County Sound Radio 1566 AM
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| City of license | Guildford |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Guildford |
| Slogan | Great music, good company. |
| First air date | 4 April 1983 |
| Frequency | 1566 kHz |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Owner | UKRD Group |
| Website | http://www.countysound.co.uk/ |
County Sound Radio is a commercial radio station covering Surrey and Hampshire. Currently broadcasting on 1566 MW and 91.5 FM (on NTL cable) and on the internet via the website.
It was launched in 4th April 1983 by Frank Muir as County Sound Radio (back then on 203 MW and 96.6 FM), in 1986 the FM frequency was changed to 96.4 FM. In 1988 they became the first UK station to split their FM and MW frequencies to create two stations, 96.4 became "Premier Radio" and 203 MW was re-branded "County Sound Gold", which was later renamed First Gold Radio. In 1991 the group joined forces with Radio Mercury to become known as Allied Radio. FM frequencies 102.7 & 96.4 broadcasted Radio Mercury, while "County Sound" became the name of the AM service. County Sound changed names once more in 1993 to become Mercury Extra
From 1st September 1995 "County Sound Radio" was once again broadcasting on FM, this time on 96.4, as well as 1476 MW/AM. On the 4th January 1996 they once again split the frequencies. "County Sound" remained broadcasting on 1476, while the FM channel became 96.4 The Eagle. In 1999 County Sound moved to its current frequency of 1566 MW.
Presenters:
- Dave Johns
- Ken Wilkinson
- Katie Daniel
- Brett Allen
- Rob Harris
- Claire Mews
A part of the UKRD Group and are in the same studios as 96.4 The Eagle
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