I have subsequently gone on to work for choice birmingham, capital radio, spectrum radio, choice fm, cutting my professional teeth working at the bbc and for wnk radio. A radio 5 live fixture for 11 years, he presents the early morning show with shelagh fogarty and the phonein that follows. Following the 196468 offshore radio boom, the conservative party promised in its 1970 general election manifesto that should it win, it would introduce local commercial radio in addition to the commercial television that had started in 1955. Keep up to date with all of our presenters on free radio. Although dozens of presenters and disc jockeys have played a part in the capital radio story over the years, few have had the same impact as three primary people, kenny everette, chris tarrant, and pat sharp.
Ten of the twelve capital stations are owned and operated by global, while the other two are owned and operated by communicorp uk under franchise agreements. Capital birmingham was a local radio station owned and operated by global radio as part of. Find the latest hit music, artists news, music events, show presenters and. Below is the live streaming of capital london radio, please wait a while the. Some of the bestknown capital radio presenters include. Capitals new networked breakfast show has been confirmed as roman kemp, vick hope and sonny jay the current presenters for capital breakfast. It is a legend radio station among the covering area london, uk and neartouching cities. My first radio job was working on sky radio which was owned by daddy big hat. The digital news network dnn also broadcast from the building until it ceased transmission in august 2006, to be replaced by lbc, whose regional dab service was fully rolled out on 1 september in april 20, global moved its birmingham operations from broad.
September following an unsuccessful relaunch in january, a new programme controller, scott muller joins from the nova group in australia, and the station sees another tweak in style and brands. The comedian and capital radio presenter des clarke, richard lochhead msp, steven mill and amy irons from capital radio join other cyclists in glasgow green at the start of pedal for scotland which comprises three events, the 100 mile big belter from glasgow to edinburgh, the 45 mile classic challenge from glasgow to edinburgh and the 10 mile wee. Roman kemp, vick hope and sonny jay to go national on capital. Capital london radio station live streaming listen 95. Ten of the twelve capital stations are owned and operated by global, while the other two are owned and operated by communicorp uk under franchise agreements as of june 2018, the stations serve a combined weekly audience of 7. The show increased capital radios audience share in london. But when i hear a hint of a yorkshire accent for example, i do like. In the last few years ive been ive been dipping my toe into the radio pond in the form of weekend breakfast shows capital fm. Capital london is the leader station of capital fms eleven radio stations across the uk. Capital is a network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the united kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. You could work on one of our national radio stations radio 1, 1xtra, radio 2, radio 3, radio. With very high passion among their listeners in regard of their radio and various types of programs capital birmingham broadcasts each day, hour just to entertain their listeners in the most engaging way possible capital birmingham has clearly now in a much better position as and online radio with their lots of listeners love.
Jan 23, 2020 capital manchester was a local radio station owned and operated by global radio as part of the capital radio network. Free radio birmingham is an independent local radio station serving the birmingham, coventry, shropshire and black country herefordshire and worcestershire areas, broadcasting on medium wave and dab. Local radio presenters and staff facing job losses. Tv manchester newsreader talksport tv presenter key103 radio presenter mktv, milton keynes presenter capital radio, london presenter and many more. Capital is a radio network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the united kingdom, owned and operated by global radio. All radio streams and radio stations at one glance. Stream live events, live playbyplay nfl, mlb, nba, nhl, college. Capital started as the independent music radio station for london in the early 1970s. If brmb allowed other stations to take their auduience, that is a failure of brmb to hold onto that audience in the capital gcap days by creating radio that listeners like and stayed with. Rival gwr group also acquired a number of local radio stations in the 1990s, including leicester. Capital london is a regional radio station owned and operated by global as part of the capital network.
This was a result of lobbying from pressure groups including the local radio association, who felt that commercial radio should be. At the same time, she also worked for newcastlebased radio station tyneside radio. Find all capital birmingham radio shows and presenters. It broadcasts to the west midlands from studios at brindleyplace in birmingham city centre. Capital birmingham is a local radio station owned and operated by global radio as part of the capital radio network. The station was housed in 111 broad street the same building as global radioowned sister stations capital birmingham and the arrow. In april 20, the station along with heart west midlands moved to new studios at eleven brindleyplace in central birmingham. If youre thinking of getting married anytime soon, dont ask shawn mendes to be your best man. The digital news network dnn also broadcast from the building until it ceased transmission in august 2006, to be replaced by lbc, whose regional dab service was fully rolled out on 1 september. Find the latest hit music, artists news, music events, show presenters and more. The stations were formerly owned by gcap media and chrysalis radio prior to their respective takeovers by global radio and, with the exception of capital london, were all part. Capital breakfast is the name of the breakfast slot on capital london and across capital.
