Sky News Radio

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Sky News Radio is the name for a new radio station operated by British Sky Broadcasting that would have been a 24-hour news radio service, operating as a digital radio station in the United Kingdom, and a news bulletin service for radio station operators across the UK.^[1]

1 Radio Station
2 Chrysalis Radio Sold
3 Bulletin service
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Radio Station

The service was originally expected to be a collaboration between BSkyB and Global Radio^[2], and that Global Radio's existing LBC News 1152, would become 'Sky News Radio'.^[3].

A previous collaboration also fell through. Sky were to have been a partner will Chrysalis (Now Global) in the now defunct rolling news station DNN.

The station will operate on DAB across the United Kingdom on the second national multiplex operated by the 4 Digital Group.

[edit] Chrysalis Radio Sold

On the 25th June 2007 it was announced that Sky News Radio along with its sister stations Heart, The Arrow, LBC and Galaxy were to be sold for £170 million to Global Radio UK from Chrysalis.^[4]

Following a business review ^[5] Global's chief executive has announced that they are withdrawing from the joint venture. Sky have announced plans to find a partner elsewhere.

[edit] Bulletin service

Sky News Radio provides bulletins, audio and scripts to radio newsrooms. Its clients include talkSPORT and UTV Radio stations, GMG Radio (Real Radio, Smooth, Century and Rock), Global Radio (Heart, LBC, Galaxy), and others. Together the 60 + client stations reach 18 million people a week. The radio newsroom operates from Sky News' purpose-built studios at Osterley, London. The main competitor in the UK is IRN.