97.6 Chiltern FM
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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 FM 103 Horizon, 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.
Weekly Schedule -
Monday:
- 12-2am Cash Call
- 2-3am Music On Demand
- 3-6am Paul Bridge
- 6am-10am Gaz & Karen In The Morning
- 10am-3pm Ben Dudley
- 3-7pm Richard Straffon's Drivetime
- 7-9pm Music Control With Sally & Kevin
- 9-10pm The Vodafone Live Hour
- 10pm-1am Late Night Love With Graham Torrington
- 1-3am Music On Demand
- 3-6am Paul Bridge
- 6am-10am Gaz & Karen In The Morning
- 10am-3pm Ben Dudley
- 3-7pm Richard Straffon's Drivetime
- 7-10pm Music Control With Sally & Kevin
- 10pm-1am Late Night Love With Graham Torrington
- 1-3am Music On Demand
- 3-6am Paul Bridge
- 6am-10am Gaz & Karen In The Morning
- 10am-3pm Ben Dudley
- 3-7pm Richard Straffon's Drivetime
- 7-9pm Music Control With Sally & Kevin
- 9pm-1am Party Friday With Howard Ritchie
- 1-7am Music On Demand
- 7-11am Straffon's Saturday Breakfast With Richard Straffon
- 11am-3pm Hamish Scott
- 3-7pm Ben Dudley
- 7pm-2am Party Saturday With Howard Ritchie
- 2-8am Music On Demand
- 8am-10am Darren Lee
- 10am-12pm The Chiltern Chillout
- 12-4pm Howard Banks
- 4-7pm hit40uk With Simon Hirst
- 7-9pm Entertainment Weekly With Justin Wilkes, Sam Mann & Tony Shepherd
- 9pm-12am Late Night Love With Graham Torrington
See also
External links
- [Chiltern FM.]
- [Listen to Chiltern FM.]
- [Media UK.]
- [History of local radio in Bedfordshire.]
- [Zouches Farm transmitter.]
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