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XS Manchester is an Independent Local Radio station serving Greater Manchester, broadcasting a mix of peak-time news, rock music and talk output. The station is owned and operated by Communicorp and broadcasts from studios at studios at Spinningfields in Manchester.
Smooth Radio is a network of adult contemporary local radio stations broadcasting on FM and MW stations in the United Kingdom. Launched in March 2014, they replaced the national Smooth Radio that had launched in 2010 on FM, and most outlets of Gold on MW. Each FM station broadcasts localised breakfast and drivetime programming on weekdays, with networked shows simulcast from London at all other times. Three of the six FM stations, and all eighteen AM frequencies, are owned and operated by Global, with the remaining three FM licences owned by Communicorp and run as a franchise.
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Primordial Radio is a British premium online radio platform specialising in rock and metal music. The station was founded in January 2017 by Hugh Evans (Moose), Russ Collington (Dewsbury), Peter 'Pete' Bailey and Benjamin 'Mark' Woodhouse, all formerly of Team Rock. Through the loyalty of their fan base, the company hit its first major milestone in July 2017, successfully crowd equity funding £153,282 from 853 individual investors. Test streams of the radio station began in May 2017 and the station officially launched on Saturday 30 September 2017 at 7pm.
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References
- ↑ "Primordial Radio Schedule".
- ↑ "TeamRock". TeamRock.
- ↑ http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/04/real-xs-team-depart-manchester-station/er-station/%5B%5D
- ↑ "Real Radio XS Programme Controller exits". RadioToday. 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "TeamRock Radio starts free WiFi petition". RadioToday. 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "TeamRock Radio presenters might not return". RadioToday. 6 August 2013.
- ↑ "Hard-rockin' radio station to broadcast from London tube, using public Wi-Fi". CNET. CBS Interactive.
- ↑ "Moose & JRock Cowbells". Crowdfunding, UK fundraising website for community, business and creative projects | Crowdfunder. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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