107.7 The Wolf
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107.7 The Wolf is a British
Independent Local Radio
station based in Wolverhampton
that serves the city and its surrounding area. The studios and transmitter are at Mander House in the centre of Wolverhampton. It used to be owned by Forever Broadcasting and then The Wireless Group but was bought by UTV
in mid 2005.
The station is managed locally by Marie Wright - Station Director, and Richard (Dicky) Dodd
- Programme Manager. Both have extensive experience in West Midlands
radio, with Marie hailing from media sales and Richard starting his radio career in 1995 at Beacon Radio.
, 80s
, 90s
and today. The mix will vary, but no more than 25% of the tracks will be from the current chart and at least 25% of the tracks from the 70s & 80s.
Playing your favourite songs on the radio.
Great Songs for a Great City
The 50/50 music mix
Playing your favourites of the 70's, 80's 90's and today
Playing only the songs you love
Playing today's best mix.
Speech will not fall below 20% of output during daytime weekdays and Saturdays (15% on Sundays).
United Kingdom
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Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio
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station based in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
that serves the city and its surrounding area. The studios and transmitter are at Mander House in the centre of Wolverhampton. It used to be owned by Forever Broadcasting and then The Wireless Group but was bought by UTV
UTV
UTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
in mid 2005.
The station is managed locally by Marie Wright - Station Director, and Richard (Dicky) Dodd
Richard Dodd
Richard Dodd is a cellist, recording artist, musician in Bristol, England.- Biography :Emigrated with his family to the United States at the age of 2 to Long Beach, California. He began studying the cello at age 10 and took his advanced studies at California State University, Northridge.- Career...
- Programme Manager. Both have extensive experience in West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
radio, with Marie hailing from media sales and Richard starting his radio career in 1995 at Beacon Radio.
Music
The Wolf's music policy consists of a variety of hits from the 70s70s
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, 80s
80s
-Significant people:* Titus Flavius VespasianusRoman Emperor * Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor...
, 90s
90s
-Significant people:* Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor * Nerva, Roman Emperor...
and today. The mix will vary, but no more than 25% of the tracks will be from the current chart and at least 25% of the tracks from the 70s & 80s.
Straplines
107.7 The Wolf has had many straplines over the years featuring:Playing your favourite songs on the radio.
Great Songs for a Great City
The 50/50 music mix
Playing your favourites of the 70's, 80's 90's and today
Playing only the songs you love
Playing today's best mix.
Speech
The station features community news and comprehensive information of particular interest to the area, and hourly local news bulletins from a local staff (at least during peak-time) and features. At other times national news will be covered by a service of bulletins.Speech will not fall below 20% of output during daytime weekdays and Saturdays (15% on Sundays).