Daily Press Summary 11 November 2016

BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra teams restructured with newly created editor roles
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra have appointed Matt Fincham and Ryan Newman to newly created editor positions across both stations as part of a team restructure.
Music Week

Frank Gillard Awards 2016 winners announced
The BBC’s Local Radio station for Coventry and Warwickshire has been named Station of the Year at the 2016 Frank Gillard Awards, while BBC Radio Merseyside won four Gold awards.
Radio Today

Christmas radio stations planned for the UK
Signal, Pulse and The Wave are bringing back their pop-up Christmas radio stations again this year.
Radio Today

Kid Jensen and Pat Sharp join UKRD DAB station
David Jensen and Pat Sharp are among the presenting line-up for commercial radio operator UKRD’s new digital service, My Music Radio, launching today.
Radio Today

BBC Radio Scotland to launch pop-up digital service ahead of St Andrew’s Day
BBC Radio Scotland has revealed details of a pop-up digital service in the run-up to St Andrew’s Day, celebrating the best of the country’s established and emerging talent across a range of genres.
Music Week

URN named Best Student Station 2016 at SRAs
Nottingham university radio station, URN, was named Best Station at the Student Radio Awards 2016 – and picked up a total of four Golds at the o2 in London.
Radio Today

Podcast: Spotlight on Tok FM & Sound Women
Kamila Ceran chats about running an independent newstalk station in right-wing Poland and founder Maria Williams on why Sound Women is no more. Trevor Dann hosts.
Radio Today