2 March 2005 The US newsletter Radio Business Report explores a new trend – shrinking networks. It has noticed what it thinks is the beginning of...
24 February 2005 In the United States, the FBI has cracked a Chicago bank robbery, after a suspect bragged about the crime on a radio talk show. ...
18 February 2005 After breaking into a car late at night, a would be German thief's plans went horribly wrong when he failed to prise out the radio,...
17 February 2005 In the United States, the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation, sharply raising fines on radio and tv stations, which violate decency limits on...
16 February 2005 A UK government panel enquiring into the funding and governance of the BBC is expected to report next week and propose changes to dilute the...
14 February 2005 In a classic case of do not try this here, a presenter and producer on English rock music station, Kerrang! in Birmingham, have been suspended...
10 February 2005 Robbie Williams has won best song of the past 25 years for ‘Angels’ at the British Music Awards. Voted by listeners to BBC Radio...
9 February 2005 Jonathan Coleman, presenter of 'My Generation' on ARN classic hits' stations including WSFM, has been sacked as breakfast announcer by Heart FM in London. ...
9 February 2005 A British radio presenter working in Bahrain has turned what he thought would be a small Tsunami fundraiser in to a huge relief event. ...
9 February 2005 Los Angeles radio revenues topped US$ 1 billion 2004 for the second year in a row. Revenue was up 1.5% on last year to...
9 February 2005 A co-presenter and producer have been fired from New York hip hop station, WQHT-FM, for their roles in an infamous song and comments, which ridiculed...
1 February 2005 With Iraqis having risked their lives to vote in historic elections, the country's fledgling media is taking a brave step forward. Election Radio, funded...
30 January 2005 An International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) team is visiting the Philippines to investigate the ongoing murders of radio and other reporters. The mission, led...
30 January 2005 An independent report has concluded that the BBC is not impartial, is pro-European and its journalists are ignorant. The report - commissioned by BBC's...
26 January 2005 A New York radio station has been criticised for airing a twisted song that mocks the victims of the South Asian tsunami. WQHT has been...
5 January 2005 Casey Kasem has signed a new long-term contract with his current syndicator, Premiere Radio Networks in the USA. Each weekend, Kasem hosts American Top...
5 January 2005 In the USA, Clear Channel has come under fire from women's health advocates over a Christmas contest which offered breast enlargement surgeries to women in four cities....
5 January 2005 Satellite radio broadcasting grew by huge leaps in America during 2004. The two satellite radio companies, Sirius and XM both announced subscriber milestones as 2004...
5 January 2005 A new web site (www.radioheritage.net) has been launched to celebrate the story of radio broadcasting in the Pacific region, and to provide a home for...
4 January 2005 The BBC has reportedly given staff instructions on how to walk through a door! The Sun reports that workers in Birmingham have been issued...
31 December 2004 In Chile, a man has won a car in a Santiago radio station competition after kissing it for 54 hours. The 22 year old...
30 December 2004 A Peruvian radio journalist - seized by a mob of armed villagers in a remote Andean jungle - has been released, four days after being...
22 December 2004 In the UK the Wireless Group's case against ratings company RAJAR has been struck out in the British High Court. The Wireless...
22 December 2004 America's largest radio network, Clear Channel, has chosen Fox News Radio to provide national news for most of its news and talk stations in deal...
21 December 2004 There are calls for an independent board to oversee one of the world's best known media brands, the BBC, which would end decades of self...
7 December 2004 The BBC says it will cut 2900 jobs - more than 10% of its workforce - over the next three years, as part of a...
21 November 2004 A US radio talk show host has been criticed for calling Condoleezza Rice an 'Aunt Jemima' and saying she isn't competent to be the new...
18 November 2004 Howard Stern was the cause of a huge traffic jam as crowds gathered for an outside broadcast where he handed out Sirius boom boxes and...
16 November 2004 A radio station manager and broadcaster has died after being shot in an ambush, becoming the ninth journalist killed this year in the Philippines. ...
15 November 2004 The BBC has been forced to deny reports it is planning to lay off up to half of its 28 000 staff. London's Evening...
