And all former Capital Radio presenters with the exception of Dave Brown . News is vital. The station now began to play more modern music during the day, but continued a mostly jazz themed output at night. Absolute Radio; Greatest Hits Radio; Heat Radio; Hits Radio; Jazz FM; Kerrang Radio; Kiss; Magic; Planet Rock; Presenters. I’ve just checked because I wondered whether it had been updated to Nation Radio UK but it appears not. All Rights Reserved. ©2020 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Heaven forbid they have any blind or partially sighted listeners. Classic FM is is one of the three Independent National Radio stations of the United Kingdom. Classic FM plays from older music to modern film scores and video game music. Heart Scotland is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. Local and networked programming originated from studios at Laser House in Salford Quays. This time, the drama will see … We can go round the houses on this but the short answer is 'horses for courses'. The station was relaunched again as Smooth Radio 100.4 on 26 March 2007. The full line up sounds great now - Fox, Williams, Dibben, Francis, Martin and Brown. Get the latest music and trending news, from your favorite artists and bands. Tributes have been paid to the opponent of fracking, Ian R Crane, who died last week ( 25Feb2021 ) after a long illness . Global reached an agreement to sell Smooth North West and seven others to Communicorp, as part of a plan to allay competition fears following Global's purchase of GMG Radio. I mentioned Dave Brown's set up, here's a recent FB photo. Smooth North West shares facilities with sister station XS Manchester and two Global-owned stations, Heart North West and Capital Manchester and Lancashire. The news cant be sponsered but the wrap around features travel sport business etc can perhaps its a missed opportunity for revenue. Smooth Radio's output was relocated to new owner Global's Leicester Square headquarters from 1 October 2013, a move that coincided with a major overhaul of its schedule, and the closure of Smooth 70s after 21 months on air. iHeartRadio. The station broadcasts to the North West of England from studios at Spinningfields in Manchester. [4][5], Global reached an agreement to sell Smooth North West and seven others to Communicorp, as part of a plan to allay competition fears following Global's purchase of GMG Radio. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Global's Newsroom broadcasts hourly regional news bulletins from 6am-7pm on weekdays and 6am-12pm at weekends. Could be an idea for Nation. Black Label Posts: 4,223. The Syndicate has returned for a brand new series on BBC One which kicked off on Tuesday, March 30, on BBC One. The Super Bowl is back on BBC Radio 5 Live for the first time in five years with a new show hosted by Vernon Kay. It broadcasts classical music in FM, DAB digital radio, Freeview, satellite, cable television and over the internet. Jazz FM originally played a wide variety of jazz, pandering to more smooth jazz during the daytime in order to attract the 25- to 45-year-old target market which was required to make the station a success. The new station was launched on 4 October 2010 and could be heard both on DAB and on the locally on the FM frequencies. Re, the news/ no news debate we had this discussion on the Pure Radio thread too when Pure launched in Scotland on DAB making a virtue of having no news. Forum Member 07/04/21 - 03:35 edited 07/04/21 - 03:39 #766. https://www.gear4music.com/Recording-and-Computers/Rode-RodeCaster-Pro-Integrated-Podcast-Production-Console/2RKG?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs-H7nszp7wIVh63tCh3eWAVpEAAYASAAEgIjiPD_BwE, https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159120899803048&set=pcb.10159120911708048, https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/919064/dj-BBC-radio-1-breakfast-show-presenter-mike-reid-current-projects. In March 2008, GMG requested a format change to remove its jazz commitments it has in place for Smooth Radio 100.4. However, the focus of the music later changed, and by the early 2000s, it was focusing more on soul and softer R&B alongside jazz. Angellica Bell; Hannah Cox; Jamie Crick I really don't buy the 'in this day and age you can get your news elsewhere theory'.such as on line,If you are on a journey somewhere it;s much nice/easier to have an hourly live update,It keeps the listener in touch,Makes it sound like a busy station for goodness sake,that might be worth advertising on,Not everyone wants to have to wander off to 'get news'....No,it reeks of cost dodging. The show is hosted by Alan Titchmarsh alongside co-presenters David Domoney, Katie Rushworth and Frances Tophill and sees the team visit locations around the United Kingdom helping people to transform their gardens. DAB only services are not obliged to carry news so some do and some don't and you can't please everyone. Anyone else having problems getting the Nation Radio London feed on Pure Connect platform today? Carbon in pure form can be both graphite in a pencil, and diamond. So a community station has Sky News but this 'quasi national 'doesn't ??. Re, the news/ no news debate we had this discussion on the Pure Radio thread too when Pure launched in Scotland on DAB making a virtue of having no news. Ofcom approved the changes on 11 October 2007. [6], On 4 February 2014, the Radio Today website reported that Ofcom had given Global permission to remove Smooth from the Digital One platform, and to replace it with a service playing music from the 1970s, 80s and 90s. Heart Scotland originally broadcast as Scot FM until 2001, when Guardian Media Group bought the station, leading to a relaunch as Real Radio Scotland. If Mike was wanted by commercial radio big brands he would have been working for Global or Bauer. The station relaunched as Heart on 6 May 2014, serving Central and Southern Scotland from studios in Glasgow city centre. The unsolved £26.5 million bank job that traumatised Northern Ireland A new Radio 4 series revisits 2004's Northern Bank raid. They concluded that many people were dissuaded by the name "jazz", and as a result, 100.4 Jazz FM closed on 13 February 2004 and relaunched as Smooth FM on 2 March 2004. Most run at a massive loss. Couple of main bulletins at breakfast, lunchtime, and drive. [7] Under this agreement, Smooth would continue to broadcast on its regional frequencies, but would be required to provide seven hours of local output on weekdays (four hours at weekends) and a regional news service.