UK Digital Radio Station Planet Rock Sold To Entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel
June 4, 2008, 16 years ago
Guardian.co.uk's John Plunkett reports:
Digital radio station Planet Rock has been sold to the millionaire boss of a visa and passport applications business.
Entrepreneur and rock music fan Malcolm Bluemel's purchase of the GCap Media station has the backing of some of the biggest names in rock, including BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, Ian Anderson of JETHRO TULL fame, GARY MOORE and FISH.
It is understood the station was sold for a nominal sum, and it will initially continue to broadcast from GCap's studios in Leicester Square.
Bluemel beat QUEEN guitarist Brian May, who was part of a rival consortium to buy the station but dropped out of the running last week.
"The people at Planet Rock and their listeners are passionate about their music and their station, which is why I wanted to step in and help make it happen," said Bluemel, who runs TLCS Global Visa Services."Rock fans have been traditionally very poorly served in this country and Planet Rock is the place for them to feed their fanaticism."
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