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Original 106.5 Bristol - news archive

This is an archive of news about Original 106.5 Bristol. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

RAJAR results for Q4 2007
From Radio Today. Posted January 31 2008, 12.00am
The radio industry is reporting highs and lows as the final set of listening figures for 2007 are released today. Swansea Bay Radio, Seven FM, Brunel FM and Original 106.5 are reporting for the first time, whilst Hertbeat has dropped out of the survey. (more)

Industry awaits RAJAR results
From Radio Today. Posted January 30 2008, 1.25am
The radio industry is awaiting the final set of listening figures for 2007 as Q4 data is fed to stations from 5:30pm today. Swansea Bay Radio, Seven FM, Brunel FM and Original 106.5 are reporting for the first time, whilst Hertbeat drops out of the survey. (more)

Original 106.5 Praised by Police
From Merry Media. Posted December 8 2007, 1.58am
Original 106.5 have been praised for helping in the arrest of a suspect following an alleged car-jacking which left a Bristol woman in hospital. . (more)

Bristol favourite returns
From Radio Today. Posted October 12 2007, 7.33am
Former popular BBC Radio Bristol presenter John Turner is heading back behind the microphone to host a new weekend show on Original 106.5. John’s new Sunday morning show will feature easy listening music and lively debate, starting on October 21st. (more)

John Turner Joins Original 106.5
From Merry Media. Posted October 12 2007, 12.20am
Legendary broadcaster John Turner has announced that he will be joining new Bristol radio station Original 106.5 as the host of a new Sunday show sponsored by the Holland House Hotel.. (more)

Bristol's Star falls from sky
From Radio Today. Posted August 16 2007, 2.02pm
The UKRD group has had an up-and-down RAJAR day - with some stations doing well and some being hit by changes to TSA sizes. Star Radio in Bristol lost 12,000 listeners - possibly due to the arrival on the air of Original 106.5 half way through the quarter. Pirate FM, County Sound and KLFM all improved their market share. (more)

An Original launch in Bristol
From Radio Today. Posted May 20 2007, 1.06pm
Original 106.5 has launched in Bristol at 1:06 (and 30 seconds) this afternoon. The new station is owned by CanWest MediaWorksUK and won the licence to broadcast to the city in 2006, beating off competition from Macquarie, UTV, Absolute Radio, GCap Media and Wicked FM. The first song played was Bohemian Like You by Dandy Warhols. (more)

IRN wins contract for Original FM in Bristol
From Press Gazette. Posted May 17 2007, 12.49pm
Radio news provider IRN has won the contract for Original 106.5 FM, a new Bristol music and news station, launching later this month. (more)

Original 106.5fm Bristol Announces PC
From Merry Media. Posted January 30 2007, 10.33am
Stewart Smith has been appointed as Programme Controller of CanWest's soon-to-be-launched Bristol station, Original 106.5fm.. (more)

Original 106.5 hires TLRC man
From Radio Today. Posted January 30 2007, 8.43am
Original 106.5fm, the new CanWest radio station for the Bristol area is to be programmed by Stewart Smith. Stewart is currently Area Station Manager with The Local Radio Company, responsible for Ivel FM in Somerset and Vale FM in Dorset. (more)