[7]. All other programming was produced and aired in the North West. 0. If you’d like to join in, please sign in or register. Club TV isn't. BBC One will also provide live TV coverage from 11.30pm. Live radio coverage of the showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs begins this Sunday at 11pm on 5 Live and BBC Sounds. 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Part of the plans included a relaunch of Jazz FM from the jazzfm.com service broadcasting on DAB in Glasgow and online on the MXR North West multiplex. In 2003, the Guardian Media Group did extensive research into the type of music that listeners in the north-west wanted to hear. In September 2019, following OFCOM's decision to relax local content obligations from commercial radio, Smooth's local Drivetime and weekend shows were replaced by network programming from London. Love Your Garden 2019 Love Your Garden is a British gardening programme that was first broadcast on ITV on 10 June 2011. Anything we get from BBC buying rights is pure profit. Smooth Radio's output was relocated to new owner Global's Leicester Square headquarters from 1 October 2013, a move that coincided with a major overhaul of its schedule, and the closure of Smooth 70s after 21 months on air.. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. A to Z listing for TV programmes starting with P on BBC iPlayer. The station was launched by Radio Investments Ltd on 1 September 1994 as Jazz FM, but was also known as JFM in an attempt to appeal to listeners who could be put off by the use of the word "jazz". On 5 July 2007, GMG Radio announced that it was requesting a change of format from Ofcom, which would bring Smooth Radio 100.4 in line with the rest of the network. The arrangements for local and networked programming remained for a time, but from March 2005, only Mike Chadwick's The Saturday Night Experience was networked from 102.2 Smooth FM. I thought Caroline's sponsored Newsweek Magazine news slots were the way to go back in the 80s. The bulletins are produced for Communicorp by Global's Manchester newsroom. Get up to the minute entertainment news, celebrity interviews, celeb videos, photos, movies, TV, music news and pop culture on ABCNews.com. All your favorite music, podcasts, and radio stations available for free. Posted at 2021-04-02T09:12:22Z relating to the show hpr3317 which was released on 2021-04-20 by clacke entitled Reading a manifesto: Towards A Cooperative Technology Movement. I think you'd be surprised by how little club TV generally makes - especially when you factor that we are on the hook for much of the cost (Clive Tyldesley, McCann etc don't come cheap). A report on Radio Today says that the new Nation Decades stations have launched today (06/04/21) but how do you find them (without downloading the new app)? Keir Starmer has an opportunity to reclaim the Union flag as a unifying symbol for the left The latest row over BBC presenters seeming to mock a … Teaser headlines at times in between. Nation Radio seems to be mainly automated at the weekends, with very few presenter lead programmes. Local programming is produced and broadcast from Global's Manchester studios from 6-10am on weekdays. All networked programming originates from Global's London headquarters, including The Smooth Drive Home with Angie Greaves.[9]. It proposed an easy listening music service mixed with speech for the over 50's, coupled with an improved local news service. [2] GMG said that it would be relaunching Jazz FM despite the decision.[3]. All great presenters. National news updates air hourly from Global's London headquarters at all other times. The launch occurred at the same time as London based 102.2 Smooth FM, however Smooth Radio 100.4 continued with its own unique soul music based format. Host Glenn Patterson explains why this is unfinished business for us all I've been listening to Nation 90's on the Nation Player app. In 2010, GMG announced that it would be merging its five Smooth stations in England to create a nationwide Smooth Radio service based in Salford. Smooth North West is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp and operated by Global as part of the Smooth network. That is why Hess flew to Scotland. Pain, Pus and Poison: The Search for Modern Medicines. Scala Radio is a classical music digital radio, based in UK, owned and operated by Bauer Radio as well as its sister stations. clacke says: Errata. Password requirements: 6 to 30 characters long; ASCII characters only (characters found on a standard US keyboard); must contain at least 4 different symbols; [1] In a meeting on 22 April 2008 Ofcom denied GMG's request to drop its jazz commitments. 100.4 Jazz FM broadcast its daytime shows from its Manchester station, but specialist shows such as Dinner Jazz and Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis were networked from its London sister station 102.2 Jazz FM. Bauer Media Audio has launched new initiatives that focus on championing, training and finding female talent in the radio industry. Ian Crane, creator of ‘Alternative View’ conferences, dies from cancer aged 64 – ‘Democracy in Chains’ talk from Nov. 2018. [8] Local news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising were retained, alongside the station's North West breakfast show. It has warmth ,pace , music thats post 1970, it has listener involvment ....it just needs a better mic quality for Neil Foxes voice , Sometimes his voice is bold and strong, but most of the time he is fighting the music , its very much treble and mid , very little rich bass ,A general problem with many of Nation Radio Uk studios from home. Listen to thousands of live radio stations or create your own artist stations and playlists. Registered in England. Sounding good, certaintly feels like a broader mix than Heart 90's without some of the complete random curveballs that the likes of Union Jack Dance would throw in. In May 2017, local programming moved from Salford to new studios at the XYZ building in the Spinningfields district of Manchester City Centre. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 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