Zack FM
Radio

Zack FM

Zack FM is a local radio station based in the Forest Heath area of Suffolk. They have a terrestrial presence on 105.3 FM and DAB and also on the internet. The FM transmitter covers the three RAF bases of Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell which are home to a large community of stationed American listeners and UK civilian staff. Their DAB transmitter covers the area around Norwich and Cambridgeshire. On the internet they have AAC, Vorbis […]

Free music from your local library
Streaming

Free music from your local library

There can’t be many of us who aren’t having to think about personal and household budgets in these difficult times following the COVID-19 pandemic and everything that has followed. So, here is a reminder that for many of us in the UK there is a wealth of free audio available usually only a short trip away from home or available online at your local library. Despite local authority cuts to library services in recent years […]

Italo Melody
Radio

Italo Melody

Italo Melody is an internet radio station based in the UK playing an eclectic mix of pop and dance music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC, 320kbps and 192kbps MP3 streams together with a webplayer for all three quality streams, links to a recently played list and a number of music videos. The site would appear to be a work in progress with headings for blogs, events and other forum activities. Website: https://italomelody.uk/ Webplayer: https://italomelody.uk/ […]

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q2 2024
Podcasts

Top 25 UK Podcasts for Q2 2024  

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q2 2024 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q2 2024 list is derived from data collected continuously during the second quarter of 2024, interviewing podcast consumers ages 15 and […]

Radio listening in UK hits 20-year high
News

Radio listening in UK hits 20-year high

Radio listening in UK hits 20-year high according to a recent report by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator. Their annual report – Media Nations 2024: UK covers all aspects of TV, video and music streaming, radio and podcasts. The first quarter of 2024 saw the highest number of weekly radio listeners across all devices in the past twenty years with an average of 49.9 million adults (88.6%) listening each week, passing the previous high of […]

Podcast listening locations reflect travel preferences
Podcasts

Podcast listening locations reflect travel preferences

Podcast listening locations reflect travel preferences with Brits listening more on public transport and walking than US podcast listeners according Edison Research in a recent Edison Podcast Metrics report. When asked Americans often associate the UK with double-decker buses and The Beatles crossing the street outside Abbey Road Studios. It turns out these iconic figures represent things that podcast listeners in the UK do a lot more than their cousins in the US — listen on […]

UK music sales outpace video and games in first half of 2024
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UK music sales outpace video and games in first half of 2024

UK music sales outpace video and games in first half of 2024 growing by 7.9% according to figures compiled by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. This significantly outpaces video sales (combining physical, EST and VOD +5.4%) and videogame sales (combining physical and full game downloads – 29.4%). Music revenues in the traditionally quiet first half of the year were £163.8m compared with £151.8m the previous year. Vinyl album sales were up 13.5% to £86.3m, […]