Local Capital and Heart Drivetime programmes remain in Wales
Five Capital and Heart stations in Wales will continue to provide their own drivetime programmes despite Ofcom creating an “Approved Area” for the entire nation.
Spotify now reaches a million people in India and Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay to go national on Capital
Mar 2019 Radio News
Digital Audio story of the week
Spotify now reaches a million people in India
Just five days after launching, Spotify confirmed that it reaches more than one million active users in India across both its free and premium tiers.
Spotify has not yet provided a breakdown of the paid/free split; however, since studies indicate that 85% of digital audio subscribers in India use free subscriptions, we can assume that many subscribers could be non-paying users.
Industry News stories
LBC’s Steve Allen wins Global Award
Steve Allen wins at the Global Awards as he celebrates 40 years on-air at LBC. Allen won the LBC Award for his weekday show, which was presented to him by fellow LBC presenter Nick Ferrari and Classic FM’s Moira Stewart.
Introducing Capital’s new national breakfast show
London presenters Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay are going national on Capital. The London show will replace all local and regional breakfast shows in England.
