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Mercia FM
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| Broadcast area | Coventry |
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| First air date | May 23, 1980 |
| Frequency | 97.0 MHz, 102.9 MHz |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Owner | GCap Media |
| Website | www.merciafm.co.uk |
Mercia FM is an Independent Local Radio broadcasting from Coventry. There are two frequencies: 97.0 and 102.9.
The 97.0 FM signal is by far the strongest, from the transmitter at Shilton, near the M6/M69 junction, and is for Coventry, and the much weaker signal 102.9FM for Leamington Spa. However, in some parts of the Midlands, the 97.0 signal is blotted out by 96.9 Chiltern FM from Bedfordshire.
It began as Mercia Sound on 23rd May 1980. The station launched at 0700 BST by Gordon Astley and a news bulletin read by Mike Henfield.
The station broadcast on 95.9 FM and 1359 KHz (220 m MW)from studios in Hertford Place, just outside Coventry City Centre.
In 1987, the station moved FM frequencies, along with most ILR stations at the time to 97.0 FM. Shortly after this a new transmitter on 102.9 FM was created to serve South Warwickshire.
In 1989, along with BRMB in Birmingham, the AM frquency was split from the FM transmissions to create a new radio station called Xtra AM which played music from the 60's and 70's.
In 1993, the station's owners, Midlands Radio plc, sold the station to GWR, who rebranded it to their "Today's Best Mix" slogan from 1994 onwards. From 2002 onwards, the slogan was "Playing the best mix of the 80's, 90's and today". In 2007, it reverted back to the old slogan of "Today's Best Mix".
- Mercia FM
- Listen to Mercia FM
- Some Mercia FM audio clips
- A History of Mercia Sound
- www.MDS975's Memories Of Mercia Sound pages
- www.MDS975's small collection of Mercia Sound audio clips
- History of local radio In Warwickshire
- Leamington Spa transmitter
- Shilton 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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