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Coordinates: 53°24′10″N 2°58′46″W / 53.4029°N 2.9795°W
107.6 Juice FM 
Broadcast area Liverpool Slogan Liverpool's More Music Station Frequency 107.6 MHz First air date 27 March 1998 Format Pop , RnB & Dance Audience share 3.7% (December 2009, [1]) Owner http://www.juicefm.com 107.6 Juice FM is a British Independent Local Radio, set up in 1998 in Liverpool after the closing of alternative music station 107.6 Crash FM and its subsequent purchase by Forever Broadcasting. It launched with a format broadly in keeping with that of Crash, but with a greater amount of mainstream pop and dance music. The station is now owned by UTV Radio.
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History
The station which became Juice FM began its life from 27 Fleet Street in Liverpool as 107 Crash FM on 27 March 1998, covering Liverpool. They developed from a handful of RSLs in the city and were driven by Janice Long and backed by Kiss 102's Mike Gray, Bob Geldof, Boy George, Primal Scream and Urban Splash.
In the application for a full time licence, Crash FM said it would provide an alternative rock and dance station, aimed at the 15-34-year-old market in Liverpool and would get an audience of over 80,000 tuning in for 8 hours per week in the first year. The original shareholder slate also included CLT although they withdrew before launch with the 25% stake taken by Channel Radio.
Recent history
The station was acquired by Forever Broadcasting in late 1999 and relaunched as Juice 107.6 on 26 March 2000. By September of the same year, RAJAR had increased significantly.
In September 2003, Forever Broadcasting sold Liverpool's Juice 107.6FM to Absolute Radio (UK) Limited (AR-UK), a consortium made up of Ulster Television (UTV) and Eurocast, for £3.1m. The deal was the first agreed under Royal Assent and considering the new Communications Act. AR-UK were, at the time, making moves in the FM radio licence world, notably in the West Midlands and Glasgow.
The Chairman of AR-UK, John McCann expressed delight upon the acquisition of the Liverpool Juice station and referred to their determination to bid for several new licences in the future. They aimed to build on the success experienced by the Juice management team, putting additional funding into more localised programming, news and marketing, and to make the station number one for the young people of Liverpool. Juice Liverpool made an adjusted operating loss of £760,000 and at 30 September 2002 had net liabilities of £4.02m. Forever did not provide separate statutory accounts for the station. Absolute Radio UK later sold Juice FM to UTV Radio UK who were expanding their UK and USA radio business.
Programing
All of Juice’s programming is presented and produced locally from its Liverpool studios in Fleet Street.
Monday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0600 Non Stop juice fm 0600 – 1000 Juice fm breakfast: Adam, Leanne and Chambo 1000 - 1300 Baz Todd 1300 - 1600 Steve Timmins 1600 - 1900 The Home run: Mark Kaye 1900 - 2300 Evening Takeover: Dan Roach 2300 – 0000 The late show: JC Tuesday/Wednesday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0100 The late show: JC 0100 – 0600 Non Stop Juice fm 0600 – 1000 Juice fm breakfast: Adam, Leanne and Chambo 1000 - 1300 Baz Todd 1300 - 1600 Steve Timmins 1600 - 1900 The Home run: Mark Kaye 1900 - 2300 Evening Takeover: Dan Roach 2300 – 0000 The late show: JC Thursday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0100 The late show: JC 0100 – 0600 Non Stop Juice fm 0600 – 1000 Juice fm breakfast: Adam, Leanne and Chambo 1000 - 1300 Baz Todd 1300 - 1600 Steve Timmins 1600 - 1900 The Home run: Mark Kaye 1900 - 2200 Evening Takeover: Dan Roach 2200 – 0000 The late show: JC Friday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0200 Chalk & Cheese Live from Envi: Dan Roach 0200 – 0600 Non Stop Juice fm 0600 – 1000 Juice fm breakfast: Adam, Leanne and Chambo 1000 - 1300 Baz Todd 1300 - 1600 Steve Timmins 1600 - 1800 The Home run: Mark Kaye 1800 - 2000 The Powerhouse Part 1: Anton Powers 2000 – 2200 House Sessions: Denny Dowd 2200 – 0000 Ian Longo Part 1 Saturday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0200 Thomas Tuft 0200 – 0800 Non Stop Juice fm 0800 – 1200 Saturday breakfast: JC 1200 - 1600 Mark Kaye 1600 - 1700 Steve Timmins 1700 - 1800 Saturday mix: Ian Longo 1800 - 2000 The Powerhouse Part 2: Anton Powers 2000 – 2200 Dave Whelan 2200 – 0000 Ian Longo Part 2 Sunday
Time Main presenter(s)/programme 0000 – 0200 Saturday Night Live from Koko: Steve Timins 0200 - 0400 The Red Zone: Steve Parry 0200 – 0800 Non Stop Juice fm 0800 – 1200 Sunday Service: Kev Seed 1200 - 1400 The Extra Helping: Adam, Leanne 1400 - 1600 The A Train: Tom Byrne 1600 - 1900 Juice fm Hitlist: JC 1900 - 2100 Juice fm Old Skool: Baz Todd 2100 – 0000 Sunday Nights: Tom Byrne Previous presenters
External links
Television UTV Radio Northern Ireland: U105 · Republic of Ireland: LMFM · Dublin's Q102 · Cork's 96FM · Live 95FM · C103 · GB Local FM: The Pulse · 107.7 The Wolf · Wire FM · Radio Wave 96.5 · The Wave 96.4 FM · Wish FM · Peak FM · Juice FM · Signal 1 · Tower FM · Central Radio (Preston) · GB Local MW: Swansea Sound · Signal 2 · Pulse Two · National UK Radio: talkSPORT (Sport)Internet See Also Official Website Radio stations in Liverpool and surrounding areas of Merseyside, United Kingdom FM Stations AM Stations DAB Bauer Liverpool (local), MXR North West (regional)United Kingdom Radio Markets: Aberdeen • Glasgow • London • Liverpool • Manchester • West Midlands • West Yorkshire • Worcester
See also: List of radio stations in the United Kingdom Categories:- Radio stations in Merseyside
- Dance radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1998
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