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Wednesday 4th June 2008 PLANET ROCK has been SAVED !!!! Â An email has been sent from Planet Rock HQ, as follows: It's the news we've all been waiting for... We're pleased to bring you the news we have all been waiting for....
Further news has also been forthcoming about the consortium, called "Rock Show", behind the purchase, which can be found on various news websites as follows:  We are grateful to everyone concerned with the SPR campaign who has pledged to support THIS petition, signed the petition on the UK PM's website, bought car stickers, even printed out paper petitions to send in to the station - all showing their support. Likewise, we recognise everyone below who has left positive comments about the campaign, as well as visitors to the SPR website, both from UK as well as overseas: from USA to Brazil, from Iceland to South Africa, from Russia to India and from Japan to Australia.......TO ALL OF YOU....THANK YOU....your support has, I am sure, been a fundamental reason as to WHY Planet Rock has been saved....The sheer numbers of people getting involved has proven to us all that Rock music needs a dedicated 24/7 outlet allowing the music to be broadcast.  So, a BIG THANK YOU for everything !  We are optimistic that now that the station has been saved, that under the new ownership, it will be allowed to grow and prosper, whilst continuing to provide fantastic music via DAB, online and via satellite.  The back-story: It was announced on 11th Feb 2008, that GCap Media, (the owners of Planet Rock) were to CLOSE this radio station by the end of March 2008. This had been extended until the end of April, and subsequently, until the end of May 2008, pending negotiations to sell Planet Rock. (Update: They have now closed theJazz and will be handing back various local XFM licenses they hold, or selling them off). More info here (their Press Release, on their website) and here's some background stuff, regarding their reasons (not making enough profit), here (PDF): So, please SUPPORT this petition to show OUR support for this station, in the hope that we can impress upon someone to BUY it and keep it going. Feel free to cut and paste this exact code, to add a SAVE Planet Rock "banner advert" to your website: <a href="http://www.saveplanetrock.co.uk"><img src="http://www.saveplanetrock.co.uk/savePR.gif" alt="Save Planet Rock" />/a> You'll also find loads of stuff at our website: SAVE Planet Rock There is also a petition on the UK Prime Minister's website, where UK residents can pledge their support - over 1,000 have already - so please sign up over there as well !!   Thursday 29th May 2008 According to Brian May's blog, it would appear that a third party has now come forward and has secured a deal to buy Planet Rock. This automatically means that Brian May's consortium is no longer in the running to buy Planet Rock. We sincerely hope that something can be confirmed soon, as the deadline when Planet Rock is to close is tomorrow........... Saturday 24th May 2008 Wednesday 14th May 2008 A further short message from Brian May has been posted on his "soapbox": [quote] "PROGRESS IN SAVING PLANET ROCK ...." Just a quiet update. My partners and I, in the "Save Planet Rock" adventure, are getting close to an agreement with GCAP, and relations are cordial !!! It has been a much bigger set of variables to sort out than any of us realised - and even now I can't tell you that it's certain there will be a deal struck ... but the will is there. Thanks so much for your supportive messages ... I feel we may be about to enter the heart of a very passionate and thriving Rock Family. This is fascinating and challenging. Onwards !! cheers © brianmay.com [/quote] So, for now, we must remain patient and committed to supporting this, in the hope that a deal can be done. We're all with you on this Brian...!  Monday 12th May 2008 Sony Digital Station of the Year 2008 Planet Rock wins THREE Awards at the Sony Radio Awards ceremony !! The prestigious Gold Award for Digital Station of the Year 2008 was awarded to Planet Rock at Londons' Grosvenor House Hotel. The award was presented by Ron and Russell Mael ("Sparks") to Trevor White (and many of the Planet Rock staffers) who accepted the award most graciously. A Silver Award was won by Planet Rock presenter and musician FISH, in the category of "Music Broadcaster Award" while a Bronze Award went to Planet Rock in the category of Multiplatform Radio. So, THREE nominations and THREE awards.....!  