Beyond the Bulletin – Rethinking Local Radio News for a Regenerative Media Economy
Ofcom’s consultation on local radio news highlights the need to strengthen civic accountability and tackle the rise of news deserts, but its focus on bulletin […]
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The Changing Face of Local Radio: Understanding Global’s Consolidation Strategy
Local radio has long been a vital part of the UK’s cultural and community fabric. It connects audiences with local news, events, and voices that […]
Ofcom’s Strangle-Hold on Radio Broadcasting Growth
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written to over ten UK regulators, including Ofcom, urging them to prioritise economic growth and investment. In letters co-signed by […]
Radio Cheese – Global’s New Stations Are Heavily Processed
The recent announcement by Global of twelve new radio stations, each designed to extend existing brands like Capital, Heart, and Smooth, marks a significant moment […]
Researching Radio in Leicester
Despite the torrential rain, Sam Hunt and I visited Bournemouth University last Thursday to explore the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Archive. We aimed to research […]
Media Bill – The End of Local Radio?
The Media Bill has now been published on the UK Parliament website. The bill proposes sweeping reforms to the legislative framework regulating public service broadcasters […]
DAB Uptake – Ofcom’s Latest Review
The transition to digital radio has been promised in the UK for more than a decade, and still the resilience of analogue broadcasting demonstrates how […]
Unleashing Social Value: Leicester Community Radio’s Empowering Journey
On the 17th of May, 2023, an exciting event unfolded in the heart of Leicester. None other than the Duke of Edinburgh graced the city […]
Radio’s Metamodern Sensibility
In this week’s community media discussion, I thought it might be useful to talk about how radio might change to better suit the needs of […]
Community Media Discussion – Media Bill and Community Radio
At our community media discussion from 6pm on Tuesday 18th April, we are hosting an open discussion about the recently published Media Bill. This legislation […]
Radio LEAR – Purpose and Objectives
If all goes to plan, Radio LEAR will be launching as a new community radio station in Leicester soon. Radio LEAR – which stands for […]
Introducing Leicester Emergent Arts Radio
It was announced on Friday 30th September that Leicester Digital Partnership CIC had won the bid to operate the new DAB multiplex for Leicester. Ofcom […]
DCMS White Paper ‘Up Next’ on Future Broadcast Regulation in the UK
The UK Government has published its white paper on the future of Broadcasting in the UK. Section 4.3 details the basis of consultation in 2023 […]
BBC Plans to Shut Down AM Radio
One of the questions I posed in the recent Decentered Media Podcast on AM Radio, was what do we do with the spare capacity made […]
Decentered Media 119 – Renaissance For AM Radio
Podcast: Play in new window
http://decentered.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Decentered-Media-Podcast-119-2022-03-24-Mixdown.mp3Podcast: Play in new windowAs we push for more media to be delivered on digital platforms, should we pause and think that we might be […]