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RF 2011 Hotels

Mandy — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:11:27 +0000

Holiday Inn Manchester – MediaCityUK

White, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2HT

Tel: 0845 250 8458

Website: To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here.

Rate:Sunday – £69 B&B inclusive of VAT, Monday & Tuesday – £89 B&B inclusive of VAT. These rates are only guaranteed when booking online with your Festival ticket.

Walking distance from main venue: 5 mins

Ramada Hotel Salford Quays

17 Trafford Road, Manchester M5 3AW

Tel: 0161 876 5305

Website:To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here

Rate: Sunday – £80 B&B inclusive of VAT, Monday & Tuesday – £90 B&B inclusive of VAT

Promotion Code: RADIO. Click here to book online.

Walking distance from main venue: 13 mins

Holiday Inn Express Salford Quays

Waterfront Quays, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3XW

Tel: 0161 868 1000

Website: To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here.

Rate: £72 B&B inclusive of VAT

Promotion Code: RAC

Walking distance from main venue: 7 mins

Etap Hotel

19 Trafford Road, Salford, Manchester M5 3AW

Tel: 0161 848 0898

Website: To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here.

Rate: From £25 (no rate guaranteed)

Walking distance from main venue: 13 mins

Premier Inn

11 The Quays, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3SQ

Tel: 08701 977 176

Website: To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here.

Rate: From £68 (no rate guaranteed)

Walking distance from main venue: 6 mins

Holiday Inn Manchester West

Liverpool Street, Salford, Manchester M5 4LT

Tel: 0161 743 0080

Website: To go to the hotel’s webpage, click here.

Rate: From £52 (no rate guaranteed)

Walking distance from main venue: 30 mins

Hotels

Nella — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:17:21 +0000

Hotels

Ramada Hotel Salford Quays

17 Trafford Road, Manchester M5 3AW

Tel: 0161 876 5305

Website: www.ramadasalfordquays.com

Walking distance from main venue: 13 mins

Holiday Inn Manchester - MediaCityUK

White, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50 2HT

Tel: 0845 250 8458

Website: www.holidayinn.co.uk

To go to the hotel's webpage, click here.

Walking distance from main venue: 5 mins

Express by Holiday Inn Express Salford Quays

Waterfront Quays, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3XW

Tel: 0161 868 1000

Website: www.hiexpress.co.uk

To go to the hotel's webpage, click here.

Walking distance from main venue: 7 mins

Etap Hotel

19 Trafford Road, Salford, Manchester M5 3AW

Tel: 0161 848 0898

Website: www.etaphotel.com

To go to the hotel's webpage, click here.

Walking distance from main venue: 13 mins

Premier Inn

11 The Quays, Salford Quays, Manchester M50 3SQ

Tel: 08701 977 176

Website: www.premierinn.com

To go to the hotel's webpage, click here.

Walking distance from main venue: 6 mins

Holiday Inn Manchester West

Liverpool Street, Salford, Manchester M5 4LT

Tel: 0161 743 0080

Website: www.himanchester-west.co.uk

To go to the hotel's webpage, click here.

Walking distance from main venue: 30 mins

BBC 6 Music

Heather — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:00:24 +0000

The Radio Academy team have been receiving a number of emails and phone calls from concerned members of the public regarding the proposed closure of BBC 6 Music.

The Radio Academy is always disappointed when radio stations close down. We sympathise with both the listeners, who may be losing a service they love, and the staff, who have worked hard to create popular programming.

However, we cannot take a position on the rights and wrongs of the decision to close down a station or a network. That is a matter for its owners and operators.

The Academy provides a forum for debate and encourages all views on radio to be expressed and shared, but we make no comment ourselves. It is simply not our place.

As a representative from the BBC Trust said at one of our recent events, your comments will have the most impact by responding appropriately, and filling in the Trust's on-line form.

BBC Radio

Heather — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:16:37 +0000

BBC Radio

The BBC Audio & Music department (director: Tim Davie) runs five national networks which are currently based in London and broadcast throughout the UK. All are available on DAB radio sets, via digital television including Freeview, and online.

