Latest news about Scala Radio

Anthea Turner joins Scala Radio weekend line-up

Bauer has confirmed the full presenting line-up for its new classical music station Scala Radio, with Anthea Turner, Alexis Ffrench, Luci Holland, Faye Treacy and Hannah Cox added to the schedule. They join names previously announced including Charles Nove at breakfast, Simon Mayo on mid-mornings, Sam Hughes on afternoons and Mark Forrest on drive.

Opinion: Classical Music for Modern Life

Jack Pepper, one of the new presenters on Bauer’s Scala Radio, recently spoke about classical music at the European Radio Show conference in Paris. Here’s what he had to say. “Ludwig van Beethoven. Hearing that name, many people are likely to think of the famous painting of the composer, with his wild grey hair and red cravat. But the name could mean so much more; a man who suffered at home with an abusive alcoholic father, who left school at eleven, and who grappled with physical ailments and used music as an outlet for his emotions"...

Scala Radio to launch on full DAB in stereo

Launching a radio station in stereo should not be a news headline in 2019, but the industry has long decided it would rather provide more services in mono than fewer services in stereo. A radio station playing classical music needs to be in stereo to fully appreciate the content, and if Scala Radio has any chance of competing with Classic FM, it needs to at least match its bit rate of 128 kbit/s stereo.

Bauer to launch classical station Scala Radio

Simon Mayo is returning to daily radio with Bauer from 4th March as host of mid mornings on a new classical music station called Scala Radio. The station will be the first national classical station in nearly 30 years and is set to challenge Classic FM. RadioToday understands it will broadcast on the SDL national DAB multiplex, replacing heat Radio.