The Wyre
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107.2 The Wyre is a local commercial radio station serving Kidderminster
, Bewdley
Stourport-on-Severn
, Stourbridge
and Bromsgrove
owned by Midlands News Association.
The Wyre keeps its output fully for North Worcestershire
..
MNA Broadcasting also operate three other radio stations: Telford FM
broadcasting across Telford & Wrekin and The Severn split into two stations one for Shrewsbury
and one for Oswestry
across Central and North West Shropshire
.
The Wyre plays mainly adult contemporary music to a core audience of 25-54 year olds, "Today's Music and Classic Hits", with a mixture of music from the last few decades and 'today's music'.
Other content includes national and local news, travel bulletins throughout the week until 6pm (5pm weekends), local quizzes, on air games, competitions, local 'Lost & Found' bulletins, 'Community Noticeboard' with local events and 'Job Search' bulletins with companies looking for employees.
In September 2009, The Wyre gained permission from OFCOM
to leave town and co-locate with Telford FM
in Shropshire
but the output still remains totally for North Worcestershire
with local news and information in the day.
News
Travel
Kidderminster
Kidderminster is a town, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. It is located approximately seventeen miles south-west of Birmingham city centre and approximately fifteen miles north of Worcester city centre. The 2001 census recorded a population of 55,182 in the town...
, Bewdley
Bewdley
Bewdley is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, along the Severn Valley a few miles to the west of Kidderminster...
Stourport-on-Severn
Stourport-on-Severn
Stourport-on-Severn, often shortened to Stourport, is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of North Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the south of Kidderminster and down stream on the River Severn from Bewdley...
, Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
and Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
owned by Midlands News Association.
The Wyre keeps its output fully for North Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
..
MNA Broadcasting also operate three other radio stations: Telford FM
Telford FM
107.4 Telford FM was a commercial local radio station broadcasting in Telford, Shropshire and the surrounding areas including Bridgnorth and Newport from the 3rd May 1999 until 10am on the 20th September 2010....
broadcasting across Telford & Wrekin and The Severn split into two stations one for Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
and one for Oswestry
Oswestry
Oswestry is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483, and A495 roads....
across Central and North West Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
.
The Wyre plays mainly adult contemporary music to a core audience of 25-54 year olds, "Today's Music and Classic Hits", with a mixture of music from the last few decades and 'today's music'.
Other content includes national and local news, travel bulletins throughout the week until 6pm (5pm weekends), local quizzes, on air games, competitions, local 'Lost & Found' bulletins, 'Community Noticeboard' with local events and 'Job Search' bulletins with companies looking for employees.
In September 2009, The Wyre gained permission from OFCOM
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
to leave town and co-locate with Telford FM
Telford FM
107.4 Telford FM was a commercial local radio station broadcasting in Telford, Shropshire and the surrounding areas including Bridgnorth and Newport from the 3rd May 1999 until 10am on the 20th September 2010....
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
but the output still remains totally for North Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
with local news and information in the day.
The Wyre Team
Presenters- Alan Nicklin
- Gary King
- Neil Bentley
- Pete Baker
- Phil Ray
- Rob Ison
- Stuart Hickman
- Tom Campbell
News
- Carlie Swain
- Dani Wozencroft
- Ruth Griffiths
Travel
- Dan Haycocks
- Dani Wozencroft
- Phil Ray
- Ruth Griffiths