Classic Gold

Classic Gold, Classic Gold is one of the biggest 'gold' formatted radio networks in the UK, with a potential audience of 47 million. Classic Gold is broadcast on both analogue and DAB digital platforms.

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Most stations were originally independent radio stations. For example, Classic Gold 1359 in Coventry was originally called Mercia Sound, and was a full local service. In the 1980s, FM/AM stations split (in this case to Mercia FM and Xtra AM), before the station was bought by GWR radio, and the AM station rebranded to Classic Gold. Mercia FM is still on air today.

Related Topics:
GWR - Mercia FM

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The format is now owned and operated by UBC, and most stations in the network carry the same programming, except for a local 4 hour afternoon programme from 3pm to 7pm. The stations were previously part of the GWR network, but were sold off as competition rules limited the number of stations a company could own.

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The weekday schedule is currently this:

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01:00. Non Stop Classic Hits.

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05:00. Matthew Hardy.

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06:00. Tony Blackburn & Laura Pittson.

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09:00. Graham Rogers.

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12:00. Paul Burnett.

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15:00. Local Classic Gold Drivetime.

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19:00. Paul Baker

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22:00. Classic Gold Late Night

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There are 20 stations in the UBC Classic Gold Network:

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• Classic Gold Plymouth, Plymouth
• Classic Gold 1260, Bristol and Bath
• Classic Gold 1332, Peterborough, Digital - Cambridge
• Classic Gold 1359, Coventry and Warwickshire
• Classic Gold 1431/1485, Reading, Basingstoke and Andover
• Classic Gold Digital 1521, Reigate and Crawley
• Classic Gold 1557, Northampton
• Classic Gold 666/954, Exeter and Torbay
• Classic Gold 774, Gloucester and Cheltenham
• Classic Gold 828, Bournemouth
• Classic Gold 828/792, Herts, Beds, Bucks and Cambs
• Classic Gold 936/1161, Swindon and West Wiltshire
• Classic Gold Amber, Norfolk
• Classic Gold Amber, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds
• Classic Gold Breeze, Southend and Chelmsford
• Classic Gold Digital, London
• Classic Gold Digital, Digital - Various
• Classic Gold GEM, Nottingham and Derby, Digital - Leicester
• Classic Gold Marcher, Wrexham and Chester
• Classic Gold WABC, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford

In addition, The Wireless Group-owned Pulse Classic Gold in West Yorkshire airs Classic Gold programmes after their BIG AM station failed to draw listners and was closed.

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