Saturday 3rd May 2008 The following has been put on Brian May's website today..... (see here for original posting) [quote] MISSION TO SAVE PLANET ROCK In response to many of your kind enquiries .... yes, those few words on the Soapbox about Planet Rock DID lead to me getting involved in mounting a rescue operation to save the station. I can't tell you who I am 'in league' with, but I am part of a small group of people who have great hopes that we will succeed in taking over the station, and putting it on a firm footing, for the benefit of its growing audience. I regard Planet Rock as rather more than just a radio station - it is a symbol of free radio ... radio which is not run by large corporate organisations for the purpose of making tons of money, and has a free choice of what it plays. I'm not going to run down any particular radio station - this country has some talented and dedicated people working in music radio ... But I do feel that, for a healthy climate for music in this country, we need to allow small independent stations to exist alongside the huge FM giants. I listen to radio in my car, one of the few times I am 'in my own space' - and, for me, who grew up with Zeppelin, the Who, Hendrix, Traffic, AC/DC, Van Halen ... THE BEATLES ..... tell me, where can you hear music from these kinds of artists these days ? You'll have a hard job finding "Kashmir" flicking through the channels in the UK. DAB Radio has had a brave start, and can provide freedom from domination by commercially minded programming, but it might, at this point, slip between the cracks. I believe this cause is worth supporting ... and will be doing my best to put my money and expertise) where my mouth is ! We hope to be able to make an announcement soon. In the meantime, of you agree with me ... Demand your Planet Rock !! Demand your DAB !!!! Cheers © brianmay.com [/quote] So there you have it......! Let's keep our fingers crossed that Brian and his fellow investors can take over Planet Rock.  Friday 25th April 2008 OFFICIAL PLANET ROCK NEWS UPDATE We'd love to be able to announce that the deal to buy Planet Rock is all one and dusted but I'm afraid that we have to keep holding our breath for yet another month. The deadline for the sale completion has been extended until 30th May, while the interested parties continue their negotiations with GCap Media.  Thursday 10th April 2008 Planet Rock has scooped THREE nominations in the recently announced Sony Radio Academy Awards for 2008. More news from: Sony Radio Awards website More news from Planet Rock here Hopefully, this great news will help to ensure the continuance of Planet Rock, despite GCap's planned withdrawal from the digital radio business and the subsequent takeover of GCap by Global radio.....  Monday 31st March 2008 Global Radio offer to buy GCap Media for £375m has been unanimously accepted. What this means for Planet Rock is unclear at present - some say Planet Rock is excluded from the sale....so, we have to wait for clarification as to what will happen to Planet Rock, theJazz and the various XFM licences that GCap owns currently. Likewise, we'll see whether Global Radio will retain GCap Medias' stake in Digital One - the national commercial DAB network operator. (GCap had planned to sell off it's stake in Digital One (to Arqiva) and to close down Planet Rock and theJazz). We'll now have wait and see what happens next....  Tuesday 25th March 2008 OFFICIAL PLANET ROCK NEWS UPDATE As I’m sure you are all aware, Planet Rock has been under the shadow of closure since GCap announced their strategy statement on Feb 11. We were given the deadline of March 28th to find a buyer or be switched off permanently.  Saturday 22nd March 2008 It has been announced that Planet Rock will continue for a further month, (beyond the previously announced deadline of 28th March) to allow time for discussions to take place with a potential buyer. This is just the news we all wanted to hear, as it allows more time for further campaigning to support the station, while allowing for "due diligence" to be completed..... We still need to be focused....and no deal has been done yet.....but the signs are that someone has come forward and is interested in keeping Planet Rock on air. So, please continue to register your support....and let's show any potential new owner(s) that the listeners want Planet Rock to survive...  Thursday 20th March 2008 More Rock Stars are now supporting the campaign....now includes:  Friday 14th March 2008 A nice plug for the SAVE Planet Rock campaign has now come from the blog of one "David Gilmour". Thank you David !!  Tuesday 11th March 2008 News that GCap might have to delay selling it's stake in Digital One, while Global Radio is looking at GCap's accounts - there is a comment that talks have been ongoing with "a number of parties" interested in buying Planet Rock !! (link to Times Online website)  Monday 10th March 2008 You have GOT to see this: Fish in a Save Planet Rock t-shirt at a gig....(new window will open to display a large JPG - approx 680kb)  Friday 7th March 2008 More bands are now supporting the SAVE Planet Rock campaign, including: Magnum and Bob Catley The Answer If supporters of this petition can contact (by email, post or SMS) their favourite rock band with news about the campaign to SAVE Planet Rock, then we would be glad to give them a plug in return for them displaying one of our banner ads on their website....  Tuesday 4th March 2008 The part of the campaign to PLEDGE funds to enable a listener-backed buy-out of Planet Rock has now closed. The idea was launched on the Planet Rock forum on 22nd Feb (following many comments from people suggesting such a buy-out), but after 10 days, unfortunately, only 117 people came forward to pledge funds, which, as of last night, totalled a mere £22,270 (and we really needed something like £2 million !!) This clearly isn't enough to make a listener buy-out viable. It was worth a try, but without far more significant support in terms of pledgers and money, it has failed in it's objective. To those who did pledge your support, THANK YOU.  