Latest news about Gold Radio

Kirsty Gallacher among more names added to Tuning In North 2025

With less than a month to go, Radiocentre has added more speakers to the line-up for Tuning In North at Manchester’s Stoller Hall on Thursday 13th March.

More presenters for Gold Radio as Kirsty Gallacher and Simon Rimmer join

Gold is getting more presenters as Smooth Radio’s Kirsty Gallacher switches stations from Monday 6th January.

Gold gets new branding and changes to All Time Classics strapline

Global's Gold is now officially known as Gold Radio with a new logo, new strapline and new jingles.

All the Hits and More – goodbye to 194 – a personal reflection

Former Capital Radio presenter Steve Collins looks back at his time broadcasting to London on 194m as Global turns off the Gold AM transmitter after 50 years. Hearing the news that London’s 1548khz will be no more from the end of next month has sparked memories of a special time in my life.

Gold to lose its London 1548 frequency ahead of 50th anniversary

Gold’s 1548 kHz AM London frequency will be turned off at the end of this month by Global. The station, which started life as Capital Radio, has been on medium wave in London since it launched in October 1973 – almost 50 years ago.

Global to turn off AM transmitters for Gold outside London and Manchester

Global is turning off more AM transmitters this month as Gold becomes digital only with the exception of London and Manchester. Gold’s mediumwave frequencies covering Peterborough/Cambridge (1332 kHz), Derby (945 kHz), Nottingham (999 kHz) and Northampton (1557 kHz)...

Global creates new roles and makes promotions in senior team

Global has promoted some staff and created new roles in its Broadcasting & Content team. Richard Steel has been promoted to Managing Editor of Heart. He moves from being Deputy Managing Editor...

Stars come out to perform for Global’s Make Some Noise Night

Last night, Tom Grennan, Charlie Puth, Sam Ryder and Olly Murs joined Global’s presenters for the charity gala night. Chart-topping BRIT-nominated musician Tom Grennan; multi-platinum hit singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, multi-award-winner and Eurovision star Sam Ryder, and one of the UK’s most popular singers and entertainers Olly Murs, took to the stage at The Londoner hotel in Leicester Square to perform in front of almost 400 special guests...

In photos: Global’s Make Some Noise raises over £2.7 million

Global’s Make Some Noise has raised over £2.7 million for small charities that help disadvantaged people across the UK after a day of on-air activities. All of its radio brands came together – Heart, Capital, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X, Capital Dance, Capital XTRA and Gold – to raise funds and awareness for small charities in local communities across the UK, including food banks, mental health and domestic abuse helplines...

Winners announced for the Global Awards 2021

The winners of The Global Awards 2021 have been revealed with Dua Lipa picking up three awards. Now in its fourth year, The Global Awards brings together Capital, Heart, Smooth, Classic FM, LBC, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold, to honour the stars of music, news and entertainment. However, this year the LBC Award, previously won by Steve Allen, has been removed as a category, along the Best Podcast. The awards ceremony was unable to take place this year...