query: when did commercial radio start in the uk

pos: Independent Local Radio (LBC) and they began broadcasting on 8 October 1973. The London general contract went to Capital Radio, who began broadcasting on 16 October 1973. In total, 19 contracts were awarded between 1973 and 1976. Due to government limits on capital expenditure and turbulence in the broadcasting field (mainly due to the Annan Report), no further contracts were awarded until 1980, when a second tranche of contracts were awarded. All stations were awarded an AM and an FM frequency, on which they broadcast the same service. In the late 1980s, the expansion of ILR continued at a similar rate. Under the

pos: Radio Luxembourg offshore stations had left the air and, while other attempts were made to restart offshore radio commercial broadcasts aimed at the UK in the early 1970s, Luxembourg did not face commercial competition, only a growing increase in audience share by more BBC services. For a time in the late 1960s Luxembourg advertised itself as "The O.I.S. - the Only Independent Station on the Air". But in 1973, the BBC radio monopoly was finally ended by new legislation introducing Independent Local Radio, funded by the sale of advertising time. In 1983, Radio Luxembourg marked its fiftieth anniversary as a station, but

pos: Scottish Radio Holdings Scottish Radio Holdings Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) was a Scottish media company which owned 22 radio stations, and around 30 local newspapers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. SRH had its origins in the 1970s when Glasgow was awarded the third licence for a commercial station in the UK. As a result in 1973 Radio Clyde began broadcasting. Unlike the two existing commercial stations (both in London), Radio Clyde was an immediate success. This was helped in part by strong financial backers that included Sean Connery and Jackie Stewart. In 1991 laws controlling the ownership of commercial stations were relaxed.

pos: FM broadcasting 94.6–97.6 MHz was later used for BBC and local commercial services. However, only when commercial broadcasting was introduced to the UK in 1973 did the use of FM pick up in Britain. With the gradual clearance of other users (notably Public Services such as police, fire and ambulance) and the extension of the FM band to 108.0 MHz between 1980 and 1995, FM expanded rapidly throughout the British Isles and effectively took over from LW and MW as the delivery platform of choice for fixed and portable domestic and vehicle-based receivers. In addition, Ofcom (previously the Radio Authority) in the

pos: Radio Luxembourg Radio Luxembourg Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. It is known in most non-English languages as RTL (for Radio Television Luxembourg). The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcasting to the UK and Ireland. It was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in the United Kingdom. It was an effective way to advertise products by circumventing British legislation which until 1973 gave the BBC a monopoly of radio broadcasting on UK territory and prohibited all forms of advertising over the domestic radio spectrum.

pos: Kaleidoscope (UK radio series) 17.00 (22.15 from 29 September 1979) reprised the week's highlights, and then – following a gap of more than 10 years – the programme returned to Saturdays from the start of 1991 (initially at 20.45, then at 19.20 from 14 September), but with the difference that each edition was now a "special" devoted to a single theme. Presenters included: Kaleidoscope (UK radio series) Kaleidoscope was a BBC Radio 4 arts programme which ran for 25 years from 1973. It ended with the major schedule changes that occurred in April 1998, when it was replaced by "Front Row". When originally launched

pos: GCap Media British radio group. The company was originally set up to operate a General Entertainment Independent Local Radio service in October 1973. Capital Radio was the second legal commercial radio station to launch in the UK, a few days after London news station LBC. In the 1980s the station was allowed to operate separate services on AM and FM. Changes to media ownership laws meant that Capital Radio Group was able to acquire other stations throughout the UK, becoming a powerful player in the UK's commercial radio industry; before the merger with GWR. In 1993, Capital bought BRMB, and in 1994

pos: BBC Radio and moral tone. These he set out in his autobiography, "Broadcast Over Britain" (1924), influencing modern ideas of public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. To this day, the BBC aims to follow the Reithian directive to "inform, educate and entertain". Although no other broadcasting organisation was licensed in the UK until 1973, commercial competition soon opened up from overseas. The English language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcasting to Britain and Ireland. With no possibility of commercial broadcasting available from inside the UK, a former British Royal Air Force

pos: Radio Luxembourg for auditors in the socialist Czechoslovakia (oral history) - PDF file in English Radio Luxembourg Radio Luxembourg was a multilingual commercial broadcaster in Luxembourg. It is known in most non-English languages as RTL (for Radio Television Luxembourg). The English-language service of Radio Luxembourg began in 1933 as one of the earliest commercial radio stations broadcasting to the UK and Ireland. It was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in the United Kingdom. It was an effective way to advertise products by circumventing British legislation which until 1973 gave the BBC a monopoly of radio broadcasting on

neg: John Whitney (broadcaster) obtained the UK rights to the Autocue prompting system. Whitney founded the Local Radio Association to promote UK commercial radio. When the 1972 Sound Broadcasting Act allowed the provision of commercial radio and TV stations in the UK, Whitney became Managing Director of the London-based Capital Radio, with a Board led by Richard Attenborough. Whilst still at Capital Radio he started Sagitta Productions with John Hawkesworth, producing such television series as Upstairs Downstairs , Danger UXB and The Planemakers, as well as a number of single dramas. From 1982 - 1989 Whitney was Director General of the Independent Broadcasting Authority,

neg: Wonderful Radio London a 1984 interview, Pierson said he got it in 1964 while reading a report in "The Dallas Morning News" of the start of Radio Caroline and Radio Atlanta from ships at that time anchored off south-east England. Pierson said he was struck that these two offshore stations were the first and only all-day commercial radio broadcasters serving the UK. An entrepreneur, he compared the number of stations then serving the population of his native Northwest Texas with the two stations serving the entire UK. His idea that would be worth a lot of money while bringing enjoyment to many people,

neg: Start the Commotion Start the Commotion "Start the Commotion" is a song by British electronic music duo The Wiseguys, from their second album "The Antidote". It was released as a single in the UK in 1998, and peaked at #66 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-release the following year gave the song a higher chart placing, peaking at #47. It also peaked at #36 on the American dance charts in 2000. After being used in a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the U.S. in 2001, the song gained a second life and significant radio airplay, reaching the top 40 on the "Billboard"

neg: The Masters Apprentices to be loud and offensive, and was intended as the final nail in the coffin to their ill-conceived teenybopper image. It was released just before the start of the 1970 radio ban—a major dispute between commercial radio stations and record companies—which resulted in the banning of many major-label releases. Despite little commercial radio airplay, the song raced up the charts and peaked at No. 7 nationally. Since receiving their prize in the Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds in mid-1969, The Masters Apprentices were set on breaking into the UK market. They worked to save money for the effort with a

