Radio Norwich 99.9
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First air date | 29 June 2006 |
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Website | Greatest Hits Radio |
Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk (Norwich) (formerly Radio Norwich 99.9) is an
History
The station was part of
Crown FM began broadcasting trials on 3 July 1999 using a
Further RSLs took place in the 28 days leading up to Christmas in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and from 26 April to 23 May 2003.
The British communications regulator,
Ofcom announced on 9 June 2005 that Crown FM had won the licence for 12 years.[1]
The station began test transmissions on 31 May 2006 for four weeks from a transmitter at Stoke Holy Cross near Poringland in Norfolk, using 500 Watts ERP. It opened on 29 June 2006 under the name 99.9 Radio Norwich with the slogan The New Number For Norwich.[citation needed]
On 31 January 2017, it was confirmed that
Station rebrand
On 8 February 2019, Radio Norwich 99.9 and Celador's local radio stations were sold to
On 27 May 2020, it was announced that Radio Norwich 99.9 will join Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio network.[3]
On 13 July 2020, local programming outside weekday breakfast was replaced by networked output from the GHR network, with Radio Norwich 99.9 retaining its own branding.[4]
On 1 September 2020, the station rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio and merged with its sister stations in the East. The station's local breakfast show was replaced by a regional drivetime show, which later became an afternoon show to make way for the new flagship show Simon Mayo Drivetime. Localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising were retained.[3]
Programming
From 9 January 2017, all programming was shared between
References
- ^ "99.9 Radio Norwich goes live – RadioToday". radiotoday.co.uk. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ CMA today clears the acquisitions of Lincs FM, Celador Radio, UKRD and Wireless local stations, Bauer Media, 12 March 2020
- ^ a b Most of acquired Bauer stations to become Greatest Hits Radio Stuart Clarkson, Radio Today, 27 May 2020
- ^ Bauer starts to roll out Hits and Greatest Hits to new radio stations Stuart Clarkson, Radio Today, 9 July 2020