Heart London
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First air date | 5 September 1995 |
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Heart London is a regional
History
In 1994 Chrysalis Radio was awarded a London-wide licence to broadcast "soft AC" music, winning the licence as "Crystal FM".
The name was changed to Heart 106.2 which began test transmissions in August 1995, prior to the station launch on 5 September. This included live broadcasts of WPLJ from New York City.[1]
In 1996 the Heart programming format saw the "soft AC" music replaced with a generally more neutral Hot AC playlist.
On 25 June 2007,
On 28 April 2008, Heart London began simulcasting most of its programmes on Heart West Midlands, thereby beginning a roll-out of Heart London to other stations and by 2010, local programming was reduced to seven hours on weekdays and four hours on Saturday and Sunday. By 2019, that output was reduced to the OFCOM minimum 3 hours per weekday, with no local content on weekends.
Availability
In addition to
Current notable presenters
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- Lindsey Russell
- Amanda Holden
- Jamie Theakston
- Ashley Roberts
- Kelly Brook
- Jason King
- Dev Griffin
- Toby Anstis
- Zoe Hardman
- Mark Wright
- Yasmin Evans
- Emma Bunton
- Lucy Horobin
- Vicky Pattison
- Scarlette Douglas
News
Global's London headquarters broadcasts hourly news bulletins 24 hours a day, including local news bulletins from 0500 to 1900 on weekdays and 0600 to noon at weekends. During weekends, the hourly bulletins are from the national network, except during
See also
References
- ^ "wplj before Heart 106.2". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Chrysalis sells three radio stations
- ^ "Heart".
- ^ Public File – London, heart.co.uk, 1 June 2019