2. Andrew Harrison is the CEO of
CHAIRMEN/ Radio Centre. He also sits on the
Boards of RAJAR and Digital Radio
DIRECTORS UK and is the Chairman of UK
Radioplayer Ltd.
Andrew Harrison Ashley Tabor Michael Betton
Chief Executive Officer Founder and Executive CEO, Lincs FM
President, Global Group
Dianne Thompson Dee Ford
Travis Baxter
Non-Executive Chairman Group Managing Director
Consultant, Content and Radio, Bauer Media
External Affairs Director, Bauer
Media
Kip Meek
Non-Executive Director
Malcolm Bluemel
CEO, Planet Rock
Stuart Taylor
CEO, GMG Radio
Donnach O'Driscoll
CEO, Absolute Radio
Stephen Miron
CEO, Global Radio
Andrew Harrison
3. WHAT IS RADIO CENTRE?
Radio Centre is the
industry body for
commercial radio in
the UK.
It exists to maintain
and build a strong and
successful commercial
radio industry.
4. HISTORY OF RADIO
CENTRE
Radio Centre was founded in 2006 after the merger of the
Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) and the Commercial Radio
Companies Association (CRCA).
Radio Centre is a co-founder of Digital Radio UK, the body
set-up to promote & encourage the digital switchover in the
UK.
5. WHAT RADIO CENTRE
DOES
Radio Centre gives UK commercial radio
a voice, working with government, policy
makers and regulators as well as
providing a forum for industry-wide
debate and discussion.
In recent years Radio Centre have
lobbied successfully to provide stations
with more freedom in how and where
they produce content; deregulation of
commercial messages; tighter rules on
the prominence of commercial brands on
the BBC; and the removal of local media
ownership rules.
6. OBJECTIVES
• To ensure that the BBC sticks to its public service
remit, whilst minimising negative impact on
commercial radio.
• To achieve the best possible copyright agreements
for commercial radio to represent the industry.
• To secure a successful future for commercial radio
across analogue and digital platforms.
• To secure the best possible regulatory framework
for commercial radio stations and listeners.
• Radio Centre influences the radio industry's legal
and regulatory framework, so that commercial
radio can flourish.
7. PRIORITIES WITH OFCOM
Digital
To deliver a clear and coherent plan for viable digital radio
coverage.
Licensing
To minimise the burden of renewals and ensure that licences are
based on fair and equitable terms.
Commercial references
To secure a framework for regulation that reflects maximum
flexibility for stations to carry commercial messages, with
transparency that ensures listeners are protected.
Illegal broadcasting
To ensure an effective regime of enforcement to prevent and
prosecute pirate radio operators.
Content regulation
To seek regulation based on the value of output heard by the
listeners, rather than inputs such as location or format
requirements.
8. ANNUAL REVIEW
Every year Radio Centre is involved with a large amount of work
on behalf of its members.
The Radio Centre Annual Review shows members, regulators,
parliamentarians, advertisers and agencies the work that they
do.
The annual review is published each year to show members &
anyone else who has an interest key facts in the growth of radio
and what the current climate for radio is at.
It includes:
• The Chairman & CEO’s Review
• Revenue Statistics and Facts
• Audience Statistics and Facts (from RAJAR etc)
• And other relevant information such as the increase of digital
radio distribution & Influences in radio.
9. CODE OF CONDUCT
COMMERCIAL RADIO COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES
- PRINCIPALS OF We will encourage a culture
EDITORIAL TRUST of trust and compliance in
our stations
(2008)
ADHERENCE TO THIS CODE
HONESTY
Adherence to this code is a
We will not deliberately requirement of Radio Centre
mislead our audience. membership
COMPETITIONS
We will run competitions
fairly and honestly.
COMPLAINTS
We will treat all complaints
fairly and proportionately,
whether they come from a
listener or a regulator, and
will respond as appropriate.
10. MISSION STATEMENT
“To secure the best possible
regulatory framework for commercial
radio stations and our listeners.”
OTHER INFORMATION
Radio Centre works closely with the BBC as BBC radio
stations make-up the majority of listening figures in the UK.
11. KEY RADIO FACTS
• There are over 34 million listeners in the UK.
• 470,000,000 hours of radio are listened to each week.
• There are 301 licensed radio stations in the UK – 55
on AM, 246 on FM.
• There are 39 local radio stations in Scotland, 11 local
stations in N.Ireland, 235 local stations in England &
16 local stations in Wales.
• 28.2% of listeners listen digitally.
• 500,000 tracks are played each week.
