTV 624 BabyFirst 625 Tiny Pop +1 626 PopGirl 627 Pop +1 628 Disney Cine+1 629 630 631 632 633 634 635 636 637 638 639 Shopping 640 QVC 641 JML 642 JML Lifestyle 643 TV SHOP 644 Ideal World 645 price-drop tv 646 Pitch TV 647 Thomson TV 648 JJB Sports 649 Best Direct 650 Jewellery Ch. 651 Simply Ideas 652 TV Warehouse1 653 TV Warehouse 654 bid tv 655 Thomas Cook 656 Gems TV 657 Pitch World 658 Best Direct+ 659 Shop on TV 660 Thane Direct 661 TVW Select 662 JML Choice 663 Stop + Shop 664 Price Crash 665 speedauctiontv 666 JML Innovation 667 JML Solutions 668 Vitality 669 Sky Travel 670 Gems TV 2 671 Create & Craft 672 Teletext Hols 673 Vinappris 674 JJB Golf 675 Max TV 676 U Save.TV 677 CelebrityShop 678 Price Crash 2 679 Home&Travel 680 Screenshop2 681 682 Entrepreneur 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 Movies PPV 700 Sky Box Office 701 Sky Box Office 702 Sky Box Office 703 Sky Box Office 704 Sky Box Office 705 Sky Box Office 706 Sky Box Office 707 Sky Box Office 708 Sky Box Office 709 Sky Box Office 710 Sky Box Office 711 Sky Box Office 712 Sky Box Office 713 Sky Box Office 714 Sky Box Office 715 Sky Box Office 716 Sky Box Office 717 Sky Box Office 718 Sky Box Office 719 Sky Box Office 720 Sky Box Office 721 Sky Box Office 722 Sky Box Office 723 Sky Box Office 724 Sky Box Office 725 Sky Box Office 726 Sky Box Office 727 Sky Box Office 728 Sky Box Office 729 Sky Box Office 730 Sky Box Office 731 Sky Box Office 732 Sky Box Office 733 Sky Box Office 734 Sky Box Office 735 Sky Box Office 736 Sky Box Office 737 Sky Box Office 738 Sky Box Office 739 Sky Box Office 740 Sky Box Office 741 Sky Box Office 742 Sky Box Office 743 Sky Box Office 744 Sky Box Office 745 Sky Box Office 746 Sky Box Office 747 Sky Box Office 748 Sky Box Office 749 Sky Box Office 750 Sky Box Office 751 Sky Box Office 752 SBO HD1 753 SBO HD2 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 762 763 764 765 766 767 768 769 770 771 772 773 774 775 776 777 778 779 International 780 B4U Movies 781 B4U Music 782 Sony TV Asia 783 STAR One 784 STAR Plus 785 PCNE Chinese 786 Bangla TV 787 mta-muslim tv 788 Zee TV 789 Zee Music 790 Zee Cinema 791 ARY Digital 792 PTV Prime 793 MATV National 794 DW-TV 795 TVEi 796 Abu Dhabi TV 797 SouthForYou 798 AlphaEtcPun 799 TV5 800 MAX 801 Record TV 802 DM Digital 803 DM Gold 804 ARY QTV 805 Venus TV 806 ARY Oneworld 807 Aastha TV 808 STAR News 809 STAR Gold 810 PTV Global 811 Zee Gujarati 812 Mana Telugu 813 Islam Channel 814 Channel 'S' 815 GEO UK 816 Sahara Filmy 817 Sahara One 818 AAJ TAK 819 Noor TV 820 Peace TV 821 Channel Punjab 822 Music India 823 jazeerachildren 824 AAG 825 GEO News 826 Channel S NTV 827 ATN 828 DD-News 829 DD-India 830 Sunrise TV 831 NDTV Imagine 832 Glory TV 833 Brit Asia TV 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849 850 851 852 853 854 855 856 857 858 859 Gaming 860 i Play TV 861 Gala TV 862 Pitch Gaming 863 YouPlay TV 864 Sky Vegas 865 SkyPoker.com 866 Live Roulette 867 Pitchgaming2 868 YouPlay TV2 869 SmartLive 870 871 872 873 874 Dating 875 Dating Channel 876 Gay Date TV 877 Gay Network 878 Chat Box 879 Specialist 880 Teachers TV 881 Pub Channel 882 Sky Venue 883 Open Access 884 Audi Channel 885 SupremrMastr 886 Psychic TV 887 888 889 890 891 892 893 894 895 896 897 898 899 Sky Cust Ch Adult 900 Playboy TV 901 Adult Channel 902 Spice Extreme 903 Television X 904 Television X2 905 Television X3 906 Babestation 907 FriendlyTV 908 Babeworld.tv 909 Get Lucky TV 910 Lucky Star 911 Playboy One 912 Tease Me 913 Television X4 914 Over 18 TV 915 Climax3 - 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Radio Stunt Imitates Real Life: 42 Hours in an Elevator
From radio.about.com. Posted April 24 2008, 5.02am
Over the past week or so, a viral video has been making the rounds through the Internet of a young New York City man who had the unfortunate luck to... (more)

New York Times chairman denies reports it is for sale
From Financial Times. Posted April 22 2008, 7.17pm
The chairman of the New York Times told shareholders the company was not for sale, disputing speculation that a prolonged slump in the newspaper industry made it vulnerable to outside buyers (more)

The Radio Saga of "Dead Air Dave"
From radio.about.com. Posted April 22 2008, 5.33pm
Have you heard of Dead Air Dave? According to the description at Google Video he's an "...irritated New York radio personality at the now defunct 92.3 K-Rock and in-house censor... (more)

New York Film Academy teams up with NBC to train digital journalists of the future
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 22 2008, 2.33pm
The New York Film Academy has teamed up with NBC News to offer a year-long training course in '21st Century broadcast journalism'. The course aims to train the next generation of journalists to 'be prepared to navigate the evolving landscape of digital journalism.' Students will have the chance to attend 'master classes' conducted by NBC news staff [...] (more)

