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BBC Radio 4 (FM) - news archive

This is an archive of news about BBC Radio 4 (FM). Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Relocation Relocation at TLRC
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 7.22pm
The Local Radio Company has gained Ofcom approval to relocate four radio stations with close neighbours, and allow eight stations to share weekday daytime output. Stations moving out of town are Vale FM, Arrow FM, Mix 96 and 3TR FM. (more)

TV via cellphones launched in Tehran
From Media Network Weblog. Posted March 15 2008, 11.38am
Cell phones bring TV services to Iranian mobile users, utilising the latest technology in Digital Video Broadcasting-Handheld (DVB-H). Mobile TV via cellular networks allows viewers to enjoy personalized, interactive TV, with content specifically adapted to the mobile medium. The service brings ten television and four radio channels to mobile phones including the 24-hour English-language news channel [...] (more)

Russia will broadcast four radio channels in DRM format
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 8 2007, 12.56pm
The commission headed by Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved the “Conception for the Development of Television and Radio Broadcasting in Russia (2008-2015)” yesterday. It will now be forwarded to the government in the coming days. We note with interest that the report in Kommersant says ”In addition, four radio channels will be available in [...] (more)

Zimbabwe?s state-run radio stations now on Internet
From Media Network Weblog. Posted October 30 2007, 2.01pm
Zimbabwe’s state-run radio stations are now streaming live on the Internet, just months after state television also launched on JumpTV – a Dubai-based distributor of live international television and sports programmes over the Internet. The country’s four radio stations - Power FM, National FM, Radio Zimbabwe and SFM - all run by the state-owned Zimbabwe [...] (more)

China bans unauthorized channels of four TV, radio stations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 13 2007, 9.16am
China banned unauthorized channels opened by four radio and TV stations, Beijing News reported today. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) ordered the four radio and TV stations to stop operation of these unauthorized channels with a deadline on August 10, the paper said. Radio stations of Jiangsu, Nanjing and Hefei and Huai’an [...] (more)

Israel targets Hamas radio, TV in West Bank
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 21 2007, 10.26am
The Israeli army seized equipment from four radio and television stations in the northern West Bank linked to the Islamist Hamas movement on Monday, forcing them off the air, sources said. The army raided the Nablus offices of two television stations, Al-Afaq and Sana, and two radio stations, Jabal Al-Nar and Koran radio, seizing documents and [...] (more)

Four Radio Companies Will Pay $12.5 Million to Settle Payola Charges
From radio.about.com. Posted March 5 2007, 3.04pm
The stations involved are: Clear Channel Communications Inc., CBS Radio, Entercom Communications Corp. and Citadel Broadcasting Corp. From Billboard.biz: "Four major radio broadcast companies have tentatively agreed to pay the... (more)

Guardian to bid for Saga radio?
From Breaking Radio. Posted December 11 2006, 2.21pm
The Guardian Media Group is believed to be weighing up a bid for Saga's four radio licences, valued at between �60m and �100m. (more)

Guardian Media Group considers Saga bid
From Media Guardian. Posted December 11 2006, 12.00am
11.15am: Guardian Media Group is believed to be weighing up a bid for Saga's four radio licences. By John Plunkett. (more)

Uruguay: State radio available live on the Internet
From Media Network Weblog. Posted November 10 2006, 4.26pm
BBC Monitoring observes four radio services from state broadcaster SODRE (Servicio Oficial de Difusion Radiotelevision y Espectaculos) available on live streams from their new website at www.sodre.gub.uy The four services, their callsigns, frequencies and formats are: Radio Uruguay (callsign CX26) - 1050 kHz mediumwave - news and information Radio Clasica (callsign CX6) - 650 kHz mediumwave - classical [...] (more)