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bbc.co.uk - Stuart Harratt - The winners of Radio Humberside Make a Difference Awards
The winners of Radio Humberside Make a Difference Awards
BBC

An octogenarian who has taught generations of children how to garden and a young boy who helped support an autistic child in his foster family are some of the winners of this year's BBC Radio Humberside Make A Difference Awards. Eight individuals…

bbc.co.uk - Stuart Harratt - The winners of Radio Humberside Make a Difference Awards
The winners of Radio Humberside Make a Difference Awards
BBC

Stuart Harratt East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire An octogenarian who has taught generations of children how to garden and a young boy who helped support an autistic child in his foster family are some of the winners of this year's BBC Radio…

bbc.co.uk - Amy Hey - Community champions change lives with pizza, radio and safety
Community champions change lives with pizza, radio and safety
BBC

A men's mental health project, a festival food initiative, a grief support charity and a community radio station are all finalists in this year's BBC Radio Devon Make A Difference Awards. In their fifth year, the awards recognise and celebrate…

autoguide.com - Ross Ballot - AM Radio May Become Legally Mandated In All New Cars
AM Radio May Become Legally Mandated In All New Cars
Autoguide

Published: September 23rd, 2026 When is the last time you listened to AM Radio? It might have been a while, and yet there's still a portion of the public — road going and otherwise — who are dedicated to listening to amplitude…

livescience.com - Pandora Dewan - Astronomers detected radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time
Astronomers detected radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time
Live Science

For the first time, astronomers have detected radio signals coming directly from a planet outside our solar system, according to a new preprint study. Spoiler alert: It's not aliens. But astrophysicists are still very excited about this discovery.

deadline.com - Jake Kanter - BBC Expected To Announce TV & Radio Network Closures Next Week
BBC Expected To Announce TV & Radio Network Closures Next Week
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is preparing to announce the closure of TV and radio services, with speculation rife that youth network BBC Three is at risk of being unplugged for a second time. Deadline hears that the BBC is expected to unveil what one source…

nypost.com - Matt Levy - Death Cab For Cutie announces 2027 tour, Radio City concert. Get tickets
Death Cab For Cutie announces 2027 tour, Radio City concert. Get tickets
New York Post

Death Cab For Cutie recently extended their I Built You A Tower World Tour and added 23 shows in North America from January through April 2027. That includes a stop at NYC's Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday, April 13. All concerts come in support…

billboard.com - Xander Zellner - Nickelback Earns First Radio No. 1 in More Than a Decade With 'Rattle the Cage'
Nickelback Earns First Radio No. 1 in More Than a Decade With 'Rattle the Cage'
Billboard

Nickelback's “Rattle the Cage,” featuring John 5, rises a spot to No. 1 on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated Sept. 26), earning the band its ninth leader at the format and first since 2014. See latest videos, charts…

hothardware.com - Aaron Leong - Scientists Confirm First Direct Radio Signal Detected From Alien World
Scientists Confirm First Direct Radio Signal Detected From Alien World
HotHardware

Scientists have detected direct, localized radio emissions from an exoplanet for the very first time. But don't call the Space Force and White House hotline just yet—these signals are not alien communications. Centered on the young gas giant…

radiotoday.co.uk - Reporter - Better Media seeks wider role in radio review
Better Media seeks wider role in radio review
RadioToday

Independent and community media need a clearer way to contribute to the Government's 2026 Radio Review, Better Media says. The organisation has written to Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, after attending a…

mediaite.com - Alex Griffing - Conservative Radio Host Smashes the Panic Button - Warns Trump is Gambling His Presidency on Iran 'Albatross' in Scorching Missive
Conservative Radio Host Smashes the Panic Button - Warns Trump is Gambling His Presidency on Iran 'Albatross' in Scorching Missive
Mediaite

Conservative radio host Steve Deace pressed the panic button on Wednesday over the latest polling data Republican candidates are hearing in Iowa. “Yesterday, Iowa House Republicans were informed by their own pollsters that if you are in a…

thedesk.net - Matthew Keys - BBC preparing TV, radio network closures as part of cost-cutting measure
BBC preparing TV, radio network closures as part of cost-cutting measure
TheDesk.net

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is expected to announce deeper budget cuts within the next week that will impact the operations of some radio and television networks, according to reports published on Wednesday. The move will be…

larrybrownsports.com - Dan Benton - Long-time Bills radio voice accuses team of petty move
Long-time Bills radio voice accuses team of petty move
Larry Brown Sports - Brown Bag it, Baby

John Murphy spent 34 years calling Buffalo Bills games as a radio analyst and play-by-play announcer before a stroke ended his time in the booth. This season, the long-time local voice cannot get a press box credential at the team's new Highmark…

dailymail.com - Wiliam Hunter - Scientists detect radio signals coming directly from an exoplanet
Scientists detect radio signals coming directly from an exoplanet
Mail Online

Radio signals coming directly from an exoplanet have been detected for the very first time. Astronomers used the massive MeerKAT radio telescope array in South Africa to spot short, repeating bursts of radio waves. Using bright galaxy cores called…

dailymail.com - Jo Scrimshire - Why Chrissie Swan's reaction to losing co-host is the talk of radio
Why Chrissie Swan's reaction to losing co-host is the talk of radio
Mail Online

The departure of long-serving Nova producer and anchor Jack Charles for the relaunch of KIIS FM has sparked plenty of chatter behind the scenes at his former employer. Charles spent years steering the ship as executive producer of Chrissie, Sam and…

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