Greatest Hits Radio UK
Greatest Hits Radio UK is a national digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio network with headquarters at Castle Quay in Castlefield, Manchester.
City | Manchester |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
Frequency | DAB Freeview 716 |
Slogan | The Good Times Sound Like This |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Classic hits and specialist music |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer |
Sister stations | Hits Radio UK |
History | |
First air date | 7 January 2019 |
Links | |
Website | Greatest Hits Radio UK |
The station launched on 7 January 2019.[1] It relays Greatest Hits Radio Manchester programming but with UK wide news & information, traffic bulletins and advertising.
Availability
The station broadcasts across most of the UK on DAB (Digital Radio) using various local multiplexes.[2]
- Berkshire & North Hampshire
- Bournemouth
- Bristol & Bath
- Cambridge
- Cornwall
- Derbyshire
- Essex
- Exeter, Torbay & North Devon
- Herts, Beds & Bucks
- Kent
- Leicestershire
- London
- Norfolk
- Northants
- Nottingham
- Oxfordshire
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- South East Wales
- South Hampshire
- Sussex
- Swindon
- West Wiltshire
In June 2020, the station replaced Heat Radio on Freeview 716.[3]
Programming
Greatest Hits Radio UK broadcasts from Bauer’s studios in Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham plus Bauer's Golden Square headquarters in Soho.
News
Bauer’s Manchester newsroom broadcasts national news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays and from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Headlines are broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside national traffic bulletins.
At all other times, mainly evening and overnight, hourly national bulletins originate from Sky News Radio.
References
- NEW NATIONAL STATION: GREATEST HITS RADIO LAUNCHES TODAY Bauer Media Group, 7 January 2019
- Greatest Hits Radio to launch in January Digital Radio Choice, 18 December 2018
- Greatest Hits Radio launches on Freeview