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In times of gloom - UK broadcaster expands to offer franchised radio stations!

From PRLog (Press Release) – Feb 09, 2009

Many people who look to set up their own businesses, will have explored the franchise magazines and exhibitions for exciting opportunities, but until now these have been mainly printing, cleaning, retail, food or accounting type businesses, but now you could own and run your own radio station from home from just £5000.

Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd who have run Glastonbury Radio for two years, have built and fine-tuned a business model that they are now about to release as "one of the most exciting franchise opportunities of recent years"

The package will include all the equipment and software needed to start their own online digital radio station, and back up to help them sell advertising, find sponsors and to learn how to run their own global radio station.

Ross Hemsworth, Managing Director of the company, said today "until now, most affordable franchises have either been wheelie bin cleaning services or business card printers, but I believe this to be a far more exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs and people who may have been made redundant and are seeking a business of their own"

"In a time when the world has been talking of a recession, we are seeing business boom and we want to pass this trend on to others who can follow our successful business model" Hemsworth said from his office in Glastonbury UK earlier today.

Online radio was recently quoted by research company Arbitron as having in excess of 54 million listeners a week in the USA alone, and with he rise of the Internet worldwide, faster speeds and more Wifi, there has never been a brighter time for Internet businesses such as this. People can talk to the world from the comfort of their own homes or even build a proper studio in an outhouse or commercial premises!

Ross's own show Now THAT'S Weird is now syndicated globally with an estimated audience of over 500,000 weekly listeners (http://www.nowthatsweird.co.uk)

Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd are now looking to take on an established Franchise Director to run this new side of their expanding business.

http://www.glastonburybroadcasting.net (Corporate site)
http://www.glastonburyradio.net (Radio site)

Glastonbury Radio is one of the new generation of online digital broadcasters with a worldwide audience of interactive listeners. Tune in online at http://www.glastonburyradio.net

One of the UK's leading online broadcasters is giving celebrities a chance to have their own radio shows and "rants" in a new service launching this spring/summer.

Celebrity Radio is the brainchild of Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd who run the hugely successful Glastonbury Radio and will allow celebs to make their shows in the comfort of their own homes and just upload to the radio site ready for broadcast!

A number of celebrities are already being lined up with a mixture of talk, music and "rant" shows being discussed although no details are being released as yet.

Managing Director Ross Hemsworth said today "there is a  massive interest in people having their own radio shows and podcasts and celebrities are no different, it gives them a chance to show another side of themselves to a truly global audience"

Celebrity Radio will be a FREE radio service available online only with a subscription archive section to listen to broadcasts they may have missed.

The service is expected to attract millions of hits from around the world with further big names joining up as the service gets underway.
 

 As all around us talk of a recession and exchange stories of doom and gloom, online broadcasters continue to see an upwards trend of more listeners, more advertisers and rising share values!

Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd saw another rise in their share values today with initial £1 shares now selling at almost £2000 per share! Although not floated, private investors are predicting another "Google or Myspace" with the company eventually being sold for millions.

So what is making Glastonbury Radio successful where others have failed? Well according to MD Ross Hemsworth "strong management, holding your nerve and taking chances when others would be cutting back, and seeing the opportunities a so called recession poses"

There is little doubt now in media circles that online broadcasting is the future of the media and even ad agencies are now turning their attention to this lucrative marketplace pulling clients out of TV and FM radio advertising for new and more interactive audiences online.

Glastonbury Broadcasting today announce their plans to FRANCHISE radio stations to people who want to cash in on the bright future, running local and international stations form their homes with great potential earnings form advertising and pay-per-show presenters. MD Ross Hemsworth said today,..

"We will be at the major franchise exhibitions soon with something far more attractive then 'wheelie bin cleaning' or 'home printing businesses' - people can now set up a radio station for under £5000 with all the equipment and broadcast worldwide!!"

Affordable in-shop radio stations for retail outlets launched.

A new plan to inject life back into retail shop radio networks has been announced today:-

Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd is putting together radio packages aimed to be beamed to high street shops via the Internet at a far more affordable rate than has ever been available before!

Many shoppers have heard "in-house radio" before beating through fashion shops whilst they chose their clothes, but now even smaller retailers can have custom radio stations broadcast direct into their shops via a normal broadband connection!

The new service called "The Radio Shoppe" is the innovation of broadcaster Ross Hemsworth from Glastonbury, MD of Glastonbury Broadcasting Ltd who have been streaming Glastonbury Radio to the world for two years. Speaking from the company's HQ today he said "the beauty of this service, is we do it all, we get the presenters, we make the shows, and just send them the feed which they can use in their shops on speakers, on their websites and even beam to world via the Internet via radio devices like The Imp Radio"

Smaller retailers can share a feed with others but having their own adverts running and their own set programmes on a shared channel on a time-split basis to keep the costs down.

Ross added "setting up an in house radio station is very expensive as is FM, but our networks are affordable even to the small shop owner who could have his own radio station from less than £2500 a year! Equivalent to £6.84 a day!"

For more information e-mail ross@glastonburybroadcasting.net