What was the previous name of Radio 2
"and evolved from the Light Programme, with some of the Light Programme's music shows transferring to the newly launched BBC Radio 1. The first show had started at 5:30am (on the Light Programme) but continued with ""Breakfast Special"" from Paul Hollingdale as Radio 1 split. In early years, much programming and music was common to both stations, particularly on the shared FM frequency. Radio 1 was targeted at the audience of pirate radio stations whereas Radio 2 settled down as a middle-of-the-road station playing laid-back pop/rock, folk and country, jazz and big-band music, easy listening, light classics, and oldies, with"
"TV 2 Radio TV 2 Radio was a Danish commercial radio station, set to compete with public financed stations DR P3 and DR P4. It began broadcasting at midnight, February 1, 2007. It ceased broadcasting September 8, 2008, and the frequencies were taken over by SBS Radio owned Nova FM. Until November 14, 2007, the CEO of TV 2 Radio was former Venstre-politician Jens Rohde. TV 2 Radio was advertised greatly, primarily on TV 2, for their hosts instead of content, and this was said to be the reason for their poor first ratings, marking a share of 3.5 per"
"Radio 2 (Australian radio station) Radio 2 was a narrowband Australian radio network owned and operated by WorldAudio Limited. The network was broadcast on frequencies between 1611 and 1629 kHz via a series of 50 AM transmitters across Australia, as well as by satellite (including through Austar and Foxtel) and through the network's website. Radio 2 began in Blacktown, New South Wales in Western Sydney on 1611 AM in October 2001, broadcasting under a Section 40 licence - meaning it could only operate on narrowband AM frequencies (1611–1701 kHz), and with narrow spectrum - 5 kHz, rather than the full"
"Radio Two to Radio 2. In March 2008, CBC announced plans to complete the transformation of Radio 2, significantly altering its daytime programming lineup. These plans resulted in the ""New Radio 2"", starting September 2, 2008. In essence, the morning and afternoon drive programs, which had focused almost exclusively on classical music, were replaced with new shows featuring a wider range of genres. The goal, according to the CBC, was to increase exposure of musicians and genres, other than classical and jazz, which received little airtime on private radio. Concomitantly, four web radio streams - all-classical, jazz, singer-songwriter, and ""Canadian"
"1950 – RAI renamed the Rete Azzurra as the ""Secondo Programma"" (second programme), later to become RAI Radio 2. Rai Radio 2 is among the highest-rated Italian radio stations in terms of audience share. ""Viva Radio2"", has been one of the most famous and successful programs of the channel, it was hosted by the popular comedian and TV/radio personality Fiorello, together with Marco Baldini. The most popular shows are ""Il ruggito del coniglio"", ""Caterpillar and 610"". Radio 2, like its sister channels Radio 1 and Radio 3, has its own radio news service (""Giornale Radio""), known as ""GR2"". Rai Radio"
"by Radio 2 but sometimes by Radio 1 until that station acquired its own FM frequencies in 1988. The long-running soap opera ""The Archers"" was first heard nationally on the Light Programme, on 1 January 1951, although a week-long pilot version had been broadcast on the Midlands Home Service in 1950. BBC Light Programme The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast chiefly mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967, when it was rebranded as BBC Radio 2. It opened on 29 July 1945, taking over the longwave frequency which had earlier been used – prior"
"Boone. In 2014, ""Broadcaster's Bureau"", a weekday morning show, was replaced with ""Fresh"", which played a mix of retro & current music hosted by veteran DJ George Boone. Business Radio used to operate from 6 am to 10 pm daily, similar to its sister stations DZSR and DZRM. In late-2016, PBS announced that Business Radio will have its name change. First announced as ""Radio 2"", it was later changed to FM2 to avoid confusion with BBC Radio 2 in the United Kingdom, with the launch date set on February 2, 2017. Prior to this announcement, radio veteran Rizal ""Bong"" Aportadera,"
"Rai Radio 2 Rai Radio 2 (""radio due"") is an Italian radio channel operated by the state-owned public-broadcasting organization RAI and specializing in talk programmes and popular music. The origins of the channel can be traced back to 21 March 1938, when the EIAR – which was to become Radio Audizioni Italiane (RAI) in 1944 – began transmitting a second, separately programmed radio service in major cities. Following the end of World War II and reconstruction and improvement of the surviving transmitter network, radio broadcasting was reorganized (with effect from 3 November 1946) to provide two national channels covering most"
"NPO Radio 2 NPO Radio 2 is a public-service radio station from the Netherlands, broadcasting in an adult hits format, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, however 1960s and 1970s hits may also air. It is part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, NPO. The latest statistics show that Radio 2 has got a higher market share than any other station: 12%. The origins of the station go back to ""Hilversum 1"", launched in 1947. The name change to ""Radio 2"" took place in 1985. In 2014, the name was changed to ""NPO Radio 2"". The primary target adult audience"
"BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is adult contemporary or AOR, although the station also broadcasts other specialist musical genres. Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1 and 90.2MHz from studios in Wogan House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. Programmes are relayed on digital radio via DAB, Sky, Cable TV, IPTV, Freeview, Freesat and the Internet. The station was launched at 5:30am on 30 September 1967,"
"NPO Radio 2's programming: NPO Radio 2 NPO Radio 2 is a public-service radio station from the Netherlands, broadcasting in an adult hits format, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s, however 1960s and 1970s hits may also air. It is part of the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system, NPO. The latest statistics show that Radio 2 has got a higher market share than any other station: 12%. The origins of the station go back to ""Hilversum 1"", launched in 1947. The name change to ""Radio 2"" took place in 1985. In 2014, the name was changed to ""NPO Radio 2"". The"
"trading halt being placed on parent company WorldAudio, with the announcement that administrators had been appointed to the company a week later. Administrators halted all talk based content, leaving the station to broadcast non-stop music. Radio 2's frequencies were later sold, either to Rete Italia, the start-up Vision Radio Network, or to the similarly ill-fated Goanna country music network. Radio 2 (Australian radio station) Radio 2 was a narrowband Australian radio network owned and operated by WorldAudio Limited. The network was broadcast on frequencies between 1611 and 1629 kHz via a series of 50 AM transmitters across Australia, as well"
"and consumer affairs informally, a style pioneered by Jimmy Young. Until the launch of Radio 5 in August 1990, Radio 2's medium wave frequencies carried the BBC's sports coverage. Like all BBC radio stations broadcasting to UK audiences, Radio 2 is funded by the television licence fee, and does not broadcast adverts. BBC Radio 2's last closedown was at 2:02am on 27 January 1979. Sarah Kennedy (who later became a daily early-morning presenter from 1993 until her departure in August 2010) was at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finished ""Round Midnight"". From 2am to 5am the following night, listeners heard"
"DR P2 DR P2 – in Denmark normally referred to as simply P2 – is a Danish radio station operated by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation. It specializes in classical music, both recorded and in live performance, as well as reporting on and providing discussion of the classical music scene. Since 1991 P2 has organized a chamber music competition for promising young musicians, held every 2 years. On 1 October 1951 the then ""Statsradiofonien"" launched their second radio station, called ""Program 2"". In 1959 Statsradiofonien changed its name to Danmarks Radio, and to DR in 1996. In 1960 Danmarks Radio started"
"City 2, as part of the launch of the Bauer City 2 network. In July 2015, Bauer submitted a formal request to OFCOM to swap Radio City 2's format and frequencies with that of Radio City Talk. The company proposed to reintroduce local breakfast and drive time programming to the station and an enhanced local news service, alongside programming provided by the City 2 network. The request was approved three months later and the switchover took place on Monday 7 December 2015. On 7 January 2019, Radio City 2 will rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio. As of December 2015, Liverpool"
"Forth 2 Forth 2 is a Scottish radio station owned and operated by Bauer Radio. Forth 2 broadcasts to Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife on 1548 kHz and DAB 12D, and forms part of Bauer's City 2 network of AM stations in Scotland and northern England, carrying networked programming 24 hours a day alongside local news and information. Radio Forth was launched on 22 January 1975 by current chairman Richard Findlay. His opening speech included ""This, for the very first time is Radio Forth"". Steve Hamilton was the first on-air presenter, hosting the breakfast show. In 1990, Forth was forced"
"Radio 2, which had aired it since 1997. 2010 was the first time the event was broadcast on commercial radio. The annual event was compered by presenters from the two stations at a purposely-built arena, and featured a music concert by popular artists. Performers in 2010 included Alesha Dixon, Gabriella Cilmi, The Wanted, Olly Murs, and Robbie Williams, who switched on the lights that year. The 2012 switch-on was performed by Greg Rutherford, Luke Campbell and Beth TweddleBritish Olympians who won gold medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Smooth Radio hosted a series of free live music gigs titled ""Love"
"Radio Luxembourg. In 1966 he moved to London to work as a freelance disc-jockey and newsreader/continuity announcer, initially mostly for the BBC Light Programme and, after their launch in September 1967, for both the pop music station BBC Radio 1 and the ""middle-of-the-road"" station BBC Radio 2. (In fact the distinction between the two outputs was blurred for the first several years because they were merged for substantial periods of each day including for Alldis' Thursday edition of ""Late Night Extra"".) In 1975 Alldis went back to Luxembourg and returned to the radio station where he had made his name."
