107.4 The Quay
Encyclopedia
The Breeze is a United Kingdom
radio station, broadcasting to the cities of Portsmouth
, Southampton
and Winchester
. The station is operated by Celador
and is part of The Breeze
network of stations. It is aimed at upmarket 40-59 year olds, playing classic and contemporary easy listening music with a slight female bias.
It broadcasts from Roman Landing in the Kingsway area of Southampton
, sharing facilities with sister regional station 106 Jack FM.
, Victory FM, 107.4 The Quay and Quay Radio. It was controlled through a joint venture between TLRC and Portsmouth F.C.
, who bought the station outright in September 2009. The earlier joint venture also controlled Spirit FM
in Chichester and Isle of Wight Radio
, the former being taken over entirely by TLRC and the latter retained by Portsmouth Football Club in August 2009. From that point the station was referred to as Quay Radio instead of 107.4 The Quay to match the website address 'quayradio.com'.
In July 2010 the station was put into administration by their owners, Portsmouth F.C., who were themselves in administration. A few days later Celador
bought the station and announced that 107.4 FM would broadcast a new station 'The Breeze 107' from the end of July 2010. The broadcast rights to Portsmouth F.C.'s matches remained with the club, meaning that Pompey matches would no longer be broadcast on 107.4 FM. It was agreed days before the start of the 2010/2011 npower Championship Season that Express FM, a community station for Portsmouth
, would now broadcast the commentary for Portsmouth F.C. matches.
At Midday on Friday 30 July 2010 Quay radio bowed out with a speech by presenter Wisey (Chris Wise). The final track then played, Never Forget by Take That
.
Past Presenters:
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
radio station, broadcasting to the cities of Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
and Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
. The station is operated by Celador
Celador
Celador is a global light entertainment company originally formed as an independent production company in 1983. It has produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is probably best known for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and co-producing the film Slumdog Millionaire which collected...
and is part of The Breeze
The Breeze (radio network)
The Breeze is a network of independent local radio stations broadcasting to Bristol, Bath, Bridgwater, West Somerset, Frome, West Wiltshire and the Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester areas of Hampshire, England...
network of stations. It is aimed at upmarket 40-59 year olds, playing classic and contemporary easy listening music with a slight female bias.
It broadcasts from Roman Landing in the Kingsway area of Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, sharing facilities with sister regional station 106 Jack FM.
History
The station (on 107.4 FM) was formerly known as Radio VictoryRadio Victory
Radio Victory was the independent local radio station for Portsmouth in southern England. It was launched on 14 October 1975 and served south Hampshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight.-History:...
, Victory FM, 107.4 The Quay and Quay Radio. It was controlled through a joint venture between TLRC and Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
, who bought the station outright in September 2009. The earlier joint venture also controlled Spirit FM
Spirit FM
Spirit FM broadcasts to West Sussex from studios in Dukes Court, Chichester - the place it has been since its launch more than 10 years ago. It was previously only available in the South West of the County but gained complete coverage through a transmitter near Midhurst.- History :Spirit FM began...
in Chichester and Isle of Wight Radio
Isle of Wight Radio
Isle of Wight Radio is an independent local radio station in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The station began transmitting from Briddlesford Farm AM transmitter on April 15, 1990...
, the former being taken over entirely by TLRC and the latter retained by Portsmouth Football Club in August 2009. From that point the station was referred to as Quay Radio instead of 107.4 The Quay to match the website address 'quayradio.com'.
In July 2010 the station was put into administration by their owners, Portsmouth F.C., who were themselves in administration. A few days later Celador
Celador
Celador is a global light entertainment company originally formed as an independent production company in 1983. It has produced a number of popular light entertainment shows and is probably best known for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and co-producing the film Slumdog Millionaire which collected...
bought the station and announced that 107.4 FM would broadcast a new station 'The Breeze 107' from the end of July 2010. The broadcast rights to Portsmouth F.C.'s matches remained with the club, meaning that Pompey matches would no longer be broadcast on 107.4 FM. It was agreed days before the start of the 2010/2011 npower Championship Season that Express FM, a community station for Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
, would now broadcast the commentary for Portsmouth F.C. matches.
At Midday on Friday 30 July 2010 Quay radio bowed out with a speech by presenter Wisey (Chris Wise). The final track then played, Never Forget by Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
.
Presenters
- David Perry
- Vanessa Elms
- Mark Walker
- Stewart Smith
- Donny Osmond
- Ben Burrell
- Hayley Raymond (Travel News)
- Pippa Head
- Tony Wright
Past Presenters:
- Carl Ralley
- Sam Matterface (now talkSPORTTalkSPORTTalksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
) - Rich Hurst (now Wyvern FMWyvern FMWyvern is a radio station broadcasting to Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. Wyvern is predominantly music-based, playing pop from the 1980s through to the present day...
) - Paul Scott (now BBC Radio 5 LiveBBC Radio 5 LiveBBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
) - Ben Foster (still covering shows all over the UK and developing his career in the United States)
- Hannah Clarkson
- Natalie Treagust (now with Hampshire Police)
- Paul Owens (Now Time 106.6Time 106.6Time 106.6 is a local radio station for East Berkshire, South Bucks, North Surrey and the Heathrow area of London. The station plays a variety of music from the latest songs to music from the 80s, 90s and 00s from various genres. The station strapline is "All Time Favourites"...
) - Philip Hatto (Now Kestrel FM)
- Simon Rose (Now 96.4 Eagle Radio)
- Chris Wise
- Nick David
- Jennie Gow (Now BBC SportBBC SportBBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of Formula One motor racing, MotoGP and the Wimbledon Tennis...
) - Paul Alland (Now Stage Hypnotist)
- Paddy Range (Now Spirit FM (UK radio station))
- Alex Jones
- John Fielding (aka Matt Rockley, now on 96.4 Eagle Radio as well as reading traffic news on various radio stations)
- Jim Pusey
- Ben Shoveller (now unemployed)