51-609: Chiltern Radio Network was the parent group of several Independent Local Radio stations in the 1980s and 1990s. These were divided across two networks: The Hot FM and SuperGold . Chiltern Radio launched on 15 October 1981 from studios located on Chiltern Road in Dunstable , Bedfordshire . On 1 June 1982, Chiltern expanded into Bedford with studios on Goldington Road. This was joined 30 November 1986 with Northants Radio from Northampton , and 15 October 1989 with Horizon Radio from Milton Keynes . The Hot FM network transmitted on
102-577: A Post Office licence. Manx Radio is funded by a mixture of commercial advertising and a yearly £860,000 Manx Government subvention. Bauer Media Group Heinrich Bauer Publishing ( German : Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG ), trading as Bauer Media Group , is a German multimedia conglomerate headquartered in Hamburg . It operates worldwide and owns more than 600 magazines, over 400 digital products and 50 radio and TV stations, as well as print shops, postal, distribution and marketing services. Bauer has
153-721: A joint venture with Channel 4 . In the UK Bauer Media is the sister company of H Bauer Publishing, who publish titles including Take a Break. Q began as a music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Originally it was to be called Cue (named after the act of cueing a record to play). However the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. The Q music brand has expanded to Radio and Television, with Q Radio and Q TV being music entertainment that specialises in indie, rock and alternative. Q also holds annual music awards in
204-690: A Break . H Bauer also has a sister title, that's life! that launched in 1995. The H Bauer Publishing brand also includes puzzle magazines that carry the Take a Break name. In 1991, Bauer launched its first TV listings publishing with the launch of TV Quick magazine. (Prior to the de-regulation of TV listings in March 1991, BBC listings had been restricted by law to Radio Times and ITV/Channel 4 listings to TV Times .) TV Quick ceased publication in July 2010. In 1999 H Bauer launched TV Choice at
255-543: A comedy and unsigned music show, David Francis on the late show and Dave Sanders who hosted a Sunday show consisting of mostly album tracks. Chiltern Radio Network ran the satellite news service Network News between 5 July 1991 and 1 April 1996 as a competitor to Independent Radio News . The service provided hourly national news bulletins to not only Chiltern stations, but other broadcasters including Virgin Radio , Radio Luxembourg , Choice FM , and Radio Maldwyn . Network News
306-537: A much lower price point than other titles on the market. TV Choice overtook its main competitor in the February 2008 audited ABCs and has been the number one weekly newsstand magazine in the UK since. In September 2003, H Bauer launched Total TV Guide to cover the increasing number of programmes available on Freeview and satellite or cable services. Bauer Media is a multi-platform media group, with locations across
357-415: A newspaper in 1955. The brand now has an online presence and is a digital business, with sub-brands including MCN compare, a motorcycle insurance comparison service and MCN classified Bikes for Sale. MCN covers news on all major motorcycle sporting events as well as bike and equipment tests. Parker's Car Guide is a monthly magazine and, more recently, a website listing prices for new and used cars in
408-526: A number of big Hollywood roles. Wilson was awarded A$ 4,567,472. The award consisted of $ 650,000 in general damages and $ 3,917,472 in special damages. Wilson's lawyer Richard Leder, said "Today's verdict is a significant record — it's about four times the highest previous verdict in a defamation case in Australia". While the guilty defamation decision stands the amount of payment was later appealed and reduced. Wilson announced in July 2018 she will be taking
459-839: A social media research company. In Touch Weekly , a celebrity/entertainment weekly magazine, was introduced in the U.S. in November 2002. It was the first launch of a new celebrity magazine in the U.S. in more than a decade and ranks in the top 10 magazines sold at retail in the country, according to the Alliance for Audited Media . The company debuted Life & Style Weekly , a celebrity and fashion weekly, in 2004. Adding its third celebrity weekly in October 2013, Bauer Media introduced an American edition of Closer Weekly , geared towards women 40+. All three entertainment titles were awarded with Media Industry Newsletter's "Hottest Launch of
510-599: A week took place, although the first experimental part-time split service had taken place two years earlier when Radio Forth created Festival City Radio for the duration of the Edinburgh Festival . The first station to permanently split their frequencies was Guildford's County Sound who rebranded the FM output as Premier Radio and turned the AM output into a new golden oldies station, County Sound Gold in 1988. By 1988,