neg: Radiocentre for radio, funded entirely by the UK commercial radio industry. The RAB works for the commercial success of radio, raising its profile with advertisers and agencies and helping them use the medium more effectively and creatively. The Radio Advertising Clearance Centre (RACC), which since 1996 has been the UK commercial radio industry's advertising clearance body, is responsible for clearing up to 25,000 ads per year against the UK Code of Broadcast Advertising (BCAP Code) as developed by the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). This regulatory code, plus nearly 60 Acts of UK Parliament, determine what can and cannot be said

neg: Incredible (Celine Dion and Ne-Yo song) Morales. "Incredible" was also sent to Adult Contemporary radio stations in the United States on 24 February 2014 and the UK radio on 12 July 2014. The commercial singe was scheduled for release in the UK on 28 July 2014 but it was withdrawn at the last minute. "Incredible" received positive reviews from music critics. Andrew Hampp from "Billboard" wrote that the song sounds "so massive the Olympic Committee should start bookmarking it for the 2014 Winter Games." AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine highlighted "Incredible" and called it "soulful," "modern" and "subtle" with "palpable R&B undercurrent." Gary Graff of "The

neg: Radio Luxembourg Although in theory the BBC could have sold sponsored airtime, it attempted to gain its revenue by selling its own brand of licensed radio receivers manufactured by the member companies of the BBC. This arrangement lasted until 1927, when the broadcasting licence of the original BBC was allowed to expire. The assets of the former commercial company were then sold to a new non-commercial British Broadcasting Corporation, which operated under a UK charter from the Crown. With no possibility of commercial broadcasting available from inside the UK, a former British Royal Air Force captain and entrepreneur (and from 1935 Conservative

neg: Radio Independents Group with getting the voluntary 'quota' increased. Radio indies also produce many hours of programming for the Commercial Radio companies, such as chart shows, traffic & travel bulletins and entertainment news. However, unlike the BBC, the majority of this material is paid for by third party sponsors rather than by the radio stations. There is very little commissioned programming on UK commercial radio due to the cost of making such material and the low programming budgets of commercial radio stations. Up until Dec 2004, when commissioning programs from independent producers, the BBC would purchase an 'all rights' deal. This meant that

neg: WWJ (AM) this was the "first radio-telephone station devoted solely" to broadcasting to the public. However, KZY would be deleted in early 1923.) Later reviews became more sweeping in their claims. In 1934, an advertisement for WWJ included the contention that it was "America's Pioneer Broadcasting Station." While celebrating its 25th anniversary in August 1945, WWJ further claimed to have been the station where "commercial radio broadcasting began." ("First commercial station" status was also claimed by KDKA, in spite of the fact that both WWJ and KDKA were initially commercial-free and did not start to accept advertising until the mid-1920s, so in

neg: Radiocentre Radiocentre Radiocentre is the industry body for UK commercial radio. It exists to maintain and build a strong and successful commercial radio industry. It does this by lobbying on behalf of members for: more freedom in how and where they produce content; deregulation of commercial messages; tighter rules on the prominence of commercial brands on the BBC; and the removal of local media ownership rules. Radiocentre is a co-founder of Digital Radio UK and part of the Board, the body set-up to encourage digital switchover in the UK. It is a patron of cross-industry registered charity the Radio Academy as

neg: Campus radio quality audio, many radio stations simulcast on the Internet. The UK Student Radio Association works on behalf of more than fifty UK-based member radio stations to further their development, encourage and facilitate communication between member radio stations and links to the commercial radio industry, and lobby for the membership's interests on both a regional and national level. The association organises and hosts the annual Student Radio Awards in conjunction with BBC Radio 1. "See also List of radio stations in the United Kingdom" College radio (as it is generally known in the United States) became commonplace in the 1960s when

neg: BBC Regional Programme BBC Regional Programme The BBC Regional Programme was a UK radio broadcasting service which was on the air from 9 March 1930 – when it replaced a number of earlier BBC local stations – until 1 September 1939, when it was subsumed into the BBC Home Service, two days before the outbreak of World War II. When the British Broadcasting Company first began transmissions on 14 November 1922 from the station 2LO in the Strand, Westminster, which it had inherited from the Marconi Company (one of the six commercial companies which created the BBC), the technology did not exist either

neg: Dave Roberts (sports broadcaster) Indian cricketer Brian Lara's world record breaking innings of 501 not out. Born in Middlesbrough, UK, Dave left school in 1980 to start as an electrician with ICI plc at its Wilton Works on Teesside. In 1981 he started working at BBC Radio Cleveland, now BBC Tees in Middlesbrough. Ahead of moving to Teesside's commercial station, Radio Tees, now TFM Radio. There he was a programme assistant for DJ Graham Robb on the late night phone-in show and played a character called 'The Priesfield Pest'. The radio work progressed with on-air responsibilities For the Saturday sports programme, and at BBC

neg: Steve Sutherland (DJ) more. He has also flown to the USA to interview the likes of R. Kelly, Brandy, OutKast amongst others. The success of the Sunday show has allowed station executives of the Chrysalis Group to start a Saturday radio show. It is the most listened to Urban radio show within the Galaxy transmission reach. Steve also hosts his twice weekly shows on the most listened to commercial radio station by 15-34s in the UK–‘Galaxy FM’, two of the biggest Urban radio shows in the United Kingdom every Saturday & Sunday night. The public attribute this to his high-octane style, taste-making music

neg: Roger Scott John Lennon with Yoko Ono during their 'Bed-in' for peace at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal. Anticipating the launch of legal land-based commercial radio, Scott returned to the UK in 1971, only to find the introduction was not as advanced as he had anticipated. Meanwhile, he secured a position at UBN, a closed-circuit station broadcasting music to all the United Biscuits factories nationwide. It was about this time he also had a brief stint on BBC Radio 1 but, anticipating a future in commercial radio, he did so under the pseudonym 'Bob Baker'. In 1975 he and Tim Rice

neg: Atlantic 252 few years along with the best songs from the top 40 – this was called "Today's Best Music Variety". Commercial Radio and the BBC initially objected to the station, seeing it as a commercial pirate. However, as UK commercial radio developed and deregulation saw many more stations launching, formats similar to Atlantic's began to appear on FM and Atlantic 252's audience began to decline. Attempts at repositioning followed, including "Real Music, Real Radio", when the station attempted to tackle BBC Radio 1's "new music" format. At the peak of its popularity in 1993, Atlantic 252 had 6 million listeners aged

