Rock & Roll Feeling

Today my spirits have been uplifted by the amazing news that the Sony Gold award winning radio station Planet Rock has been saved. GCAP were going to close it at the end of March, but concerted pressure led to extensions and sale offers. It looked as though it would go to Brian May from Queen, but GCAP pulled the plug, to much public dismay. The outcome is even better, the consortium includes four rock legends, from four different strands of rock - Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy, and Marillion - and no current plan to change the scheduling.

No Styx lyrics in this one, only the title, no real Christian attempted slant either, but without meaning to sound corny or flippant, this is an answer to prayer. Over half a million listeners can not be wrong. Thank you God. Content of announcement is below:


PLANET ROCK SOLD4th June 2008

The news we have all been waiting for……….

At long last I’m delighted to be able to announce that Planet Rock’s future is now secure. We have been purchased by life long rock and radio fan Malcolm Bluemel and his consortium supported by our very own Tony Iommi, Ian Anderson , Gary Moore, and Fish, saving Planet Rock from certain closure.

In a deal finalised earlier today Malcolm takes control of the station with immediate effect, there will be no break in transmission or changes in programming. Everyone at the station is over the moon and more than a little relieved that we’ve got the outcome we hoped for and that the wait is over. Now we can get back to normal.

Thanks to everyone of you for your amazing support it really has been overwhelming, the individual email messages, the petitions to the Prime Minister and Ofcom, the incredible tenacity of the Save Planet Rock web site and to those groups who tried unsuccessfully to buy the station, you have all been an inspiration to all of us here at Planet Rock. You are all very special. We are all looking forward to working with Malcolm. His passion for rock music and his love for the station can only help us in our aim to make Planet Rock the best rock station in the world……….ever.