User:DavidJones

About me
This is the user page for DavidJones.

My website: davidjones.org

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Radio Data System
Sandbox_01 - Radio Data System

Useful links:
 * EBU: Radio Text Plus
 * EBU: RASANT: Radio Aided Satellite Navigation Technique
 * EBU: RDS celebrates 25th birthday
 * EBU: RDS in Europe, RBDS in the USA – What are differences and how can receivers cope with both systems?
 * EBU: Secure banking application for broadcast data systems
 * RDS Forum: March 2009: RDS is now 25 - the complete history
 * RDS Forum: Non-standard PS
 * RDS Forum: RDS milestones
 * RDS Forum: RDS Standards

Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio

General sources

 * Google News Archive Search - Up to end of 2005 so far
 * [ History ]
 * [ History ] (Good background on broadcasting act and licensing approach)
 * (Update of Radio Authority article - may be interesting differences)
 * [ History ] (Good background on broadcasting act and licensing approach)
 * (Update of Radio Authority article - may be interesting differences)

Launch and early years (1993-1997)

 * [History: not going to use]
 * [ History ]
 * [History: not going to use]
 * [ History ]
 * [ History ]
 * [History: not going to use]
 * [Programming (also used for History to cite John Revell and Richard Skinner]
 * [ Programming ]
 * [ Programming - album focus/History - launch target of 4m ]
 * [History]
 * [Not going to use]
 * [Programming]
 * [ Programming - also Commercial Performance ]
 * [ History ]
 * [Programming]
 * [History: not going to use]
 * [History: Nescafé sponsorship deal]
 * [ History also mentions news from Chiltern]
 * [ History: FM campaign ]
 * [History: audience target and JP]
 * [ History ]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [History: not going to use]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [Commercial Performance]
 * [Commercial Performance]
 * [Commercial Performance]
 * [Commercial Performance]
 * [History: FM campaign]
 * [ History: FM campaign ]
 * [ History: FM campaign ]
 * [ History ]
 * [ History, Programming, useful note on Alice tx ]
 * [ History: FM campaign (result on 105-108) ]
 * [ History: FM campaign ]
 * [ History: FM campaign ]
 * [News: Suzy Mayzel appointed PD in Oct 94]
 * [ History: FM launch ]
 * [History: FM launch]
 * [History: FM launch advert]
 * [History: FM launch advert]
 * [History: plans for global network]
 * [Presenters: Gary Davies]
 * [ New Media ] (Use as evidence of early online streaming in 1996)
 * [ History: flotation considered ]
 * [ New Media: website launch ]
 * [New Media: website launch]
 * [New Media: AKQA involvement in website]
 * [Presenters: Chris Evans' initial show] (Use as source for Chris Evans's early work on Virgin Radio)
 * [Presenters: Russ and Jono Gold Sony] (Use as source for Russ and Jono Gold Sony Award)
 * [Presenters: Russ and Jono Gold Sony]
 * [Presenters: Russ n Jono]
 * [History: Trevor White as PD]
 * [History: bus stop campaign] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:DavidJones&action=edit
 * [History: Maybe VRI article - Virgin Radio to acquire station in South Africa]
 * [ New media: AKQA ] (Use as source that AKQA built Virgin Radio website)
 * [History: Chris leaves Radio 1, Ginger doesn't win licence for London, Branson says he will offer him role]
 * [ History: Evans leaves Radio 1, negotiating with Virgin ]
 * [ History: owners and buy back ]
 * [ History: Capital buys Virgin ]
 * [ History: Capital buys Virgin ]
 * [ History: RA approves acquisition ]
 * [ History: MMC referral ]
 * [DAB: Virgin trial in 1997]
 * [ History: Evans joining, Concorde Trip ]
 * [History: Evans joining]
 * [History: Evans joining, donates money]
 * [History: Evans joining - not much use]
 * [History: Evans joining - not much use]
 * [ History: Evans ]
 * [History: review of Zoe Ball and Chris Evans' shows]

Ginger Media Group ownership (1997-2000)

 * [History: Evans tries to get listeners to buy station]
 * [History: Evans tries to buy station]
 * [History: Evans tries to buy station]
 * [ History: Evans buys station ]
 * [ History: Evans buys station ]
 * [History: Evans buys station]
 * [History: Ginger Media Group, Michael Foster]
 * [History: Evans buys station]
 * [History: Evans buys station]
 * [History: Evans buys station]
 * [History: Evans buys station]
 * [History: JP as Chief Exec of Virgin Radio] http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:DavidJones&action=edit
 * [ History: MMC ]
 * [History: MMC]
 * [Presenters: Jono Coleman]
 * [History: MMC]
 * [ History: First Evans Rajars ]
 * [Presenters: Jonathan Ross]
 * [Digital Radio: Radio Authority advertises DAB multiplex licence]
 * [Not used: Matthew Freud background]
 * [Digital radio]
 * [Digital radio]
 * [Digital radio]
 * [Digital radio]
 * [Digital radio]
 * [Presenters: Jonathan Ross]
 * [History: Show on Sky]
 * [ History: Show on Sky ]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [History: Star acquisition]
 * [History: Star acquisition]
 * [History: Star acquisition]
 * [New Media]
 * [Presenters: Gail Porter]
 * [History: Ginger TV
 * [ New Media ]
 * [ History: Flotation of Ginger ]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [History: SMG]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [History: SMG]
 * [History: SMG]
 * [ History: £1m winner ]

SMG plc ownership (2000-2008)

