London radio station franchises announced

Title

London radio station franchises announced

Genre

Interview

TX Date

7 Oct 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:06:49

Description

Petroc Trelawny talks to the Chairman of the Radio Authority, Lord Chalfont (Alun Gwynne Jones) after the announcement of the winners of new radio licences in the London area. Capital Radio was re-awarded its 2 franchises for another 8 years but the big surprise came with the news Richard Branson’s Virgin is to be given an FM frequency in the capital.

Contributors

Petroc Trelawny; Alun Gwynne Jones

Keywords

London; Religion; Radio stations; Women; Broadcasting; Licences; Christianity; Radio; Allocation of frequencies; Capital Radio; Licensing; Rock music; Richard Branson; Radio Authority; London Christian Radio; Viva!; Crystal FM; Virgin FM

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