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Brian Lister's radio blog: Commercial radio licences have value after all

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Friday, 7 February 2014. Commercial radio licences have value after all. After a long period of stagnation the UK commercial radio market is starting to warm up. A couple of years ago you could not give away the average commercial radio licence, indeed a few closed after failing to find buyers. Whatever the outcome it is good to see that at least some companies are willing to put money behind conventional AM and FM licences &...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Mark Turnbull

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Monday, 10 June 2013. I’m very sad to hear of the death of Mark Turnbull. Best known as a presenter and producer on BBC Radio Cleveland (now BBC Tees), Mark was a truly remarkable and inspiring character and a sad loss will be felt in many areas of life. Aged 50, he passed away this weekend in hospital in Middlesbrough after a short illness. He would repeat this with others throughout the evening. Are we ready to Go Digital?

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Is Sunrise able to fund a station or not?

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Thursday, 30 May 2013. Is Sunrise able to fund a station or not? It is ironic therefore that Ofcom cited the Sunrise Radio group’s superior financial resources as one of the key reasons for leaving the Slough licence with that organisation. The statement said, in part:. The ability of Litt Corporation to provide Time with funding as and when necessary, which it has consistently done in the past, also provided reassurance of t...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: The DAB agony continues

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Monday, 16 December 2013. The DAB agony continues. Today's "Go Digital Day" does not seem to have addressed any of the real issues which surround British radio broadcasting moving into the digital age. Not only has Ed Vaizey satisfied nobody by again failing to address the "digital switchover date" question but the government continues to conflate "digital radio" with the original DAB specification. Small independents or big ...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Do we need a Department for Culture, Media and Sport?

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Friday, 7 June 2013. Do we need a Department for Culture, Media and Sport? For the past week there has been a flurry of press speculation that the DCMS might be scrapped by a government seeking to save money and streamline Whitehall. So would it matter to us in radio if the responsibilities of the DCMS were split among other departments? I recall when, prior to the formation of the then Department of National Heritage in 1992...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: The Heart of the issue

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Friday, 24 January 2014. The Heart of the issue. Much debate this week after Ofcom showed some teeth and found Heart Cornwall wasn’t operating within its required Format. Apparently Ofcom was responding to a complaint that the station was not broadcasting enough local news or since changing from Atlantic FM to Heart. In the past I’ve been in a situation where I’ve helped with an FM licence application only to be b...If it&#82...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Sunset or Sunrise?

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Wednesday, 29 May 2013. Southall-based Sunrise Radio has today announced that it is appealing to listeners for funds to keep the station afloat. A “news item” on the station website, and announcements on-air, say the Chairman of the Sunrise group Avtar Lit is asking listeners to financially support the radio stations:. It is not clear what, if anything, donors will receive in return for their contributions. The item does not ...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Are we ready to "Go Digital"?

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Friday, 14 June 2013. Are we ready to "Go Digital"? 8220;Go Digital Trial” report this week has reignited the debate over a possible “digital switchover” date. Never mind that this is a false analogy with the digital TV switchover, where the old analogue frequencies were needed to make the new system work and had to be. Vacated, there is still a lot to consider to safeguard the digital future of all UK radio. The fact is that...

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Brian Lister's radio blog: Music Radio - a big night for Radio Academy North East

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Brian Lister's radio blog. More about me here: http:/ www.soundconcepts.ltd.uk. Friday, 6 September 2013. Music Radio - a big night for Radio Academy North East. I'm pleased to say the next evening event for the Radio Academy here in north-east England is coming together very well. It is going to be a very special night not to be missed. Given the number of other platforms for music promotion, how important is radio to the music business today? Please encourage friends and colleagues to come along. I...