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Podcast: Radio Moments - Clips
Episode: Banbury Sound, Rugby FM, Touch closes - 2019
Description: 29th November 2019 saw another tranche of brand changes as the Touch stations, Rugby FM and Banbury Sound closed - ready to become Capital under a brand agreement between Global and the station owners Quidem.
For the industry, it was a move which might have been predicted some years ago. The rationale is well-rehearsed and the evidence for change reasonably solid in a fast-changing world. Powerful radio brands are one of the reasons why UK commercial radio is in good health with both audiences and revenues.Â
"I suppose it is a 'Black Friday' for me..."
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