South Coast Radio

South Coast Radio was a commercial radio station which broadcast on Medium Wave on the South Coast of England between 1991 and 1998.

South Coast Radio
Broadcast areaSussex and Hampshire, England
Frequency945, 1170, 1323 and 1557 Khz
SloganNice & Easy
Programming
FormatEasy listening
Ownership
OwnerSouthern Radio
History
First air date24 September 1991

History

With a music policy described as "Nice & Easy", it was the sister station to Southern Sound and Ocean Sound, later "Southern FM" and "Ocean FM" and both now "Heart". The station transmitters were at Marchwood near Southampton (1557 kHz), Farlington Marshes near Portsmouth (1170 kHz), Portslade near Brighton (1323 kHz) and, latterly, Bexhill (945 kHz). The station's studios were originally alongside those of Ocean and Power FM in Segensworth, Hampshire but latterly moved to the Southern FM building in Portslade near Brighton.

By 1994 the Southern Radio group had been bought out by Capital Radio plc. When Capital Radio took over the organisation they added an extra transmitter to the service at Bexhill, for Eastbourne and East Sussex, on 945 kHz. The test transmissions consisted of days of the sounds of seagulls.

South Coast Radio continued for several years but was eventually abandoned in 1998 in favour of a relay of the Capital Gold oldies station from studios in London, although around three hours of local opt-outs per day were retained for Hampshire and Sussex.[1][2]

There was also a 'free' (i.e. unlicensed) radio station of the same name serving the County Cork area of Ireland in the 1980s.[3]

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References
  1. "Brief history of South Coast Radio". Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. "History of Southern Radio Group". Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. "Details of South Coast Radio in Ireland". Retrieved 23 December 2009.


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