Channel 4 Radio
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| Owner | Channel Four Television Corporation |
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First air date | January 2007 |
Last air date | January 29, 2009 |
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Channel 4 Radio was a radio brand and proposed radio station in the United Kingdom, launched by Channel Four Television Corporation in January 2007.
History
[edit]In August 2004, The Guardian reported that Channel 4 had intentions to launch a national digital radio station.[1] The corporation signed a development deal with UBC Media Group to explore a possible relaunch the latter's digital station Oneword. Chief executive of UBC Simon Cole said "much of the planning was [...] in place" by November that year.[2]
In April 2005, Channel 4 announced they acquired a majority 51% stake in Oneword from UCB for £1m,[3] although it relinquished this share to co-owner UBC Media in January 2008 for £1.[4]
In January 2006, Channel 4 appointed Nathalie Schwarz, former strategy and development director at Capital Radio, to oversee its digital radio development.[5]
Plans for the launch of Channel 4 Radio were announced in July 2006, with programming including daily podcasts produced by Channel 4 News, highlights of Big Brother, and a monthly book club presented by Richard and Judy.[6]
In October 2008, amid that year's financial crisis, the corporation announced they would be abandoning its radio project in an effort to make £100m in savings.[7][8] The website was taken offline on January 29, 2009.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Milmo, Dan (27 August 2004). "Channel 4 plans digital radio station". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Milmo, Dan (23 November 2004). "UBC says Channel 4's in tune on digital radio". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ May, Kevin (7 March 2005). "Channel 4 buys into Oneword Radio". Campaign. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Plunkett, John (4 January 2008). "Channel 4 pulls out of digital speech station". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Schwarz To Oversee Channel 4's Digital Radio Development". The Media Leader. 19 January 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "Channel 4 challenges BBC in digital radio". Digital TV Group. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Plunkett, John (10 October 2008). "Channel 4 axes radio projects". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ Plunkett, John (14 October 2008). "4 Digital radio partners in crisis talks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Platform4 blog - Closing channel4radio.com". Channel 4. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
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