Mr Rowell presented the afternoon show on BBC Radio Bristol
Former BBC and ITV presenter Peter Rowell, 53, has been remanded in custody charged with various sex offences including rape.
Mr Rowell, from Wickwar, near Bristol, has pleaded not guilty to allegations of rape, indecent assault and the making of indecent images of children.
The charges followed complaints from five women.
At a hearing at Bristol Crown Court, his barrister said it was unlikely there would be a trial.
The prosecution will now have to decide whether or not to accept any pleas made by Mr Rowell.
The judge told Mr Rowell that there would be a hearing in January when a decision would be made if there would have to be a trial.
Mr Rowell, originally from Sunderland, presented the afternoon show on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset.
He was also a news bulletin reader on ITV West for more than 10 years and worked as a DJ for commercial radio station GWR in the 1980s.
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