Monthly Archives: March 2009

Absolute Radio Playlist: 17 March 2009

17Mar

The new playlist is out now. There are new entries from Franz Ferdinand and AC/DC, and Geoff’s Hometime Record of the Week is Daniel by Bat For Lashes.

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Posted by adam on March 17, 2009

Digital Radio in France

17Mar

Yesterday, WorldDMB announced French Digital Radio migration plans. At Absolute Radio we never like to hide our allegiance to the DAB format under a bushell. So it was with interest that we looked at the announcement which details how the French government has legislated that by September 2013, all radios in France will have to [...]

Categories: Technology 0

Posted by adam on March 17, 2009

Programming Feed w/ending 13th March by Roque Segade-Vieito

16Mar

Just like the BBC’s legendary Duty Log – Absolute Radio has it’s very own forum for listeners to tell us what they think about the station. Each week we plow through these emails and reply to them in the hope that we can at least explain why we do what we do. Human nature being [...]

Categories: What others are saying 3

Posted by adam on March 16, 2009

Global Radio and Ofcom

16Mar

On Friday, broadcasting regulator Ofcom gave GWR FM (Bristol and Bath) a yellow card warning for not operating within its format. Global Radio is reported to be disputing Ofcom’s findings. Global Radio is in the process of changing many of its local stations into the Heart brand. It started earlier this year with its stations [...]

Categories: marketing Music 1

Posted by adam on March 16, 2009

Our Latest National TV Campaign

13Mar

There’s a new edit of our TV that breaks on Monday highlighting our No Repeat Guarantee. Kick-Off Spots & Highlights Include: Sky1 – The Simpsons ITV1 – Harry Hills TV burp E4 – Skins ITV4 – Minder / Film: Kull The Conqueror More 4 – Relocation, Relocation / Brothers & Sisters FiveUSA – Film: Second [...]

Categories: marketing 1

Posted by adam on March 13, 2009