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| Broadcast area | Gloucestershire |
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| Frequency | 102.4 & 103.0 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety Hit Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| History | |
First air date | 23 October 1980 |
| Technical information | |
| Power | 1.2KW |
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| Website | [1] |
Heart Gloucestershire is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts to Gloucestershire, England. The station now has just two programmes a day broadcasting live from Gloucestershire with the majority of its output being the same as most other stations in Heart Network, owned by Global Radio.
The transmitter is at Churchdown Hill, just west of the M5; the same transmitter as Radio Gloucestershire.
Past
History
Heart Gloucestershire started as Severn Sound, it started transmissions on 23 October 1980 from its first studio at the "Old Talbot Pub" in Southgate Street, Gloucester.
Past Line up
The original presenters were Alan Roberts (Head of Music) on Breakfast, Christopher Musk on mid-mornings, Eddie Vickers (Programme Controller) on the Lunchtime News and Topical programme, Laura de Vere on the Afternoon Show and Steve Ellis on Drivetime.
A variety of local presenters then hosted specialist music shows during the evenings, with Roger Tovell on the Late Show. Andy Westgate and Pat Cory joined about a year after the station's launch, as Laura de Vere left the station. Jerry "The Hippo" Hipkiss hosted a Saturday soul show and Ivanhoe Campbell hosted a reggae show. Glen Thompsett (now a Meridian ITV News reporter & presenter) started his career at Severn Sound as one of the engineers, later going on to present the Saturday Rock Show, then he worked with Ken Goodwin (ITV West News) on the 'Glen & Ken' Kids show - formerly Dr fosters Medicine show.
Other past presenters include Russ & Garthy (breakfast presenters 2001-2005), Kate McAllister (previously part of the breakfast trio with Russ & Garthy; left to go to Star 107.5), Gregg Upwards, Andy Beeley who is now on the radio in Canada, Martin Mills, Andy Henly, Kam Kelly, Sally Bailey, Nick Carter, Toni Macdonald, Robert Kenny, Helen Purcell, Tony Wright and Paul Seed.
Sadly, Steve Ellis, who had left the station in the early 1990s for Oxford's Fox FM and then Mix 96 in Aylesbury, died of a sudden heart attack in 1995. Ivanhoe Campbell, another of the original Severn Sound line up, died of cancer in 2003.
Ownership
The Severn Sound (Now Heart Gloucestershire) owners were a locally based consortium of businessman with the Managing Director Graham Moon formerly of DJM Records who committed suicide just a year after the station launched. One notable Director was the writer Dennis Potter who played an active role in the station's early years and lived in Ross on Wye.
The station was sold to the Chiltern Radio Group after some resistance in 1989 and later taken over by the GWR group in 1995. GCap Media was sold to Global Radio in 2008.
Frequency Split
In 1990 Severn Sound spilt frequencies, with its 774AM frequency being renamed Three Counties Radio, expanding to cover Hereford & Worcester. This was an "oldies" station and was a mix of local programmes and networking form Chiltern Radio's Supergold service. Presenters who moved from Severn Sound to Three Counties included Tony Peters & Sally Low Hurry. John Hellings was brought in as breakfast presenter. In 1992 Three Counties Radio was rebranded as Severn Sound Supergold (it also stopped being promoted in Hereford & Worcester) and was rebranded again in 1996 by new owners GWR as Severn Sound Classic Gold. Ownership rules meant that GWR had to sell all their Classic Gold licences to UBC Media and another rebrand to Classic Gold 774 followed. Although still operated from Severn Sound's studios the Severn Sound name is no longer mentioned on 774AM. In 2007, the station was rebranded as Gold, with 4 hours of local programming on weekdays (12 - 4pm).
Past AM presnters include Sally Low Hurry, John Hellings, Tony Simon, Nicky James, Alan Thompson and Pete Simm.
Present
Heart Gloucestershire broadcasts some of its programmes from Bridge Studios, based at Eastgate Shopping Centre (The Mall) in Gloucester.
During the floods of summer 2007, Severn Sound was forced to temporarily move to the GWR FM Bristol studios due to a loss of electricity and running water.[1]
Rebrand
In September 2008, it was announced that Severn Sound is to become Heart Gloucestershire as part of a national rebranding exercise by owners Global Radio, which will see twenty-nine stations renamed as Heart Radio. The rebranding will take place during the next twelve to eighteen months.
It was announced on January 20th 2009 that Severn Sound will be renamed Heart Gloucestershire from 6am on Monday 23rd March 2009. [2]
Presenters
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References
- ^ Floods force Severn Sound to move, Press Gazette, 29 July 2007
External links
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