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Tim Blackmore marks the 40th anniversary of commercial radio's arrival on British soil. With contributions from many of the people who made it happen.

Part Two examines the impact commercial radio has had on the UK's broadcasting environment; its role as a training ground for talent new to the medium, its introduction of new styles and techniques as well as its impact on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
Among the contributors in this series are John Whitney, Capital's first MD who later rose to be Director General of the IBA, John Thompson, the regulator's first Director of Radio, Marshall Stewart, the former 'Today' Editor drafted in to rescue LBC, as well as David Symonds the first deejay to be heard on Capital. As Torin Douglas, the former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Editor says: "Commercial Radio has influenced radio all through the last 40 years...right from the start its been driving the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ which always responds to competition - the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ raised its game".

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Wed 27 Aug 2014 22:00

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  • Thu 12 Dec 2013 22:00
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