New York Times loss highlights print decline
From Financial Times. Posted April 17 2008, 6.45pm
The New York Times Company swung to a loss in the first quarter amid a 9.2 per cent drop in print advertising that highlighted the continued decline of US newspapers (more)

Strike action ballot for union members at York newspapers
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 17 2008, 12.30pm
Pay claim could result in industrial action for Newsquest's York operation (more)

Jobs fear as editions are cut at the Yorkshire Evening Post
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 15 2008, 12.10pm
40+ print workers face the axe as Evening Post operation is moved to out-of-town site (more)

WNEW back on the air in New York
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 14 2008, 5.33pm
WNEW, progressive rock radio, is backÂ -Â streaming liveÂ on the InternetÂ and going out in digitalÂ mode at 102.7-HD2 in greater New York City. The original WNEW-FM wasÂ the legendary NYC rock station that helped break artists like Bruce Springsteen and The Police,. At the helm of this new rock adventure is Programme Director Norm Winer, an award-winning radio industry veteran, [...] (more)

Lincs creates Yorkshire deal
From Radio Today. Posted April 8 2008, 8.15am
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)

Will Murdoch gain another New York daily?
From Press Gazette. Posted April 1 2008, 12.00am
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp already owns the New York Post and Wall Street Journal. Now it is battling to take control of another New York paper, the suburban daily Newsday. (more)

Fresh problems for Laser
From Radio Today. Posted March 31 2008, 1.00am
Yorkshire station Fresh Radio spent most of last week broadcasting an old emergency back-up CD on their 1413 medium wave transmitter in Skipton, according to reports. (more)

Guy Harris goes back in time
From Radio Today. Posted March 27 2008, 11.36am
Real Radio Yorkshire's Guy Harris is converting all his old GWR Friday night programmes to MP3 format and releasing them on iTunes over the coming weeks. (more)

Radiohead deny Glastonbury rumours
From Digital Spy. Posted March 13 2008, 4.42pm
Radiohead's Thom Yorke denies rumours the band pulled out of Glastonbury on environmental grounds. (more)

Former Payola Crusader Governor Eliot Spitzer Involved in Prostitution Scandal
From radio.about.com. Posted March 10 2008, 3.59pm
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - a crusader against payola in the radio and recording industries – is embroiled in a scandal involving a prostitution scandal. Today, he held a... (more)

Former Radio Payola Crusader Governor Eliot Spitzer Involved in Prostitution Scandal
From radio.about.com. Posted March 10 2008, 3.59pm
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - a crusader against payola in the Radio and recording industries – is embroiled in a scandal involving a prostitution scandal. Today, he held a... (more)

TLRC plan to relocate station
From Radio Today. Posted March 6 2008, 11.41am
The Local Radio Company is looking to relocate one of its newest and smallest radio stations, Minster Northallerton FM, which has only been broadcasting in North Yorkshire for nine months. The possible move follows Ofcom's decision to relax rules on stations being located with their transmission area. (more)

Pennine FM back from the dead
From Radio Today. Posted February 29 2008, 2.18am
EXCLUSIVE: A radio name known to many in West Yorkshire is set to return this weekend as TLRC's Home 107.9 in Huddersfield re-brands as The New Pennine FM. Pennine was the former name of The Pulse, based a few miles away in Bradford and was last heard on the local airwaves in the early 1990's. (more)

Yorke: 'Glasto isn't green friendly'
From Digital Spy. Posted February 28 2008, 12.45pm
Thom Yorke claims Radiohead aren't playing Glastonbury because of a lack of local transport. (more)

Radio Presenter Mike Hurley Dies
From Merry Media. Posted February 26 2008, 2.22pm
Former BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio York presenter Mike Hurley has died at the age of 59 following a stroke. He was well known for his alter ego "Bill Bore" for which he won a Sony Radio Award. . (more)

Presenter Mike Hurley dies
From Radio Today. Posted February 26 2008, 2.08pm
Popular radio presenter and voice-over artist Mike Hurley has died. Mike suffered from a stroke at the young age of 59. He was best known for his programmes on BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio York, along with performing voice-overs for many radio commercials. (more)

New York Times suffers backlash over McCain romance story
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
The New York Times is being swamped by a flood of telephone and email messages from readers, many of them irate over the story the paper ran about Senator John McCain, the leading Republican candidate for the US presidency, suggesting he... (more)

New York Times backlash over McCain romance story
From Press Gazette. Posted February 25 2008, 12.00am
The New York Times is being swamped by a flood of telephone and email messages from readers, many of them irate over a story the paper ran about Senator John McCain. (more)

Larry the Cable Guy Visits SIRIUS Satellite Radio
From radio.about.com. Posted February 22 2008, 12.00am
Larry the Cable Guy and "Witless Protection" co-star, Ivana Milicevic stopped by SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s "Blue Collar Comedy" channel at SIRIUS studios in New York on Tuesday, February 19th. They... (more)

Was New York Times right to publish John McCain affair story?
From Press Gazette. Posted February 22 2008, 12.00am
Did the New York Times â€“ whose slogan is All the News Thatâ€™s Fit to Print â€“ err when it ran a front page story suggesting that the number one contender for the Republican Party nomination for the Presidency Senator John McCain once had... (more)

Blackburn covers Hull breakfast
From Radio Today. Posted February 20 2008, 8.09am
Tony Blackburn is spending a week in Hull and east Yorkshire, covering the Steve Jordan breakfast show on KCFM 99.8 all next week. (more)

KEXP and Radio New York team up to launch Radio Liberation
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 12 2008, 5.30pm
KEXP, Seattleâ€™s listener-supported radio station, and Radio New York 91.5 FM, the cityâ€™s public radio station, are joining forces to create Radio Liberation, an unprecedented partnership dedicated to listeners and independent music. Beginning on March 24, 2008, Radio Liberation will air KEXP-produced programming Monday through Friday on Radio New York 91.5 FM. The programming will feature [...] (more)

York Press scoop becomes 'most read' after world's press follows it up
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 11 2008, 9.00am
Paper's exclusive beat online stories about Britney (more)