neg: Wet Dream (Max Romeo song) and Junior Smith. Although the single was released in 1968, it did not start to sell until 1969. Already a hit in Jamaica, it entered the UK charts in May 1969 reaching 10 as its highest position in August 1969. The song gained notoriety due to its lyrics of an explicit sexual nature. Despite Romeo's claims that it was about a leaky roof, it contained the lyric "give the fanny to me" and was banned from broadcast by several radio stations. It was only played twice by the BBC before being banned. When it moved into the charts, BBC radio

neg: Ralph Bernard Ralph Bernard Ralph Bernard CBE was the chief executive of commercial radio group GCap Media. He started his career as a journalist at Sheffield's Radio Hallam in 1975, before moving to Hereward Radio in Peterborough. In 1982 he moved south to launch Wiltshire Radio as programme director, becoming managing director in 1983. From here, he helped develop the GWR radio group which later merged with Capital Radio to form the biggest commercial radio company in the UK, GCap Media. He was chief executive of GWR Group PLC between 1987 and 2001, when he was appointed Executive Chairman. GCap Media's portfolio

neg: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) and Lennox's multitracked harmony vocals. According to Stewart, the record company did not think the song to be suitable as a single as it lacks a chorus, and did not want to release it as a single. However, when a radio DJ in Cleveland kept playing the song from the album and it received a strongly positive audience reaction, the label then decided to release it. "Sweet Dreams" was Eurythmics' commercial breakthrough in the United Kingdom and all over the world. The single entered the UK chart at number 63 in February 1983 and reached number two the following month.

neg: Radiocentre and U2 and ‘Harry Potter Day’ on BBC Radio 1 were given excessive product prominence by BBC Radio. These were upheld by the BBC Trust. Radiocentre Radiocentre is the industry body for UK commercial radio. It exists to maintain and build a strong and successful commercial radio industry. It does this by lobbying on behalf of members for: more freedom in how and where they produce content; deregulation of commercial messages; tighter rules on the prominence of commercial brands on the BBC; and the removal of local media ownership rules. Radiocentre is a co-founder of Digital Radio UK and part

neg: European Hot 100 Singles United Kingdom. This chart was accumulated by taking the chart positions in each country combined with the national sales percentage of records in that particular country. In 1986–87, the official Eurochart also became a music TV show on Music Box with Dutch presenter . A syndicated radio show, 'The Coca-Cola Eurochart Hot 100' was also introduced on UK commercial radio and was definitely being broadcast as of January to April 1991 however, its precise start and end dates are not known. Hosted by Pat Sharp, it was broadcast on a number of stations including Radio Trent, BRMB, Viking FM and

neg: Darren Henley the Station Programmer category at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2008 and was named Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards in 2009, having been nominated in the same category in 2007. Classic FM won the UK Station of the Year Category at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in 2007, the Music Programming Gold Award in 2009, a Special Award to mark the station's 20th anniversary in 2012 and the inaugural UK Radio Brand of the Year Gold Award in 2013. At the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards, Classic FM was named Station of the

neg: Pirate radio in Australia Pirate radio in Australia Australian radio audiences have had virtually no exposure to pirate radio. There were no broadcasts as part of the World War II propaganda campaigns and commercial as well as community stations alongside the taxpayer funded Australian Broadcasting Corporation were available during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s - a period when the UK was experiencing a surge in illegal broadcasts during the early days of acid house and the Second Summer of Love. The absence of pirate radio in Australia is primarily attributed to the relatively large number of commercial licences that were issued,

neg: BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra typically emphasizes full broadcasts of Premier League and Home Nations football, if games overlap each other. Five Live carries the first-choice match in such cases. Despite the fact that commercial stations (such as Sky Sports) have acquired the vast majority of sports television broadcasting rights in the UK, the BBC remains dominant in radio sport with BBC Radio 5 Live and its local radio stations. Its main commercial rival for radio sports rights is TalkSport. When BBC 5 Live Sports Extra is on air on DAB, BBC Radio 4 DAB goes into mono as it has to hand

neg: Universe (Slade song) plans did not materialise. Later in 1991, the band's former label Polydor approached them with the idea of recording two new singles to promote a new compilation album "Wall of Hits". The two singles, "Radio Wall of Sound" and "Universe", were soon completed, with "Radio Wall of Sound" being released in October 1991. The band's first Top 40 hit since 1984, it reached No. 21 in the UK. With the release of "Wall of Hits" in November, "Universe" followed in December and attempted to attract the Christmas market. However, it failed to chart in the UK. With the commercial failure

neg: The Who one of UK Decca's labels for US artists. "I Can't Explain" was recorded in early November 1964 at Pye Studios in Marble Arch with the Ivy League on backing vocals, and Jimmy Page played fuzz guitar on the B-side, "Bald Headed Woman". "I Can't Explain" became popular with pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline. Pirate radio was important for bands as there were no commercial radio stations in the UK and BBC Radio played little pop music. The group gained further exposure when they appeared on the television programme "Ready Steady Go!" Lambert and Stamp were tasked with finding

neg: KDKA (AM) on January 3, 1921, and in 2007 a comprehensive station history compiled by Randall Davidson came to the same conclusion. An additional qualifier sometimes proposed for KDKA is that it was the first "commercial" station, but there is no consensus here either, as a 1945 advertisement for WWJ claimed that station was the one where "commercial radio began". (WWJ and KDKA were both initially commercial-free, and did not start to accept advertising until the mid-1920s, so in this case "commercial" appears to just mean under the control of a commercial enterprise.) Additionally, Westinghouse's operation of KDKA's broadcasting service under a

neg: History of broadcasting 1926, when its license expired; it then became the British Broadcasting Corporation, a non-commercial organization. Its governors are appointed by the British government, but they do not answer to it. Lord Reith took a formative role in developing the BBC, especially in radio. Working as its first manager and Director-General, he promoted the philosophy of "public service broadcasting", firmly grounded in the moral benefits of education and of uplifting entertainment, eschewing commercial influence and maintaining a maximum of independence from political control. Commercial stations such as Radio Normandie and Radio Luxembourg broadcast into the UK from other European countries. This

neg: WDZH The winner of the contest would be awarded $1,000, and the real name would be revealed at 8 a.m. the following Monday, October 5th. At that time, the station officially launched as "98-7 AMP Radio", modeled after sister stations KAMP-FM in Los Angeles, and WBMP in New York City. Unlike those two stations, WVMV did not start with 10,000 songs commercial free, instead offering commercial-free Mondays, which were discontinued in April 2011. The station adopted the WDZH call sign on May 3, 2010. The "AMP Radio" format featured a tight rotation of mainly current hits, similar to Mike Joseph's Hot

