- Buzz 97.1
Radio station
name=Wirral's Buzz
airdate=31 March 1989
frequency=97.1 MHz
share = 3.2%
share as of = September 2007
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
area= The Wirral, EasternFlintshire
format =Contemporary
owner =Global Radio
website= [http://www.wirralsbuzz.co.uk www.wirralsbuzz.co.uk]Wirral's Buzz is an
Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to theWirral Peninsula , sharing its facilities withMarcher Sound andClassic Gold Marcher , inGwersyllt ,Wrexham [http://www.gcapmedia.com/index.php?id=103] . The station, owned byGlobal Radio (originally byMarcher Radio Group ), broadcasts a mix of popular music and presenter chat. Prior to1999 , it was known as MFM 97.1. As with other stations using the formerGWR Group 's "The Mix" brand, Buzz also broadcasts some networked shows. Its transmitter is on top of Storeton Heath near Birkenhead and although it officially broadcasts to Wirral, it can be received as far east asWarrington and as far west asRuthin in theMarcher Sound region.In November 2005 it was announced that GCap's former
Marcher Radio Group stations, including Buzz, were to be sold. This was due to the fact that they were outside of the company's primary target area, however in 2006 GCap decided to call off the sales. Since then it has continued to share a number of shows with nearbyMarcher Sound , and its mix of networked shows that the station broadcasts every evening from 7pm-1am has started to include some shows from the Century lineup such as Hairbrush Divas. Century's former owner Capital Radio merged with Buzz's former owner GWR last year to form GCap Media. [http://www.gcapmedia.com/assets/dynamic/87/files/full_interim_statement_and_numbers.doc] .Depending on the listeners location, Buzz can occasionally cross over with radio station
Rock FM .External links
* [http://www.wirralsbuzz.co.uk Wirral's Buzz website]
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