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| News Broadcasting | |
| Formerly | UTV Media, Wireless Group Limited |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Broadcasting |
| Founded | 7 June 2007 (as Beechgrove Trading Limited) |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
Key people | Scott Taunton (Chief Executive) |
| Parent | News UK & Ireland Ltd. |
| Website | www |
News UK Broadcasting Limited, trading as News Broadcasting (formerly Wireless Group Limited and UTV Media plc), is a radio and digital broadcasting network with headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It currently operates five stations in Ireland and 18 in the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as UTV Media, owned by UTV Television. Its television broadcasting services were sold to ITV plc in February 2016 and its radio, sales services and websites were spun off into a new company, Wireless, later purchased by News Corp.
In June 2016, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp reached an agreement to buy the company.[1][2] The sale was completed in September 2016.[3] Prior to the acquisition, Wireless Group was a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.
- ^ Gallivan, Rory (25 June 2016). "News Corp Buys Wireless Group for $296 Million". The Wall Street Journal. New York.
- ^ Lodderhose, Diana (1 July 2016). "News Corp. Moves into Radio, Acquires U.K. Giant Wireless Group". Variety.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (26 September 2016). "Rupert Murdoch's News Corp completes Wireless Group takeover". Press Gazette. London. Retrieved 23 December 2016.