neg: Arms of Loren three weeks in the UK Top 200. Following the commercial failure of the track, a follow-on single would not be released on Manifesto Records. The track was also released in France with a special set of remixes released on vinyl. The commercially unreleased Steinway radio edit of the track was released on the French CD single. Despite the commercial failure of the track, "Arms Of Loren" continued to be played frequently in clubs over the following years and the track did make a brief re-appearance in the UK Top 200 in March 1998, reaching #155. In 2001, the head of

neg: FM broadcasting in the UK of LBC, though offshore pirate radio stations operated in the 1960s to 1990s, usually from ships anchored off the coast of Britain. Early licences were granted to wide-area stations, such as Capital Radio which served London and the home counties. Later more local stations were introduced. There is also one national commercial radio station, Classic FM. Commercial radio stations simulcasted on both FM and medium wave from the beginning until 1989–1990, when the IBA asked radio stations to end the practice. Typically another service, often a Gold format, was introduced on AM and the original service continued on FM. From

neg: Newstalk ZB IRN on stations not owned by The Radio Network despite the news coming from the same place. Radio New Zealand continued to operate their own news service on Radio New Zealand National and Radio New Zealand Concert, the two non-commercial stations that were not sold. By 2000 a large number of independent radio stations had been taken over by RadioWorks, which did not want to pay for a news service operated by its main competitor and chose to start their own news service. After CanWest purchased RadioWorks the news service became known as the Global News Service (Global is the

neg: Offshore radio BBC a monopoly on broadcasting. Because of rigid governmental controls and programming mostly consisting of serious music and highbrow issues, much of the UK population began to turn to radio stations from abroad, such as Radio Lyon, Radio Normandy, Radio Athlone, Radio Mediterranee and Radio Luxembourg, especially on Sundays, when the BBC did not carry any entertainment programmes. However, English-speaking broadcast hours were limited and parts of the UK were unable to receive most stations properly during the daytime. The earliest attempt to establish an offshore broadcaster in England occurred in 1928, when Associated Newspapers (owners of the "Daily Mail")

neg: Mutual Broadcasting System programming talent. In fact, Bamberger Broadcasting's WOR-TV & WOIC (the latter a Washington, D.C. video outlet) maintained letterhead with "Mutual Television" decorating their identifications. Beyond this, there is no confirmation, however, that a cooperative video service was ever seriously considered. The plans never got off the ground and Mutual thus became the only one of the "Big Four" U.S. radio networks not to start (and eventually be dominated by) a television network. While there was no Mutual TV network, this did not mean the group did not have an influence over commercial television's early development. Several Mutual radio affiliates launched

neg: Reinforce Love lack of success, the single was not released in Europe. The video was released at the beginning of November 2007. Reinforce Love "Reinforce Love" is a charity single, released by Blue member Lee Ryan in November 2007. The single was released for the cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The single was released on 10 December 2007. The track did not receive any airplay on British radio stations, and did not appear in any BBC Radio playlists, resulting in a very low chart position. The single was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom, peaking at #101 on the UK Singles Chart,

neg: Reinforce Love Reinforce Love "Reinforce Love" is a charity single, released by Blue member Lee Ryan in November 2007. The single was released for the cancer charity CLIC Sargent. The single was released on 10 December 2007. The track did not receive any airplay on British radio stations, and did not appear in any BBC Radio playlists, resulting in a very low chart position. The single was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom, peaking at #101 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the worst position in Lee's career, and the worst peak position for a former Blue member. Due to the

neg: Everything to Everyone You Should Drive". The album's second single, "Testing 1,2,3", was released early in 2004 with its own music video, coinciding with a more traditional arena tour. A different single, "Maybe Katie", was released to radio in Canada. The album, however, did not see a significant resurgence in sales. A third single, "For You", was released on a single with the album version and a live version from Glasgow, Scotland, but did not receive a video. The song received little airplay. In the UK, "Celebrity" was released as a radio and commercial single. "Everything to Everyone" was included among a group

neg: John Calvert (radio) John Calvert (radio) John Calvert is a radio commercials producer, managing director of Airforce: The Radio Commercial and Advertising Music Production Company, a voiceover artist, radio advertising consultant, speaker, and awards judge. A strong fascination with tape recorders led John Calvert to be inspired by the British Broadcaster Kenny Everett. After an initial stint with 'Radio Dorking', a hospital radio station at Dorking Hospital in Dorking, Surrey UK. John left his job in an electrical store to become a Technical Operator at the new Radio Mercury in Crawley, West Sussex, UK. Within a year, John became Radio Mercury's Commercial Producer.

neg: Radio Luxembourg stations. In August 1967, the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act passed into law, and forced all but the two Caroline stations off the air by eliminating their means of selling commercial advertising in the UK. As well as closing down offshore "pirate radio", the British government instructed the BBC to create its own non-commercial replacement, named Radio 1. Radio 1 commenced transmissions at the end of September 1967. While Luxembourg almost had the UK commercial airwaves to itself, it was still restricted to evening and night hours. The presenters included the following: By the middle of 1968, even the two Caroline

neg: Cliff Richard their respective charts. In 1999, controversy again arose regarding radio stations refusing to play his releases when EMI, Richard's label since 1958, refused to release his song, "The Millennium Prayer", having judged that the song did not have commercial potential. Richard took it to an independent label, Papillon, which released the charity recording (in aid of Children's Promise). The single went on to top the UK chart for three weeks, becoming his fourteenth No.1 single. Richard's next album, in 2001, was a covers project, "Wanted," followed by another top ten album, "Cliff at Christmas". The holiday album contained both new

neg: Radiocentre in all UK radio advertisements. All stations contribute to the cost via their broadcasting licence fees. Radiocentre member stations together represent approximately 90% of commercial radio listening. Any commercial radio station in the UK holding a terrestrial radio broadcasting licence from Ofcom is eligible to become a station member of the Radiocentre. Subscription rates are calculated in relation to a radio company's net broadcasting revenue (NBR) figure so the smallest stations pay least. Major member groups are Global Radio and Bauer Media. Radiocentre is also responsible for running the Aerial Awards, which recognize excellence in radio advertising. The monthly award

neg: Steve Wright (DJ) Show in 1995 due to differences with the BBC Radio 1 management, he was unhappy with the plummeting listening figures of the station due to its restructuring under new controller Matthew Bannister, which led to many of the more established DJs leaving, or being sacked, around this time. He was picked up by the new commercial station Talk Radio, where he presented a Saturday morning show and also presented a syndicated show on Sunday mornings on various commercial stations in the UK. Wright returned to the BBC in April 1996, when he joined BBC Radio 2, presenting "Steve Wright's Saturday

