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1984 JFM Prompts Complaints 4 10 years 1994 EMI's 6 -Month Chart Reign 15 CLT Drops Chiltern Bid 16 ye IMEMEMik 2.95, DM 8, FFr 25, US$ 5 Volume 11 Issue 33 . August 13, 1994 D'Ubaldo's New -Style BBC Radio 1 Drops CD International Magic Rhythm Back In Bratislava Gets A Grip OnAlmost One Third Of Its Listeners SLOVAKIA UNITED KINGDOM Figures released last week by by Julia Sullivan The Summer by Jeff Clark -Meads UK radio industry research orga- Top UK Stations nisation Rajar show Radio 1 has (% market share) Radio CD International,the EUROPE A troubled BBC Radio 1 has lost dropped3.4millionlisteners Bratislava -based EHR station Station March/ March/ which broadcast into Austria on by Machgiel Bakker nearlyone-thirdofitsmarket from its weekly reach, taking it June '93 June '94 share during the year since its re- from 19.9% of the market to BBC Radio I 19.9 13.3 frequencies owned by the Slo- Acheerful Caribbean -tinged launch as an alternative to com- 13.3%. However, the BBC is tak- BBC Radio 2 12.6 12.9 vak pubcaster until last Decem- BBC Radio 3 1.3 1.0 record is invading the European mercial radio. ing consolation from the fact that BBC Radio 4 10.2 10.4 ber, began transmitting on July airwaves by anartist whose BBC Radio 5 Live 1.9 2.1 14 on 96.6 Mhz, the frequency Atlantic 252 2.8 3.7 previously home to the public name is as exotic as the sound of Classic FM 2.7 2.8 the music she produces-Marie Virein 1215 Ni 3.2 rock channel Rock FM. BBC Local/Regional 11.3 10.6 Rock FM has moved to the Claire d'Ubaldo. Signed to the Total Local Commercial33.4 37.8 US arm of Polydor, d'Ubaldo's Source: RAJAR vacant90.1 MHz frequency. singleThe Rhythm Is Magicis Total 94 Population = 46.957.000 The move marks a return to the Total 93 Population = 46.662.000 shaping up to airwaves for the station, since the become the Icon/blues on page 16) (continues on page 16) summer hit of 1994. Backed byanenor- mous amount Sony Buys Mambo of Italianair- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY - At a celebration of Music & Media's10th play, the anniversary late last month, international exploitation managers from Poly - GERMANY acquisition in Europe within two record is now Gram's Power group visited Amsterdam to present a special display com- by Machgiel Bakker months following the buy-out of gradually mak- memorating M&M's support for PolyGram's European repertoire. Pictured, DanishindependentPladecom- D'Ubaldo ing impact in l -r, are: Roberto Arcadu (Italy); Cathy Bitton (France); PolyGram Holland SonyMusic Germany has pagniet (M&M June 18). It also the GSA market, Benelux, Swe- president/CEO Theo Roos; European marketing coordinator Carol Benny; acquired leading national produc- marks the second time this year den and Denmark and is EHR M&M publisher/MD Philip Alexander; Marcel Gelderblom (Holland); Poly - tion and publishing firm Mambo that a national German company Chartbound this week. Gram director promotion continental European repertoire Jan Abbink and Musik, the home of worldwide specialisingin domestic reper- (continues on page 16) Jerry Gieseking (Germany). hitmakers Enigma and Sandra. toire has been bought by a major, This is Sony Music's second (continues on page 16) No. 1in EUROPE EMAP's Triumph Challenges Ownership Laws European Hit Radio WET WET WET UNITED KINGDOM In the Hi gh Court in London last week, Mrjointly owned by EMAP and its merchant Love Is All Around by Jeff Clark -Meads Justice Schiemann decided that EMAP can banker,Schroders. The authoritygaveits (Precious) proceed with its planned takeover of Trans approval to the plan, deciding that it did not The UK radio industry is this week coming to World Communications, even though the deal contravene the Broadcasting Act. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles terms with a massive shake-up in the rules forwould take EMAP's holding past the limits However,theGuardianMedia Group WET WET WET station ownership. laid down in the Broadcasting Act 1990. (GMG), which has a 20% stake in Trans Love Is All Around A judge decided last week that a way of The act states that no company may own World, asked the court to overturn the authori- (Precious) overcoming the current maximum holdings more than six big -city franchises; EMAP cur- ty's decision. Mr. Justice Schiemann declined limit invented by EMAP is legal. That decisionrently has three and Trans World has five. to do so, and in siding with EMAP and the European Top 100 Albums may now either pave the way for the formation EMAP attempted to circumvent the law by Radio Authority, refused GMG leave to appeal ROLLING STONES of new radio super -groups or persuade the seekingpermissionfromthe UK Radio against his ruling. Voodoo Lounge British government to