Great North Radio
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| Great North Radio | |
| Broadcast area | North East England |
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| Frequency | 1152 & 1170 KHz, |
| Format | Oldies |
| Owner | Metro Radio Group |
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 [1]. This happened after the Metro Radio group decided to split the FM and AM frequencies up.
[edit] 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 Kennedy.
[edit] 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 jingle 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.
[edit] Presenters
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