New Caribbean radio station in New York
From Media Network Weblog. Posted February 10 2008, 12.44pm
One Caribbean Radio was launched in New York on Friday. The station, broadcasting on 620 AM, is a full service station established to meet the need in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut tri-state area for a radio station that will programme a diversified format of Caribbean music, news, sports, talk and information to meet the needs [...] (more)

More Digital One on the coast
From Radio Today. Posted February 8 2008, 5.31am
The national DAB network for GCap Media's Digital One network has extended with a new transmitter for the Yorkshire Coast. The new relay in Whitby will serve 30,000 people who were previously unable to receive national stations such as theJazz and Planet Rock. (more)

New community newspaper launched for York
From Hold the Front Page. Posted February 6 2008, 12.40am
First newspaper launch in 20 years will focus on upbeat side of life (more)

Thom Yorke worked as builder in summer
From Digital Spy. Posted January 30 2008, 12.01pm
Radiohead's Thom Yorke reveals that he worked as a builder for two weeks last summer. (more)

Matt Wilkins joins Radio City
From Radio Today. Posted January 29 2008, 2.51pm
Former Galaxy Yorkshire presenter Matt Wilkins has joined Radio City to host a brand new late night show. (more)

SIRIUS Covers Superbowl, XM Uncovers Grammy Winners
From radio.about.com. Posted January 29 2008, 12.00am
SIRIUS Superbowl Coverage On Superbowl Sunday, February 3, SIRIUS will provide the local flagship radio broadcasts of both the AFC Champion New England Patriots (channel 126) and NFC Champion New York... (more)

NBC to axe New York 'upfronts' event
From Media Guardian. Posted January 22 2008, 10.49am
NBC is set to scrap its annual 'upfronts' presentation of its new prime time schedule to advertisers. By Maria Esposito (more)

Global changes at Galaxy
From Radio Today. Posted January 21 2008, 12.40pm
Global Radio is changing the concept of Galaxy Digital to offer listeners more live programming. The output of Galaxy on DAB in areas without an FM service, along with Sky and Virgin Media, will be a relay of programmes from one of the four analogue Galaxy stations in Manchester, Yorkshire, Newcastle and Birmingham. (more)

Pete York On Ads
From The Independent. Posted January 20 2008, 1.00am
There was a woman creating in the Sidcup Tesco's the other day. She was haranguing the checkout girl about cruelty to chickens, as seen the night before on Jamie Oliver's Channel 4 exposé of battery farming. There's been a positive chicken fortnight on C4, starring the Jamie/Hugh/Gordon supergroup, big lads all, acting like pop stars and actors together, only more so. (more)

John Catlett named RFE/RL Chief Operating Officer
From Media Network Weblog. Posted January 17 2008, 4.22pm
John N Catlett has been named Chief Operating Officer of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Mr Catlett has been involved in broadcasting production, sales and marketing, engineering and management for over 35 years. He managed FM radio stations for CBS in Chicago and New York City. Since 1984 he has worked outside the US to develop new [...] (more)

New York Times and CNBC in alliance
From Media Guardian. Posted January 8 2008, 10.08am
The New York Times and business channel CNBC have struck a deal to share news and video clips online as both companies prepare for battle against Rupert Murdoch. By Mark Sweney (more)

New York Times and CNBC to share web content
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 7 2008, 12.00am
NYTimes.com articles will appear on CNBC, which will share videos with the newspaper site (more)

Mirror editor Richard Wallace linked to New York job
From Press Gazette. Posted January 4 2008, 12.00am
The British editor of the New York Daily News, Martin Dunn, has insisted that he has signed a new contract, following reports in a rival tabloid that Daily Mirror editor Richard Wallace was being considered for his job. (more)

Ofcom awards new licences
From Radio Today. Posted December 20 2007, 11.22am
Ofcom has awarded six new community radio licences - five to groups in Yorkshire and another to a Christian service based in the Wirral. A further three groups - RB FM in Barnsley, The Light FM in Rhyl and Wrexham FM were refused licenses by the regulator. (more)

Radio 1 reverses 'Fairytale' lyric ban
From Digital Spy. Posted December 19 2007, 10.35am
BBC Radio 1 back-tracks on censoring the word "faggot" from the Pogues' 'Fairytale of New York'. (more)

BBC backs down on plan to censor 'Fairytale of New York'
From The Independent. Posted December 19 2007, 12.35am
Embarrassed BBC bosses have climbed down over attempts to ban words it deemed offensive in the Christmas hit song "Fairytale of New York". (more)

Fairytale ending for hit censored by Radio 1
From Media Guardian. Posted December 18 2007, 11.52pm
The BBC was forced into a very public U-turn yesterday over a decision to censor the perennial Christmas hit Fairytale of New York (more)

Radio 1 reverses decision to censor Pogues song
From The Independent. Posted December 18 2007, 7.15pm
Radio 1 has reversed its decision to bleep out the word "faggot" from Pogues hit Fairytale Of New York. (more)

BBC Radio 1 backs down
From Radio Today. Posted December 18 2007, 5.53pm
BBC Radio 1 will play the uncut version of the Pogues' Fairytale of New York, after a day of criticism from listeners for trying to edit out certain words. Kirsty MacColl's mother even branded the networks decision to cut out the words slut and faggot as ridiculous. (more)

Radio 1 U-turn over Pogues lyric ban
From Media Guardian. Posted December 18 2007, 5.52pm
Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt has reversed the decision to censor the Pogues' Christmas hit Fairytale of New York. By John Plunkett (more)

Radio 1 censors Christmas standard
From Media Guardian. Posted December 18 2007, 1.49pm
BBC Radio 1's decision to censor a lyric from Kirsty MacColl and Shane McGowan's Christmas standard Fairytale of New York looks to have backfired. By Paul MacInnes (more)

Dismay as Radio 1 censors 'offensive' Fairytale
From The Independent. Posted December 18 2007, 12.55pm
The mother of late singer Kirsty MacColl has branded Radio 1 "pathetic" for banning the words 'faggot' and 'slut' from her hit Fairytale Of New York. (more)

