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| Broadcast area | Northern England |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| History | |
First air date | July 1990 |
Last air date | 4 January 2015 |
Former frequencies | MW, DAB |
Magic was an AM radio network based in Northern England.
The Magic brand in UK radio originated with Magic 828, the sister station of Radio Aire in Leeds which was launched in July 1990, although no other stations were branded 'Magic' until the Emap group purchased the Metro Radio group in 1995. It can be regarded as the successor to Great North Radio which was a small network in the North East that consisted of what became Magic 1170 and Magic 1152. Preston's Red Rose Gold was the last to be converted to the Magic brand, in 2000, two or so years since the conversion of the majority of the stations. In London, Melody FM was rebranded Magic 105.4 in 1998.
The northern AM stations played Hot Adult Contemporary music. The playlists of these Magic stations predominantly consisted of hits from the 1960s and 1970s, although music from other decades was included in the mix.
The London station is more laid-back and its playlist more contemporary, playing soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The London station is branded with the tagline, "More music, less talk".
On 5 January 2015, the network merged with the Greatest Hits Network of Scottish AM stations to form the Bauer City 2 network. [1] The London-based Magic became available nationally via DAB at the same time.
Following the success of the radio stations, Emap set up a corresponding Magic TV channel which is available through satellite and cable television systems and plays non-stop videos of songs established as typical of the Magic brand.
The Magic network released several albums since the formation of the network in the late 1990s. The albums predominantly feature music on the Magic 105.4 play list, but were also promoted on the Northern England stations too.
| Title | Release |
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| The Sound of Magic | 31/05/1999 |
| The Sound of Magic Love | 01/10/1999 |
| The Sound of Magic Vol. 2 | 15/05/2000 |
| Magic | 12/03/2001 |
| Magic Summer Feeling | 13/06/2003 |
| Magic the Album 2005 | 28/11/2005 |
| Magic Summer | 15/05/2006 |
| Mellow Magic | 26/02/2007 |
| Magic the Album 2007 | 20/08/2007 |
| Magic Decades 80s 90s 00s | 19/11/2007 |
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