neg: Spark Sunderland working for BBC and Commercial stations across the UK. When the UK media regulator Ofcom announced a plan to issue Community Radio licences, work began at the station to apply for a Full Time licence. This application was made in early in 2007. In September 2007, Ofcom awarded Utopia FM a full-time 5 year Community Radio licence. It was announced in June 2009 that Utopia FM would be changing its name to 107 Spark FM to signal the change in licence and the broadening of the audience. In 2012, Spark was awarded 'Best North East Radio Station' in the 'Nations

neg: Commercial broadcasting broadcasting, a disadvantage of commercial radio and television. In Europe, commercial broadcasting coexists with public broadcasting (where programming is largely funded by broadcast receiver licences, public donations or government grants). In the UK, British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) is available and WorldSpace Satellite Radio was available. One of the best-known commercial services in Asia is the oldest radio station in the region, Radio Ceylon. English language French language English language Spanish language Commercial broadcasting Commercial broadcasting (also called private broadcasting) is the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship. It was

neg: Paul Chantler He left Chiltern in 1996 and became group programme director of the Essex Radio Group. In 1997, he was named UK Commercial Radio Programmer of the Year and in 1999 won the UK Commercial Radio Social Action Award. Chantler became group programme director of The Wireless Group in 2000. Apart from running the group’s 18 local stations, Chantler was also programme director of the national speech station talkSPORT. Two years later he started his own radio programming consultancy business. In 2005, Chantler joined the international programming consultancy United Radio. Chantler worked on an exclusive nine-month assignment with GMG Radio as

neg: History of radio 1960s when VOR systems became widespread. In the early 1930s, single sideband and frequency modulation were invented by amateur radio operators. By the end of the decade, they were established commercial modes. Radio was used to transmit pictures visible as television as early as the 1920s. Commercial television transmissions started in North America and Europe in the 1940s. In 1947 AT&T commercialized the Mobile Telephone Service. From its start in St. Louis in 1946, AT&T then introduced Mobile Telephone Service to one hundred towns and highway corridors by 1948. Mobile Telephone Service was a rarity with only 5,000 customers placing

neg: Sky News Radio Sky News Radio Sky News Radio is the radio arm of Sky News, owned by Sky UK. It has been operating since June 1999, providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations across the world. Sky News Radio launched in June 1999 originally providing bespoke bulletins for Talk Radio UK. The service subsequently expanded in October 2001 to provide hourly news bulletins, audio and scripts for clients including UTV Radio, GMG Radio, Global Radio and DNN. The radio newsroom operated from Sky News' purpose-built studios at

neg: Jim Keays and Keays later recounted that he was so drunk when he recorded his vocals that he had to be held up to the microphone. The song was deliberately designed to be loud and offensive, and was intended as the final nail in the coffin to their ill-conceived teenybopper image. It was released just before the start of the 1970 radio ban—a major dispute between commercial radio stations and record companies—which resulted in the banning of many major-label releases. Despite little commercial radio airplay, the song raced up the charts and peaked at No. 7 nationally. During that year Keays was

neg: HitRadio Veronica (Sky Radio) 538. From that period, Sky Radio Group trademark of the departed to start again on 1 November 2009 'HitRadio' left over. On September 1, 2010 the name was changed again, this time to HitRadio Veronica. Since January 3, 2011, the radio station only to hear over the internet rather than via cable. The name HitRadio Veronica has existed before, in 1995 when Veronica was also the commercial station HitRadio Veronica. HitRadio Veronica was the successor of HitRadio 1224. The station went on September 1, 1995 start on the medium wave frequency 828 kHz's (362 m) and 1224 kHz (245 m).

neg: Deadstar of the negotiations and subsequent sale of Mushroom Records, the promotion of deadstar's album was compromised. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999 "Run Baby Run" was nominated for Best Pop Release. A third single, "Somewhere Over the Radio", appeared in May 2000 but did not chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 "Somewhere Over the Radio" was nominated for Best Rock Album. The group disbanded in 2001. The band enjoyed mixed commercial success during their existence. They had some success in the UK and toured there after extensive radio play of "Sex Sell". They were played on national

neg: She's in Fashion Up" had performed very well. Although it did not make the UK top ten, it received the most commercial airplay from Suede's discography. Saul Galpern of Nude Records said that "She's in Fashion" was Suede's biggest radio hit. However this exposure on the airwaves failed to transfer into sales and Galpern felt perhaps it should have been the first single. Zoe Ball, then presenting "Radio 1 Breakfast", made it her Single of the Week and played it often throughout the week, possibly associating with the song’s opening lyrics: "She's the face on the radio, she's the body on the morning

neg: UKRD Group UKRD Group The UKRD Group Ltd is a British media company that owns 16 commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The name originates from UK Radio Developments. Formed on 22 August 1990 as a company to invest in commercial stations following the relaxation of station ownership laws, its first investment was a stake in Cornwall's Pirate FM 102, which was designed and launched by former County Sound boss Mike Powell who, after leaving County Sound, had formed Infinity Radio. Shortly after the launch, Infinity Radio merged with UK Radio Developments and Powell became CEO of the embryonic UKRD Group.

neg: Start Without You vacation season and waiting until Christmas. "FemaleFirst" said "the track is set to cause a long-lasting heat wave when it hits radio in July" and "will also be blazing club floors across the country once again." The review went on to say that the single "has cemented her place as the UK’s prime female recording artist." "Start Without You" entered the Irish Singles Chart at number five on 10 September 2010, marking Burke's fifth consecutive Top five hit in Ireland. In the UK, "Start Without You" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 12 September 2010, knocking

neg: Peter Allen (UK broadcaster) service for UK commercial radio. He eventually became the network's political editor while working at Westminster. He also worked as a presenter at its sister radio station LBC, the London news and talk station. Allen then switched to television and was ITN political correspondent until 1992, when he was one of "a string of high-profile resignations" following the company's budget cuts. He then joined London News Network. On 1 March 1994 the BBC announced that Allen was to host its new "Breakfast" programme on BBC Radio 5 Live. In 1997 "Breakfast" was extended by half an hour. Also in 1997,

