Atlantic FM
| Broadcast area | Global Radio |
|---|---|
| History | |
First air date | 6 July 2006 |
Last air date | 6 May 2012 |
Atlantic FM was an
Adult Contemporary music with national & local news and information, including surf reports for Cornish towns and locations including Newquay & Polzeath on the North Cornwall coast, and Whitsand Bay
on the South Cornwall coast.
On 19 March 2012, it was announced that Global Radio had bought the station from joint owners Tindle Radio and Camel Media.[1]
The station became part of the
Heart Network and merged with Heart Devon on 7 May 2012 to form Heart South West. Local breakfast and drive programming is broadcast from Heart's Exeter studios with a sales office based at Atlantic's former studios at St Agnes.[2]
References
- ^ Atlantic FM sold to Global to become Heart, RadioToday, 19 March 2012
- ^ UKRD responds to Atlantic's Heart switch, RadioToday, 19 March 2012