In a world of multiplatform radio, with dab, fm, hd radio and radio online, there are many different ways to tune in, whether you want to listen in the car, on the bus or at home. Nov 04, 2016 free radio presenter announces his departure. The new breakfast show team will be see ex capital birmingham formerly galaxy breakfast. Capital is the uks first national hit music station.
Check out hip hop and rap music, get to know the top artists and win tickets. Capital london london, uk listen to free internet radio, sports, music, news, talk and podcasts. The birmingham licence was sold to chrysalis radio in 1999 and became galaxy birmingham, but choice expanded within the capital in may 2000 when a largely independent north london licence was awarded for choice 107. The station, owned and operated by bauer radio, was launched on monday 4 september 2012, and plays a selection of chart hits from the 1980s. Birmingham, west midlands, united kingdom1 connection. Check out the latest music news, celebrity gossip and catch up with your favourite presenters including roman kemp on capital breakfast. Its schedule includes a wide variety of music genres from the past 5 decades. At the weekend capital network presenters include rob howard, will. Dan kelly breakfast presenter capital fm global radio linkedin. However, in 2011 bex moved down to the capital and started presenting on shoreditch radio, as well as working. Global radio takes capital national, brand republic, september 2010. Free radio presenters az of presenter biographies free radio.
Capital is the uks first national hit music station capital is the uks no. Dec 18, 2019 the capital radio network production and station sound was created by former capital producer arden hanley 21 and was then overseen by chris nicoll, who also runs production brand wizz fx, until his departure in 2015 to join wise buddah. The strategic decision to position radio brands as part of a national sell also appears to be. Find out more about our awardwinning radio presenters on heart including latest schedule information. Capital fm manchester radio stream listen online for free. Capital radio is one of the bestknown channels in uk history. Previous breakfast show presenters from 1973 were david symonds, kenny. Capital manchester was a local radio station owned and operated by global radio as part of the capital radio network. The station began broadcasting as choice fm on 1 january 1995. It is also available on dab via the birmingham, coventry, and wolverhampton, shrewsbury and telford multiplexes. See which shows and presenters are coming up this week and never miss your favourite free radio show again.
The station broadcast from their studios at globals manchester hq in the xyz building in spinningfields, manchester contents. Listen to capital fm manchester internet radio online for free on. Not that all the presenters on those stations have local accents, of course. With very high passion among their listeners in regard of their radio and various types of programs capital birmingham broadcasts each day, hour just to entertain their listeners in the most engaging way possible capital birmingham has clearly now in a much better position as and online radio with their lots of. Shawn mendes ruins a couples wedding proposal capital. The bbc first broadcast in 1922 and began as a radio service, so radio has always been important to us. I became involved in radio in 1977 at the age of 14. But when i hear a hint of a yorkshire accent for example, i do like that. This essential guide unearths the capital radio story, and.
Capital birmingham was a local radio station owned and operated by global radio as part of the capital radio network. Capital manchester wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. I live on the south coast but regularly listen online to stations from birmingham, liverpool and leeds. Capital, heart and smooth cull local radio shows bbc news. She cut her teeth in northumberland, presenting and producing the breakfast show on tynedale fm. Listen to capital fm manchester internet radio online for free on radio. In the 1990s, capital radio became one of the uks major radio groups via acquisition of a number of local radio stations including red dragon fm, brmb and power fm. It broadcasts to the west midlands from studios at brindleyplace in birmingham city centre in april 2019, capital birmingham was merged with a sister station in the east midlands to form capital midlands history.
With the exception of weekday drivetime, all programming is from the capital network in london. The station broadcast from their studios at globals manchester hq in the xyz building in spinningfields, manchester. Pictures and videos, plus the last ten songs played and the hot playlist. Big city radio birmingham broadcasts across the uk and around the globe, playing the best and latest music from the 1980s thru till today including dance rnb top 40 reggae soul. Capital london formed part of the nine station capital radio network on 3 january 2011 as part of a merger of the global radio owned hit music and galaxy networks. Capital, heart and smooth are among the stations affected. Capital birmingham s transmitter is located at metropolitan house on the a456. Capital birmingham the brandnew capital network is the uks first national commercial pop station, broadcasting from london, scotland, the north east, yorkshire, manchester, birmingham, east midlands, south wales and across the south coast reaching 6. Capital radio network wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Capital london is one of londons favorite radio stations with more than 1.
Analysis by radio today said that 95 local radio presenters could lose their jobs as a result of. The move will see the creation of the three largest commercial radio breakfast shows in the uk, with 4. Like other broadcasting entities, such as bbc, kiss, and even virgin radio, the capital radio channel has evolved drastically over the years a network of 11 independent radio stations spread throughout the united kingdom. Mar 11, 2019 capitals new networked breakfast show has been confirmed as roman kemp, vick hope and sonny jay the current presenters for capital breakfast in london. You can find your favorite programmes and presenters on the official capital fm website. Capital radio network wikipedia republished wiki 2.
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