Milestone Group

The Milestone Group is a British media company, which originally had holdings in radio, publishing and television, but now concentrates on its local television stations.

[edit] Radio stations

The Milestone Group used to own five local radio stations in the UK:

Kestrel FM - local radio station for the Basingstoke and surrounding area of north Hampshire. (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group)
Kick FM - local radio station for West Berkshire, broadcast from Newbury. (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group)
Passion 107.9 - local radio station for the Oxfordshire area.
Reading 107 FM - local radio station for the Reading area of Berkshire.
107.1 Rugby FM - local radio station for the Rugby area of Warwickshire.

All these radio stations were sold in the years 2005/06

The Milestone Group used to own six publications, under the Courier Newspapers brand:

Auto Weekly - information on the buying and selling of cars in Oxfordshire.
Basingstoke Observer - free weekly local newspaper for the Basingstoke and surrounding area of north Hampshire.
Breakout! - published immediately before school holidays, a publication distributed in primary schools to children.
South Oxfordshire Courier - free newspaper for southern Oxfordshire, formerly "Courier Journal".
Oxford Journal - free newspaper for northern and central Oxfordshire, formerly "Oxford City Journal".
Oxfordshire Living - free monthly publication distributed in Oxfordshire.
Property Weekly - free publication advertising property for sale in Oxfordshire.