Greatest Hits Radio Teesside
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First air date | 24 June 1975 |
Former names | Radio Tees Great North Radio Magic 1170 TFM 2 |
Former frequencies | 1170 MW |
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Website | GHR Teesside |
Greatest Hits Radio Teesside is an
History
Originally launched as
In 1996,
In December 2001, EMAP decided that it was more economical for the Magic network to share off-peak programmes and in line with the other Magic AM stations began networking between 10a.m.-2p.m., and 7p.m.-6a.m. During these hours it was simply known as Magic, although there were local commercial breaks, and local news on the hour.
In January 2003 after a decline in listening,[
From July 2006, more networking was introduced across the Northern Magic AM network with only the weekday breakfast (with a running length of four hours) presented from local studios.
Between March 2013 and December 2014, weekday breakfast was a syndicated regional programme from Magic 1152 in Newcastle presented by Anna Foster.
On 5 January 2015, Magic 1170 was rebranded as TFM 2 as part of a revamp of the Bauer network and all programming is now networked with the other Bauer AM stations in the North although local news, weather and travel continue to be broadcast as opt-outs during the day.
On 7 January 2019, TFM 2 rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio Teesside.[3]
Programming
The station carries primarily a schedule of networked programming, produced and broadcast from Bauer's
Regional programming consisted (until April 2022) of Night Owls with
News
Bauer’s Newcastle newsroom broadcasts local news bulletins for Teesside hourly from 06:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and from 07:00 to 13:00 at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside traffic bulletins. National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried at other times.
References
- ^ Magic AM starts networking at breakfast Radio Today, 15 February 2013
- ^ TFM leaves Teesside to share with Metro Radio Today, 5 April 2013
- ^ Bauer Media to launch Greatest Hits Radio network Radio Today, 15 November 2018
- ^ Schedule released for Bauer City 2 stations Archived 22 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, RadioToday, 19 December 2014
- ^ Night Owls on Metro Radio to end Sonia Sharma, The Chronicle, 14 June 2019
- ^ Night Owls and Alan Robson move to Greatest Hits Radio Roy Martin, Radio Today, 27 June 2019