of the year. He will join Virgin Radio to present their breakfast show. Eddie Mair begins presenting the drivetime show on LBC. 9 September – Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are reunited on stage to perform their 1988 hit "Especially for You" at the Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park festival, where Minogue is the headlining act. 11 September – BBC Director-General Tony Hall tells a committee of MPs that the publication of BBC salaries was a contributing facture in the departure of Eddie Mair and Chris Evans from the broadcaster. 20 September – Evan Davis is confirmed as Eddie Mair's replacement as the main presenter of PM, and will take up the role from the end of October. 28 September – To mark BBC Music Day, railway stations around the country play a number of prerecorded announcements made by the singer Kylie Minogue. October 3 October – Charlie Sloth announces he will leave BBC Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra after ten years. It is announced that Zoë Ball will take over as presenter of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show in January 2019. 11 October – After six years on air, Global Radio closes its spin-off music television channels Heart TV and Capital TV. 18 October – Ipswich 102 replaces Town 102 as the FM station covering Ipswich. 20 October – Having announced earlier in the month that he is leaving Radio 1 and BBC 1Xtra, Charlie Sloth now says this will happen with immediate effect. Previously he had been scheduled to leave in November. His evening show the 8th with Charlie Sloth is to be presented by Dev until Christmas 22 October – Radio 2's unpopular Drivetime Show with Simon Mayo and Jo Whiley is to end after a backlash from listeners. Jo Whiley will move back to an evening slot, while Simon Mayo will leave Radio 2 altogether but continue with his Radio Five Live film review show. 23 October – Launch of Jack Radio on DAB, the first radio station to have a playlist made up entirely of female artists. Jack will also feature female sports and material from female stand-up comedians. 25 October – Figures from RAJAR indicate Radio 2 has recorded its lowest audience since 2012, registering an audience of 14.6 million between July and September, down 800,000 on the same time in 2017. The Chris Evans Breakfast Show has likewise recorded its lowest listenership