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Richard Clarke (radio Personality)
Richard "Rich" Clarke is an English radio presenter, podcast creator, host and DJ from Worcester, England. University Clarke attended Royal Holloway, University of London where he studied Geography. Whilst at university, Clarke’s love of Radio ensured he took the initiative to create a student radio station - Insanity - which is still active. During his tenure as Station Manager and presenter, the station won awards, namely with the Student Radio Association. Clarke also began his foray into DJ’ing at popular events. Post-graduation After graduating, Clarke was elected on to the Executive of the Student Radio Association as a Development Officer, also attaining this position within the Radio Academy. He also worked in Greater London as a DJ and a freelance radio producer. Career Podcast - This Was Always Me 2025 provided Clarke the opportunity to flex his journalistic muscles further. In association with Global he has created a podcast called This Was Always Me, telling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Presenter
A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personalities who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys or "DJs" for short. Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts, AM/FM radio show hosts, and satellite radio program hosts, and non-host contributors to radio programs, such as reporter Description A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses genres of music; hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners; interviews celebrities or guests; or gives news, weather, sports, or traffic information. The radio personality may broadcast live or use voice-tracking techniques. Increasingly in the 2010s, radio personalities are expected to supplement their on-air work by posting information online, such as on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFM Radio
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland (formerly CFM) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Carlisle, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Cumbria and South West Scotland. On 3 April 2023, almost 30 years to the day after launching, the station rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio. Previous breakfast show host Robbie Dee began presenting the 1pm - 4pm afternoon show, until the closure of the Carlisle studios on 27 September 2024. As of March 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 75,000 listeners according to RAJAR. History The station was launched by its original owners, Border Television at 8am on 14 April 1993 when managing director and breakfast show host John Myers played " The Best" by Tina Turner as its first song. Originally CFM only broadcast from their Caldbeck mast to Carlisle on and Penrith, from the top oBeacon Hill on . In September 1995, they also started transmitting to Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City Network
Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of Bauer Media Group owning brands; Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Jazz FM, Hits Radio, KISS, Planet Rock, Magic, Kerrang! Radio and Heat Radio. History In early 2008, German magazine publisher Bauer bought the radio division of British company Emap, which had been established as East Midland Allied Press in 1947. Consequently, Emap Radio Limited was renamed to Bauer Radio Limited. Emap's assets included national stations Kiss, Kerrang! and Magic, and local stations under the Big City Network brand in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. These included 22 local FM stations in Scotland which Emap had bought from Scottish Radio Holdings in 2005. In April 2011, Bauer Radio announced it would be restructuring its radio portfolio into two divisions. Stations linked to geographic areas would come under the Bauer Place brand, while national stations such as Kiss, Kerrang and The Hits would come under Bauer Passion. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demand
In economics, demand is the quantity of a goods, good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given time. In economics "demand" for a commodity is not the same thing as "desire" for it. It refers to both the desire to purchase and the ability to pay for a commodity. Demand is always expressed in relation to a particular price and a particular time period since demand is a flow concept. Flow is any variable which is expressed per unit of time. Demand thus does not refer to a single isolated purchase, but a continuous flow of purchases. Factors influencing demand The factors that influence the decisions of household (individual consumers) to purchase a commodity are known as the determinants of demand. Some important determinants of demand are: The price of the commodity: Most important determinant of the demand for a commodity is the price of the commodity itself. Normally there is an inverse relationship between the price of the commodity and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock FM (British Radio Station)
Hits Radio Lancashire, formerly Rock FM, is an Independent Local Radio station, owned and operated by Bauer Radio, Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Lancashire, North West England. As of March 2025, the station has a weekly audience of 188,000 listeners according to RAJAR. Overview Originally launched in 1982 as Red Rose Radio, transmitting on 97.3 MHz and 999 kHz (301m MW). The FM frequency transmission changed when the station split to 97.4 MHz in 1990. In 1990, Red Rose Radio was split into two stations - Red Rose Rock FM using the FM radio, FM frequency and Red Rose Gold on the medium wave frequency. Rock FM was given its name as the station was initially going to be based in Blackpool, Lancashire. However the agreement for the studio premises subsequently fell through and the station remained in Preston. The managing director was Dave Lincoln, with Mark Matthews as programme director, and at that time the station was owned by the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key 103