 * [ History: Sale to SMG ]
 * [History: Sale to SMG]
 * [ New Media: WAP site ]
 * [History: Ken Livingston donation]
 * [History: Ken Livingston donation]
 * [History: Ken Livingston donation]
 * [History: Digital Licence Renewal]
 * [History: Ken Livingston donation]
 * [History: Switch Digital licence award]
 * [History: Ken Livingston donation]
 * [History: The Groove launch]
 * [History: SMG results and rename]
 * [History/New Media: includes references to sister stations and GSK]
 * [Digital Radio: Northern Ireland]
 * [ Digital Radio: 3G trial on IOM ]
 * [History: Evans quits TFI Friday]
 * [History: Sister Stations]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Programming: Music Policy]
 * [Programming: Music Policy]
 * [Digital Radio: London 3]
 * [ New Media ]
 * [New Media] Shows Virgin Radio at no 3 and Virgin Radio Classic at no 28 in the Top 50 for March 2001.
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [ New Media: Arbitron ] Virgin Radio would have been most listened to in December 2000
 * [History: Chris weds Billie]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [Presenters: Penk to move from Capital]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [Digital Radio: DRG]
 * [Digital Radio: DRG]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Digital Radio] Shows that Virgin Radio went from 192kbps to 160kbps between 6 April and 24 June
 * [ History: Evans ]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [History: Penk takes over breakfast/Presenters]
 * [Presenters]
 * [History: Evans]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [Digital Radio] Shows that Virgin Radio went from Stereo to Joint Stereo between 24 June and 5 November
 * [Digital Radio: Kiss in Northern Ireland]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [History: Penk/Jackson]
 * [History: Penk]
 * [History: Penk]
 * [History: Penk]
 * [History: Audience figures]
 * [History: Audience figures]
 * [Digital Radio: IOM] Shows Virgin Radio, Virgin Classic, Virgin PARTY!, NME Radio, Manx Choice and Manx Radio (all at 128kbit/s Joint Stereo) on test multiplex on the Isle of Man, with a note that the licence for this transmission expires 14th May 2003.
 * [History: Jon Holmes]
 * [History: Jon Holmes]
 * [History]
 * [History: FM applications]
 * [History: RAJARs]
 * [Cable TV]
 * [History: Denham leaves/Presenters]
 * [Programming: Rock sound]
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [Awards]
 * [Awards]
 * [History: FM licence in Birmingham]
 * [History: FM licence in Birmingham]
 * [History: FM licence in Glasgow]
 * [History]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History]
 * [History]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [History]
 * [History]
 * [History: FM licence in Glasgow]
 * [History: FM licence in Glasgow]
 * [History: Evans court case]
 * [Presenters: Kelly]
 * [Digital Radio]
 * [History]
 * [History: FM licence in Birmingham]
 * [History: Pete and Geoff audience gains]
 * [History: FM licence in Glasgow]
 * [History]
 * [Digital Radio: Groove rebrands to Virgin Groove]
 * [Broadcasting: Satellite/Worldspace]
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [New Media: Real Audio 10]
 * [New Media: Real Audio 10]
 * [New Media: Real Audio 10]
 * [History: RAJAR issues]
 * [Presenters: Captain America]
 * [Presenters: Captain America]
 * [Presenters: Suggs]
 * [History: Isle of Wight Festival]
 * [History: FM licence in Edinburgh]
 * [History: Online chart]
 * [Presenters: Dominic Mohan]
 * [History: RAJAR issues]
 * [History: RAJAR issues]
 * [History: FM licence in Edinburgh]
 * [History: FM licence in Edinburgh] (Application for Virgin Radio Classic Rock - May want to link to licence application and Q&A)
 * [New Media: Visual Radio]
 * [ History: John Pearson ]
 * [Awards]
 * [Programming: Vegas OB]
 * [History: FM licence in Edinburgh]
 * [History: FM licence in Edinburgh] (Failure of Virgin Radio to win Edinburgh licence for Virgin Radio Classic Rock)
 * [New Media: Visual Radio]
 * [New Media: Visual Radio]
 * [History: FM licence in Manchester] (Application for Virgin Radio Classic Rock - May want to link to licence application and Q&A)
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [New Media: mobile broadcasting]
 * [New Media: mobile broadcasting]
 * [New Media: podcasts]
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [History: SMG results]
 * [Presenters: Emma Forbes]
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [New Media]
 * [ History: Fru Hazlitt (Not used) ]
 * [ History: Fru Hazlitt
 * [Sister Stations]
 * [History: RAJAR results]
 * [History: FM licence for Southampton] (Application for Virgin Radio Classic Rock - May want to link to licence application and Q&A)
 * [History/Presenters: Pete and Geoff leave]
 * [History/Presenters: Pete and Geoff leave]
 * [History/Presenters: Christian O'Connell]
 * [History/Presenters: Christian O'Connell]
 * [Presenters: Alice Cooper]
 * [Presenters: Alice Cooper]
 * [Presenters: Tim Lovejoy]
 * [Presenters: Vic Reeves]
 * [History: RAJAR results]
 * [History: Virgin Radio Xtreme]
 * [History: Virgin Radio Xtreme]
 * [Presenters: Vic Reeves]
 * [Broadcasting: Telewest]
 * [Presenters: Pete Mitchell]
 * [History: Licence renewal]
 * [History: UTV]
 * [Presenters: Suggs]
 * [History: Fru Hazlitt leaves]
 * [History: National DAB 2]
 * [New Media]
 * [History: Virgin sale]
 * [Awards]
 * [Website]
 * [Digital Radio]