561-552: A weekday regional programme and localised news, weather and peak-time travel information. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland . Until the early 1970s, the BBC had a legal monopoly on radio broadcasting in the UK. Despite competition from the commercial Radio Luxembourg and, for a period in the mid-1960s, the off-shore " pirate " broadcasters, it had remained the policy of both major political parties that radio
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#1732775939007612-467: A women's magazine. Alliance for Audited Media reports that Woman's World and First for Women are the #1 and #2 selling magazines at retail, respectively. The company's popular teen brands include Twist , launched in 1997; J-14 , launched in 1999; M , launched in 2000; Girls' World ; launched in 2013, and Animal Tales , launched in 2014. J-14 ranks in the top five media brands for social media presence among all publishers according to Shareablee,
663-553: A workforce of approximately 11,000 in 17 countries. Bauer Verlagsgruppe has been managed by five generations of the Bauer family. In November 2010, Heinz Heinrich's daughter Yvonne Bauer became CEO and 85% owner of the Bauer Media Group after joining the family business in 2005. In February 2021, Bauer Media Group announced it was to acquire Ireland's Communicorp Group , subject to regulatory approval. The acquisition
714-558: A year – and to reduce the criteria for a "viable service area" with the introduction of Small Scale Local Licences (SALLIES) for villages, special interest groups and small communities. By this time the medium wave band had become unpopular with radio groups and the majority of new stations were awarded an FM licence only, even when an AM licence was jointly available. In 1994 the Radio Authority introduced regional stations (Independent Regional Radio, again usually grouped under
765-471: Is a brand that specialises in rock music. It was originally a magazine with Kerrang! Radio being launched in 2004. Bauer acquired the Kerrang! brand in 2008, which also included music channel Kerrang! TV (existing as part of The Box Plus Network ). As of 2005, all of Kerrang! TV's programme content is music videos, the majority of which is open scheduled for text requests from their playlist. In April 2017,
816-402: Is known as Bauer Media (Bauer Consumer Media Ltd) with CEO Paul Keenan. Titles include women's weekly and TV listings magazines Bella , Take a Break , that's life! , TV Choice and Total TVGuide along with a number of puzzle magazines. In 1987, Bella was H Bauer's first venture into publishing in the UK. In 1990, H Bauer launched a weekly women's magazine named Take
867-613: The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand . This led to the suspension of several titles including Woman's Day , New Zealand Woman's Weekly , the New Zealand Listener , The Australian Women's Weekly , North & South , Next , Metro , Air New Zealand 's inflight magazine Kia Ora , and Your Home & Garden , leaving about 200 former employees unemployed. While Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said that
918-648: The GWR Group launched a hostile takeover bid for Chiltern. This completed in July, and GWR began re-branding the stations in September - the FM stations as part of their Mix Network and gold stations as Classic Gold Digital Network . Shared programming on FM moved to Bristol whilst shared AM programming remained in Dunstable . In May 2005, the GWR Group merged with Capital Radio to form GCap Media , which Global Radio bought out in 2008 and eventually became
969-526: The Heart Radio network . Original DJs and presenters included Paul McKenna , Paul 'Mad Dog' O'Reilly, Martin Collins , Tony West, NJ Williams , Tony Lloyd, and Louie Martin. Networked presenters included Graham Torrington , Chris Moyles , Emma Scott, Steve Power, Chris Brooks, Tim Allen, Tom Stewart, Simon Clarke, Neale James, Treva Ellis, and Laura Penn. Other presenters included Paul Garner who did
1020-596: The FM services of 97.6 Chiltern FM , 96.9 Chiltern FM , Northants 96 , Horizon Radio , followed later by Oasis Radio , Severn Sound , and Galaxy Radio . For a while Galaxy Radio and Horizon Radio operated a slightly more edgy "Hotter Mix" format, although they switched back again to the "Hot FM" for networked programming. Supergold transmitted on the AM services of Chiltern Radio , Northants Radio , followed later by Severn Sound and Invicta Radio . Stations would broadcast from their studios until 7pm, then share programmes from Dunstable overnight. In May 1995,
1071-483: The Government could have provided financial relief through a wage subsidy scheme or the business finance guarantee, the company had not sought it. Many of the magazines previously owned by Bauer publish articles on the website Noted (noted.co.nz). In June 2020, Bauer Media Australia was sold to Mercury Capital . In September 2020, Bauer Media Australia was rebranded as Are Media . In 2017, Bauer Media Group
