1984 EMI Wins Queens Award 3 10 years 1994 Morning Show Madness 5 Radio Promos With Results 6 Volume 11 . Issue 18 . April 30, 1994 2.95, DM 8, FFr 25, US$ 5 EHR PDs Find Private Radio's Share Rises Blur Set Less Is More; Sights Firmly New Stockholm Privates Fun Basks In Limelight Of 'A' Playlists On Europe Grab 30% Audience Share "Lovin' Fun" Controversy Shrinking EUROPE SWEDEN FRANCE by Robbert Tilli EUROPE by Nicholas George by Julia Sullivan by the M&M Staff If there is one act to be men- Stockholm's new private commercial radio stations The meteoric rise of EHR web Fun Radio took cen- tioned as a typical but effective A select but growing number of are now taking almost 30% of the city's listeners, up tre stage in the French national ratings this quarter, case of artist development then it private EHR stations have found from 3% six months ago, according to the most leaving observers pointing to broadcast regulator the is UK alternative pop band Blur, that the fewer songs on their recent independent survey conducted by RUAB. CSA as the radio publicist of the year. heavy rotation A playlist, the All the commercial stations either increased their The CSA's controversial efforts to censor Fun's higher the audience figures. For audiences or were included in the survey for the first phone-in sex -talk programme "Lovin' Fun" put the them, the key to success is giv- time. The latest set of figures also seem to have been broadcaster in the national limelight and contributed ing people more of what they accepted by most in the fledgling commercial radio to the biggest ratings jump in the station's history. want. industry after the bickering which surrounded earlier The net's cumulative audience closed up on its com- petitor with a 1.8 point jump to 8.1%, representing PDs and consultants at these polls (M&M, January 15). Blur cutting edge stations argue that Comments EHR Radio City MD Per Sundin, some 800.000 more listeners. As a whole, radio also the increased use of sophisticat- whosestationhasenjoyedanaudienceshare enjoyed its healthiest audience ratings since its 79% who have bridged the gap from ed music testing and the short- increase from 4.2% to 7.4%. "Commercial radio has during the gulf war, scoring a record 80% audience obscurity to mass acceptance on age of hit songs from which to gone from three - cume. the continent during their five to 30% in just Stockholm's Top Five France's Top Five Fun MD years. PDs also say that there are only six months.It BenoitSillard Often mistaken for a Manch- Station Dec. '93 March '94 Station Nov/Dec '93Jan/Mar '94 a few songs that listeners want just shows what says thatthe ester outfit, the London quartet Radio Stockholm (FS) 29.7 24.7 RTL (FS) 18.2 18.8 to hear repeatedly and that an a market there P3 (EHR) 19.8 16.1 Europe I(FS) 10.9 11.8 now -notorious (continues on page 24) expanded A playlist risks over- is here. It's now PI (NIT) 16.0 14.8 France Inter (NIT) 10.8 11.2 "Lovin' Fun" exposure for records that don't up to commer- P4 (ACE) 14.5 13.7 NRJ (EHR) 10.0 9.8 programme is Exclusive Interview 9.4 cialradioto Radio Energy (EHR 9.5 2.3 France Info (NUT) 9.6 butoneina make that list. With Malcolm McLaren Slimmed down A playlists prove weare Source:RU1R Source: Ahlehrtinilrrie seriesofsuc- have proved effective for sta- here to stay." cessful new See La France Avance, (continues on page 23) (continues on page 24) (continues on page 24) page 8. Dutch Frequency No. 1in EUROPE European Hit Radio SYMBOL Awards Challenged The Most Beautiful Girl (NPG/Edel) HOLLAND Noordzee Nationaal. by Marlene Edmunds Two committees, chaired by Eurochart Hot 100 Singles University of Nijmegen law pro- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Hearings began in Holland last fessor Christian Korting, will Streets Of Philadelphia week on what is expected to be review the complaints by nearly (Columbia) the beginning of a number of all bidders that the selection pro- MW EUROPE/UNIQUE RADIO OPEN DAY -Seniorexecutives from MTV legal challenges to the awards in cess violated licence application Europe and Unique Broadcasting hosted an open day for affiliates of European Top 100 Albums January of scarce terrestrial FM procedures. A decision is expect- MTV's European Radio Network. Radio executives and programmers from PINK FLOYD frequencies to London -based ed next month. 12 countries flew to London to discuss the year ahead for the Radio Net- Division Bell Classic FM and Holland'sall - Among those who have filed work, which provides over 300 European stations with programming. (EMI) Dutch music station Radio (continues on page 24) PREIENDER3 I'LL 51AND BY YOU EHR TOP 40 # wea AmericanRadioHistory.Com Mal Top 40 Airplay Monitor Country Airplay Monitor R&B Airplay Monitor Rock Airplay Monitor The only radio publications based exclusively on electronically monitored airplay from Broadcast Data Systems As part of the Billboard Music Group, and sister publications to Music & Media the Airplay Monitors give you real airplay information on the U.S music scene never before available! Electronically monitored airplay in all major U.S. markets, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, captures the real numbers and tells you what's really happening in radio each week. 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Miranda Watson min Archer, Duran Duran and German independent record com- An independent alternative pro- Iron Maiden have helped EMI pany Intercord isrestructuring motion is being set up with Anne FRANCE: Weiller's Act Martinez Breaks In US secureaQueen'sAwardfor its A&R department and adding Bening and Birgit Heuzeroth Former Island France president Jean-Pierre Weiller's first act signed Export Achievement. an alternative music department as promotionmanagers.The to his label Uno Mundo has just made it into the US charts. Rosco The award, which is given to pending the upcoming departure whole department will launch the Martinez, of Cuban origin but Miami -based, has risen to no. 67 in companies in all areas of British of A&R director Peter Cadera. IRS office in Ostfildern on May Billboard in three weeks with the track Neon Moonlight, produced by industry, recognises a "substantial Effective May 16, head of IRS 16. Peter Wolf. A BMG European release is planned before summer. The and sustained increase" in export Germany, Jorg Hacker,will Germanproducer/DJArno label is distributed by Zoo/BMG in the USA, and by RCA in France. earnings over a three-year period.