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75 or so words you really ought to think about before you say them on UK radio

Ofcom (the United Kingdom’s equivalent of the FCC) has just published a new survey of which words British radio listeners and TV watchers don’t like, or sort of don’t like, or really object to, depending on the circumstances. The most … finish reading 75 or so words you really ought to think about before you say them on UK radio

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Websites catching up to radio as first weather news source for British

Looks like websites are slowly taking the lead as the primary source for weather news in the United Kingdom, just slightly below radio and TV as the goto place. Continue reading

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British Ofcom dings West Midlands AM station for “blurring” ad with content

The British government released its decision today to sanction an Asian community oriented AM radio station for not keeping its advertising and content  sufficiently separate. West Midlands area Radio XL (“the best in Asian music 1296 AM”) presented a 40 second … finish reading British Ofcom dings West Midlands AM station for “blurring” ad with content

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Survey: A third of Brits listen to Internet radio

A British audience research firm says that one out of every three adults in the United Kingdom “now claims to have listened to the radio via the internet.” “Claims”? Reading UK audience research takes a little getting used to. There’s … finish reading Survey: A third of Brits listen to Internet radio

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