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#17327759390071122-665: The IBA's ILR plans as it was felt that they were not viable. This did not prevent Radio West in Bristol getting into financial trouble and having to merge with Wiltshire Radio on 1 October 1985; nor did it prevent Centre Radio going into receivership on 6 October 1983. In 1986 the Home Office sanctioned in principle the idea that different services could be broadcast on each station's FM and AM frequency and six experiments of split programming on Independent Local Radio of up to ten hours
1173-485: The IBA's time as the regulator and did not receive a commercial station until after its successor, The Radio Authority, came into being in 1991. In the late 1980s, the expansion of ILR continued at a similar rate. Under the Broadcasting Acts, the IBA had a duty to ensure that any area it licensed for radio could support a station with the available advertising revenue. Therefore, many areas were not included in
1224-659: The Portuguese market. Bauer Media Group held a 50% stake in the British television company The Box Plus Network until the other owner, British broadcaster Channel Four Television Corporation, bought the whole stake in January 2019. In September 2012, Bauer Media bought ACP Magazines (formerly Australian Consolidated Press ) from London-based private equity firm, CVC Capital Partners and Australian media company Nine Entertainment for an estimated A$ 500 million, completing
1275-412: The UK, known as Q Awards . In spring 2010, Bauer attempted to unilaterally impose a new contract on all photographers and writers, which was set to take away their copyright and off-load liability for libel or copyright infringement from the publisher onto the contributor. 200 photographers and writers from Q and Bauer's other music magazines, Kerrang! and Mojo , were reported as refusing to work under
1326-547: The UK. Following their purchase of Emap in 2007, The Bauer Media Group acquired a collection of media brands. This includes heat and Grazia as well as a radio portfolio of national radio brands such as KISS FM UK and Magic , and regional radio brands across major UK cities. In 2013, Bauer Media also acquired the Absolute Radio Group from the publishers of The Times of India . Bauer Media also formerly broadcast TV music channels including The Box TV, in
1377-430: The UK. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running print price guide in the UK. The website was launched in 1999 and it provides news, advice information as well as cars for sale and additional services such as insurance, to car buyers. AM (Automotive Management) , together with its online counterpart has been a source of news, insight and analysis for the UK automotive industry since 1990. Pregnancy & Birth
1428-643: The United Kingdom. As a result of the buyouts and mergers permitted by the Broadcasting Act 1990 , and deregulation resulting from the Communications Act 2003 , most commercial stations are now neither independent (although they remain independent from the BBC ) nor local with all of the frequencies now used by Bauer or Global , and almost all of them are now relays of one of either company's national brands, with all remaining locality reduced to
1479-661: The United Kingdom. This service would be planned and regulated in a similar manner to the existing ITV service and would compete with the recently developed BBC Local Radio services (rather than the four national BBC services). The Sound Broadcasting Act received royal assent on 12 July 1972 and the Independent Television Authority (ITA) accordingly changed its name to the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) that same day. The IBA immediately began to plan
1530-571: The Year" award in their respective launch years. Closer Weekly tied for the title with Dr. Oz The Good Life in the 2014 ceremony. Bauer Media US launched Bauer Xcel Media, a digital division, in August 2014. In 2018, Bauer sold all but its women's magazines and iD to American Media, Inc. It sold its remaining American titles ( Woman's World , First for Women , Soaps in Depth ) in 2022 to
1581-687: The banner "ILR" by most commentators) and began to license the commercial Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) multiplexes in October 1998. The Radio Authority was replaced by the Office of Communications ( Ofcom ) in 2004, which also replaced the ITC, the Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Radio Communications Agency and the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel). Ofcom has stated that they plan to continue
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1632-555: The broadcasting field (mainly due to the Annan Report ), no further contracts were awarded until 1980, when a second tranche of contracts were awarded. All stations were awarded an AM and an FM frequency, on which they broadcast the same service. In July 1981, the Home Secretary approved proposals for the creation of Independent Local Radio services in 25 more areas. However some of these areas were not licensed during