neg: Les Ross started at 5am. The BBC national networks did not start programming until 6am making Les the only presenter on the air in the UK for one hour a day. The Radio Birmingham transmitter at 5.5 kW was one of the more powerful local radio ones in the country at the time and so Les enjoyed an audience of shift workers over a wide area. In 1974, Les applied to work at BRMB; but they rejected him. In the summer of 1975, Les joined Radio Tees in the North East of England, presenting their Breakfast show. He also presented a successful

neg: Donata Premeru Donata Premeru Donata Premeru (born June 4, 1934 in Yugoslavia) is a musicologist, broadcaster, music writer, journalist, lecturer and historian of Arts. After graduation at Musicology and History of Arts in Zagreb (Croatia), she did postgraduate studies of Early and Contemporary Music at London University (UK). Donata started as student lecturer and broadcaster at Radio Zagreb and continued as Music Editor of Stereorama programme on Radio Belgrade. In 1965 she was invited to start the Radio Beograd Third Programme (music section) as its first musicologist, and in 1983 its first stereo weekend Music Programme Stereorama, which was closed down in

neg: Donata Premeru to a professional promoter in 2014. Union of Yugoslav Composers (from 1976); Union of European Journalists C.E.J. (from 1989) Donata Premeru Donata Premeru (born June 4, 1934 in Yugoslavia) is a musicologist, broadcaster, music writer, journalist, lecturer and historian of Arts. After graduation at Musicology and History of Arts in Zagreb (Croatia), she did postgraduate studies of Early and Contemporary Music at London University (UK). Donata started as student lecturer and broadcaster at Radio Zagreb and continued as Music Editor of Stereorama programme on Radio Belgrade. In 1965 she was invited to start the Radio Beograd Third Programme (music section)

neg: John Myers (radio executive) commercial station in Wales. In 2008 Myers convinced the GMG board to invest £1m in documentaries, a first for commercial radio. Many of these are now aired across the GMG Radio network, except for Scottish station. He stepped down from his role at GMG Radio to travel the world. In January 2009, he was asked by the Labour Government to undertake a review of commercial radio in the UK, which was published in April 2009. To stop a high percentage of commercial radio stations losing money, Myers recommended that regulators could remove the imperative for local radio to be produced

neg: The Meaning of Love (Michelle McManus song) media drew comparisons of McManus' fortunes to "" rejects One True Voice. UK CD single 1. "The Meaning of Love" (Radio edit) UK Digital download 1. "The Meaning of Love" (album version) The Meaning of Love (Michelle McManus song) "The Meaning of Love" is the second single from "Pop Idol" winner Michelle McManus, released on 26 January 2004. It did not match the success of her chart-topping debut single "All This Time", reaching number 16 in the UK and number 29 in Ireland. Soon after the single's commercial failure, BMG dropped McManus from the label. The music video premiered in

neg: Digital radio in the United Kingdom UK. Digital Radio UK is an organisation which represents the interests of the digital radio industry including the BBC, commercial radio companies and transmission network operator, Arqiva. The organisation also promotes the use and take up of DAB in the United Kingdom and ensure that the deadline for digital migration in 2015 is met. Digital Radio UK is formed from the Digital Radio Delivery Group which also absorbed the Digital Radio Development Bureau (DRDB). Part of DRDB's plans, and under Digital Radio UK still is, will be to promote DAB uptake through a website for consumers as well as print

neg: Radio 4 UK Theme at approximately 5:54 am on weekdays (starting from Thursday 23 November 1978), before the first programme of the day ("News Briefing") began at 6:00 am. At weekends it was played later than this (Saturday programmes in November 1978 starting at 6:30 am and Sunday programmes at 7:15 am). With the extension of the "Today Programme" to start at 6:00 am, the Shipping Forecast and the UK Theme with it were broadcast earlier. Towards the end of the "UK Theme"'s life it was played at 5:30 am every day, when Radio 4 took over from the BBC World Service, which has

neg: Bull Verweij as Radio Luxemburg and Verweij decided to start an offshore radio station. Radio formats that are now common place, such as "horizontal programming" were introduced by Verweij. He also introduced advertising on radio in The Netherlands: the public radio stations in those years were completely funded by the state and it was not possible for companies to reach out to the public via national radio-stations. Bull Verweij is seen as the initiator of commercial broadcasting and modern radio formats in The Netherlands. Another radioship was the Mebo II: the owners of Veronica had also invested in this ship when their

neg: David Jensen worked for the then-new Radio Trent (now Capital East Midlands) in Nottingham, one of the first legal, land-based commercial radio stations in the UK. During the early part of his career he was billed as "Kid Jensen" and did not use his given name professionally until 1980. In 1976 he joined the BBC's pop network, Radio 1, initially hosting a Saturday morning show from 10am to midday, but sitting in for many other DJs, and eventually graduating to a weekday late afternoon/early evening show in the spring of 1978 from 4:30 to 7:00pm. He kept his profile high through regular

neg: Irish pirate radio in Arbour Hill Military Detention Barracks after 55 days protesting his arrest for operating a pro IRA pirate radio station. Whilst the number of recorded pirate radio stations was in the hundreds, only a few have been notable enough to be remembered. Pirate radio reached its height of popularity in Ireland in the 1980s after UK entrepreneurs Robbie Robertson and Chris Cary launched Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova in Dublin. They were soon joined by Irish business people and entrepreneurs. It was commercial music radio at a time when state broadcaster RTE struggled to capture the youth market. This was

neg: Paraguayan War the outbreak of the conflict, as: However, it was the assessment of E.N. Tate that Other historians dispute this claim of British influence, pointing out that there is no documentary evidence for it. They note that, although the British economy and commercial interests benefited from the war, the UK government opposed it from the start. It believed that war damaged international commerce, and disapproved of the secret clauses in the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. Britain already was increasing imports of Egyptian cotton and did not need Paraguayan products. William Doria (the UK Chargé d'Affaires in Paraguay who briefly acted

neg: Fru Hazlitt Awards ceremony, organised by the CBI and "Real Business" magazine. From July 2005 to March 2007 she was Chief Executive of Virgin Radio UK (since 2008 called Absolute Radio). She put Virgin Radio onto Freeview (UK). Virgin Radio UK was owned by SMG. The station group included Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock and Virgin Radio Groove. She resigned from Virgin Radio on 8 January 2007. In May 2007 she became managing director of GCap London, the largest commercial radio group in the United Kingdom, and bought £250,000 worth of GCap shares. She was appointed Chief Executive of the company