Tony Blackburn joins KCFM
From Radio Today. Posted December 17 2007, 12.57pm
All-round radio legend Tony Blackburn has joined Hull and East Yorkshire station KCFM 99.8 to host a weekly show each Friday. (more)

Yorkshire radio stations to go digital
From Media Guardian. Posted December 13 2007, 3.18pm
The award of a multiplex licence has paved the way for three north Yorkshire radio stations to go digital. By John Plunkett (more)

Muxco wins North Yorks DAB
From Radio Today. Posted December 13 2007, 1.24pm
The Local Radio Company, together with MuxCo have won the digital multiplex licence for North Yorkshire. The award means TLRC will be able to take three of their stations, Minster FM, Stray FM and Yorkshire Coast Radio, onto the digital platform for the first time. (more)

MuxCo wins North Yorks licence and hires from GCap
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted December 13 2007, 1.02pm
Local radio multiplex operator MuxCo has looked once again to GCap Media to grow its team, this time hiring Now Digital multiplex manager Nicky Tate to the newly-created role of operations manager. The hiring comes as MuxCo celebrates its third multiplex win, with Ofcom this afternoon awarding the North Yorkshire licence to the digital radio start-up. Gregory [...] (more)

Ofcom awards new local digital radio multiplex licence for North Yorkshire
From Ofcom. Posted December 13 2007, 1.00pm
A new item from the Ofcom website. (more)

New York Times top US news site of 2007
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted December 13 2007, 12.00am
Newsknife has rated the New York Times top based on analysis of US-orientated Google News (more)

Hajj/Eid programming on Asian TV & radio
From Biz Asia. Posted December 12 2007, 10.24pm
This month Muslims around the world celebrate Bakr -E- Eid. We bring you a guide to what Asian TV and radio channels will be broadcasting in the UK to coincide with the religious occassion. Geo UK EID DAY 01 Nadia Khan Show Eid Day 01, 02 & 03 09:05 Watch Nadia Khan Show on this Eid â€¦..Which brings for you bag of goodies to spice up your day and your life â€¦only on GEO!!! Pakistan Mega Star Show 11:05 "Stay tuned for spectacular performances by some of the most well known Pakistani artists in Canadaâ€™s Wonderland Ali Zafar, Humaira Arshad, Taranum Naaz, Malkoo and Nirma. This Eid GEO brings you some heart pounding performances. Exclusively on GEO!" Urdu Featured Film: Salakhein 16:05 Salakhein is the story of a young man who is passionate about life and dreams of a bright and prosperous future. Little does he know what life has in store for him? He is destined for a future engulfed with hatred, anger, revenge and much more, Only on GEO!!!! Applause with Tehseen Jawed 19:05 Stay Tuned for Applause with the ever green singer Tehseen Jawed on this Eid, Exclusively on GEO New York Se New Karachi Tak (Eid day 01& 02) 21:05 New York Se New Karachi Tek is the story of a family that comes from New York to New Karachi to celebrate Eid. Celebrate Eid, Only With GEO!!! Bakra Ghar Pe Hai 22:05 Stay tuned to GEO TV for Bakra Ghar Mein Hai a special teleplay about a marriage taking place in the family on Eid! EID DAY 02 Dil Tum Ko Day Diya 11:05 A special telefilm that plays with the emotions of love and commitment, this Eid, exclusively on GEO. Ab Aur Say Bhi Zyada GEO 16:05 A mix of the best festive songs. Encompassing all forms of celebration from wedding, to Eid to fabulous shows and performances. Bachay Mann Kay Sachay Part 1 & 02(Eid day 02& 03) 18:05 Who would disagree with the fact that innocence and spontaneity go hand in hand? Watch Bachay Man Kay Sachay special episode on this Eid Fifty Fifty (Eid day 02& 03) 18:30 Fifty Fifty was one of the most famous program of itâ€™s time. Geo TV once again presents 50/50 in a fresh and celebratory manner on this Eid. Hogaee Eid Humari 14:05 Hogaee Eid Humari is a special teleplay that will touch all your emotions. Donâ€™t forget to miss it, only on GEO!!!! Red Carpet Lux Style Awards 22:05 This Eid, Stay tuned to GEO for the Red Carpet moments of the most prestigious Pakistani Awards â€œLux Style Awards 2007â€, exclusively on GEO! EID DAY 03 Music Mela 11:05 Stay tuned for a Music Mela in which some of the greatest stars from Pakistan and India gives there special performances, Exclusively on GEO! Bakra Qiston Per 19:05 Stay tuned to GEO TV for the special play on Eid-Ul- Azha Bakra Qiston Per , Donâ€™t forget to miss it! Lux Style Awards 21:05 This Eid Join GEO TV for a Star Studded event. Witness the Most prestigious Pakistani Awards held in Malaysia with some spectacular performances by Reema, Meera, Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam and Many more. Noor TV Special live Hajj Transmission on Hajj days. Noor TV is also broadcasting live daily Hajj reports from Saudi Arabia, along with daily Maghrab and Isha Prayers direct from Masjid e Nabvi (Madina). Special Eid Kids Lorry, Eid bargains and Muslim lifestyle programmes are also part of our special Eid transmission. Prime TV Cook Out (part 1) Eid first day at 11:30 (part 2) Eid second day at 11:30 Dholak â€“ Eid second day at 15:30 Blockbuster movie: Munna Bhai - Eid first day at 20:00 Eid sitcom: Bakra Credit Card â€“ Eid first day at 18:00 Eid play: Bahut Khalia - Eid second day at 20:00 Spotlight Eid special: Fakhir - Eid second day at 22:30 Jee Aayan Noo â€“ Eid third day at 21:30 Prime Asian Music Eid Special â€“ Eid first day at 17:30 Eid telefilm: Cousin Sara Saturday at 21:30 The Sahir Lodhi Show Eid exclusive Sunday at 20:00 Sabras Radio Two-hour Eid special presented by Faruk Razak and Iqbal between 18:00 and 20:00 on Thursday 20th December. This page will be regularly updated. Last updated: 19/12/07 at 22:44 (more)

