Oneword
British commercial digital radio station
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::summary British commercial digital radio station ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Oneword |
| country | UK |
| frequency | DAB: 11D (Digital One) |
| Freeview: 717 | |
| Sky Digital: 0127 | |
| format | Speech |
| owner | UBC Media Group |
| airdate | |
| last_airdate | |
| website | www.oneword.co.uk |
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| name = Oneword | logo = | country = UK | frequency = DAB: 11D (Digital One) Freeview: 717 Sky Digital: 0127 | format = Speech | owner = UBC Media Group | airdate = | last_airdate = | website = www.oneword.co.uk
Oneword Radio was a British commercial digital radio station featuring books, drama, comedy, children's programming, and discussion. The station was available in the UK via digital radio (DAB) and digital television (Freeview DVB-T and Sky Digital DVB-S) and was streamed on the internet 24 hours a day worldwide. It was launched on 2 May 2000.
Ownership was shared between UBC Media Group and Channel 4 between early 2005 and December 2007. In October 2005, Channel 4 increased its stake to a majority by buying 51% of Oneword for £1 million. At 7.30 on weekday mornings, Oneword carried the Channel 4 Radio daily news broadcast The Morning Report, which was produced by the Channel 4 news team.
Virgin Media removed OneWord from its ex-NTL cable channel lineup on 4 October 2007. Oneword was not on its ex-Telewest lineup at the time.
In December 2007, Channel 4 decided to withdraw its funding, selling its share back to UBC Media Group for £1. All programming was replaced by repeats of previous output. On 1 January 2008 the remaining staff were dismissed. Oneword ceased broadcasting on DAB on Friday 11 January 2008.
After broadcasting ended, birdsong was broadcast on the channel until a permanent replacement, Amazing Radio, came on air on 1 June 2009.
References
References
- (18 April 2000). "Oneword Radio unveils launch schedule". [[Broadcast (magazine).
- [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/aug/27/channel4.radio "Channel 4 plans digital radio station"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 27 August 2004
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110612033303/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article3021337.ece "Investors turned off by returns on digital radio"], ''[[The Times]]'', 9 December 2007
- [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/04/commercialradio.radio "Change or die, says Oneword owner"], ''The Guardian'', 4 January 2008
- [http://www.mylifeinbooks.co.uk/forum/5#comment-45 Forum posting from former Programme Manager] confirming dismissal of staff and imminent closure, 1 January 2008
- [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jan/10/commercialradio.gcapmedia "Two digital radio stations to close"], ''The Guardian'', 10 January 2008
- (11 January 2008). "Birdsong is Back". [[Digital One]].
- [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8076381.stm "Birdsong radio taken off air"], [[BBC News]], 1 June 2009
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