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FrequencyCast Update 15 Sept 2010

15 September 201015 September 2010 FrequencyCast No Comments

Hot off the presses, an unexpected 10 minutes of Carl and Pete. We’ve just released a quick 10 minute update covering a few news snippets – the changes at Global Radio, a new TomTom sat nav, good news for T-Mobile and Orange users, plus new toys from Apple The 10 minute FrequencyCast Update is attached…

iPhone / iPad, Podcast, Radio, Sat Nav

FrequencyCast Show 53: BT Vision and iPhone 4

1 July 201018 July 2010 FrequencyCast No Comments

FrequencyCast Show 53 was released a little earlier today. Here’s what this bumper show contains: News Updates: iPhone 4 has launched, and big changes for local radio. Focus: BT Vision reviewed. A cheaper alternative to Sky for TV and Sky Sports? Interview: Radio past and present discussed with a leading radio amateur Hands-on: An update…

Digital TV, iPhone / iPad

All change for Heart and Gold Radio

23 June 201023 June 2010 FrequencyCast 2 Comments

Back in 2008, we reported that Global Radio were scrapping many of their local radio station brands to form a network of 33 statations all branded as Heart? Well, that number is set to shrink to 15. Following recent rule-changes announced by regulators OfCom, Heart stations will be merged into what’s being called “Super Stations”,…

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Nine more stations to become Heart in June

27 April 200927 April 2009 FrequencyCast 1 Comment

According to a report on Brand Republic, the third and final round of Global Radio owned local radio station re-brands to “Heart” are set to be complete by the 22nd of June 2009. By this date, the following stations will lose their local name, and become part of their “Heart” brand: 2CR Buzz 97.1 Coast…

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More stations go Heart

23 March 20091 April 2009 FrequencyCast 2 Comments

The second round of local radio station re-brands have taken place. From 23rd March 2009, another group of Global Radio owned radio stations will lose their local name, and become part of their “Heart” brand. The first round of Heart re-brands was in January this year, and now we’re seeing the following stations vanish in…

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Local Radio Heart Rebrand starts in January

16 December 20081 January 2009 FrequencyCast 4 Comments

As reported recently, Global Radio is planning to scrap a bunch of local radio station names, replacing them with the generic “Heart” brand. Phase 1 of the re-brand kicks in at the start of January. The following nine stations will be “Heart” by Monday 5th January 2009: Chiltern FM, Bedford – Heart 96.9 Chiltern FM,…

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Local radio set for a name change

17 September 200812 June 2013 FrequencyCast 1 Comment

Global Radio own more local commercial radio stations in the UK than any other company, and in a bid to consolodate, they’re looking to re-brand nearly 30 of their local stations to either “Heart” or “Galaxy”. Local radio stations set to lose their identities include: 2-Ten FM, Chiltern Radio, Essex FM, GWR, Hereward, Invicta FM,…

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UK Radio gets Heart-broken

16 September 2008 FrequencyCast 9 Comments

Today marks another nail in the coffin of UK radio. It used to be that local radio stations had an identity – they slotted well into their local community, went out-and-about to meet their listeners, and listening was near enough compulsory to many. I grew up in a small town that got its first local…

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