York newspaper calls for joyride film to be shown nationally
From Press Gazette. Posted December 12 2007, 12.00am
The Press newspaper in York is calling for a film warning of the dangers of joy-riding to be shown to children across the country after its premiere this week. (more)

Rick Shaw Takes on Drivetime at XFM London
From Merry Media. Posted December 11 2007, 3.14pm
XFM London have announced that Rick Shaw will be the new host of the drivetime show from Monday 7th January 2008. Rick will replace Ian Camfield on the show who is leaving to present the drivetime show at K-Rock in New York. . (more)

Rick Shaw joins Xfm London
From Radio Today. Posted December 11 2007, 8.03am
Former Radio City and Metro Radio presenter Rick Shaw is making the move from Kerrang! 105.2 to Xfm London. He is set to host drivetime in the capital, taking over from Ian Camfield has signed with K-ROCK New York. (more)

Sirius Satellite Radio to broadcast ?The History of Howard Stern?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted December 8 2007, 12.10pm
Sirius Satellite Radio has announcedÂ that it will broadcast “The History of Howard Stern,” an unprecedented celebration and rare behind-the-scenes look at the life, career and achievements of shock-jock Howard Stern. Act I of this epic series - “The Early Years” - spans Howard’s birth through his infamous days at WNBC Radio in New York City. It [...] (more)

York Press campaign highlights joyriding dangers
From Press Gazette. Posted December 5 2007, 12.00am
The Press in York has launched a campaign to warn against the dangers of joyriding after one of the paperâ€™s delivery van drivers was killed in a head-on collision in the city. (more)

Imus: "The program is not going to change."
From radio.about.com. Posted December 3 2007, 6.17am
As quoted by Jacques Steinberg in The New York Times. Steinberg also reported that during his return to Radio, Imus said, "'I will never say anything in my lifetime that... (more)

Radio Resurrection: Does New Imus = Old Imus?
From radio.about.com. Posted December 1 2007, 6.20pm
When Don Imus hits the airwaves Monday, December 3 on his new flagship station, WABC-AM/New York, will he be the same old crusty, satirical Imus his fans have come to... (more)

New York Times style magazine launches website
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted November 30 2007, 12.00am
T Magazine goes online just in time for the Christmas shopping splurge (more)

Whoopi dropped from KTU
From Radio Today. Posted November 28 2007, 9.53pm
Whoopi Goldberg's syndicated morning show has been dropped from Clear Channel's WKTU in New York. A leaked memo to staff at the station said the show will end on Wednesday with no replacement yet found. However, Wake Up With Whoopi will continue as normal in other markets. (more)

Star and Buc Wild Returning to New York City Radio
From radio.about.com. Posted November 28 2007, 1.26pm
Mega Media Group has put out a press release announcing when they flip the current programming on 87.7 FM to "Pulse 87", the company will also bring back the Star... (more)

Mail crowned Yorkshire's best for fourth time
From Hold the Front Page. Posted November 26 2007, 12.00am
Hull & East Riding Mail wins crown for fourth time in five years (more)

Peter York On Ads: If they're just like us, then we're just like them. So the wannabes are all off to Tesco
From The Independent. Posted November 25 2007, 1.00am
Celebrities cause global warming. When you go back and do the maths, it's undeniable. First you take the original Celebrity Index of 1937: you see the outreach of Fred and Ginger and what they're promoting. And then you look at the world population of Registered Celebrities: by 1967 there are twice as many of them oiling the wheels of capitalism and stirring up consumption, and many more celebritised countries because of global television. (more)

York scoops seven student media awards
From Media Guardian. Posted November 22 2007, 12.03pm
York University won seven awards at the 29th Guardian Student Media awards, including student newspaper of the year. By Jemima Kiss (more)

York scoops seven student media awards
From Media Guardian. Posted November 22 2007, 8.56am
York University won seven awards at the 29th Guardian Student Media awards, including student newspaper of the year. By Jemima Kiss (more)

Proctor gets Key 103 drivetime
From Radio Today. Posted November 20 2007, 8.56pm
Darren Proctor is set to return to the show he hosted five years ago on Manchester's Key 103. He will replace Ditchy on drivetime, who is moving to Real Radio Yorkshire. (more)

Big John Staying with Hallam FM
From Merry Media. Posted November 18 2007, 2.28pm
Hallam FM has announced that Big John @ Breakfast is staying on the airwaves for another three years. He has already been waking up South Yorkshire for the past seven years and is said to be "chuffed" at staying.. (more)

Thom Yorke refused McCartney duet
From Digital Spy. Posted November 13 2007, 12.00pm
Paul McCartney reveals that Radiohead's frontman Thom Yorke turned down an offer to duet with him. (more)

Big John continues at Hallam
From Radio Today. Posted November 12 2007, 8.35am
South Yorkshire and the north Midlands have at least another three years of Hallam FM's Big John at breakfast after he signed a three year contract recently keeping him at the Emap station. (more)

York Press chapel reaches agreement over news uploads
From Press Gazette. Posted November 12 2007, 12.00am
The NUJ chapel at The Press in York has reached an agreement with management over how much news content journalists should upload to the website, following a four-month boycott. (more)

Ditchy drops Key for Real
From Radio Today. Posted November 7 2007, 12.56pm
Key 103's drivetime presenter David Ditchfield is heading back to Leeds to takeover afternoons at Real Radio Yorkshire. Ditchy has previously broadcast to the area as host of Radio Aire's breakfast show, where he picked up a Sony in 2002. (more)

Radio Return: Don Imus to be Reunited with Newsman Charles McCord
From radio.about.com. Posted November 2 2007, 4.17am
On Thursday afternoon, Citadel Broadcasting finally confirmed what had been rumored for weeks: Don Imus returns to radio on December 3, 2007 on WABC-AM in New York City. According to... (more)