Monday 25th February 2008 Sign the petition that has now been accepted and published on the UK Prime Ministers website  Tuesday 19th February 2008 The SAVE Planet Rock website has been set up to act as a further reminder to people to SAVE Planet Rock and to act as a focus for all activity relating to the campaign, where you can get all sorts of additional info, such as petitions, web banners, animated GIF's, flyers, wallpapers, etc More support information will be available soon...!  Thursday 14th February 2008 Fish has kindly lent his support Rick Wakeman (legendary keyboard maestro and Planet Rock jock) has also made his opinions known here Brian May (Queen guitarist, in case you didn't know) has also come out in favour of Planet Rock here - he even asks if HE can buy it !!:  Tuesday 12th February 2008 More links for you to consider, the MOST important of which is the Planet Rock forum, where you can register to lodge YOUR opinion that Planet Rock is the BEST ROCK radio station in the world - see here: Or you can email Planet Rock directly with your messages of support here  Monday 11th February 2008 Fish (of Marillion fame) has posted this on his forum !!: best regards, Tim PS - I suggest we also involve as many rock musicians and fan clubs with this news and get them to support this petition - we also need to involve as many rock music fans on social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace as we can....let's SHOW these people we want Planet Rock to continue. Furthermore, an idea that was suggested on the Planet Rock forum, is to get the audience at every rock gig to sign a written petition, which can then be posted to Planet Rock. So, if you are a promoter or your building is used to stage rock gigs, or even if you are just a punter, standing in a queue going to a gig, please see that the audience are aware of the plans to shut down Planet Rock - and get them to sign the petition PPS Please bookmark this page and tell ALL your friends - and let's SAVE this great radio station.  Loading People... |
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It's the only station I listen to!
SAVE PLANET ROCK THERE IS NOTHING BETTER
SONY`S DIGITAL STATION OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!
why the bloody hell cant SONY buy PLANET ROCK?
or ALICE COOPER,RICK, TONY IOMI,GARY MOORE,GILLAN ,FISH and all the bands that have been played on this FANTASTIC STATION,all get together and buy PLANET ROCK? £2MILLION,IM SURE THAY COULD BUY IT
Yes, there are people out there who could buy this station from the "suits" - but you are all missing the point. Why should they ? Why should we ? If G Cap Media want to sell for 2 million - on the back of the people who actually make it what it is - or they will close it, let them. Tell G Cap Media to F--- Off. The medium works, the genre works, the listeners are there, the loyalty is there. For less money a new station can be created - and without the stupid adverts that are now being foisted. Bannatyne ??? The majority of listeners are of an age where they have either made it financially or they had and are now broke. We do not need some wiseguy adverts 'telling' us how to do it !!. Adverts are needed with any commercial station but lets get real about the type that are appropriate. But GCap Media are just clutching at straws here, Comments please. Tony
We have 12 people at work that listen to Planet Rock in our workshop. They all will be very sad & cry lots if the station closes.
We have Planet Rock on our DAB radio at work - thats 12 more people listening to rock music.
Bought a DAB Radio a couple of months ago and it's on virtually 24 hours a day listening to Planet Rock. I have stopped watching TV. When I am in the house I am on my PC playing WoW listening to Planet Rock!!!
I raved on about it so much a Swedish friend now also tunes in regularly to listen while we both play WoW!!!
Will be a sad day should a buyer not be found in time!
Viva La Planet Rock!
The only station I enjoy listening to, and im sure im not alone. SAVE PLANET ROCK!
the greatest radio station ever to grace the airwaves cant be allowed to close, rock music has lasted through all kinds of new fads of music throughout the years. where else can you turn on the radio and hear ac/dc and led zep, rush and black sabbath at any time of the day. keep this station alive.
I struggle to understand gCAP's short sighted view of DAB in general and their intention to close Planet Rock. Classic Rock music has seen a huge resurgance over the past few years with lots of young kids also taking an interest in Rock. I mean just look how many of then are taking up guitar and learning stuff from the likes of ACDC. In my view it would be a real shame if this station could not be saved as I believe it could have a highly commercially viable future. Just consider how many classic Rock Stations there are in the USA and the UK the home of some of the greatest groups and musicians in the world, has only one brilliant station dedicated to this fantastic genre, and thats under threat. It just must be saved!!
