96.4 Eagle Radio is an Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland.-Development of ILR:...

 station in the Surrey and North Hampshire area of England owned by the UKRD Group

UKRD Group

The UKRD Group Ltd is a British media company which owns 16 commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The name originates from UK Radio Developments.-History:...

. The radio station, based in Guildford, Surrey, was the brainchild of Mike Powell

Mike Powell (UK radio entrepreneur)

Mike Powell is a former British newspaper and radio journalist who hosted shows on several UK music radio stations before transitioning to station management....

, previously the Managing Director of Surrey and Hampshire's County Sound Radio.

Peter Gordon

Peter Gordon (radio presenter)

Peter Gordon, known on air as PG, is programme controller and presenter of the breakfast show on 96.4 The Eagle, a local radio station for Surrey and Hampshire, based in Guildford, Surrey, England....

 (PG), the current breakfast show presenter and programme director, launched 96.4 The Eagle at 7:45am on 4 January 1996, with the words "Hey... I've landed.". The first song was 'Uptown Girl' by Billy Joel

Billy Joel

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The station is mainly aimed at a family audience with chart songs being played at least 5-6 times an hour. There is also a good mix of older songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. Music features include "The 7 at 7". In its broadcast area its listenership outstrips London rivals like Capital 95.8 and Heart, relying on local news and travel information.

Presenters

• Chris Brown (Sunday Breakfast)
• Lisa Davis (Sunday 7pm - 12.00am)
• Beverley Fullen (Co-host of breakfast show)
• Peter Gordon (Breakfast)

• Jenny McConnell (Sunday 11PM - 4.00PM)
• Kim Robson (Weekdays 12.00 - 4.00pm)
• Matt Rockley (Saturday 2pm - 6pm)
• Wes Venn (Drivetime from 17/10/11)
• Simon Rose

News and Travel Presenters

• Safron Da Silva (News)
• Anthony Zahra (News)
• Elizabeth Williams (News)
• Neal Veglio (Travel)

Past Presenters

• Mark Chivers (Chivs)
• Philippa Collins
• Paul Anderson
• Ian Downs (Downsy)
• Simon Cummings

• Leona Graham
  Leona Graham
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• Anthony Rudd
• Mark Watson
• Alex Minns
• Darren Scott
• Emma Whittaker-Axon

The Love Crew

Eagle Radio has its own Promotions Team named 'The Love Crew'. These people promote the station on the streets and around events in the Surrey and Hampshire area dressed in Eagle Radio T-Shirts and Jackets. Instead of using their real names, Eagle Radio has given them nicknames to use to make them stand out. These names are also used by the DJ's when promoting events.

As of January 2010, the team is: Eggbert, Bear, Bunny, Chuckles, Daisy, Diamond, Graphix, Madge, Maverick, Melody, Missy, Roadrunner, Rocker, Romeo, Scratch, Sky, Smiler, Specs, Stuntman and Twinkle .

This is identical to the "Pirate FM

Pirate FM

Pirate FM is one of the Independent Local Radio stations for Cornwall, playing a range of music from the 1960's to the present day.-Background:...

Love Crew" in Cornwall. Both stations are owned by UKRD.

The Love Promotion

Eagle Radio currently uses a marketing campaign for the station using the term 'Love'. This is shown on Stickers; On Air Intros; Cars amongst others. (.... being the name of your town. Novelty stickers have been produced as well. If a listener's car is spotted with a sticker in the window and read out on air, they have 96.4 minutes to call in and claim £50 of free petrol.)

£1000 Minute

Every weekday morning at 8:15am on the Peter Gordon Breakfast Show, listeners are asked to call in for a chance of winning a grand. If they are selected they automatically win the album of the week but then get the chance to answer 10 general knowledge questions. They have a minute to answer all the questions and if they get them all right within that time, they win £1000.

Grand Weekend

In 2011, Eagle Radio launched the fifth season of the ever-popular "Grand Weekend" competition. The mechanic involves a featured musical artist who has songs played at 9am, 12 midday and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday. Listeners are encouraged to call in to register their participation. Then, on Monday morning at 07:45 as part of the breakfast show, Peter Gordon rings one of the registered listeners who must answer the call by saying the name of the Grand Weekend artist. If they do they win GBP 1000.

External links

• http://www.964eagle.co.uk Official website