More Radio (Swindon)

More Radio (Swindon)
More Radio 107.7
Broadcast area Swindon
Slogan We Don't Just Say Variety, We Play Variety
Frequency 107.7MHz and online [1]
First air date 2 September 2006
Format Contemporary
Owner More FM Ltd
Website More Radio online

More Radio is a radio station which broadcasts on 107.7 MHz in Swindon in Wiltshire, England and is owned by More FM Ltd (formally known as One Gold Radio Ltd). Its is located from its Lime Kiln studios in Royal Wootton Bassett, near Swindon which at first originally belonged to former station Wiltshire Radio/GWR (now Heart Wiltshire) and launched in 1982.

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History

More Radio started off as a proposed station called Now FM around in early 2006 after The Local Radio Company applied for a new licence.

Ownerships

In 2005,after the radio group Swindon FM lobbied for a second FM Radio Licence to be granted for Swindon, Ofcom invited applications for the 12-year broadcasting licence for Swindon. The Local Radio Company applied for licence proposing a radio station called Now FM. After being awarded the licence they renamed the station to Brunel FM, after Isambard Kingdom Brunel whose railway network had converted to Swindon from a small village on the top of a hill, to an extremely large town. Brunel Radio was also the previous name for Classic Gold Radio (now DAB station Gold) when Wiltshire Radio /GWR-FM (now Heart Wiltshire) launched on FM. Brunel Radio was on the AM frequency however Brunel FM and Brunel Radio/Brunel Classic Gold have no connection other than name and where their studios are based.

For some weeks before its launch, the station was in test transmissions, allowing listeners a preview of the station launched at 10am on 2 September 2006 to the sound of many people from around the coverage area wishing the station luck.

In June 2008, Brunel FM was sold to Laser Broadcasting along with sister stations Bath FM and 3TR FM.[citation needed] Following the buyout a number of the station's staff resigned, allegedly due to lack of payment.

In October 2008, Brunel FM was sold again to South West Radio Ltd[1], following the collaspse of Laser Broadcasting, who went into administration.[2]

In August 2009 South West Radio itself collapsed and was also placed into administration. Brunel was then acquired by YMC Ltd, along with Bath FM, 3TR FM, Quay West 107.4 and Quay West 102.4/100.8. YMC Ltd then ran the 5 licensed stations as a group, with local broadcasting throughout the day and some shared or "networked" programming over the weekend. On 24 March 2010, the 5 YMC Ltd stations were closed by administrators after muliple refusals on the on the part of regulator OFCOM to transfer the the licences, following a number of financial issues at the stations following TLRC's sale.[3]

Re-brand

In May 2011, it was announced that Total Star Swindon (along with "Total Star" sister stations in West Wiltshire & Bath) has been re-branded as More Radio from June 2011. This is due to the owners of the stations, One Gold Radio Ltd (now More FM Ltd) breaking ties with the Cheltenham based Total Star group, Storm Radio Ltd.[4] This coincides with the Bath licence renewal not being taken up by the group. That particular licence was soon awarded to Celador and started broadcasting as The Breeze from September 2011. Celador also purchased the licence for the Warminster/Frome area on 107.5 FM from November 2011 and is re-branded as The Breeze.[5]

Following the relaunch of More Radio, former GWR-FM/Heart/Total Star presenter Howard Taylor has become More Radio's new Programme Manager.

Presenters

  • Howard Taylor
  • Mike Read
  • Darren Daley
  • Andy Henly
  • Millie Lewington
  • Ian Timms

See also

References

External links

www.moreradiooline.co.uk Official Website

Blunsdon transmitter


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