Milestone Group
Encyclopedia
The Milestone Group is a British
Technology
company. Originally a cross media proprietor who had holdings in radio
, publishing
and television
, it now focuses on digital solutions and creates website
s and mobile applications. The company is based in London
(formerly Abingdon, Oxfordshire
and is a constituent of the FTSE AIM All-Share Index
division of the Alternative Investment Market
.
:
s in the UK
. All these radio stations were sold in the years 2005/06:
Breakout! and Oxfordshire Living are no longer published, while the other publications are all now owned by Tri-Media Publishing.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
company. Originally a cross media proprietor who had holdings in radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
, publishing
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, it now focuses on digital solutions and creates website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
s and mobile applications. The company is based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(formerly Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Abingdon or archaically Abingdon-on-Thames is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is the seat of the Vale of White Horse district. Previously the county town of Berkshire, Abingdon is one of several places that claim to be Britain's oldest continuously occupied town, with...
and is a constituent of the FTSE AIM All-Share Index
FTSE AIM All-Share Index
The FTSE AIM All-Share Index index was revised from the previous FTSE AIM Index on 16 May 2005, and is a stock market index consisting of all companies quoted on the Alternative Investment Market which meet the requirements for liquidity and free float....
division of the Alternative Investment Market
Alternative Investment Market
AIM is a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange, allowing smaller companies to float shares with a more flexible regulatory system than is applicable to the main market....
.
Television channels
The Milestone Group had one television channelTelevision channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
:
- Six TVSix TVSix TV was the sixth free to air terrestrial television channel in the UK, broadcast in Oxford, Southampton, Reading and Portsmouth. It operated under a set of Restricted Service Licences and broadcast on UHF channel 47 in Oxford and UHF channel 29 in Southampton...
- was a "free-to-airFree-to-airFree-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
" channel available in OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
. It closed in 2009.
Radio stations
The Milestone Group used to own five local radio stationRadio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. All these radio stations were sold in the years 2005/06:
- Kestrel FM107.6 Kestrel FMKestrel FM is the local radio station covering Alton, Basingstoke, Bordon, Four Marks, Haslemere, Hindhead, Petersfield and the surrounding area of Hampshire, and Surrey UK.-History:...
- local radio station for the BasingstokeBasingstokeBasingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
and surrounding area of north HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. (Sold to the Tindle Radio GroupTindle Radio GroupThe Tindle Radio Group is a media company which owns stations in southern England, the Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Great Blakenham in Suffolk....
) - Kick FMKick FMNewbury Sound is an Independent Local Radio that broadcasts from Bone Lane, Newbury, and covers West Berkshire.The station began broadcasting full-time in 2000, although several restricted service licence broadcasts were run beforehand under the 'Kick FM' name...
- local radio station for West BerkshireWest BerkshireWest Berkshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England, governed by a unitary authority . Its administrative capital is Newbury, located almost equidistantly between Bristol and London.-Geography:...
, broadcast from NewburyNewbury, BerkshireNewbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...
. (Sold to the Tindle Radio GroupTindle Radio GroupThe Tindle Radio Group is a media company which owns stations in southern England, the Channel Islands and Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Great Blakenham in Suffolk....
, now known as Newbury Sound and owned by CeladorCeladorCelador is a global light entertainment company originally formed as an independent production company in 1983. It has produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is probably best known for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and co-producing the film Slumdog Millionaire which collected...
.) - Passion 107.9 - local radio station for the OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
area (Sold to ARI Consultancy). - Reading 107 FMReading 107 FMReading 107 FM is an Independent Local Radio station in the English town of Reading. The station is based at studios in the Madejski Stadium, home of Reading F.C. and London Irish...
- local radio station for the ReadingReading, BerkshireReading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
area of BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
(now owned by John MadejskiJohn MadejskiSir John Robert Madejski OBE DL is an English businessman, with commercial interests, spanning property, broadcast media, hotels, restaurants, publishing and football...
). - 107.1 Rugby FM107.1 Rugby FMRugby FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Warwickshire owned by Quidem Ltd and operated as part of its Midlands division. The station follows the 'great music, local news' format of its sister stations in the area, but has retained its launch name.From 2002 until 2008 it operated from...
- local radio station for the RugbyRugby, WarwickshireRugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
area of WarwickshireWarwickshireWarwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
(now owned by QuidemQuidemQuidem is a UK based media company which operates radio stations.Quidem is a new company established by Steve Orchard and Wendy Pallot, former Group Operations Director and former Group Finance Director respectively of GCap Media, to work in the local radio sector. Mr Orchard is the chief executive...
.
Newspapers & Magazines
The Milestone Group used to own six publications, under the Courier Newspapers brand:- Auto Weekly - information on the buying and selling of carČarČar is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the town has a population of 296 people.-References:...
s in OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. - Breakout! - published immediately before school holidays, a publication distributed in primary schools to children.
- South Oxfordshire CourierSouth Oxfordshire CourierThe South Oxfordshire Courier was a free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and Didcot in Oxfordshire, UK...
- free newspaper for southern OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, formerly "Courier Journal". - Oxford JournalOxford JournalThe Oxford Journal is a free newspaper distributed throughout the city of Oxford and county of Oxfordshire, UK. It is published by TriMedia, who also publish other free newspapers including the Oxfordshire Guardian, Basingstoke Observer, Oxford Property Weekly and Auto Weekly Papers.-Early...
- free newspaper for northern and central OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, formerly "Oxford City Journal". - Oxfordshire Living - free monthly publication distributed in OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
. - Property Weekly - free publication advertising property for sale in OxfordshireOxfordshireOxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
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Breakout! and Oxfordshire Living are no longer published, while the other publications are all now owned by Tri-Media Publishing.