Confirmed - Imus returns
From Radio Today. Posted November 1 2007, 11.03pm
Thw worst kept secret of the year in American radio has been confirmed by Citadel Broadcasting Corp. The announcement was made today that sacked WFAN morning show host Don Imus will return to the airwaves thanks to WABC New York from December 3rd. (more)

Official and Confirmed: Imus Will Return December 3
From radio.about.com. Posted November 1 2007, 4.42pm
Citadel Broadcasting has confirmed Don Imus will return to the airwaves on December 3, 2007 at WABC-AM in New York City. (Right: Don Imus, Photo Credit: © WFAN/New York) Recent... (more)

Two new radio stations launch on Midlands DAB
From Biz Asia. Posted October 26 2007, 8.23pm
The West Midlands today have two new Asian radio stations on DAB, both of which are from the same umbrella group - Panjab Radio. It signed a contract with MXR digital to be a service provider on their West Midlands multiplex earlier this year. The successful religious and entertainment station Panjab Radio has been available in London digitally for the past seven years. It can also be picked up on DAB in West Yorkshire. This is the first time Panjab Radio has branched into the Midlands to tap into the highly populated Panjabi market. Not snubbing its non-Panjabi audiences, Panjab Radio has also launched a new general Asian entertainment station steering towards the youth tentatively called Q Asia (previously known as Urban Asia). The station officially begins broadcasting (with presenters) at the start of 2008, until then it hopes to generate enough noise around the new addition as a direct commercial competitor to Radio XL, Sunrise Radio and its Punjabi Radio. Q Asia will be announcing its official name and programme line-up in the coming days, keep it with BizAsia.co.uk for the exclusive news break. Previously, Surjit Singh Ghuman Managing Director of Panjab Radio said, "My four years of hard work and determination to get on to West Midlands on DAB has finally paid off and feels like a dream coming true, but in reality the very hard task of getting the message to the Panjabi community will start now and our listeners will be over the moon as they will not be confined to a TV and instead listen to us on DAB digital radio anywhere in the home, work or whilst on the move." Diane Wray, Managing Director MXR Digital said, "I am really delighted that Panjab Radio are joining the rosta of stations broadcast by MXR in the West Midlands and look forward to working with the team to promote DAB in the area." Panjab Radio is replacing the slot left vacant by Jazzfm, with its 128kbps capacity being split into two 64kbps - one for Panjab Radio and the other for Q Asia. Related links: Panjab Radio to launch in the West Midlands Biz Asia Industry Whispers - Issue 74 Panjab Radio all set to celebrate seven years Biz Exec: Surjit Ghuman - Panjab Radio (more)

Camfield leaves Xfm for K-ROCK
From Radio Today. Posted October 26 2007, 12.21pm
Xfm drivetime presenter Ian Camfield is ditching London for New York, as he takes up his new position of drivetime at WXRK, better known as 92.3 K-Rock. Ian has been with Xfm for almost 10 years but will still appear on the station from time to time. (more)

GCap Media XfM DJ Ian Camfield to join K-Rock in New York
From Media Guardian. Posted October 26 2007, 12.15pm
Xfm drivetime DJ Ian Camfield is leaving to join New York radio station K-Rock. By John Plunkett. (more)

FT recruits senior journalists in London and New York
From Press Gazette. Posted October 25 2007, 12.00am
The Financial Times today unveiled a number of senior editorial appointments for the paperâ€™s London and New York offices. (more)

Peter York on ads
From The Independent. Posted October 21 2007, 12.55am
Whenever anything goes wrong anywhere, we know what's to blame. It's always the same crew. First there's globalisation ? the pressure of massive worldwide consolidation and homogenisation. Global stuff is pushing away at everything you do. (more)

Elmasry sells stake in New York Times
From Financial Times. Posted October 17 2007, 11.04pm
Hassan Elmasry, the portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management who led a high-profile campaign against the New York Times's dual-class share structure, has sold his entire stake in the newspaper publisher (more)

Don Imus: America's Cranky Cowboy Gets Back on the Radio Horse
From radio.about.com. Posted October 17 2007, 1.00am
With Don Imus ready to go back on the air in early December at WABC-AM in New York City, will he pull back so much he pleases his critics but... (more)

Shortlist announced for Yorkshire Press Awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted October 16 2007, 12.00am
Find out who is in the running for a prize as the county's best journalism talent is honoured (more)

Don Imus: Are You Ready to Listen Again or Not?
From radio.about.com. Posted October 11 2007, 5.27pm
The buzz is Don Imus will return to the airwaves in December, originating a radio program from WABC-AM in New York. Here's the question: Are you ready for Imus' return?... (more)

Classic Radio Clips from Rudy Giuliani's WABC Radio Show
From radio.about.com. Posted October 7 2007, 11.00am
While Mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani hosted a weekly radio show on news/talk radio 77 WABC-AM. In The New York Times, writer Michael Powell has written an amusing... (more)

Peter York On Ads: Taste the nostalgia for 'The Sweeney' and sideburns in a sausage casserole
From The Independent. Posted October 7 2007, 1.10am
'Life on Mars' gave many mature TV viewers a funny moment. All its retro reconstructions were convincing at first glance. And as all the critics noticed, the important things seemed every bit as awful as they really were. The drab naff-ness of clothes and cars ('LoM' was set in Manchester, after all). The racism, sexism and minor corruption of some police characters. The poverty of just about everyone's aspirations (a key Eighties word). (more)

XM shareholders to vote 13 November on Sirius deal
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 5 2007, 11.32am
Shareholders of XM Satellite Radio will vote 13 NovemberÂ on the proposed merger with Sirius Satellite Radio, Sirius said yesterday. In a preliminary proxy statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Sirius said it will hold a shareholder meeting on the same day in New York for a vote on the issue of shares [...] (more)

Press Club gets set for New York-style media awards
From Hold the Front Page. Posted September 26 2007, 12.00am
Last call for entries ahead of ceremony in 'Central Park' (more)