"2, the new name for RTÉ 2. In September 1988, RTÉ 2 was given a major revamp and became Network Two. In addition to the launch of a new vivid red, blue, and green logo, the channel now came on air at 14:30. ""The Den"" was moved to the channel, along with most youth and children's programming. ""Jo Maxi"" was launched as the youth strand. ""Sports Stadium"" took up the entire Saturday afternoon schedule, and all sports programming was aired on the channel, along with Irish language programming. A late night news bulletin, ""Network News"", was followed by the controversial"
"the late-night programme ""Brave New Waves"". In 2006, speculation arose that Radio Two programming would undergo a format and name change, similar to that which its French counterpart Espace musique undertook in 2004, although no plans were announced until January 2007. These changes, which took effect March 19, resulted in a tighter focus on music — still primarily classical but also including jazz, world music, and live music of all types. The length and frequency of newscasts, which had essentially duplicated those heard on Radio One, was reduced dramatically. The 2007 revamp also resulted in a subtle name change from"
"tackling controversial and difficult topics such as testicular cancer and prostate problems, in the July 1994 campaign ""Man Matters"", and domestic violence, in the October 1994 programme ""When Home Is Where The Hurt Is"". In the spring of 1995, Radio 2 was named UK Station of the Year at the Sony Radio Awards.. In the same year, Line was elected a Fellow of the Radio Academy and in the 1996 New Year Honours list she was appointed OBE for services to broadcasting. Line knew that her network lost around 200,000 listeners annually to what was called in the BBC ""Radio"
"from the back of Jack's electrical repair shop in the Canberra suburb of Kingston on 14 November 1931. By 1933 the station had increased its transmitter to 500 watts and moved to a small purpose built studio on a low hill close to the Queanbeyan - Canberra road (near what is now the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Canberra Avenue). The hill quickly became known as ""Radio Hill"". By the late 1930s the 2CA studios were moved from Radio Hill to a new building in Mort Street, Canberra City, next to the Civic theatre. The transmitter power was increased again"
"Radio 1, as its new head of music. Smith joined the network on 26 March. The licence fee funding of Radio 2, alongside Radio 1, is often criticised by the commercial sector. In the first quarter of 2011, Radio 2 was part of an efficiency review conducted by John Myers. His role, according to Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre, was ""to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings."" On 29 July 2013, Radio 2 changed its ""sonic logo"" for the first time in 15 years, replacing the ""heritage"" logo composed by US jingle company Groove Worx"
"Later On 2 Later On 2 (first broadcast September 1997) was part of the Network 2/RTÉ Two N2 rebrand of 1997. It was broadcast after ""News 2"" on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night at 11:20pm. Later on 2 was an arts review show, which was presented by various presenters on a Tuesday night, until its second series when John Kelly took up the job. John Kelly worked on the Radio Ireland show ""Electric Ballroom"" before moving to RTÉ to present their radio series ""Mystery Train"". In 2001, the show was renamed as ""The View"" and moved to RTÉ One in"
"on the station was known as LOR Radio Argentina (changed 1934 into LR2 Radio Argentina, it being the second station on the dial from the left). It also entered a collaboration with the daily newspaper ""Crítica"", remaining under the direction of Susini and his friends but adopting the name ""LOR Broadcasting de Crítica"". This arrangement lasted a little more than a year, before the station returned to its original name and ownership. By now, Susini and his partners were focusing on another project. Immediately after reacquiring the station from ""Crítica"", they sold it to Radio Prieto, using the money to"
"2, presenting a Saturday afternoon show from 3 pm to 6 pm. In 2000, she began as a weekday presenter. She hosted originally from Birmingham but since April 2008 from BBC Radio 2 studios in London. Live music has included sessions from Adele, the Zutons, Primal Scream, Kasabian, Amy McDonald, Hard Fi, Faithless, the Manic Street Preachers, Marillion, Josh Ritter, the Stranglers, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Moby, the Dandy Warhols, Stereophonics, Aslan and a significant number of new and unsigned bands such as Elle S'Appelle, Vijay Kishore, Damien Dempsey, Amsterdam, Senses and Sam Isaac. Amy Winehouse performed her first radio session"
"first regular radio journal. 1925 saw the introduction of mandatory callsigns for radio stations, and from now on the station was known as LOR Radio Argentina (changed 1934 into LR2 Radio Argentina, it being the second station on the dial from the left). It also entered a collaboration with the daily newspaper ""Crítica"", remaining under the direction of Susini and his friends but adopting the name ""LOR Broadcasting de Crítica"". This arrangement lasted a little more than a year, before the station returned to its original name and ownership. The station closed on January 1, 1997, after a religious show."
