05-08-2023, 04:11 PM
(05-08-2023, 01:31 PM)BBI45 Wrote: Radio Jackie / Time 107.5 - I could see them getting bought out by Nation in a bid to get a couple of FM licenses covering parts of London. Can't see Global or Bauer either wanting them or being allowed to own them.
Radio Jackie seems to be run as a vanity project for the station owner. It's basically a commercial radio museum where the station sound has been exactly the same since it relaunched in 2003. They also had the opportunity to apply for the local SSDAB licence and didn't, nor have they applied for a DSP licence. Up until a couple of months ago, they still used the same website template from launch, it also had an anti DAB section.
Time is being supported by parent company Lyca's two Asian AM stations and the MVNO service, so I'd speculate that it's not costing Lyca that much to continue operating a local radio station as a stand alone. They have however supported one of the applicants of the SSDAB multiplex for NE London and SW Essex.