WCBS-FM gets huge audience boost after return to Oldies
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 18 2007, 1.34pm
The first monthly audience estimates are in for New York radio since the return of WCBS-FM to its oldies format after a gap of two years. The figures show an enormous boost for the station, which has shot up to second place with a 4.8% market share in August, compared to 1.9% in June when [...] (more)

New York Times takes down pay wall
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted September 18 2007, 12.00am
End to Times Select subscription service of NYTimes.com opens up access to news, columnists and archive (more)

China releases New York Times journalist
From Press Gazette. Posted September 17 2007, 12.00am
The New York Times has welcomed the release of one of its researchers who has spent three years in a Chinese prison. (more)

Russia Today starts broadcasting in NYC
From Media Network Weblog. Posted September 15 2007, 11.15am
Russia Today, the first English-speaking Russian news channel, is now available to Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey digital cable customers on Channel 135. Russia Today features round-the-clock analytical programs, documentaries and news, and highlights dynamic events taking place in modern day Russia with expert views on economics, politics, social issues, arts, [...] (more)

One horse race for Yorkshire
From Radio Today. Posted September 13 2007, 5.33pm
Ofcom has received just one application for the North Yorkshire local DAB digital radio multiplex licence. Sole contender MuxCo is 60 per cent owned by The Local Radio Company, and would see their stations go on to the digital platform for the first time. (more)

Galaxy breakfast team suspended
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 13 2007, 12.14pm
The entire breakfast team at Galaxy 105 in Yorkshire has been suspended after a listener complaint about a discussion on drunken stealing. Breakfast presenter Simon Hirst and co-hosts Danny and Jojo were taken off the air for a week after their show on Monday morning. It is understood that the complaint came from a woman who was [...] (more)

A real tenner from Daryl
From Radio Today. Posted September 12 2007, 12.45pm
Real Radio's breakfast team in Yorkshire have been busy sending cheques for Â£10 to random celebrities every day since the new show launched in May, and was pleased to hear that money sent to former Worldâ€™s Strongest Man Geoff Capes will go towards buying a new budgie. (more)

Radio's "Voice of the Common Man" Goes Nationwide
From radio.about.com. Posted September 9 2007, 12.35pm
Bill Cunningham has hosted a program on WLW-AM/Cincinnati for 24 years. According to chillicothegazette.com, "Bill Cunningham's 'voice of the common man' will be heard from New York to Los Angeles... (more)

Panjab secures MXR space
From Radio Today. Posted September 1 2007, 1.32pm
Panjab Radio has agreed a deal with MXR Digital to take over space previously used by jazzfm.com on the West Midlands regional multiplex. The station will launch on November 1st, and brings the total number of digital outlets for the station to three, as they already transmit on DAB in London and West Yorkshire. (more)

Hallam's big party for Big John
From Radio Today. Posted August 30 2007, 10.19am
Big John has been waking up South Yorkshire on Hallam FM for seven years this week â€“ so he and his breakfast team are holding a birthday party for listeners at the The Oasis food Court in Sheffieldâ€™s Meadowhall Shopping Centre! The Plain White T's will also be there performing their new single Hey There Delilah. (more)

Boost for Internet Radio: WiMax Coming to New York City, Others
From radio.about.com. Posted August 28 2007, 4.42am
Sprint Nextel and Samsung will work together to roll out WiMax in New York - probably in the fourth quarter of next year. WiMax will turn the New York... (more)

New York Times sells of history as its moves to new offices
From Press Gazette. Posted August 28 2007, 12.00am
The New York Times, despite the same financial problems that many newspapers are having these days, has just moved into a shiny new skyscraper some distance from its old headquarters just off Times Square. (more)

New York Times sells off history as its moves to new offices
From Press Gazette. Posted August 28 2007, 12.00am
The New York Times, despite the same financial problems that many newspapers are having these days, has just moved into a shiny new skyscraper some distance from its old headquarters just off Times Square. (more)

New York Times sells off history
From Press Gazette. Posted August 28 2007, 12.00am
The New York Times, despite the same financial problems that many newspapers are having these days, has just moved into a shiny new skyscraper some distance from its old headquarters just off Times Square. (more)

Panjab Radio all set to celebrate seven years
From Biz Asia. Posted August 27 2007, 9.06pm
Popular digital station Panjab Radio is celebrating its seventh year on air this Sunday (2nd September) at its studios based in Hayes. The day will begin at 10am and finishing at 4pm, famous Panjabi singers from India Jeet Jagjit, Ranjit Bath and Banny A, UK artists K B Dhindsa and Kuldeep Purewal will be performing on the day. Managing Director, Surjit Singh Ghuman says, "Celebrating our birthday in signature Panjab Radio style is what we are known for. I honestly donâ€™t think any other radio station provides for the community like we do and this is what Panjab Radio is about." The afternoon schedule consists of well known singers performing religious songs for the audience. All of the singers are flying in from Panjab for this event. Panjab Radio presenter Ricky quotes, "Keeping a mix of cultural singers in a religious environment caters to all of our listeners, we wanted to appeal to both our older listeners and the youth, by getting famous artists to perform live adds the extra sparkle to the event." Panjab Radio is a medium through which thousands of the world's Panjabi community, home and away, can express their views and opinions, whilst keeping in touch with their culture and roots. Panjab Radio can be heard on Sky Channel 0130, DAB Radio in Greater London and West Yorkshire and live online. (more)

KCFM signs with First Radio
From Radio Today. Posted August 24 2007, 8.24am
Hull's new radio station KCFM has appointed First Radio Sales as its national sales representation company. The station launched at the beginning of August to a potential audience of 420,000 people in Hull and East Yorkshire. (more)

Bob Grant Returns to 77 WABC-AM/New York
From radio.about.com. Posted August 24 2007, 4.46am
That's the word from nydailynews.com. David Hinckley writes: "WABC program director Phil Boyce confirmed yesterday that the 78-year-old Grant, whose 1995 firing made national headlines, will take the 8-10 weeknight... (more)