"significant amounts of comedy and sport. Notable broadcasters on Radio 2 in the 70s and 80s were Tom Edwards and Ray Moore who both singly presented the early breakfast show, Terry Wogan on breakfast, replaced by Ken Bruce and later Derek Jameson; Jimmy Young and his lunchtime news and current affairs show; 'Diddy' David Hamilton on mid-afternoons, John Dunn at what became known as drivetime. On Monday 6 January 1975, the broadcasting hours for BBC Radio 2 were reduced due to budget cuts at the BBC. The former 5am2am schedule was reduced to a 6am start up Mondays to Saturdays"
"9 kHz which other commercial radio stations use. Branded ""The New Voice Of Western Sydney"", the station focused on live and local content, similar to 2WS in its heyday. In 2002, Radio 2 was a broadcast partner of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, broadcasting live coverage of matches, with the call lead by Colin Turner. In 2003, Radio 2 was a broadcast partner of the AFL, hosting live coverage of Sydney Swans home games from the SCG and Telstra Stadium. In November 2003, owners WorldAudio Limited acquired a series of 14 additional transmitters, forming a ""national"" commercial AM radio network."
"Radio 2 where he produced the like of Terry Wogan, Ken Bruce and Gloria Hunniford and was later appointed as Head of Music at the station. The intended debut single, a cover of Muddy Waters' ""Hoochie Coochie Man"", was shelved in favour of a rendition of an old Lead Belly song, ""Sweet Mary"". Although it didn't reach the charts, it got sufficient airplay to bring the band a lot of live work, including an appearance on the first live edition of ""Ready Steady Go!"". Their second record, ""Oh My Love"", was another blues cover. Like its predecessor (and subsequent releases),"
"Radio 2 Medium Wave, all the Schools and Continuing Education programmes from Radio 4 FM, the Open University programmes from Radios 3 and 4 FM and programmes for children and young people from Radio 4 and some World Service output. This was a network with no audience focus, born out of expediency."" The station was on air daily from 6am until just after midnight although initially, apart from sports coverage, original programming was restricted to key times of the day - breakfast, mid-mornings and on weekdays, drive and programmes for young people during the evening. The rest of the day"
"a change of emphasis was needed. Line was replaced by James Moir in 1996. Moir repositioned Radio 2 with a largely AOR/contemporary playlist by day, aimed at a more mature audience than Radio 1 (which, post-Britpop, was again starting to focus on a young audience) but still embracing new music, and more specialist broadcasting by recognised genre experts in the evenings. Unlike the early-1990s repositioning of Radio 1 in which the BBC lost many well-known names, many former Radio 1 presenters stayed with the BBC and moved across to Radio 2. Radio 2 is now termed ""the nation's favourite"", a"
"Cork Local Radio. Most of the remaining DJs were recruited directly from the pirate stations, such as Michael McNamara, Declan Meehan, Ronan Collins, Gerry Ryan and Dave Fanning. In 1988 after many years presenting a nightly music show called ""Lights out"" for around 6 years previously ""The Gerry Ryan Show"", a morning topical radio show, began broadcasts. Not long afterwards, RTÉ began radical changes to Radio 2's format. Most non-pop music programming was dropped. The station was rebranded as ""2FM"" in 1988. At this stage the basic schedule for the next decade or so was put in place: Ian Dempsey,"