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Major BBC radio stations enjoy listener bump amid summer of sport and events

Some of the BBC’s major radio stations saw audiences rally amid of summer of sport and entertainment, but local radio shows have suffered a drop in listeners, figures show. Radio 5 Live recorded a strong jump in the last quarter, a period that ...

24 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Greatest Hits Radio overtakes BBC Radio 1 in listening figures

Commercial music station Greatest Hits Radio has enjoyed another surge in listeners and now has a larger audience than BBC Radio 1, figures show. The station, which is home to several former BBC DJs including Ken Bruce and Simon Mayo, had an ...

16 May 2024 at 00:01

BBC declined to trademark PopMaster format so I did it myself – Ken Bruce

Ken Bruce has claimed the BBC declined to jointly trademark his long-running PopMaster music radio quiz, allowing him to purchase the rights himself. The Scottish veteran broadcaster hosted the segment on BBC Radio 2 for more than two ...

28 Jun 2023 at 09:18

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Ken Bruce announces move from BBC Radio 2 to Greatest Hits Radio later this year

Ken Bruce will join Greatest Hits Radio later this year after it was announced he is leaving his mid-morning weekday slot on BBC Radio 2 after 31 years. During his BBC show on Tuesday, the Scottish broadcaster announced he would be ...

17 Jan 2023 at 15:01

Ken Bruce urges people to listen to autistic community as he is made an MBE

Veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce has said it is “vitally important” that we listen to the autistic community after he was made an MBE. The 72-year-old Scottish radio presenter, who has an autistic son Murray, was recognised for his ...

27 Oct 2023 at 17:38

Music

The Wanted star Max George reveals pros and cons of sobriety

Max George has said that sobriety has made life clearer and helped him pass his driving test, despite leaving him “really bored at weekends”. George, 33, makes up one fifth of British and Irish boyband The Wanted. He also took ...

04 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Entertainment

Olivia Rodrigo sports Pat Benatar T-shirt on London outing

Olivia Rodrigo waved to fans as she arrived for a radio appearance in the London sunshine on Tuesday. The Good 4 U singer, 20, sported a T-shirt emblazoned with an image of rock singer Pat Benatar, best known for her song Hit ...

15 Aug 2023 at 14:32

Starmer said children will have ‘better Christmas’ as he backs festive appeal

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has backed one of the UK’s largest Christmas appeals and said families will have a “better Christmas because of it”. The Cash for Kids’ Mission Christmas charity aims to raise money to help ...

25 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Music

Ken Bruce begins first Greatest Hits Radio show with Beatles track Come Together

Ken Bruce has begun presenting his Greatest Hits Radio show for the first time since leaving BBC Radio 2. The 72-year-old Scottish broadcaster will be on air from 10am to 1pm weekdays at the Bauer radio station to play ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:05

News

Ken Bruce: I’m struggling with my work time change after move from BBC

Ken Bruce said he is “struggling” with how his working hours will change as he prepares to launch a new show on Greatest Hits Radio after exiting the BBC. The veteran Scottish radio presenter had the last day of his ...

04 Apr 2023 at 11:23

Ken Bruce to front new Greatest Hits Radio station dedicated to Sixties music

Veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce is to host a new Greatest Hits Radio station dedicated to music from the 1960s, it has been announced. The former Radio 2 DJ had been at the BBC for more than three decades before ...

03 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Ofcom investigates Greatest Hits Radio over sentencing petition

Ofcom investigates Greatest Hits Radio over petition

Ofcom has launched an investigation into Greatest Hits Radio over the station’s campaign which calls for offenders to be prevented from refusing to attend sentencing hearings. The watchdog said on Monday the ...

17 Jul 2023 at 16:02

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