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| Broadcast area | Teesside andNorth Yorkshire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | DAB: 11B |
| Branding | Across The North East |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Network | Greatest Hits Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Media Audio UK |
| Hits Radio Teesside | |
| History | |
First air date | 24 June1975 |
Former names | Radio Tees Great North Radio Magic 1170 TFM |
Former frequencies | 1170 MW |
| Links | |
| Website | GHR Teesside |
Greatest Hits Radio Teesside is anIndependent Local Radio station servingTeesside, as part ofBauer’sGreatest Hits Radio network.
Originally launched asGreat North Radio by theMetro Radio Group in March 1989. The station broadcast on the oldRadio Tees AM frequency of 1170 kHzMedium Wave.
In 1996,Emap bought Metro Radio Group and at the start of 1997, Emap decided to scrap Great North Radio and replaced it with local stations under the brand name ofMagic, with a new format ofHot Adult Contemporary music. Magic 1170 launched on 19 February 1997. Tom Davies was the first ever voice heard on Magic 1170 and successfully hosted the breakfast show on the station for a number of years.
In December 2001, EMAP decided that it was more economical for the Magic network to share off-peak programmes and in line with the other Magic AM stations began networking between 10a.m.-2p.m., and 7p.m.-6a.m. During these hours it was simply known asMagic, although there were local commercial breaks, and local news on the hour.
In January 2003 after a decline in listening,[citation needed] the station ceased networking with theLondon station,Magic 105.4, and a regional network was created withMagic 1152 inManchester at the hub at the weekend and theNewcastle station of the same name during the week. During networked hours, local adverts are aired, as well as a local news summary on the hour together with local traffic and travel in the afternoon.
From July 2006, more networking was introduced across the Northern Magic AM network with only the weekday breakfast (with a running length of four hours) presented from local studios.
Between March 2013 and December 2014, weekday breakfast was a syndicated regional programme from Magic 1152 in Newcastle presented by Anna Foster.[1] On 5 April 2013, the studios in Thornaby ceased broadcasting local programming on sister stationTFM.[2]
On 5 January 2015, Magic 1170 was rebranded as TFM 2 as part of a revamp of the Bauer network and all programming is now networked with the other Bauer AM stations in the North although local news, weather and travel continue to be broadcast as opt-outs during the day.
On 7 January 2019, TFM 2 rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio Teesside.[3]
The station carries primarily a schedule of networked programming, produced and broadcast from Bauer'sManchester,Liverpool,Birmingham andGlasgow studios, and from Bauer'sGolden Square headquarters in Soho.[4]
Regional programming consisted (until April 2022) ofNight Owls withAlan Robson, airing each Sunday from 10p.m.-2a.m. This was syndicated viathe sister station in Newcastle.[5][6]
Bauer’s Newcastle newsroom broadcasts local news bulletins for Teesside hourly from 06:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and from 07:00 to 13:00 at weekends. Headlines are broadcast on the half-hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows, alongside traffic bulletins. National bulletins fromSky News Radio are carried at other times.