Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West
53°24′22″N 2°58′55″W / 53.4062°N 2.9819°W
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History | |
First air date | 17 March 1997 (as Magic 1548) |
Former names | Radio City Gold Magic 1548 Radio City 2 Greatest Hits Radio North West & North Wales Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool, The North West & North Wales |
Former frequencies | AM: 1548 kHz |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Webcast | Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West Player |
Website | Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West |
Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West is an
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 264,000 listeners according to RAJAR.
Coverage
Although intended mostly for
History
Originally it was known as "1548 City Talk", this service existed between 1989 and 1991 originally between 0700 and 1900 on weekdays. It was not a success, and a "Gold" format of music was introduced as the station initially became "Radio City Gold", and then "City Gold".
Radio City was purchased by
In January 2003, the station ceased networking with the
From July 2006, more networking was introduced across the Northern Magic AM network which meant only 4 hours a day was to be presented from the local studios, between 06:00 and 10:00am. In April 2012 Magic 1548, inline with the majority of other Magic North stations, dropped local weekend breakfast shows.
Between March 2013 and December 2014, weekday breakfast was syndicated from Piccadilly Magic 1152 in Manchester. Local news and traffic bulletins were reintroduced in January 2015, when the station rebranded as Radio City 2, as part of the launch of the
In July 2015, Bauer submitted a formal request to OFCOM to swap Radio City 2's format and frequencies with that of Radio City Talk. The company proposed to reintroduce local breakfast and drive time programming to the station and an enhanced local news service, alongside programming provided by the City 2 network.[3] The request was approved three months later and the switchover took place on Monday 7 December 2015.[4][5]
On 7 January 2019, Radio City 2 rebranded as Greatest Hits Liverpool, North West & North Wales.[6]
On 1 September 2020, the station was merged with several local radio stations to form a new regional station, Greatest Hits Radio North West, as part of an expansion of the Bauer network. Breakfast, evening and weekend afternoon shows for the network continue to air from Radio City's Liverpool studios.
After Wire FM closed down, GHR Liverpool & The North West ultimately inherited the 107.2 MHz FM frequency.
Programming
Networked programming originates from Bauer's Manchester studios.
National programming is produced and broadcast from Bauer's Liverpool studios at St Johns Beacon weekdays 6-10am for Greatest Hits At Breakfast with Simon Ross.
News
Bauer's Liverpool newsroom broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am-7pm on weekdays, and from 7am-1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside traffic bulletins.
National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked bulletins on weekend afternoons, usually originating from Bauer's Manchester newsroom.
References
- ^ FM transmitter map
- ^ Magic AM starts networking at breakfast Radio Today, 15 February 2013
- ^ Radio City wants to swap AM & FM services, RadioToday, 21 July 2015
- ^ OFCOM statement on Radio City 2 and City Talk format change requests, 29 October 2015
- ^ Date set for Radio City 2 and 3 frequency swap, RadioToday, 16 November 2015
- ^ Bauer Media to launch Greatest Hits Radio network Radio Today, 15 November 2018