1683-640: The company announced it was about to buy Mediatakojat Oy in Finland (owner of Radio Pori 89.4 and Radio City Mikkeli) and moved into the Irish market by buying Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group. In February 2022, Media Capital Group in Portugal announced that it had come to an agreement with the Bauer Group to sell all their radio stations for around 70 million Euros, marking the entry of the Bauer Group into
1734-905: The development of Independent Local Radio, with an emphasis on digital broadcasting, and to "ensure the character" of local stations, following the mergers and loss of local identities that followed the 1990 Act. In 2005, there were 217 licensed analogue ILR and IRR services in England; 16 in Wales; 34 in Scotland; eight in Northern Ireland; and two in the Channel Islands . These are licences rather than franchises . Some licences are grouped nationally, regionally or by format to provide one service; other licences cover two or more services. There were three national analogue services. There
1785-524: The final stations ending waveband simulcasting by the mid-1990s. Incremental Radio was a new type of radio licence given out by the IBA between 1989 and 1990. These were additional radio services introduced into areas already served by an Independent Local Radio station and most had to offer output not already available on ILR, such as specialist music, programmes for a specific section of the community or for smaller areas than ILR stations cover. 22 stations went on air, most of which were eventually acquired by
1836-438: The government had decided that the practice of splitting was beneficial and a quick way to increase choice for listeners. The IBA then began encouraging ILR stations to split their services and most soon complied. The usual format was to have a "gold" (oldies) service on AM and pop music on FM, although Radio City tried "City Talk" on AM before abandoning the format. By the start of the 1990s, most stations had done 'the splits' with
1887-517: The large radio groups and absorbed into their networks. As of 2024 only a few remain independently owned and operated. The regulatory model these stations were under was a precursor to commercial radio stations licensed by the incoming Radio Authority. The Broadcasting Act 1990 provided for the abolition of the IBA and its replacement by the Independent Television Commission . The IBA continued to regulate radio under
1938-450: The magazine was sold to Mixmag's publisher Wasted Talent with Kerrang! TV/The Box Plus Network coming under the full ownership of Channel 4 in January 2019. Mother and Baby is parenting website and set of awards aimed at helping parents with advice and product reviews that help them buy well. The Debrief was an online magazine aimed at ABC1 women in their 20s launched in 2014 in competition with Mail Online and Stylist . It
1989-485: The matter further to a higher court in Australia. Bauer Media Group entered the US market in 1981 with the launch of Woman's World magazine. Bauer Media Group USA had a portfolio of 13 magazines, five special interest publications and 16 websites across several distinct consumer segments: celebrity/entertainment, women's, teen and science/technology. In 1989, the company introduced its second publication, First for Women ,
2040-689: The new name of the Radio Authority, but with a different remit. As a "light-touch" regulator (although heavier than the ITC), the Radio Authority was to issue licences to the highest bidder and promote the development of commercial radio choice. This led to the awarding of three national contracts, known as Independent National Radio to Classic FM , Virgin 1215 (later Virgin Radio and then rebranded Absolute Radio ) and Talk Radio (later Talksport ). The Radio Authority also began to license Restricted Service Licence (RSL) stations – low-power temporary radio stations for special events, operating for up to 28 days
2091-720: The new service, placing advertisements encouraging interested groups to apply for medium-term contracts to provide programmes in given areas. The first major areas to be advertised were London and Glasgow , with two contracts available in London, one for "news and information", one for "general and entertainment". The London news contract was awarded to London Broadcasting Company (LBC) and they began broadcasting on 8 October 1973. The London general contract went to Capital Radio , who began broadcasting on 16 October 1973. In total, 19 contracts were awarded between 1973 and 1976. Due to government limits on capital expenditure and turbulence in
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2142-411: The new terms. In 2020, Q magazine was scrapped alongside sister publication Planet Rock (joining real-life publication Simply You , Practical Photography and car magazine Modern Classics as titles closed by Bauer) as a buyer could not be found to continue the publication beyond issue Q415, with Kelsey Media deciding to buy Sea Angler , Car Mechanics and Your Horse instead. Kerrang!
