UK NEWS: BROADCASTER WATCHDOG OFCOM TO MONITOR CAPITAL XTRA (FORMALLY CHOICE FM)
The Voice reports that broadcasting watchdog OFCOM has revealed its plans to monitor radio station Capita Xtra before making a final decision over whether to launch a full-scale investigation. The body was forced to act after receiving numerous complaints that the station formerly known as Choice FM was not sticking to its format agreement, described as “music and news…for listeners of African and Afro-Caribbean origin in the north London area, but with crossover appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary black […]
CO-FOUNDER OF CHOICE FM (NOW CAPITAL XTRA) REPLIES TO THOSE WHO SAY HE ‘SOLD OUT’
In an interview with The Voice co-founder of Choice FM Patrick Berry has replied to those who say Choice FM’s demise was signalled in the day he and his business partner Neil Kenlock sold the station to Capital/Global Radio almost a decade ago. Berry said, “The people that said we sold out don’t understand that you can’t keep a radio station fuelled on love alone. The local advertisers we had were not enough alone to keep it going. That’s what forced the sale.” […]
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