The Breeze (Cheltenham & North Gloucestershire)
The Breeze (Cheltenham & North Gloucestershire) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
| Broadcast area | Gloucestershire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 107.5FM (Cheltenham) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Easy listening |
| Network | The Breeze |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer |
| History | |
First air date | 7 September 1998 |
Last air date | 31 August 2020 |
Former names | CAT FM Star 107.5 Total Star |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 51°53′39″N 2°04′36″W / 51.8941°N 2.0767°W |
The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio South West, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.
History
editThe station originally launched in 1993 as CD 603, broadcasting on the AM frequency left free by BBC Radio Gloucestershire. The station went through a number of name changes in that time including 603AM, BOSS 603 and Cheltenham Radio.[citation needed] After securing an FM licence Cheltenham Radio relaunched on 7 September 1998 as CAT FM.[citation needed]
In 2002, following a takeover by UKRD Group it was re launched as Star 107.5. UKRD themselves sold the station in 2008 to Storm Media Services who later changed the station name to Total Star. In March 2013, Storm Media Services sold the station again, this time to Celador Radio who confirmed it would relaunch as The Breeze. [1]
It was based in Knightsbridge Business park in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and played music from the 70's to today.
As Total Star, it held responsibility for networked programmes for the short lived Total Star network of radio stations in the South West of England.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Somerset's Nova Radio flips to the Breeze – RadioToday". Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Radio Total Star". Online Radio Box. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.