2005 – The Year Of Radio Mergers

Analysis of merger and acquisition activity anticipated within the UK commercial radio industry during 2005, following legislation of the 2003 Communications Act and approval in 2004 by the Department of Trade & Industry of the merger between Capital Radio plc and GWR Group plc, the two largest commercial radio owners.

[First published in 'The Radio Magazine', #666, 15 January 2005, pp.26-27]