| City of license | Manchester |
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| Broadcast area | Greater Manchester |
| Slogan | Manchester's No.1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency | 103.0 MHz, CE Manchester DAB Multiplex, Online |
| First air date | 2 April 1974 (as Piccadilly Radio), changed name to Key 103 on 3 September 1988 (RDS name Key 103) |
| Format | CHR/Pop |
| Audience share | 8.1% (March 2011, [1]) |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Sister stations | CFM Radio Hallam FM Metro Radio Radio City 96.7 96.3 Radio Aire 97.4 Rock FM TFM Radio 96.9 Viking FM |
| Webcast | whatsON |
| Website | Key 103 |
Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. Its output is principally contemporary pop and dance music. Formerly owned by Trans World Communications, EMAP and now by Bauer Radio, Key 103 is part of Bauer's Place Network of stations. The station is based in Castlefield, Manchester. Originally named Piccadilly Radio, from its set up in 1974, the station was renamed in August 1988 when it was decided to re-brand Piccadilly Radio's FM frequency to the new name, with a younger target audience in mind. The original Piccadilly Radio continued to broadcast on the AM frequency of 1152 kHz.
The station broadcasts on the analogue frequency 103FM, from a 4 KW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor and broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio from City Tower (formerly Sunley Tower) on the CE Manchester multiplex. Key 103's live broadcast can also be listened to from their website, but only from inside the UK.
The station won three awards at the 2008 Sony radio awards. These consisted of Bronze in the entertainment category for the breakfast show 'Toolan in the Morning', Gold in the competition award for 'Sell Me The Answer' and Gold in the Station of the Year category. As of 2008/9, Key 103 and its sister station Piccadilly Magic 1152 are the official commercial radio partners of Manchester United and Manchester City, broadcasting all of both clubs' games live.
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Key 103 is broadcast on the FM frequency 103.0 from a Television and Radio Transmitter in Saddleworth. This is broadcast at a high power and extensive coverage can be heard throughout the North West of England, Cumbria and North Wales. The DAB digital Radio signal is broadcast from the City tower on the CE Manchester multiplex. The DAB coverage is much less than FM coverage and DAB can only be heard throughout Manchester City Centre.
In:Demand and overnights are produced from Key 103 for broadcast on all Bauer-owned FM stations in northern England while The Vodafone Big Top 40 is produced by Global Radio at it's Capital studios in London for broadcast on 145 commercial radio stations in the UK. The weekday late show is simulcast with 97.4 Rock FM and The Hits Radio.
The current Key 103 schedule from 1 November 2011 is:[1]
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
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| 0100 – 0600 | Matt Wilkins | Manchester |
| 0600 – 1000 | Mike & Chelsea in the Morning: Mike Toolan & Chelsea Spokes | |
| 1000 – 1300 | Darren Proctor | |
| 1300 - 1600 | Sam Walker | |
| 1600 – 1900 | Justin Moorhouse | |
| 1900 – 2200 | In:Demand: Alex James | |
| 2200 – 0100 | Matt Spokes |
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0600 | Adam Brown | Manchester |
| 0600 – 1000 | OJ Borg | |
| 1000 – 1300 | Darren Proctor | |
| 1300 – 1600 | Matt Spokes | |
| 1600 – 1800 | U:Demand: Chris Younie | |
| 1800 – 2200 | Big Weekend: Dave Kelly | |
| 2200 – 0100 | Big Weekend: Ant Nicols |
| Time | Main presenter(s)/programme | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 0100 – 0400 | Early Sunday | Manchester |
| 0400 – 0800 | Adam Brown | |
| 0800 - 1200 | Graeme Smith | |
| 1200 - 1600 | Alex James | |
| 1600 – 1900 | The Vodafone Big Top 40: Rich Clarke & Kat Shoob | Leicester Square, London |
| 1900 – 2100 | U:Demand: James Everton | Manchester |
| 2100 – 0100 | Hwyel & Jamie's Weekend Experience: Hwyel Evans & Jamie Atherton |
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