neg: The Radio 2 Breakfast Show to be an even more controversial choice, as his perceived acerbic manner was seen as being at odds with what the Radio 2 breakfast programme had become. Subtitled "Good Morning UK!", it did not prove popular and Hayes presented his last programme on 23 December 1992. During the Hayes era, the show was extended by 1 hour and was moved to an earlier start time of 6.30am. Terry Wogan returned to the BBC Radio 2 breakfast programme in January 1993. Now entitled "Wake Up to Wogan," it was the first time the breakfast show had explicitly been given a title

neg: Wireless Group International, Radio Investments and LMC Radio, headed by chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie, under the name TalkCo, purchased the group in 1998 for £15.5m. The company expanded when it purchased The Radio Partnership in 1999, gaining control of its nine local commercial stations and becoming the fifth largest radio company in the UK. The company published a free, London-based men's magazine called "Sport". Wireless Group also owns the digital agency Zesty and the internet hosting provider Tibus. Wireless Group Wireless Group Limited is a radio and digital broadcasting network with its headquarters based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and with radio operations

neg: John Myers (radio executive) moved on to become the network producer for GMG in Salford. He was the producer of Capital Yorkshire's breakfast show. until September 2013 when he left to set up This Is Distorted with Andi Durrant John Myers (radio executive) John Myers is a former British radio executive, consultant and presenter. He is the former Chairman of the UK Radio Academy Awards, The Commercial Radio Awards and owner of Myers Media. Myers developed the Century Radio brand for Border Radio Holdings in the early 1990s, launching two more stations later in the decade. He presented programmes under the pseudonym "John Morgan".

neg: Manx Radio Manx Radio Manx Radio (legally Radio Manx Ltd.) () is the national commercial radio station for the Isle of Man. The station began broadcasting on 29 June 1964, almost ten years before commercial radio was licensed in the United Kingdom. The Isle of Man, having its own government and laws, was not subject to the rules prohibiting commercial broadcasting in the UK. However, the Manx Government still had to apply to the UK's General Post Office for a frequency and for permission to broadcast. First requested in 1960, a licence was eventually granted in May 1964. The station was allocated

neg: When I Start To (Break It All Down) When I Start To (Break It All Down) "When I Start To (Break It All Down)" is a single by English synthpop duo Erasure, released as the lead single from their 2011 album "Tomorrow's World". The song was written by Andy Bell and Vince Clarke, whilst it was produced by electropop musician Frankmusik who produced the rest of the "Tomorrow's World" album. The song was released on 23 September 2011, and received its first UK airplay on BBC Radio 2's Ken Bruce show on 15 August. It was the first eligible single (discounting remixed versions of hit singles), since the

neg: BBC the world's first "high-definition" 405-line television service in 1936. It suspended its television service during the Second World War and until 1946, but remained the only television broadcaster in the UK until 1955, when Independent Television (ITV) began operating. This heralded the transformation of television into a popular and dominant medium. Nevertheless, "throughout the 1950s radio still remained the dominant source of broadcast comedy". Further, the BBC was the only legal radio broadcaster until 1968 (when URY obtained their first licence). Despite the advent of commercial television and radio, the BBC has remained one of the main elements in British

neg: Independent Local Radio Independent Local Radio Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act of 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2003, most commercial stations are now neither independent nor local. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland. Until the early 1970s, the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting in the UK. Despite competition from the commercial Radio Luxembourg and, for a period in the mid-1960s, the off-shore "pirate" broadcasters, it had remained the

neg: Independent Local Radio advertising and a yearly £860,000 Manx Government subvention. Independent Local Radio Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act of 1990, and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2003, most commercial stations are now neither independent nor local. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland. Until the early 1970s, the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting in the UK. Despite competition from the commercial Radio Luxembourg and, for a period in the mid-1960s,

neg: Digital radio in the United Kingdom router. RAJAR reported that in the period October 2016 to February 2017, 6% of BBC radio and 8% of commercial radio is listened to online and through apps. In 2006, the Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) announced that it would charge additional royalty fees on UK Internet radio stations if they broadcast outside the UK. Radio stations which stream online including GCap Media and GMG Radio, have implemented IP blocking to prevent listeners outside the UK from listening to their radio stations and therefore avoided the increased fees. Digital Radio Mondiale "(DRM - not to be confused with Digital Rights Management)"

neg: Graham Torrington across the UK on 41 radio stations and earnt Torrington a Sony Radio Academy Award and the award for "Best Talk Show Host" at the New York Radio Festival Awards in 2008. Following Torrington's move to the BBC, fans of "Late Night Love" campaigned for him to return to late night radio, which prompted Torrington to start producing a weekly podcast version of the show. "Late Night Love" made a brief return to radio in 2012 when Torrington joined Smooth Radio to present the programme on Sunday evenings. The programme began in January 2012 and aired for three months. Torrington

neg: Bassline (music genre) single "Show Me Happiness" which reached number 2 in the BBC Radio 1 Dance Singles Chart. "Daddy O" - a song by Wideboys reached number 32 on the 2008 UK singles chart. After its success through the mid to late 2000s Bassline began to enter a stage of commercial decline. This was mainly driven by the genre not having a presence in nightclubs as it did previously. At this point the genre started to combine elements from older 2-Step and UK Garage tracks. Artists like 1st Born, Mr Virgo, Freddo, TRC and DJ Q pioneered the new sound which called

neg: Tom Browne (broadcaster) popular broadcaster on the British Armed Forces radio service in the final years of British rule. His final appearance as a DJ on national BBC radio came at the very end of 1991, when he presented "The Million Selling Singles of the 60s and 70s" on BBC Radio 2, although he was a contributor to Radio 1's "25 Years of the UK Top 40", which aired in September 1992. He fronted BFBS Radio Hong Kong's weekday breakfast show until the territory reverted to Chinese rule in 1997 and continued working in radio, as well as a commercial voice-over artist and

neg: Pass Out (song) Grimshaw. "Pass Out" received early playlist support from BBC Radio 1Xtra and Kiss along with strong spot plays on BBC Radio 1, including a "Record of the Week" with Nick Grimshaw. The song is also available as a free download on the game "Tap Tap Revenge 3". "Pass Out" features in the UK commercial for "". It was also briefly featured in a scene in the 2011 remake of the film "Arthur". American alternative hip hop group Chiddy Bang have also issued a remix of the song. McFly also did a cover of "Pass Out" at Towneley Festival 2011. "Pass

neg: Independence Day UK RAF men comments that "when this is all over and we've defeated these monsters, the Yanks'll take the credit for it, you wait and see." Independence Day UK Independence Day UK is a one-hour BBC Radio 1 science fiction special, first broadcast on 4 August 1996. The show is a spin-off of the movie "Independence Day" and depicts the movie's alien invasion from a British perspective. None of the original movie cast appear in the radio show. The movie's producer Dean Devlin gave Dirk Maggs permission to produce an original radio adaptation provided that he did not reveal certain details

