Radio News
Bauer reportedly keen to purchase Midland stations
It has been reported that Bauer Radio are very interested in the possibility of acquiring Birmingham station BRMB.
Despite official confirmation/comment from the Bauer team it is regarded as highly likely that Bauer will become the new owners of BRMB, which would fit very nicely into their Big City Network. CN Radio have been touted as the likely purchasers of Mercia, Beacon and Wyvern, these stations would fit very well in their current Midlands portfolio. The potential franchisee/purchaser of Heart 106 isn’t looking as clear, although GMG’s name keeps cropping up. All sources are quoting business as usual with more information to follow… We’ll keep you posted!
Bauer networks Scottish programming
Bauer Radio have announced they are to network programming post 7pm.
Bauer Radio is dropping local evening programming across its Scottish FM stations from 15th September. Radio Clyde, Radio Forth, West Sound, Radio Borders, Moray Firth, Radio Tay and Northsound will all be networked between 7pm and 1am. The new programming plans include Clyde 1’s popular presenter, Romeo, who will front ‘In Demand’ - a show featuring live guests and chart-topping hits - between 7 and 10pm, Monday to Friday. Gina McKie will be hosting ‘Late Night Gina McKie’, which will be live on air between 10pm and 1am, Sunday to Thursday, with a combination of contemporary, relaxing music and a lighter look at relationships, involving guests and listener interaction. A central element of the initiative is that the new shows, which will be broadcast from Radio Clyde’s Glasgow studios, will be able to attract a far higher profile of guests, bands and artists to appear ‘live and exclusive’ across the network in the evenings and through the night. Big-name acts in the pipeline for the first week of the new schedule include Mariah Carey and Stereophonics. Anyone interested in sponsorship of these two shows should contact RadioWorks Branded Content Team on 0207 90 70 6 70.
Galaxy launches digital magazine
Global Radio’s Galaxy brand have launched a digital magazine ‘Galaxy Life’.
The magazine is targeting 20-29 year olds and the first edition of Galaxy Life is packed with over 50 pages of lifestyle, fashion, music, showbiz interviews and competitions. The quarterly magazine will be promoted on the Galaxy radio network and sent to its 340,000 Galaxy VIP members. It will also be available on the Galaxy website.
L107 leaves the airwaves
Lanarkshire-based radio station L107 has been closed down by its owner.
The station went off air today, Monday 18th August, at 10am after a final broadcast by breakfast presenter Grant Thompson. The station has been on air for nine years, having launched in 1999 as Clan FM. It changed ownership in 2003 and was relaunched as The Edge as part of the Kingdom Group and was saved from the axed when its license was purchased by its most recent owner Mark Page. Page was the only applicant for the Perth local license, which he won, although this station has not yet launched.
Final Original Radio license is sold
Celador Radio have bought the final Original Radio license
They have bought the license for the Solent region which was the final license of the three Canwest had secured under the Original brand. The Bristol and Aberdeen stations have been bought following MBO’s. Celador Radio was created a number of years ago to win radio licenses, yet this is their first entry into the market with an acquisition. Kevin Stewart, former chief executive of Tindle Radio, has joined the company to oversee the development of the station. Stewart has been quoted as saying "I'm absolutely delighted to be looking after this valuable asset, and I am certain we can reposition the station and attract the audiences that it deserves within the region." When the latest RAJAR results were announced last month Original Solent was reporting 45,000 weekly listeners, listening for just 2.5 hours.
Sponsorship Opportunity
There is an opportunity to sponsor “The Sports Bar” on talkSPORT.
The show is broadcast each Saturday from 7 to 10pm and is presented by Andy Goldstein.
Andy Goldstein is from SoccerAM on Sky TV and each week he speaks to top showbiz names including the likes of Noel Gallacher and Ricky Hatton.
For your chance to reach over 1.9million men each week and for more information on this opportunity call the Branded Content Team on 0207 90-70-6-70.
