The ownership of Isle of Wight Radio has changed … and the good news is that it’s become even more local.
A locally-based consortium headed by Isle of Wight Radio Programme Controller, Paul Topping and Claire Willis, former Area Director for The Local Radio Company will be taking it over.
This all follows the UKRD Group gaining control over the shares of Local Radio Company, who previously ran IW Radio back in May.
Other people in the consortium include Ian Walker, who we are told has a wealth of radio industry knowledge, having headed up one of the UK’s largest screen, staging and events companies; and Hedley Finn MBE, a radio veteran.
Keeping it local
Having a local radio station owned and run by experienced people from the area can’t be anything but good.
IW Radio just announced it on their news, rather modestly making it the last item, but Tom Stroud summed up what must be great feelings there by playing Celebrations by Kool and the Gang.
We had heard that other people on the Island were attempting to buy IW Radio and many will be hugely relieved that it’s going to the team who were successful.
Song picks
We’re spotting a theme with the first track after the news on IW Radio today. If you hear any that we miss … let us know.
Post 13:00 news – “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang.
Post 14:00 news – “We’ve only just begun” by The Carpenters.
