Horizon Radio (UK)
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| Broadcast area | Milton Keynes |
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| Frequency | 103.3 MHz |
| First air date | 15 October 1989 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 9.8% (September 2007, [1]) |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| Website | www.horizonmk.co.uk |
Horizon Radio is the name of the pop-format Independent Local Radio station for Milton Keynes and North Buckinghamshire. Broadcasting on 103.3FM from the Bow Brickhill transmitter, it plays a mix of music from the 1980's, 1990's and Today. It is part of Global Radio's One Network. The station's flagship shows are 'Cueball and Ros at Breakfast' and 'Drivetime with Wes', fronted by Wesley Venn. In line with the GCap network, the station broadcasts national shows like 'Music Control with Kevin Hughes' and Graham Torrington's 'Late-Night Love'.
The station was launched as Horizon Radio by Chris Pearson in October 1989 as sister station to neighbouring Chiltern Radio. It was subsequently rebranded as 'The Hotter Mix' and FM 103. The first song played was "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz and the Plastic Population. The station was later re-branded as FM 103 Horizon before changing to Horizon Radio in 2006. The tagline of the station has now reverted back to "Todays Best Mix" in line with the rest of the GCap network.
The name Horizon has no real significance, although it was thought that its coverage area only extended out as far as Milton Keynes' city limits; realistically can be heard as far north as Corby and west as Bristol[citation needed].