neg: Sky News Radio A large amount of programming was planned to be shared with the national DAB service. However, following the sale of Chrysalis Radio's stations to Global Radio, chief executive Ashley Tabor announced in October 2007 that the contract was not commercially attractive and they would not be continuing with the proposals. Sky News Radio Sky News Radio is the radio arm of Sky News, owned by Sky UK. It has been operating since June 1999, providing a news bulletin service for UK commercial radio stations operators across the UK and for a number of English-speaking radio stations across the world. Sky

neg: An Age of Kings the UK. "The Times" hailed the production as "monumental; a landmark in the BBC's Shakespearian tradition." The series went on to win the British Guild of Directors' award for "Excellence in Directing" and the Peabody Award in the US. It led to a follow-up, "The Spread of the Eagle", which did not prove as successful. The series was acquired for United States public television by the National Educational Television and Radio Center (NETRC), with financial support from the Humble Oil and Refining Company (the show was the first nationally distributed non-commercial series to receive support from a commercial source). Costing

neg: RKO Radio Network music host) RKO Radio Network The RKO Radio Networks, a subsidiary of RKO General, were the first commercial radio networks to distribute programming entirely by satellite. When it began operations on October 1, 1979, the initial RKO network was the first new full-service American radio network in 40 years. Satellite distribution allowed high-fidelity (15 kHz) stereo programming to its affiliates. The newscasts, aimed at a young adult audience, had a conversational, high-energy style developed by co-founders Vice President and News Director Dave Cooke, and Vice President of Programming Jo Interrante. RKO was popular from the start, signing up hundreds of

neg: RKO Radio Network RKO Radio Network The RKO Radio Networks, a subsidiary of RKO General, were the first commercial radio networks to distribute programming entirely by satellite. When it began operations on October 1, 1979, the initial RKO network was the first new full-service American radio network in 40 years. Satellite distribution allowed high-fidelity (15 kHz) stereo programming to its affiliates. The newscasts, aimed at a young adult audience, had a conversational, high-energy style developed by co-founders Vice President and News Director Dave Cooke, and Vice President of Programming Jo Interrante. RKO was popular from the start, signing up hundreds of affiliates coast

neg: Atarah Ben-Tovim had played to over three million people. She has guested on several UK television and radio shows, including "Lunchtime Pebble Mill" on BBC TV and the "John Dunn Show", "Start the Week" and "Kaleidoscope". In the late 1980s, BBC Radio Three networked "Atarah's Music Box", all about children and music and "Omnibus" devoted a whole programme to her work, as did "Blue Peter" and "Magpie". Her own television series, aimed at primary school children (Called "Atarah's band"), aired in 1982. Together with Douglas Boyd she published "The Right Instrument For Your Child" (1985) followed by "You Can Make Music". Both

neg: Van der Graaf Generator highly successful in Italy, topping the chart there for 12 weeks. The following single, "Theme One", reached number one in Italy, too. "Theme One" was an instrumental piece, originally written by Beatles producer George Martin as a fanfare for the BBC radio station Radio 1, later to appear on US pressings of "Pawn Hearts". Following commercial success in Italy, the band did a six-week tour there at the start of 1972. The band were apprehensive about touring there, concerned they might be playing to half empty venues, but they were all shocked by the sheer volume of the crowds that

neg: Dead air dead air before Rather was found and returned to the studio. CBS affiliates criticized Rather for the incident. One significant case of dead air occurred during Super Bowl LII in 2018, when the NBC television broadcast experienced 26 seconds of dead air during a commercial break. The network blamed "a brief equipment failure", and stated that no commercial advertising was lost. Prior to Super Bowl XLV, Green Bay radio station WCHK-FM announced that it would intentionally go to dead air during the game, since the hometown Packers were playing in the game. When British Virgin Radio host Chris Evans did

neg: The Psychedelic Furs quickly established the band on radio in Europe and was a No. 18 hit in the UK Albums Chart. The album also found success in Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Australia. The US version of the album was re-sequenced, but failed to have a strong commercial impact. The Furs did find success in the US with their next release, 1981's "Talk Talk Talk", which saw the band making its debut on the US "Billboard" 200 chart. In the UK, the album yielded two charting singles, "Dumb Waiters" and the original version of "Pretty in Pink". The latter song served as

neg: Alberto González (humorist) him, but he continued over the years to establish various short-lived weekly newspapers without commercial success and with grave consequences for his reputation by leaving an increasing string of disgruntled creditors. González did not return to stage or printed press successfully. By April 2, 1984, El Nuevo Herald's journalist Norma Niurca documented some of the frequent controversies, described previous shows and reported the start of a new radio show titled after his earlier work in Puerto Rico, "Se Alquilan Habitaciones", a reprise of his 1981 show "La Silla Caliente" (The Hot Seat) 1989 González' created another hit political satire radio

neg: I Speak Because I Can Speak Because I Can" entered the official UK Charts at #4. and has been certified Silver for sales of 60,000 in the UK. Back-up vocals are provided throughout the album by Marcus Mumford, the lead singer and guitarist of London-based folk band Mumford & Sons. These are especially prevalent on the tracks "Hope in the Air" and "I Speak Because I Can". Early radio promos of the album contained four tracks that did not make the final commercial release. Two of these tracks, "Mama, How Far I've Come" and "Nature of Dust" were made available as a b-side to the

neg: Water and a Flame the A List on the BBC Radio 2 Playlist and the commercial single was scheduled for release in the UK on 24 March 2014. However, the commercial single was withdrawn at the last minute. The song peaked at number thirty on the UK Radio Airplay Chart in early March 2014. On 11 April 2014, "Water and a Flame" was sent to radio in Italy. "Loved Me Back to Life" was originally to be titled "Water and a Flame". In an April 2013 interview on "The Katie Couric Show", Dion played a recording of her cover of "Water and a Flame".

neg: UK Radio Aid UK Radio Aid UK Radio Aid was a charitable event in the United Kingdom held on Monday 17 January 2005 to raise money for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for the victims of the Asian tsunami. The event consisted of a twelve-hour radio show broadcast on 268 radio stations with an audience of over 20 million, covering all of the UK's commercial stations including national stations Classic FM and Virgin Radio, as well as several student and hospital stations plus overseas stations such as BFBS. Over £3 million was raised during the broadcast Reading 107 and Splash FM were