2193-747: The purchase the following month. This purchase included the Australian Women's Weekly , Cleo , Cosmo , Harper's Bazaar , Women's Day , and Zoo magazines. As a result, ACP Magazines was rebranded as Bauer Media. In March 2020, Bauer bought Pacific Magazines from Seven West Media ; acquiring New Idea , Who , Diabetic Living , Men's Health , Women's Health , Better Homes & Gardens and Girlfriend . On 2 April 2020, Bauer Media Group announced that it would wind up its New Zealand magazine titles in direct response to magazines having been stopped from being published under New Zealand's Level 4 restrictions in response to
2244-573: Was a British magazine aimed at pregnant women . It was part of the Bauer Media Group. It gave out information about pregnancy, products for pregnant women, and it shares other women's stories of childbirth experiences. Between January and June 2011, Pregnancy & Birth had a circulation of 26,775 copies. Bauer Media currently has radio operations in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway. It operates over 150 radio brands, including Absolute Radio, KISS, Hits Radio Network, Magic, RMF, and Mix Megapol. In 2021,
2295-402: Was closed in 2018. Empire is a monthly film magazine. Launched in the UK in 1989, it is now also published in the US, Australia, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. Its annual Empire Awards are voted for by its readers. Closer was launched by Bauer Media in 2002. It specialises mainly in celebrity news and gossip, real-life stories and television/entertainment. The UK edition of Grazia
2346-543: Was completed on 1 June 2021. Originally a small printing house in Germany, Bauer Media Group entered the UK with the launch of Bella magazine in 1987. Under the name of H Bauer Publishing they became Britain's third largest publisher. Bauer further expanded in the UK with the purchase of Emap Consumer Media and Emap Radio in 2008. In the UK there are two divisions of the Bauer Media Group. The original UK business trades as H Bauer Publishing. Its sister company
2397-523: Was joint led by Paul Chantler (then Group Programme Director of the Chiltern Radio Network) and Jon Davies, journalist who had been a key part of ITN Radio News . The service closed with the acquisition of Chiltern Radio by the GWR Group, which was a shareholder in IRN. Independent Local Radio Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in
2448-449: Was launched in 2005 as the first glossy woman's weekly magazine in the country. Launched in 1999, heat is a British celebrity weekly. Its main focus is celebrity interviews, gossip, fashion advice and entertainment. Yours is a fortnightly lifestyle magazine and website targeting women aged 50 and over, launched in 1974. It covers issues including health, relevant news, fashion and beauty. Motor Cycle News ( MCN ) launched as
2499-537: Was one national DAB multiplex (Digital One) and 47 regional DAB multiplexes, owned by 10 and operated by nine companies (each multiplex carrying multiple services). The first licensed commercial radio station in the United Kingdom is often stated to be Manx Radio , which launched in June 1964. However, since the Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, Manx Radio is not considered to be an ILR station and launched with
2550-577: Was successfully sued by the Australian actor Rebel Wilson for defamation in the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. This was the biggest payout for defamation of its kind in Australian legal history. Bauer Media Group allegedly printed a series of lies and false articles against the actress in an attempt to defame her. This reportedly led to the actress being overlooked for
2601-428: Was to remain under the BBC. Upon the election of Edward Heath 's government in 1970, this policy changed. It is possible that Heath's victory was partly due to younger voters upset by the UK government closing down the popular pirate radio stations. The new Minister of Post and Telecommunications and former ITN newscaster, Christopher Chataway , announced a bill to allow for the introduction of commercial radio in
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