http://www.mediauk.com/ Radio news feed en-gb This compilation copyright 1994-2012 Media UK; individual stories with contributors Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:34:54 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:34:54 +0000 http://www.mediauk.com/article/4733 Media UK wizardry admin@mediauk.com (Not At All Bad Ltd) 10 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155451?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:19:45 +0000 Bulgaria will not ratify an international anti-piracy agreement after a mass protest over fears it will curb freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage Internet surveillance, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov said on today. More than 4,000 people marched in the capital Sofia last Saturday calling on parliament not to ratify the act. [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155451 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155449?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:28:21 +0000 It's continuous Schubert for 200 hours - or eight and a half days - at Radio 3. http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155449 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155446?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:18:46 +0000 European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Members have warned that the Radio Spectrum Policy Programme’s (RSPP) balanced approach in spectrum management might be put at risk at this year’s World Radio Conference (WRC-12) which is currently taking place in Geneva. The RSPP, that will be approved this week by the European Parliament, is Europe’s five-year policy programme [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155446 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155448?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:18:27 +0000 Antenna has hit out at Publicis for shutting Leo Burnett Athens, saying media owners will miss out on millions of Euros http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155448 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155443?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:45:08 +0000 The 18th Annual Broadcast Engineering Society of India (BES) international conference and exhibition has concluded in New Delhi. All India Radio’s (AIR) current digitalization programme was discussed by speakers during the conference and by visitors at the exhibition. According to AIR’s Additional Director General Yogendra Pal, two 1000 KW mediumwave transmitters at Rajkot and Kolkata are [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155443 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155441?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:02:52 +0000 British Army station extends to two new locations on FM. http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155441 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155436?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:47:02 +0000 Extraordinary general meetings of Radio France International (RFI), its Arabic subsidiary Monte Carlo Doualiya and l’Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France (AEF) have endorsed the merger of the radio station with the international news channel France 24, the AEF announced on Monday. In a statement, the AEF said that this “allows the creation of an official [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155436 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155427?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:50:10 +0000 BBC Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie to highlight 60 New Elizabethans. http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155427 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155414?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:33:24 +0000 Peter Serafinowicz to present Saturday lunchtimes on the digital station. http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155414 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155411?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:05:07 +0000 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) today released its FY 2013 budget request, which contains a set of strategic measures to advance its core mission and meet the challenges of the changing global media environment within current spending constraints. “In these times of fiscal austerity, the BBG faces tough choices,” Board members said in a message [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155411 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155406?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:33:11 +0000 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reorganized the South Sudan Television and Radio (SSTV/Radio) following the Public Service policy that civil servants be reformed for better performances. The internal transfers and circular from the Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Atem Yaak Atem said that the reorganization followed widespread meetings and consultations [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155406 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155402?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:56:29 +0000 Ehard Goddijn has drawn to my attention to this video in the AFRTS Archive featuring airchecks of the closedown announcement of AFRTS Iran and its replacement, the English-language station NIRT International Radio, operated by the Iranian Government in 1976. The latter features, amongst others, the legendary Wolfman Jack. The station operated on mediumwave 1555 kHz. (Source: [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155402 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155397?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:12:10 +0000 World Radio Day celebrates radio's role in empowering people in remote communities – not just as a source of information, but increasingly as a way to make their own voices heard http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155397 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155396?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:38:26 +0000 Radio Independents Group proposes match-making service for producers. http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155396 http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155392?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=rss_newsfeeds&utm_campaign=XML Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:18:35 +0000 Qatar Foundation (QF) Radio will launch a new all-English broadcast on 91.7 FM, with the current frequency 93.7 FM switching to 100% Arabic. Currently the station carries a mix of Arabic and English programming on the same frequency. QF Radio also plans to shift to new HQ behind the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art. [...] http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/go/155392