Wrexham and Chester Gold
| Broadcast area | Wrexham and Chester [1] |
|---|---|
Marcher Sound | |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 53°05′33″N 2°53′21″W / 53.0924°N 2.8892°W |
| Links | |
| Website | Gold |
Gold North Wales and Cheshire (originally Marcher Gold and later Classic Gold Marcher) was a British
History
The station launched in 1989 when new radio regulations prevented the simulcasting of independent local radio stations on
Marcher Radio Group was purchased by
GWR Group merged with Capital Radio Group in 2005, creating GCap Media. After approval from the regulator, GCap successfully purchased 18 of the Classic Gold Network stations from UBC and merged it with its own Capital Gold network, forming simply "Gold" on 3 August 2007.[1] As a result, the station's Wrexham and Chester licence was renamed "Gold North Wales and Cheshire".
In 2008 GCap Media was purchased by
Content
Since the renaming of the station as Gold, local content included a daily four-hour local show, at one time presented by Simon Nicks. Local news bulletins feature hourly from 6am until 6pm, with local headlines during breakfast and drivetime. There are also regular local travel bulletins and local commercial breaks. It generally focuses on classic hit and late 20th Century music.
When the station was providing local programmes in daytime, Drivetime ended an hour earlier than the rest of the Gold Network at 6pm for an hour-long
References
- ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (25 July 2007). "GCap to launch new look Gold network". Campaign. Retrieved 22 December 2018.