1278 and 1530 AM West Yorkshire
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1278 and 1530 AM West Yorkshire was a temporary name used for the AM
sister station of The Pulse of West Yorkshire
).
which was part of the Yorkshire Radio Network
, but when it split its AM and FM frequencies, the medium wave licence became Classic Gold
. Following a take over it was then relaunched as Great Yorkshire Radio, and then Great Yorkshire Gold.
However, In 1997 promotional trailers began running across all three stations in thenetwork saying that they would be soon converting to become Magic
, despite the fact that this would not be the case in West Yorkshire, where negotiations were underway to take GWR's Classic Gold
service. Unhappy with the confusion, bosses in Bradford
decided to create an emergency local service, hence the name 1278 and 1530 AM West Yorkshire which ran for a short period until Classic Gold started. The station later became West Yorkshire's Big AM, Pennine's Big AM, West Yorkshire's Classic Gold, Pulse Classic Gold and now Pulse Two.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
sister station of The Pulse of West Yorkshire
The Pulse of West Yorkshire
The Pulse is a British Independent Local Radio station that serves the Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale areas of West Yorkshire. The station was originally known as Pennine Radio...
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History
The station began life as Pennine RadioPennine Radio
Pennine Radio may refer to:* Pennine Radio Limited an electronics company in Huddersfield.* Pennine Radio - Former radio station in West Yorkshire, based in Bradford ....
which was part of the Yorkshire Radio Network
Yorkshire Radio Network
Not to be confused with Yorkshire Radio.The Yorkshire Radio Network was a group of three radio stations which shared programmes in the evening and at weekends...
, but when it split its AM and FM frequencies, the medium wave licence became Classic Gold
Classic Gold
Classic Gold was a network of three "Gold" music formatted stations which broadcast on AM in Bradford, Hull and Sheffield. They were the Pennine Radio, Viking Radio and Radio Hallam's medium wave franchises...
. Following a take over it was then relaunched as Great Yorkshire Radio, and then Great Yorkshire Gold.
However, In 1997 promotional trailers began running across all three stations in thenetwork saying that they would be soon converting to become Magic
Magic Radio
Magic is a music radio and a TV brand in the United Kingdom, run by the German publishing company Bauer.-Magic Radio in United Kingdom:...
, despite the fact that this would not be the case in West Yorkshire, where negotiations were underway to take GWR's Classic Gold
Classic Gold Digital Network
Classic Gold Digital Network was one of the biggest 'gold' formatted radio networks in the United Kingdom, with a potential audience of 47 million. Classic Gold was broadcast on analogue and DAB digital platforms, as well as Sky channel 0189.-History:...
service. Unhappy with the confusion, bosses in Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
decided to create an emergency local service, hence the name 1278 and 1530 AM West Yorkshire which ran for a short period until Classic Gold started. The station later became West Yorkshire's Big AM, Pennine's Big AM, West Yorkshire's Classic Gold, Pulse Classic Gold and now Pulse Two.