Broadcast area | North Somerset |
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Frequency | 100.8FM (Porlock) 102.4FM (Minehead) 105.6FM (Yeovil) 106.6FM (Chard) 107.4FM (Bridgwater) 107.7FM (Weston-super-Mare) |
Programming | |
Format | Easy listening |
Network | The Breeze |
Ownership | |
Owner | Bauer |
History | |
First air date | 23 October 1999 |
Last air date | 31 August 2020 |
The Breeze (North Somerset) was an Independent Local Radio station serving North Somerset, England.
The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio South West, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.
The Breeze started life as 107.7 WFM with presenters Steve Carpenter, Anthony Ballard, Andy Saunders [1] and launched on 23 October 1999.[ citation needed ] It was later rebranded by the then new owners UKRD as a way of recognition of its existing Star brand. The station was then known as Star 107.7 before changing to Star Radio in North Somerset.[ citation needed ]
In November 2009, Star Radio (North Somerset) was sold by UKRD and renamed Nova Radio on 26 September 2010. At midnight on 29 March 2013, the station was re-launched as The Breeze following a takeover by Celador Radio. [2]
In 2019, the station & The Breeze Network was purchased by Bauer Radio and on 1 September 2020 the network was closed and replaced with Greatest Hits Radio.[ citation needed ]
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