Brunel Classic Gold

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**Brunel Classic Gold**
Broadcast area	Bristol, Bath, Swindon and West Wiltshire
First air date	15 November 1988
Frequency	1260 kHz, 936 kHz, 1161 kHz, NOW Swindon DAB multiplex NOW Wiltshire DAB multiplex NOW Bristol DAB multiplex and Online [1]
Format	Oldies
Owner	Classic Gold (UBC)
Website	classicgolddigital.com

Classic Gold Logo in Bristol and Bath

Classic Gold Logo in Swindon and West Wiltshire

For the local Swindon radio station of a similar name see Brunel FM

Classic Gold is the regional Classic Gold station in the west of England.

The station carries the network programming, except for a local 4-hour afternoon programme from 3pm to 7pm, Classic Gold Drivetime, which is different in the stations two sub-regions.

1 Programmes
2 History
3 Past Logos
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Programmes

The Even Tastier Breakfast
Classic Gold Drivetime (local programme)
Classic Gold Late Night
The Retro Countdown
Classic Gold Albums

[edit] History

The stations frequencies were originally used to simulcast feeds and GWR Radio, but the British Government an act which declared its desire to end simulcasting on both FM and AM. So GWR FM had to split the frequencies, GWR FM continued of FM and became more and more music-led, playing Top 40 chart music during the daytime. On AM GWR Radio launched Brunel Radio , a golden oldies station on 1260 kHz in Bristol, and 936/1161 kHz AM in Wiltshire. In the early 1990s Brunel started networking programming to 2CR Radio in Bournemouth and Radio 210 in Reading, Berkshire. Each station had Classic Gold appended to the end of their names (eg Brunel Classic Gold, 210 Classic Gold). Local news and shows was combined with networked programmes in each of its areas, it was the start of the Classic Gold network.

Nowadays the Brunel Name has be completely dropped by the station, even during local programming and the Brunel region has been split into two regions, Bristol & Bath] and Swindon & west Wiltshire. Localy the stations are usually referred to as Classic Gold and then the frequency. The station is no longer owned by GWR and has changed hands with UBC now owning the format.