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Talk 107 - news archive

This is an archive of news about Talk 107. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Tommy Sheridan loses Talk 107 radio show
From Press Gazette. Posted April 1 2008, 12.00am
Former Socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan has been ditched by Edinburgh radio station Talk 107 because he was too "confrontational". (more)

Third DJ leaves Talk 107
From Media Guardian. Posted March 17 2008, 5.18pm
Shock jock Scottie McClue is the latest casualty at Scotland's Talk 107. By Chris Tryhorn (more)

Second DJ quits Talk 107
From Media Guardian. Posted March 17 2008, 6.50am
Susan Morrison, the breakfast show host of Scotland's Talk 107, has become the second high-profile DJ to quit the station. By Ben Dowell (more)

Mass exodus at Talk 107
From Radio Today. Posted March 17 2008, 2.25am
Edinburgh's all speech station Talk 107 hit the headlines this weekend with claims that six of the on-air staff have been told their jobs are under threat. In addition, PD Mike Graham and Breakfast show host Susan Morrison have already left under restructuring plans by station boss Matt Allit. (more)

Talk 107 boss Gillespie quits
From Radio Today. Posted November 22 2007, 10.48am
UTV Radio's station director at Talk 107 is standing down to launch a new online media business. Peter Gillespie has been in charge at the station for over two years, and will be replaced, on a temporary basis by Matthew Allit. (more)

Talking down
From The Scotsman. Posted August 31 2007, 12.53am
Talk 107 owner UTV said the Edinburgh station had delivered "disappointing" audience figures as it hailed an otherwise "very strong" performance at its UK radio operations. (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)

Rajar: Talk 107 goes backwards
From Press Gazette. Posted August 16 2007, 12.00am
The only commercial talk radio station outside of London has got off to a shaky start since its launch in last year. (more)

UTV talks big about advertising profits
From The Scotsman. Posted March 19 2007, 11.52am
NORTHERN Irish broadcaster UTV, owner of Edinburgh radio station Talk 107, today said it had bucked the trend for declining radio advertising revenues, as its radio business delivered profits up by more than 50 per cent to £14.6 million last year. (more)

Talk 107 owner hails ad profits
From The Scotsman. Posted March 19 2007, 11.52am
NORTHERN Irish broadcaster UTV, owner of Edinburgh radio station Talk 107, today said its radio business delivered profits up by more than 50 per cent to £14.6 million last year. (more)

My Fave Ident...Scottie McClue from Talk 107
From Merry Media. Posted February 17 2007, 2.30pm
Scottie McClue - talk radio legend currently with Talk 107 - had a few things he wanted to point out about BBC Two's amazing idents over the years.. (more)

Rajars: Scottish success for GMG and Talk 107
From Press Gazette. Posted February 1 2007, 7.47am
8am: Real Radio Scotland hits an all-time high while Edinburgh's Talk 107 picks up an extra 10,000 listeners. (more)

CN and UTV sign for Sky News
From Radio Today. Posted January 9 2007, 7.38am
Talk 107 and Lakeland Radio are just two of the 29 new stations which have signed up to use the services of Sky News Radio via a syndicated package from UBC Media. All UTV Radio and CN Radio stations will continue to use IRN, but take additional advantage of reports and bulletins from Sky. (more)

Tommy Sheridan takes his brand of fire to the airwaves
From Media Guardian. Posted December 11 2006, 12.00am
Controversial MSP Tommy Sheridan kicks off his Sunday morning radio show on Edinburgh's Talk 107. By Kirsty Scott. (more)

Talk 107 hires MSP Tommy Sheridan
From Breaking Radio. Posted November 29 2006, 4.39pm
Glasgow MSP Tommy Sheridan is to become a radio presenter with a weekly phone-in on Edinburgh radio station Talk 107. (more)

Talk 107 hires Tommy Sheridan
From Media Guardian. Posted November 29 2006, 12.00am
Glasgow MSP Tommy Sheridan is to host a weekly phone-in on Edinburgh radio station Talk 107. By John Plunkett. (more)

Talk 107: Paterson Out Graham In
From Merry Media. Posted November 9 2006, 2.04pm
Colin Paterson has left Edinburgh talk radio station Tak 107 and is replaced by Mike Graham - former Editor of the Scottish Daily Mirror newspaper.. (more)

New Host of Talk 107 Breakfast
From Merry Media. Posted October 31 2006, 1.26pm
Former Radio Forth presenter Scott Wilson is joining Edinburgh talk radio station Talk 107 as the new breakfast presenter in a bid to increase audience figures.. (more)

Talk 107 changes breakfast
From Radio Today. Posted October 30 2006, 2.47pm
Listener-shy Edinburgh station Talk 107 is changing its breakfast show in a bid to encourage more people to tune in.Founding presenter Alex Bell's leaving the morning show, and will be replaced by former Forth DJ Scott Wilson. (more)

