Aug 8 2016
Well-funded and strong public service media goes hand in hand with signs of a healthy democracy according to a study by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), an alliance of public service broadcasters. The EBU’s research has found that in countries with a strong Public Service Media (PSM) there is a: high degree of press freedom […]
Oct 15 2014
RTÉ is postponing the closure of its long wave radio transmitter, the Managing Director of RTÉ Radio has told the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications. Jim Jennings said what was evident was that more time was needed to engage with groups affected. The closure has been postponed to 19 January 2015. RTÉ had previously […]
Sep 24 2014
RTÉ Radio 1 Moves from Long Wave Transmissions in new focus on FM, DAB and Digital Access. RTÉ Radio 1 is announcing the cessation of its Longwave 252 service. The service will cease transmission on Monday 27th October 2014 as RTÉ Radio 1 focuses on FM and DAB transmission, and digital access points. The vast […]
Jan 6 2011
The BBC national stations for Wales and Scotland will be off-air on Freeview for about one hour on January 10th 2011 This will happen during the “small hours” of next Monday, January 10th, 2011. Only the Freeview services are part of this test. This is to allow the BBC to test the critical infrastructure. Analogue […]
Aug 1 2008
Eight new radio channels have now joined Freesat, the new channels are: Capital FM (channel 719) Choice FM (channel 720) Classic fm (channel 721) Gold (channel 722) XFM (channel 723) NME Radio (channel 727) Insight Radio (channel 777) BFBS Radio (channel 786)
Oct 29 2007
Leaders of the UK’s commercial radio industry are calling on the Government to declare when analogue radio signals might be switched off. Andrew Harrison, chief executive of commercial radio trade body the RadioCentre, told The Times that a failure to decide radio’s future was “crippling the industry”. Harrison said the RadioCentre was lobbying ministers over […]
Jun 26 2007
Commercial radio companies in the UK are calling for a timetable to go from analogue to digital within eight years. The broadcasters want a timetable like the one for digital TV, so they don’t have to spend decades paying for both analogue and digital licences. RadioCentre, the commercial radio industry’s umbrella group, will ask Ofcom […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Aug 10 2017
Changes to some BBC local radio medium wave services
We know how much you love your local radio services, with more and more of you listening in different ways: using FM, DAB or internet-based services such as BBC iPlayer Radio. We regularly review the value for money of our distribution our services across all platforms to ensure we’re spending the licence fee as efficiently […]
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By Expat • BBC Radio • Tags: BBC Local Radio, Delivering quality first, Radio