Dee 106.3
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Dee 106.3 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Chester
. It has its studios at 2 Chantry Court in Chester. The transmitter is on top of the Steam Mill building in Chester city centre, next to the Shropshire Union Canal
and reaches much of Flintshire
.
It was the first station expressly for Chester. It was also the first commercial radio station for Deeside
.
On 11 June 2009, the station bought local neighbouring station - 106.9 Silk FM - from The Local Radio Company
.
The station also covers Chester FC, providing live updates on every match home and away.
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
. It has its studios at 2 Chantry Court in Chester. The transmitter is on top of the Steam Mill building in Chester city centre, next to the Shropshire Union Canal
Shropshire Union Canal
The Shropshire Union Canal is a navigable canal in England; the Llangollen and Montgomery canals are the modern names of branches of the Shropshire Union system and lie partially in Wales....
and reaches much of Flintshire
Flintshire
Flintshire is a county in north-east Wales. It borders Denbighshire, Wrexham and the English county of Cheshire. It is named after the historic county of Flintshire, which had notably different borders...
.
It was the first station expressly for Chester. It was also the first commercial radio station for Deeside
Deeside
For Strathdee in Scotland see River Dee, AberdeenshireDeeside is the name given to the predominantly industrial conurbation of towns and villages that lie on, or near the River Dee in Chester. These include, Connah's Quay, Mancot, Pentre, Shotton, Queensferry, Sealand, Broughton, Hawarden,...
.
On 11 June 2009, the station bought local neighbouring station - 106.9 Silk FM - from The Local Radio Company
The Local Radio Company
The Local Radio Company is a British media company, originally based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, that owns ten independent local radio stations in the UK...
.
The station also covers Chester FC, providing live updates on every match home and away.
Presenters
- Simon Davies (Weekday breakfast, Sunday afternoons)
- Mike James (Weekday mornings/lunchtime, Sunday breakfast)
- Gavin Matthews (Weekday breakfast)
- Dave Phillips (Dee 106.3 Sport, Sunday mornings)
- Shane Pinnington (Dee 106.3 Sport)
- Jamie Stevens (Drive Home, Saturday breakfast)