Great North Radio
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Great North Radio or G.N.R as it was sometimes called was formed in March 1989 using the AM
frequencies of Metro Radio
and Radio Tees
http://northeastradio.co.uk/Great_%20North_%20Radio_The_Station%20.html. This happened after the Metro Radio group
decided to split the FM and AM frequencies up.
Some of the programmes were:
were produced by Alfasound
in Sale, Cheshire. The package was later re-sung for Great Yorkshire Radio, GNR's sister station.
The station now broadcasts as Magic 1152
and Magic 1170
.
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...
frequencies of Metro Radio
Metro Radio
Metro Radio is an independent local radio station based in Newcastle upon Tyne and broadcasting to Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. The station's output is principally contemporary pop and dance music...
and Radio Tees
Radio Tees
Radio Tees was the original name of TFM Radio, the Independent Local Radio station broadcasting in North East England, serving Teesside and parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire....
http://northeastradio.co.uk/Great_%20North_%20Radio_The_Station%20.html. This happened after the Metro Radio group
Metro Radio group
Metropolitan Broadcasting or the Metro Radio Group as it was more commonly known, was a group of Independent Local Radio stations in North East of England.-History:The group originally consisted of:* Metro FM...
decided to split the FM and AM frequencies up.
Programming
GNR's output consisted of "golden oldies" from the 1950s through to the 1980s, with specialist programmes on an evening.Some of the programmes were:
- Friday Night Country Crowd with Brian Clough.
- The Folk Show with Jed Grimes.
- Memories with Peter Hetherington.
- In Classical Mood with Laurie Giles.
- The Sound Of Beautiful Music (orchestral and easy listening music) Saturday 7-10pm with Ray Anderson.
- Down At The Diner (Rock ‘N Roll) Saturdays at 1pm.
- Saviles Travels with Jimmy Savile.
- The Great North Gameshow Friday/Saturday 10pm with Dave Porter.
- Solid Gold Music Show with David Hamilton.
- Songs For a New Day (Inspirational and easy listening music) Sundays at 6am with Rev. Joe Poulter.
- The Album Chart Sunday 3pm with Steve Phillips.
- The Birthday Bunch Weekdays 10:30am with Bill Young.
- The Saturday Music Explosion Saturday 12pm with Phil KennedyPhil KennedyPhil Kennedy is a British broadcaster who currently presents with two BBC Local Radio stations.-Biography:Phil's radio career began on Radio Jackie when it was still a pirate radio station, he then moved to Top Shop's instore radio station on London's Oxford Street...
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Branding
The station used slogans "50 Years of Hits", "Classic Songs, All-Time Hits" and "You've Got a Lifetime of Music" within its on air station idents. These jingleJingle
A jingle is a short tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. The jingle contains one or more hooks and lyrics that explicitly promote the product being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television...
were produced by Alfasound
Alfasound
Alfasound was a radio jingle production company based in Manchester from late 1970s to mid 1990s founded by Alan Fawkes and ex-Piccadilly Radio DJ Steve England....
in Sale, Cheshire. The package was later re-sung for Great Yorkshire Radio, GNR's sister station.
The station now broadcasts as Magic 1152
Magic 1152
Magic 1152 is the name of an Independent Local Radio station in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. It forms part of the Magic network owned by Bauer Radio. It shares a studio complex with sister station Metro Radio at the 55 Degrees North complex, next to the Tyne Bridge...
and Magic 1170
Magic 1170
Magic 1170 is an Independent Local Radio station which broadcasts to Teesside, County Durham and North Yorkshire from its studios in Thornaby. It is the AM sister station of TFM Radio.-History:...
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Presenters
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