Multi-Station Radioplayer to launch in December

The Multi-station platform Radioplayer is to be rolled out from December, launching with 50 stations, the chairman of the project has announced. Speaking at the Radio Festival in Salford, Andrew Harrison – chief executive of RadioCentre – revealed the “full consumer launch” of the online service would take place in February, with at least 200 stations including all BBC channels and Ofcom-regulated networks.

Michael Hill, Radioplayer’s managing director, demonstrated a test set for delegates.  He described it as “a defining moment for UK radio”, adding: “We hope all broadcast stations, of all sizes and types, will participate.”

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Tim Davie, director of BBC Audio and Music, added: “It is a result of genuine collaboration across the industry and is the sort of innovation we need to make digital radio a reality.”