Radio station rings in Bell changeover
From The Scotsman. Posted October 30 2006, 2.13pm
TALK 107 founding presenter Alex Bell has lost his morning show slot to former Forth radio DJ Scott Wilson. (more)

Talk 107 breakfast presenter to be axed?
From Breaking Radio. Posted October 30 2006, 12.26pm
Rumours abound that Scott Wilson (previously of Forth) is to be the new breakfast presenter at (beleagured) Talk 107. (more)

Talk 107 still speaking to thin air
From The Scotsman. Posted October 27 2006, 12.25am
EDINBURGH'S newest radio station, Talk 107, is still struggling to attract listeners, as industry figures reveal only 23,000 people a week are tuning in, from a potential audience of a million. (more)

Rajars: New talk station struggles while GMG celebrates
From Press Gazette. Posted October 26 2006, 1.51pm
2pm: New Scottish talk station Talk 107 grows slower than hoped, while Real Radio Scotland celebrates Rajar success. (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)

Radio business booming for UTV
From Radio Today. Posted September 11 2006, 10.00am
Group operating profits for broadcaster UTV have risen 30 per cent in the last six months. They made a Radio operating profit of £6.3m, after deducting start-up losses of £1.4m launching Talk 107 in Edinburgh and U105 in Belfast. UTV said advertising revenues at both its British and Irish radio stations rose 16 per cent in the six months to end-June while television advertising revenue fell by 6 percent, outperforming the broader ITV network. (more)

Scottie McClue Joins Talk 107
From Merry Media. Posted August 17 2006, 1.00am
Legendary talk show host Scottie McClue has joined Talk 107, the talk radio station for Edinburgh and East Central Scotland. McClue will host his last show on Thursday night on Q96 in the West of Scotland - owned by UTV Radio, and will then take up his new late night Mega Phone In programme on sister station Talk 107 in the East from Sunday night. McClue will take over from Adrian Allen who is currently presenting the late night phone in programme. Scottie McClue started at Q96 in March and has also worked at Century, Radio Forth and Scot FM to name but a few.. (more)

Apprentice Star Karen Bremner Joins Talk 107
From Merry Media. Posted July 2 2006, 2.51pm
The Apprentice star Karen Bremner has joined radio station Talk 107 as the breakfast shows new business correspondent. The 34 year old from Newbigging, near Dundee will inform listeners in Edinburgh and the Lothians of the latest business news twice a day. The star will read her first bulletin tomorrow morning at 6.50am with the second at 7.50am. Bremner was axed by Sir Alan Sugar as a contestant on The Apprentice earlier this year.. (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)

A good year for UTV
From Radio Today. Posted March 13 2006, 7.16am
UTV, the multi media group which broadcasts television, radio and provides internet and telephony services, announces its preliminary results for the year to 31 December 2005. The results indicate that, amongst TV and New Media, Radio operating profit (in Ireland alone) is up 56%. The results talk about the succesful launch of U105 in Belfast and gives mention to Talk 107 in Edinburgh, which UTV acquired with the takeover of The Wireless Group. (more)

Time for Talk in Edinburgh
From Radio Today. Posted February 14 2006, 6.01am
Talk 107, the UK's first ever local commercial speech-based radio station outside of London has launched in the Scottish Capital at 6am today. After the first news bulletin, breakfast hosts Alex Bell & Susan Morrison welcomed listeners to the new station. Join us for an exclusive RadioToday.co.uk look back at the last 14 months since the awarding of the new licence. The Edinburgh licence was won by The Wireless Group under the control of Kelvin McKenzie on December 16th 2004 - the date Ofcom awarded the first radio licences since the creation of the new governing body. Originally to be called Dunedin FM, TWG won the licence after a three month battle with 11 other groups including GMG, Saga, Virgin, Celador and local group Castle FM. (more)

Talk 107 start trade tests
From Radio Today. Posted February 1 2006, 9.19am
UTV Radio-owned Talk 107 has commenced test transmissions on 107.0 Mhz FM from Edinburgh. Set to launch on Valentines Day, February 14th, the speech based station will target the 40+’s and will be the UK’s 1st ever local commercial speech station outside of London. Talk 107 will serve one million adults across East Central Scotland. The station was one of the first to win a licence under new regulator Ofcom on December 16th 2004, along with 107 The Bee which commenced broadcasting on October 1st 2005. (more)

Talk 107 unveil presenters
From Radio Today. Posted December 15 2005, 10.07pm
UTV Radio's talk107, due to launch in Edinburgh on February 14th 2006 have given a preview of some of the presenters expected to be on the station. Stand-Up comedian Susan Morrison will form one part of the double-headed breakfast show, and Simon Pia will form part of the drivetime show. Evening News columnist and broadcaster Stephen Jardine will be part of the weekend line-up. (more)