97.6 Chiltern FM
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| Broadcast area | Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire |
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| First air date | 15 October 1981 |
| Frequency | 97.6 MHz |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Owner | GCap Media |
| Website | www.chilternfmdunstable.co.uk |
Chiltern FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Chiltern Road in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. It was originally owned, like its sister stations 96.9 Chiltern FM, Northants 96 and Horizon Radio, by the Chiltern Radio Network, which became the Chiltern Radio Group.
Before the MW/FM frequencies were split by all commercial stations from 1988, it broadcast on two MW frequencies on 828 and 792MW. It also used to have Three Counties Radio's Bedfordshire frequency of 95.5FM. The current transmitter is at Zouches Farm, between Luton and Dunstable, close to the M1, which is on the Chiltern Hills.
In the 1990s, the Chiltern Radio Group bought Severn Sound in Gloucester. The Group was Bought by GWR Group in 1995.
In 2005 GWR merged with Capital Radio to become Gcap.
The station runs Gcap's Graham Torrington's Late Night Love every weekday night from 10pm until 1am and Hit 40 UK every Sunday from 4-7pm.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Main Chiltern FM page
- 97.6 Chiltern FM page
- Listen to Chiltern FM
- History of local radio in Bedfordshire
- Zouches Farm transmitter
Corporate Directors: Ralph Bernard (Chairman) | Steve Orchard (Operations Director) | Wendy Pallot (Group Finance Director)
National FM radio station: Classic FM
The One Network: 2CR FM | 2-Ten FM | 96 Trent FM | 96.9 Chiltern FM | 97.6 Chiltern FM | BRMB | Beacon Radio | Buzz 97.1 | Champion 103 | Coast 96.3 | Essex FM | Horizon Radio | Fox FM | Bath's GWR FM | Bristol's GWR FM | Wiltshire's GWR FM | Gemini FM | Hereward FM | Invicta FM | Lantern FM | Leicester Sound | Marcher Sound | Mercia FM | Mercury FM | Northants 96 | Orchard FM | Plymouth Sound FM | Power FM | Q103 Cambridge | Radio Broadland | RAM FM | Red Dragon FM | SGR Colchester | SGR-FM | Severn Sound | Southern FM | Ten 17 | Wyvern FM
Other Local FM Stations: Capital 95.8 | South Hams Radio | Ocean FM
Local AM Stations: Capital Gold Network
Choice FM: Choice FM London | Choice 107.1 FM | Choice Digital
Xfm Network: Xfm London | Xfm Manchester | Xfm Scotland
Digital-only stations: Capital Disney | Chill | Core | Fun Radio | Planet Rock | theJazz
TV Station: Classic FM TV
Website: www.gcapmedia.com
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