Commercial radio unites for Brits WeekMore than 170 commercial radio stations will take part in the first Brits Radio Week in the runup to this year's music awards on February 20. The initiative, in which stations will share playlists and syndicated programming, is the result of a collaboration between commercial radio and the awards' organisers, the BPI. Stations will share awards-orientated playlists, interviews with Brit nominees and an extended edition of Sunday afternoon chart show, Hit40UK, presented by Capital 95.8 DJ Lucio. The week will culminate in a three-hour show broadcast live from the Brits on stations including Capital, BRMB BRMB Big Red Marching Band (Cornell University) BRMB Birmingham Broadcasting, Ltd. (UK radio station) and Radio City. Commercial radio bosses see syndicated programming as a key weapon in the battle to win listeners back from the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. . More than 170 stations on both the contemporary hit radio “CHR” redirects here. For other uses, see CHR (disambiguation). Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, Contemporary Hits, or Top 40 and adult contemporary networks will feature specially-produced Brits content. Listeners to the 134-strong CHR CHR canine hypoxic rhabdomyolysis. network will also be able to hear live coverage from the awards on the night, and a specially extended edition of the Hit40UK show this Sunday, which will launch the voting for the best British single award category. The Brits, to be hosted by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, will be broadcast live on ITV (1) See interactive TV. (2) (iTV) The code name for Apple's video media hub (see Apple TV). 1 from 8pm on February 20. All participating stations will also be giving away tickets to listeners to attend the show. Capital radio parent GCap Media GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. will produce the programming for the CHR network; with Global Radio overseeing the content for the AC stations, which include Heart, Real Radio and Manx FM. The Brits Radio Week follows a reorganisation of the production of commercial networked programming last year into three in-house production units overseen by GCap, Global and Emap Radio EMAP Radio is a branch name of EMAP specialising in radio stations. The EMAP network is divisible into several main groups: The Big City Network, Magic Radio, EMAP Radio London, and EMAP Digital Radio. - now Bauer Radio. Commercial radio joined forces last year for its second national UK Music Week, with cross network national shows featuring Amy Winehouse and Mika. · To contact the MediaGuardian newsdesk email editor@mediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 7239 9857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 7278 2332. · If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication". 
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