Capital FM Morning Show

If you follow radio in London you will know Capital is back, with great ratings, great events, and a great image.  The latest official audience figures from RAJAR confirm Capital as market-leader in London with the best audience levels in years. Whatever the truth behind Johnny Vaughan‘s abrupt departure from the London Breakfast Show in mid-November,

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AC 2.0 – Reinventing AC Radio

Radiodays Europe has only existed for a short period, but it has already become the most important radio conference in Europe. Last year in Copenhagen there were nearly 700 participants from 45 different countries. The 2012 conference in Barcelona promises to raise the game again. This year Francis Currie will be chairing a session with

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RADIO WARFARE

RADIO WARFARE is the first ever radio programming manual by Francis Currie and you can get a copy for free. The book has been in development for a long time and is now finally in production.  It builds on over twenty-five years of successful competitive radio programming intelligence gathered from London, the UK and around

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A Case Study in Radio Station Launch PR

How do you launch a radio station with little or no marketing budget on a platform that is still growing? How do you get the mighty UK media industry talking about your brand new digital radio station before it has even launched? How do you create a talking point that spans the generations and becomes

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“One of Radio’s Best Consultants”

The poll was conducted through a nomination process, with input from Programme Directors throughout the radio industry. Thank you so much to all of our clients for the support through votes, recommendations and testimonials.  We really feel very honoured and very grateful. Here’s what Editor Ed Ryan told us:  ”You have been chosen by your peers

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Radio & Location-Based Services

Radio stations generally need to be far braver in the way they embrace new media and new technology, to ensure they continues to address the needs of ther businesses, their listeners and their advertisers TODAY. Of course it continues to be more important than ever that whatever comes out of the speakers is interesting, entertaining

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What Makes a Successful Programme Director?

This is an important question whether you are: working for a PD aiming to become a PD already a PD hiring a PD What makes a successful Programme Director?   When we were recently asked the same question, this is what we came up with: The most successful Programme Directors typically have strong leadership skills:

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Leveraging the Internet to Build a Brand

Berlin’s Kiss FM has a great reputation for being an innovative, exciting, cool mainstream radio station, with its finger firmly on the pulse of new media. The team also have a real energy & passion for playing with video, and consistently produced remarkable results. Their latest video speaks volumes about the brand, the radio station

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