radio tech creative

it's who we are, what we do, and what we love.

We're developing.
In more ways than one.

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our reach

We began in the UK, but we’re ambitious.

Companies in the US, Canada and Europe are enjoying and profiting from our products too.

We want more people to join us, to help build services which support the future of our industry.

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our ideas

Radio stations are thirsty for the next big thing, and so are we.

We’re building exciting new products to engage listeners and help our clients to prosper.

Radio is multi-platform, and it’s our goal to ensure great content is easy to distribute.

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our people

If you’re looking for a challenge, working in a creative environment, in an exciting and vibrant industry, we could be looking for you.

We hire enthusiastic perfectionists with bags full of ideas, who want to help shape the direction of our company.

Embracing New Technology

It’s not just part of the job. It's the reason we do what we do. To stay ahead, to look for ways to make things simpler and easier, and ultimately to make better products.

We love technology and the challenge it presents; be creative, innovate and think big.

Every day we learn from each other and share ideas. We created @gmedialabs to share techy observations and useful findings.

Making The Best Products

It's not easy.
We want to create things we can be proud of, so we don't settle for just okay or good.

At G Media, we're not afraid of change if it means making something better; we encourage taking risks and trying something new.

We continuously improve our products, there's no waiting around for an update.

Our Values

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approachable

We love working with people - our clients and contacts appreciate the personal touch.

We’re approachable people and don’t hide behind corporate hierarchy.

This is true inside the company too, where we all work together in an open office.

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collaborative

To make great things, we work on ideas together, letting the best ones win.

If you need time to knuckle down solo, theres a place for that too.

We move fast, with rapid brainstorming sessions and casual catch ups, not long meetings.

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sociable

We find work and play go hand in hand to create a successful company.

You could be representing us at a national conference one day, and out with the team the next evening at Hollywood Bowl.

We’re fans of 1st class travel, nice hotels and meals out to unwind.

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supportive

Our clients describe us as their colleagues who aren't in their office. Handily, this gets us out of making the tea!

We fly the flag for our industry at events around the world, making friends and catching up with old ones too.

We're currently appearing on office walls everywhere with our spot on the Radio Today 2013 calendar.

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innovative

We're motivated by finding simple new ways to do incredible, useful things.

Creativity is at the heart of what we do. We are passionate about making the best work for our clients, never settling for just 'good'.

There’s no right or wrong, just great ideas and that’s what drives us each day.

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simplicity

We work hard to make our clients' lives easier.

We care deeply about building a great user experience, both for website visitors and CMS users, in equal measure.

Why? Because nobody really likes instruction manuals. Our products are used by busy people, our job is to help them to be productive without introducing complexity.

Us and Our Clients. We're One Big Team.

One user of Airwave pushed us to make uploading photos simpler.

We accepted the challenge and created a tool which is as easy to use as Facebook.

And it automatically pushes the pictures to a Facebook account too!

One Airwave user needed an easier to use and more powerful form tool.

They wanted quiz management, marketing data handling, advanced email management and more.

We pulled out all the stops to create an industry leading solution.

2004

  • We were born.
    Radio station websites would never be the same again.

2005

  • We were hard at work developing Airwave.

2006

  • Hertbeat FM became our first client.
    They're amazingly cool for doing that.
    Nowadays they're known as 106 JACK fm Hertfordshire.

2007

  • Original 106 in the South joined us, and became our first regional station.
    After a few changes they're now playing what they want as 106 JACK fm.

2008

  • We welcomed our first community station.
  • 3FM gave us a call and we expanded to the Isle Of Man.
  • Our CMS Airwave got a nice new look in this year, and from that it has evolved to how it looks today.

2009

  • We hooked up with IRN to be their preferred partner, letting us put national stories on radio websites.
  • Apps really took off and we developed our iPhone application for radio stations. It's packed full of content and easy to manage.
  • IRN let us add weather content from the Met Office to our sites too.

2010

  • The lovely people at CJOC and CJCY called and we spread our wings to Canada for the first time.
  • We needed somewhere to put all our computers and stick a sign up on a wall, so we moved into Velocity House in Sheffield.
  • The Radio Festival 2010 was our first appearance at a trade fair.

2011

  • Planet Rock's new website went live, with lots of clever extras just for them.
  • We redesigned our iOS application to look prettier on the iPad.
  • RadioVIS was added to our apps, bringing informative visuals across various platforms.
  • Android was added to our mobile app suite.
  • Before Radioplayer even launched, we were on board developing a console for Juice 107.2 Brighton. It was demonstrated at the launch event in London.
  • UTV & Lincs Group joined us wrapping up a big year!

2012

  • We proudly became a patron of The Radio Academy.
  • We launched Mobile Apps for Pamal Broadcasting in New York.
  • UK Radioplayer asked us to build a new version of the web console from scratch.
    We added an enhanced search experience, dynamic now playing information and a simple solution for on demand audio. It is now being used by everyone from BBC Radio 1 to community and student stations.
  • Global Radio asked us to assist with the transition of Atlantic FM to Heart.

2013

  • We moved to our new building in Bells Square, Sheffield. Our team now have dedicated meeting rooms and a break out area with pool table.
  • We launched new sites for the Quidem group, The One in Canada and Sunshine Radio.
  • A year in the making, we completed a move to Amazon Web Services.
  • This very page went live!

Our Story

From hobby, to start up, to market leader.
We're proud of our achievements.

This is our journey so far. Begin

Our People

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Ricki Lee

Executive Director

Ricki looks after sales, support and general management. Ricki met Gav in 2000 and convinced him that 'with a lot of work' he could sell Airwave to radio stations and the rest is history.

As a coffee fan, he is never too far from a Starbucks or Costa.

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Gav Richards

Product Development Director

As one of the Radio Academy's 30 under 30 for 2011 and 2012, Gav's passion is building products which make our clients successful.
His approach is to strive for simplicity, and focus on doing a few things great.

Outside the office, Gav is a comedy fan and improv performer.

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Luke James Taylor

Creative Director

A passion for design that borders on obsession. Luke will often be found pushing pixels around to achieve a perfect design.

He tries to play the guitar, enjoys seeing the world, and thinks Larry David is a top comedian.

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Christie Richards

Web Designer

After always wanting to be a designer but realising she can't draw; Christie found the perfect creative output in web design.

She loves a good game of Bingo and has spent way too much time re-watching episodes of How I Met Your Mother.

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Steve Edson

Developer

No stranger to the command line, Steve can often be found testing and scouring Twitter for the latest in web and mobile technology.

Outside of G Media, Steve enjoys socialising with friends, eating out and watching films.

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Nathan Lord

Developer

Nathan joins us in June 2013.