102.7 Mercury FM

Radio station


name = 102.7 Mercury FM
airdate = October 20, 1984
frequency = 102.7 MHz
share = 12.6%
share as of = September 2007
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
area = Reigate and Crawley
format = Contemporary
owner = Global Radio
website = [http://www.mercuryfm.co.uk www.mercuryfm.co.uk]

Radio Mercury (later Mercury FM) is a radio station in the Surrey and Sussex area of the United Kingdom that was founded on 20 October 1984. It broadcasts on FM 102.7 (97.5 MHz around the Horsham area).

History

In the 1990s the station merged with rivals County Sound Radio. Mercury then went from playing a broad mix of music to being mainly a Top 40 station, whilst County Sound concentrated more on oldies, news programing and specialist music shows. County Sound was later remanned "Extra AM" and then again was shortly renamed to "Mercury Extra AM" to make the connection between the two stations better known. Further name changes took place in the following years, until the Classic Gold Network took over the AM licence of 1521 kHz.

Presenters

The station has (over the years) included some of the top personalities in British radio. These include Pat Sharp, Ed Stewart, Russ Williams, Ian Davidson, Geoff Aspel, Jon Scragg, John Calvert, Steve Hyland and Tony Myatt.

Current presenters include Garry Wilson, Adam O'Neill, Chris Oxlade, Tony Marks and Simon Hardwick.

External links

* [http://www.mercuryfm.co.uk Mercury FM Homepage]