introduce new laws to Authority to hive off two licences to a so- After the hearing, GMG chairman and chief (Virgin) ,overhaul the entire ownership system. called deadlocked company that would be (continues on page 7) AmericanRadioHistory.Com D BALD° THE RHYTHM IS MAGIC The Magic is Exploding across EuropeanRadio Italy s No. 1 radio record: RADIO DIMENSIONE SUONO/Rome RADIO KISS KISS NETWORK/Napels RETE 105 NETWORK/Milan RTL 102.5 - HIT RADIO/Bergamo 101 NETWORK/Milan RADIO BABBOLEO/Genoa ITALIA NETWORK: LOS CUARENTA/Udine ti,ctria 63/Vienna Belgium BRTN RADIO DONNA/Brussels Czech Republic RADIO ORION/Ostrava IIMIIMISIE. MaIIIIIIMIIMMNIA, Estionia RAADIO 2/Tallinn 11111011911IMEMEnr, Finland YLE 2/RADIOMAFIA/Helsinki Trance TOP MUSIC/Strasburg Germany RADIO REGENBOGEN/Mannheim RADIO 7/Ulm BERLIN 88.8/Berlin Russia RADIO MAXIMUM/Moscow/St. Petersburg a Switzerland RADIO PILATS 104.9/Luzern RADIO ZUERISEE/Rapperswil DRS 3/Basel Slovenia RM INTERNATIONAL/Maribor (Turkey POWER FM/Istanbul 01% 13()Ivcior PolyG ram AmericanRadioHistory.Com Authority Proposes Incentives EUROPE A T A GLANCE UK: Mega Opens New Branch For Digital Audio Broadcasting Former Chrysalis Music Group president Stuart Slater has been appointed head of the new London office of Mega Records-the first non -Scandina- UNITED KINGDOM casting environment." rigorous analysis, such a system vian branch of the Danish independent. The office's aim is to provide by Jeff Clark -Meads At present, the authority regu- may avoid unnecessary prolonga- faster inroads into the UK market for Mega's artist roster as well as sign- latesthe market accordingto tion oftheoverlapperiod ing acts directly. Slater intends to employ two A&R scouts plus two other The British government is being three criteria: market forces, the between AM and FM broadcast- staffers. Machgiel Bakker told this week that the UK radio maximisation of listener choice ing and DAB. marketneedsnofundamental and the optimum exploitation of In addition, the authority is UK: Deconstruction Constructs Deal With RCA changes in the way it is shaped radio spectrum resources. renewing its call for some form of Deconstruction, the home of M People and Kylie Minogue, has signed a and supervised. However, the authority's over -arching process that would, joint venture deal with RCA that could establish Deconstruction as a The UK Radio Authority, in response to the government also at least in part, regulate the BBC fully-fledged record company within four to six years. Founders Keith response to the government's con- suggeststhatpriceincentives as well as the private sector. At Blackhurst and Pete Hadfield share a 50% stake in the new set-up with sultative document, The Future could be given to radio stations to present, the public and private BMG taking the other half. It is BMG UK's aim to ultimately operate Management of the Radio Spec- persuade them to adopt digital sectors are administered separate- three in-house units-RCA, Arista and Deconstruction. MB trum, states, "The authority sees audio broadcasting (DAB) at the ly and critics say this is an ineffi- no reason to change the basic earliestpossible stage. The cientuseofradiospectrum HOLLAND: Authors' Society BUMA/STEMRA Announces New President structure of the UK sound broad- authority says that, subject to a resources. Cees Vervoord has been appointed the new president/CEO of the Dutch authors' rights society BUMA/STEMRA. He has a wide range of experi- ence drawn from the media and publishing fields. Vervoord, who will COPE Storms Into Talk Top Spot begin work on January 1, 1995, is taking over the post from long -serving president/CEO Ger Willemsen, who is retiring. The society, however, said SPAIN had an average audience of 3.4 figures were 2.8 million to 2.6 Willemsen would continue to represent it as a special delegate for interna- byHowell Llewellyn million in May and June, com- million respectively. tional affairs. Julia Sullivan pared to SER's 3 million.Itis COPE's audience has Catholic church -run COPE had only the second time that EGM increased by 198.000, or 6.3%, POLAND: Bender Quits Post As Radio And TV Council Chairman two reasons to celebrate when the has put COPE above SER in the compared to the EGM's February Ryszard Bender has resigned as chairman of the regulatory Radio and latest Estudio General de Medios conventional ratings, the last time and March report, while SER's TV Council after the organisation was granted a licence to pay-tv (EGM) ratings survey was being in October 1993 when the has fallen by 432.000, or 12.5%. Canal Plus against his will. Bender took over from Marek Markiewicz released late in July. who lost the support of President Walesa last spring and was demoted The figures, covering the May to become an ordinary council member.