National Networks

Radio 1 (97-99 FM) - Contemporary music, entertainment and news
Radio 2 (88-91 FM) - Popular music and speech for over 35s
Radio 3 (90- 92 FM) - Classical music and arts
Radio 4 (92-96 FM, AM [197 long wave]) - News, current affairs, drama, comedy and factual programmes
Radio 5 Live (AM [909 and 693 medium wave]) - Live news and sport

Digital Only Services

BBC A&M is also responsible for 5 national networks broadcast exclusively on digital platforms (mostly DAB and DTV) and online.

1 Xtra - Contemporary black and urban music
Radio 4 Extra - Classic comedy and drama
Radio 5 Live Sports Extra - Live sports coverage
6 Music - Pop and rock music inc archive sessions
The Asian Network - music and speech for UK Asian communities

You can read more about these 10 networks here.

Nations & Regions

Listeners in the nations can receive Radio Scotland (English) and Radio Nan Gàidheal (Gaelic), Radio Wales (English) and Radio Cymru (Welsh) and, in Northern Ireland, Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle.

BBC English Regions operates 40 local radio stations, broadcasting a mix of news and conversation, from Newcastle to Jersey and Norfolk to Cornwall. There's a full list here.

Details of the BBC's local and regional services are available here.

International

International listeners can receive the BBC's World Service, which broadcasts around the world in English and 27 other languages.

To find out more about the World Service, click here.

UK Radio

Heather — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:03:08 +0000

The Radio Academy Knowledge Bank

Looking for information about UK Radio?

The Radio Academy is here to help!

The UK Radio Industry

The British radio market is split roughly 50/50 between stations owned and operated by the BBC and stations owned by commercial groups and licensed by Ofcom.

Most listening is via FM, but digital transmissions via DAB are growing in popularity and there is still some listening via AM frequencies (also known as medium and long wave).

In addition there are about 200 community stations, also licensed by Ofcom, and many student and hospital services.

BBC Radio

BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the UK under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927.

The BBC is primarily funded by the TV licence fee, currently £142.50 a year (£11.88 a month), which is payable by everyone in the UK who watches television programming live. Commercial revenue and grants top up this figure to £4.6 billion a year. Of the monthly £12 it earns from each licence fee, the BBC spends £2 on radio.

The BBC runs ten national domestic radio stations, five of which are only available in a digital format.

[More About BBC Radio Services Here]

Commercial Radio

Commercial Radio has been broadcasting in the UK since 1973. Stations are funded through sourcing advertising and their broadcasting licenses are awarded by Ofcom.

There are three national commercial stations broadcasting on FM or AM throughout the UK as well as via DAB, DTV and online. Most commercial stations serve a local or regional area and are owned by one of three big groups which dominate the sector.

Some of them have been collected into networks, sharing some programmes and syndicated output.

[More About Commercial Radio Services Here]

Independent Producers

There is a buoyant independent production sector, mostly making programmes for the five main BBC networks. They are represented by the Radio Independents Group (RIG).

For details of how to sell programme ideas to the BBC click here.

Community & Voluntary Radio

There are upwards of 200 small-scale not-for-profit stations now operating under Ofcom licenses for the benefit of local communities and interest groups. There is a full list of stations on the Ofcom website.

For information about community radio, student radio and hospital radio please visit our voluntary radio section.

Audience Figures

All sections of the industry recognise and support RAJAR (Radio Joint Audiences Research Ltd) which publishes quarterly listening figures at www.rajar.co.uk.

Approximately 90% of UK residents listen to the radio at some time each week, that's 46 million people.

The BBC's share of listening (*Feb 2010) is 55%, commercial radio takes 43%.

Regulation & Licensing

Radio in the UK is regulated by the BBC Trust and the Office of Communications (Ofcom).

All radio stations must hold the relevant licenses to play or included performances of any music.

To find out about licensing copyright music contact:

External Links

There are many sources of information and news about radio in the UK.

The Radio Academy recommends: