Time 106.6
| Broadcast area | East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and the Heathrow area of London |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 106.6 MHz |
| First air date | May 21, 1993 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Audience share | 2.2% (September 2013, ) |
| Owner | Sunrise Radio Group |
Time 106.6 is a local radio station for East Berkshire, South Buckinghamshire, North Surrey and the Heathrow area of London. The station plays a variety of music from the latest songs to music from the 80s, 90s and 00s from various genres. The station strapline is "All Time Favourites". The station is available on FM on 106.6 MHz in the broadcast area and online via their website.
Background
The station is owned by the Sunrise Radio Group and operates out of studios at Radio House in Southall, West London, where sister radio stations Sunrise Radio and Kismat Radio are based. Prior to the move in 2008, the station was based in Slough's Observatory Shopping Centre in studios located on the first floor above Primark. A Radio Magazine article revealed in December 2007 that the station had enforced pseudonyms on some of its presenters.
History
The station launched as Star FM in 1993 (later one of six local stations owned by the UKRD Group to be branded under the 'Star' name), managed by Valerie Handley. Star FM was sold to the London Media Company in May 2006, a subdivision of the Sunrise Radio Group, owners of Sunrise Radio, who rebranded the station into Time 106.6, in line with three other Sunrise-owned stations in Romford, Bexleyheath and Lewisham. Before the station became Star 106.6 it was known as Star 101.6. Old window stickers can be seen at Burnham railway station and Maidenhead railway station in the rear bike shed with reference to the 101.6 frequency.
Programming
Time 106.6 currently broadcasts live output from 4am to 12am. Travel data is sourced from Trafficlink whilst News programming is sourced from the Sky News Centre.
Presenters
- Nick Brickell - weekday breakfast
- Paul Owens - weekday mid-mornings
- Richard Linton - weekday drive
- Jason Reynolds - Saturday mornings
- Philip Chryssikos - Saturday mid-mornings
- Tony Fatania - Saturday Vibe
- Steve Dean - Sunday Brunch
- Paul Rayner - Sunday evenings
Past Presenters
Other past presenters include:
- Ron Brown - Weekday breakfast
- Keith Butler - Breakfast and Saturday Afternoons
- Jack Kelly - Sunday Breakfast
- Mike Russell - Mid-Mornings
- Mark Yates - Evenings
- Phil Allen - Breakfast
- Gavin Harris - Mid-Mornings (now with Reading 107)
- Mark Gale - Drivetime (now with Lakeland Radio)
- Mark Watson - Breakfast (now with Heart Thames Valley)
- Lynsey Rose - Drivetime
- Ben Shoveller - Mid Mornings, Drivetime
- John Walsh - Sunday Afternoons
- Anna Cookson - Sunday Brunch
- Jill Kenton - Weekday Afternoons
- Adrian Clarkson - Drivetime (now with Juice 107.2)
- Chris Murton - Early Breakfast and Saturday Breakfast (now with Reading 107)
- Michael Leighter - Weekday & Saturday and Sunday Evenings
Performance
Audience data for period ending September 2013 TSA: This radio station broadcast to a survey area of 303,000 adults (aged 15+). Reach: It was listened to by 20,000 people (7.0%) each week. Hours: Each listener tuned in for 5.6 hours per week - a total of 113,000. Share: In its area, it had a 2.2% market share.