--- title: Ubuntu powers online presence for Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM description: Global Radio uses Ubuntu to steamline management and enhance user experience Summary Global Radio, the home of Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM, XFM, Choice FM, BigTop40 and LBC is the UK’s premier radio company. To give listeners 24-hour access to the news and music they want, it operates major websites for each of […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-powers-online-presence-for-heart-fm-capital-fm-and-classic-fm?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 30 January 2012 # Ubuntu powers online presence for Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM [Cost savings](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cost-savings) [Media](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/media) [Systems management](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/systems-management) --- Share the article Global Radio uses Ubuntu to steamline management and enhance user experience ## Summary Global Radio, the home of Heart FM, Capital FM and Classic FM, XFM, Choice FM, BigTop40 and LBC is the UK’s premier radio company. To give listeners 24-hour access to the news and music they want, it operates major websites for each of its national brands. Until recently, a mix of disparate infrastructure was used to support each site, which increased management complexity and costs. To address the issue, Global Radio has deployed a centralised, service-oriented web infrastructure to support all of its major sites. Every layer of the new infrastructure runs on Ubuntu, which supports the company’s chosen hardware infrastructure out of the box. As well as significantly streamlining management, the Ubuntu-based infrastructure is extremely stable. What’s more, Global Radio can now spin up new physical and virtual servers in real time to handle peaks in user demand. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Cut data center energy costs with bare metal automation](https://canonical.com/blog/cut-data-center-energy-costs-with-bare-metal-automation) Data centers don’t have to be power-hungry monsters. With smart automation using tools like MAAS, you can reduce energy waste and operational costs, and make your... [David Beamonte](https://canonical.com/blog/author/dbeamonte) 26 June 2025 [### ChatGPT uncertain about the future of cloud computing](https://canonical.com/blog/chatgpt) ChatGPT has been the talk of the town for more than four months now. As the first ever artificial intelligence (AI) -powered chatbot, it has quickly gained immense popularity,... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 26 April 2023 [### What is cloud repatriation?](https://canonical.com/blog/what-is-cloud-repatriation) Cloud repatriation is undoubtedly one of the hottest trends in the cloud infrastructure space as of 2023. It enables organisations to regain control of their cloud spend,... [Tytus Kurek](https://canonical.com/blog/author/tkurek) 17 March 2023 [### Why are companies leaving the cloud? Exploring the main reasons for cloud repatriation](https://canonical.com/blog/cloud-repatriation-reasons) There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about companies leaving the cloud. With the looming macroeconomic uncertainties that are affecting growth, companies are trying to... [Mohamed Wadie Nsiri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/mwnsiri) 10 February 2023