The UK's all-speech radio service is live with non-stop news and information updated throughout the day. “We want people to think positively about the Times because we’re offering a high-end luxurious product.”.

Programs or apps called “podcatchers” can be used to subscribe to and automatically download each podcast in a series when it becomes available, and are designed to be used with smartphones so listeners can use them on the go.

“We want people to tune in because they’ll get what’s going on in the world.”. This is why the 1930’s and 40’s term “wireless” was used for household radios, as the concept was relatively new. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. It may seem strange to think that there are people still alive today who were born before the introduction of what we call “radio”.If you asked the average person what “radio” means to them, they might tell you about their plastic kitchen radio they leave on in the background while making breakfast, the built-in car radio they listen to while driving to work, or even the portable, mp3-player-like device they can listen to with headphones on public transport (although this is more of an early-2000’s device, and is now considered fairly obsolete). One more important thing to think about is gaining the rights to play other bands and artists’ music on your station. In America, commercial broadcasting has been the norm since the beginning of radio, whereas Europe began mostly with public broadcasting, and has since moved further towards commercial. This money is like a tax that the British government uses to help fund the entire BBC, and so when you watch or listen to their stations, you won’t see or hear any advertisements. Jane Garvey to leave Woman's Hour to host BBC interview series, Bauer closes dozens of regional radio stations in England and Wales, Rupert Murdoch's talkRadio argued it had very few listeners to avoid fine, Times Radio hires deputy BBC political editor John Pienaar, Times Radio offering big money in effort to lure BBC presenters, News UK said to be mulling talkRadio rebrand as Times Radio, TalkRadio sacks George Galloway over 'antisemitic views', Scores of UK radio stations to lose local programmes, has hired Chris Evans to front a relaunched Virgin Radio, had feared Times Radio would replace their station completely.

One of the most common programs for this is SHOUTcast.For a full guide on how to set up an internet station, check out this link: http://www.wikihow.com/Create-an-Internet-Radio-Station. Certain parts of the programming could later be repurposed as podcasts but the majority of shows would be live discussions of topics in the news. A piece of equipment called a “transmitter” sends out the radio signals, which are picked up by a “receiver”. The station's stream starts after just one spot. “We want to reach people who don’t currently read the Times, people who don’t consider the Times,” said Abell, adding that the station represented a substantial financial investment by News UK. The long-rumoured launch will involve the newspaper creating a station with a “daily schedule of news, analysis and commentary with a lineup of high-profile presenters” broadcasting nationally on DAB radio, online and via smart speakers, such as Amazon’s Alexa.