Fire and Spire boost TLRC
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 2.49pm
Splitting Yorkshire Coast Radio off from Minster FM's RAJAR survey and letting it go-alone has proved a good PR move for TLRC. There was perhaps some overlap in the TSAs, as a crass combination of the separate figures shows an increase of 7,000 listeners and just short of 200,000 extra hours. Fire 107.6 was TLRC's big winner this quarter, whilst Sailsbury's Spire FM posted its best reach (000s) in three years. (more)

Great results for newcomers
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 1.03pm
This quarters newcomers to RAJAR have got off to a great start. North Norfolk Radio made an impressive debut appearance with a 20 per cent weekly reach, 9.4 average hours and 7.6 per cent audience share. Meanwhile Yorkshire Coast showed an impressive 42 per cent weekly reach, and 19.9 per cent audience share. (more)

Imus agrees settlement
From Radio Today. Posted August 14 2007, 7.43pm
Don Imus has agreed an undisclosed settlement figure with his former bosses at CBS, after the presenter was fired in April for racist and sexist comments on-air about a women's basketball team. No terms of the settlement were revealed but reports today suggest he is in talks with 77 WABC AM New York to resume his radio career there. (more)

"All at war beckons" with New York Times as Murdoch may take WSJ.com free
From Press Gazette. Posted August 14 2007, 12.00am
Americaâ€™s leading weekly business magazine Business Week has predicted â€œall-out warâ€ when the Rupert Murdoch-owed Wall Street Journal takes on the New York Times. (more)

"All out war" beckons with New York Times as Murdoch may take WSJ.com free
From Press Gazette. Posted August 14 2007, 12.00am
"It's Forward Into Battle!" That's how Newsweek describes the impending battle between the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, once Rupert Murdoch is legally owner of the financial daily. (more)

'All out war' beckons with New York Times as WSJ.com might go free
From Press Gazette. Posted August 14 2007, 12.00am
"It's Forward Into Battle!" That's how Newsweek describes the impending battle between the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, once Rupert Murdoch is legally owner of the financial daily. (more)

New York Times trims paper size to cut costs
From Press Gazette. Posted August 7 2007, 12.00am
The New York Times reduced its page size on Monday in a bid to cut costs, the newspaper reported. (more)

Possible Imus Replacement on WFAN: Boomer Esiason
From radio.about.com. Posted August 5 2007, 2.17pm
That's that the word in a story by David Bauder at washingtonpost.com. "WFAN, the New York radio station that was Imus' flagship, is said to be close to naming former... (more)

Radio Aire starts Kids Trust
From Radio Today. Posted August 3 2007, 9.50am
Emap's Radio Aire and Magic 828 in Leeds have launched a new charity to help children in crisis across West Yorkshire. The Kids Count Trust was celebrated with a launch bash at The Living Room in Leeds last night. (more)

KCFM goes live in Hull
From Radio Today. Posted August 1 2007, 6.10am
KCFM 99.8 has started broadcasting this morning in Hull. Breakfast presenter and local lad Steve Jordan launched KCFM 99.8 at 6am with an interview between PC Tim Jibson and Chairman Ian Blakey followed by Twist and Shout by The Beatles. The station, serving Hull and East Yorkshire, promises to be a local station for local people with 24 hour news, music and sport. (more)

NBC News/msnbc.com and New York Times to collaborate on political coverage
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 31 2007, 10.27am
News groups to pool video and print coverage for their websites (more)

Imus and CBS Radio Near Settlement
From radio.about.com. Posted July 27 2007, 10.04am
That's the word from Peter Lauria in the New York Post. According to Lauria: " The disowned shock jock is close to a settlement that would have former employer CBS... (more)

Radio Lincolnshire & Hallam FM Favourites in Yorks & Lincs
From Merry Media. Posted July 27 2007, 5.30am
The Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire with Rod Whiting and the Drivetime Show on Hallam FM with Kam Kelly have been voted the Best in Yorks & Lincs 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.Rod Whiting came top of the breakfast show poll with his show on BBC Radio Lincolnshire with 11% of the votes, second place was Daryl Denham on Real Radio, and in third place was Simon Logan on Radio Aire.. (more)

Real help comeback Kid
From Radio Today. Posted July 26 2007, 6.38pm
80s pop star Kid Creole's hoping to make a return to the charts - with a little help from Real Radio Yorkshire. Breakfast presenter Daryl Denham's written a new song and Kid's recorded it.. now all they need is a record deal. The whole idea started from a link on the show. (more)

BBC Memoryshare Launches in South Yorkshire
From Merry Media. Posted July 23 2007, 1.23pm
BBC Memoryshare has launched, a new web service that allows people to post their memories and experiences relating to any day from January 1900 to the present.. (more)

Yorkshire Post writer is Regional Journalist of the Year
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 16 2007, 12.00am
Conal Gregory claims top prize from British Insurance Brokers' Association (more)

A little perspective on WCBS-FM
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 13 2007, 3.01pm
I’m listening online to WCBS-FM, which relaunched its oldies format yesterday.Â It’s currently commercial-free, which is quite a novelty for a commercialÂ radio station in the crowded New York market. DJ Dan Taylor mentioned an article in the New York Daily NewsÂ by David Hinckley, which is a detailed look at the history of the station andÂ the reasons [...] (more)

The good times are back
From Radio Today. Posted July 13 2007, 10.16am
Heritage oldies station WCBS FM has returned to New York, after a gap of two years. It was at local time 1:01pm Thursday when the Beach Boys sang Do It Again, and New Yorkers finally got their oldies radio station back. Jack FM had occupied the frequency since a sudden format flip in 2005. (more)

14 ABC Radio Stations Join mSpot's Streaming Mobile Phone Content
From radio.about.com. Posted July 10 2007, 1.00am
Music programming from 14 ABC Radio Network affiliates can now be heard on mSpot Radio including radio stations in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit.... (more)

WCBS-FM to return to oldies format
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 9 2007, 9.34pm
WCBS-FM New York willÂ this week return to the oldies format that was dropped two years ago in favour of the “Jack” format, which plays music from the 80’s and 90’s and uses voice-tracking instead of live DJ’s. This format has been successful in other markets, but the flagship station of the CBS Network has lost [...]

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