R27 - Researching Radio Stations

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Radio Station	Ownership	Brief history	Target Audience	Newscast
97.3 LBC	Owned by Global Radio	-       First presenter: David Jessel (08/10/1973) -       First in the UK to combine interviews with celebrities and political figures.	- Aged 35 to 54	News/Talk -       Debates and interviews -       Interaction with audience -       News and travel update -       Advertisements
102.2 Smooth FM	Owned by Global R	-       On 25 June 2012, GMG Radio's owners, Guardian Media Group sold its radio division to Global Radio at an estimated price of between £50 million and £70 million. -       Global renamed GMG Radio "Real and Smooth Radio Ltd.	25-45 year old	Adult Contemporary -       Smooth jazz to attract the daytime audience -       News -       Advertisements
105.4 Magic	Owned by Bauer Radio	- In 1998, Melody FM was purchased by media group Emap from Hanson plc; the Magic brand replaced that of Melody's in December of that year.	25 to 54 age group, but 22.5% of listeners are over 45 plus market	Adult Contemporary -       News and travel update at a certain hour -       Competitions -       Advertisements
96.9 Choice FM (Capital Xtra)	Owned by Global Radio	- Britain’s first 24-hour black music radio station with a license, covering South London. - On 3 October 2013, Global announced that Choice would be rebranded as Capital Xtra on 7 October.[4] - Capital Xtra reaches 680,000 listeners in London alone.	15 -34	-       Rhythmic contemporary -       Competitions -       Formerly urban contemporary -       Travel update -       Advertisements