Hits Radio Manchester, formerly Key 103, is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Greater Manchester. As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 311,000 listeners according to RAJAR. History Piccadilly Radio Originally known as Piccadilly Radio, the station commenced broadcasting from studios at Piccadilly Plaza in Manchester city centre at 5am on Tuesday 2 April 1974 - the fifth Independent Local Radio station to launch and the first of its kind in northern England. The first presenter on air was Roger Day and the first song played on air was " Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys. In early 1987, due to a nationwide reorganisation of the FM band, Piccadilly moved its VHF (FM) frequency from 97 to 103 FM. A year later, the Government and the IBA began encouraging all ILR stations with multiple frequencies to provide split programming in order to increase listener c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92 million, and the largest in Northern England. It borders the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The city borders the boroughs of Trafford, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury and City of Salford, Salford. The history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort (''castra'') of Mamucium, ''Mamucium'' or ''Mancunium'', established on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers River Medlock, Medlock and River Irwell, Irwell. Throughout the Middle Ages, Manchester remained a ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Horobin
Lucy Clare Horobin (born 17 October 1979) is a British radio presenter well-known for presenting Heart London Drivetime with Jason King. Career She attended Nottingham Trent University where she achieved a BA (Hons) in Broadcast Journalism. Horobin began radio presenting at Trent FM alongside Jason King, and then with Rich Clarke on the evening show which was branded ''Rich and Luce''. Horobin and Clarke then moved to Bauer Radio owned Key 103 to present '' In:Demand'', which later became networked on Hits Radio stations in the North of England, and digital station The Hits Radio. In November 2011 she left ''In:Demand''. On 23 January 2012 she and Jason King debuted as presenters of ''Heart Breakfast'' on Heart Solent. From 4 August 2012 the duo had also presented Saturday breakfast on Heart. From 13 until 29 August 2012 she and King presented ''Heart Breakfast'' on Heart London, in the absence of Harriet Scott and Jamie Theakston, meaning they were absent from their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capital Midlands
Capital Midlands is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. It broadcasts to Birmingham, parts of the Black Country and the East Midlands from studios at Brindleyplace in Birmingham City Centre. The station launched in April 2019 as a result of a merger between Capital Birmingham and Capital East Midlands. Overview The regional station originally broadcast as four separate stations. *Choice FM began broadcasting in Birmingham on 1 January 1995, after taking over the licence previously held by Buzz FM. It was relaunched as Galaxy in 1999 and Capital Birmingham in January 2011. *Radio Trent in Nottinghamshire, Leicester Sound in Leicestershire and Ram FM in Derbyshire operated three separate localised services before they were merged and rebranded as part of the Capital network in January 2011. On 26 February 2019, Global confirmed the two Capital stations would be merged, following Ofcom's decision to relax local content obli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent FM
Trent FM was an Independent Local Radio station which broadcast to Nottinghamshire. The station merged with two other East Midlands stations, Leicester Sound and Ram FM to form Capital FM East Midlands (part of Global's Capital FM Network) on Monday 3 January 2011. History Launched on 3 July 1975 as Radio Trent and based in the converted Nottingham Women's Hospital at 29–31 Castle Gate, Nottingham, the station broadcast on FM and medium wave and was managed initially by Dennis Maitland, a commercial director at the highly acclaimed offshore pirate station, Radio London. The original line-up of presenters featured John Peters (the first presenter on air), former Radio Luxembourg presenter Kid Jensen, Jeff Cooper, Peter Quinn, Graham Knight, Chris Baird and Guy Morris. The station's news and sports team was led by Dave Newman and Martin Johnson – with Trent making heavy use of outside broadcasts to cover major events and incidents both within and beyond its broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham is the legendary home of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Smoking in the United Kingdom, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census, Nottingham had a reported population of 323,632. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midlands. Its Functional Urban Area, the largest in the East Midlands, has a population of 919,484. The population of the Nottingham/Derby metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wyvern FM
Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire, formerly Free Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire, is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Bauer Radio, Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Herefordshire and Worcestershire. As of September 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 79,000 listeners according to RAJAR. History Radio Wyvern originally went on-air on 4 October 1982. The original Wyvern name derived from the River Wye and River Severn, the rivers running through Hereford and Worcester respectively (the name was proposed in the 1970s for what would become the county of Hereford and Worcester). The initial presentation team consisted of Sammy Southall at Breakfast, Roy Leonard in the morning, Graham Hughes in the afternoon and rock shows, and Mike George at drivetime. Weekend presenters included Jeff Roberts, Rob Yarnold and Bob Lee. Managing Director from 1984 until 1996 was Norman Bilton who joined Wyvern from Two Counties Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