I've only just bought a sodding dab radio so I could listen to Planet Rock. Every time I put it on, there's always a track I haven't heard for ages, so it's not all formulaic. Incidentally, it's costing me a fortune buying cds of albums I used to have - but I don't mind.
Keep this channel, please.
I am so passionate about Planet Rock, that I have purchased a ‘Pure Highway’ DAB radio for the car. I can now continue to listen to Alice Cooper in the car on the way to work, and Nicky Horne/Rick Wakeman on the way home. Somebody out there Please SAVE THE PLANET !
A great station that is growing by the week. I hope a buyer is found, as it will be sorely missed by these ears!
ROCK GODS IT'S PAY BACK TIME. SAVE THE PLANET
come on alice get your hand in your pocket and buy planet rock,its either that or your on the dole and i just cant see alice cooper standing in the dole office waiting to sign on, i also agree with j churchill who says he dont watch tv anymore i dont switch it on anymore not since i found planet rock. lenny in sunny stoke on trent.
I cant understand this utter rubbish they plan to close this great station. i dont watch tv much since planet rock has been on air. its the only thing thats good in media at the moment.why dont some of the great artists out there buy it!! J.Churchill
Radio is in a parlous enough state without closing the good successful stations too. Planet Rock and The Jazz are two stations we can ill afford to lose.
This is the best station in the Uk miles in front of all the rest. Gotta be saved!!!!
From Romania, please Save Planet Rock!
I feel sick to my stomach that a such a good radio station has been sold out by the top brass due to profit margins. Where the hell do they get their statistics. SEASAME STREET!!!!!
My 2 yr old grandson can count better than they can and you can see that just by the amount of people who are petitioning against it they its the wrong move to make.
If this comes about I will definately not be tuning in anymore radio stations.
PLANET ROCK RULES!!!!!
Save Planet Rock!!!
Please save Planet Rock... Saturday mornings wouldn't be the same without Rick Wakeman. And where else could you hear almost an hour of Fish live? Brilliant station keeping real music alive - it must not die.
Please, dont let Planet Rock die. It's the only decent rock station that we have, to loose it would be terrible. Get your friend to sign the petition, and listen to the Station!
Some of you will be old enough to remember the empty void that was radio back in the 1960's when the then Labour Government forced the radio pirates off the air. To see it happen again to a legal station in the 21st century will be a crime!
Isn`t it sad, that nowdays, everything is about profit. "Not making enough money ? Close it !" We ( the listener ) have now got a station dedicated to playing "our" type of music. Is it not enough that sufficient money is made to pay the bills ? Come on GCAP, for once in your life do something for the people you purport to want to entertain, not the shareholders and financiers. Why the hell are most things today, about money ?
you said above: The part of the campaign to PLEDGE funds to enable a listener-backed buy-out of Planet Rock has now closed. The idea was launched on the Planet Rock forum on 22nd Feb (following many comments from people suggesting such a buy-out), but after 10 days, unfortunately, only 117 people came forward to pledge funds, which, as of last night, totalled a mere £22,270 (and we really needed something like £2 million !!)" I must have been asleep, cos I dont remember seeing this pledge site! & I'm sure I'm not alone.. It needed more publicity not to be shut down. so what's the latest news?
Marc, We closed the PLEDGE campaign, simply because after 10 days we only had 117 people contributing a mere £22,000 to the cause. If we'd kept it going another 3 weeks, up to 28th March, then we'd have probably generated no more than about £60,000 - which is nowhere near enough.
We promoted the PLEDGE campaign both via the Planet Rock forum, and here....so there was plenty of chances for people to get involved....but not enough wanted to....so, there seemed little point wasting time and energy on something that wouldn't help. Instead, we've spent the time generating links on rock bands and musicians websites...and this is working well. Hopefully, a buyer will be found....! rgds, Tim O.
Save planet rock, good music made by real musicians.
Please save Planet Rock so that Guy Pratt may continue to have an acceptable outlet for his bad craziness. On a personal note: the music on Planet Rock is super chouette!
lets hope the fat cats at GCAP media come to there senses and smell the coffee, and see what a mistake closing Planet Rock would be. Only one decent station on DAB in uk so they can't close it , breakfast without Alice, mornings would not be the same. WAKE UP FAT CATS PROFIT ISN'T EVERYTHING
Please save planet rock