MNA Broadcasting Limited (MNAB) have sold three local radio licences for Telford, Shropshire & Kidderminster to UTV Media (GB) Limited (UTV)

Another Good Quarter for Digital Listening! This Quarter saw an increase in Digital Listening with 300 million listening hours and 23.1 million people tuning into the radio via a digital platform.

The British public love festivals and the market continues to expand year after year. Now jazz lovers can get involved too as the UK’s first outdoor jazz festival has been announced!

The music legend hosts ‘The Ronnie Wood Show,’ a one hour radio show on Absolute Radio and Absolute Classic Rock. The show hit American airwaves in New York City on Sunday 29th January. The program aired on Q104.3/WAXQ-FM in Manhattan.

Switchdigital has agreed a deal with VDL to provide transmission services for the London 2 DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) multiplex for a period of 12 years from June 2012.

Absolute Radio has launched their brand new Faces For Radio 2012 Marketing Campaign after the success of the first campaign.

Commercial radio stations and groups are being encouraged to take part in a government consultation on the future public notices.

Smooth Radio has partnered with Bermuda Department of Tourism and British Airways to give away two holidays to Bermuda from 6th February, with presenter Pat Sharp.

Every week the Radio Academy hosts Radio Talk, a weekly podcast, which is produced at our very own Maple Street Studios. This week features two guests that have hit the headlines recently: Phil Riley, CEO of Orion Media and Stuart Taylor, CEO of GMG Radio.

No, we’re not talking about Rosie and Jim, the ragdolls from the children’s TV programme, but the breakfast show hosts of Viking FM!