Chester's Dee Radio is an Independent Local Radio station serving the city of Chester and surrounding areas.
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| Broadcast area | Chester and Flintshire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | FM: 106.3 MHz DAB: 10D |
| RDS | DEERADIO |
| Branding | Chester's Dee Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Dee Radio Group |
| Cheshire's Silk Radio | |
| History | |
First air date | 1 March 2003 (20 years ago) |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 53°11′37″N 2°52′48″W / 53.1935°N 2.8799°W |
| Links | |
| Website | dee1063.com |
The station is independent and locally owned and broadcasts from studios at Riverside Innovation Centre.
As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 12,000, according to RAJAR.[1]
History
editThe station launched, as Dee 106.3, on 1 March 2003 from its original studio premises at Chantry Court, Chester.
In June 2009, the station's owners purchased a neighbouring local radio station, Silk 106.9, based in Macclesfield.[2]
In March 2013, Dee 106.3 launched a second station, Dee on DAB, on the MuxCo DAB Digital Radio multiplex serving North East Wales and West Cheshire.[3] This service is now a full-time simulcast of the main Dee Radio service.
In January 2020, the station rebranded as Dee Radio, de-emphasising its FM frequency and reflecting its position on both FM and digital radio platforms.
Programming
editAll of Dee Radio's programming is produced and broadcast from its Chester studios. Live programming airs from 6am to 7pm during weekdays, 8am to 6pm on Saturdays and 10am to 2pm on Sundays. Other output is voice tracked or automated.[4]
The station's presenters include Gavin Matthews, Dave Phillips, Steve Lord, Ruth Anne Pollard, Darren Antrobus and Shane Pinnington.
News and sport
editDee Radio broadcasts hourly local news bulletins produced by Radio News Hub from 6am-6pm on weekdays and 10am-2pm at weekends. National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried every hour at all other times.[5]
The station also airs weekly sports programming on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, including regular coverage of Chester FC.
Transmission
editDee Radio broadcasts on a frequency of 106.3 MHz from a transmission site atop the Steam Mill building in Chester city centre.[6] The station is also available on DAB Digital Radio via the MuxCo North East Wales and West Cheshire multiplex, which is part-owned by Dee Radio.[7]
References
edit- ^ "RAJAR".
- ^ "Dee buys Silk FM". Manchester Evening News. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "DAB Ensembles WorldWide | UK Local & Small-Scale". www.wohnort.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ Dee 106.3 public file
- ^ Dee 106.3 public file
- ^ "mb21 - The Transmission Gallery". tx.mb21.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Wrexham, Chester and Liverpool | MuxCo.com - DAB Digital Radio Multiplexes". 22 April 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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