Touch FM (Stratford-upon-Avon)
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102 Touch FM is an Independent Local Radio
station broadcasting to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon
and much of the counties of Warwickshire
, Worcestershire
, The Cotswolds and the surrounding area in the south of the English Midlands
.
The station, which launched in 1996 as FM102 The Bear and was later known as The Bear 102, was taken over by Cumbria
-based CN Group
in 2001 and relaunched, along with Kix 96
in Coventry
, as Touch FM
on January 16, 2006. The Midlands stations are now known as Touch FM.
by Quidem Midlands Limited. 102 Touch Radio was then re-branded to 102 Touch FM.
In March 2011, Touch FM and Quidem
were nominated for two Sony Radio Academy Awards
- "The First Break Show" in the Best Specialist Music programme category and the "Coventry Blitz Special" in the Best News Special category http://www.radioawards.org/nominees/.
Independent Local Radio
Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom. The same name is used for Independent Local Radio in Ireland.-Development of ILR:...
station broadcasting to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...
and much of the counties of Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, The Cotswolds and the surrounding area in the south of the English Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
.
The station, which launched in 1996 as FM102 The Bear and was later known as The Bear 102, was taken over by Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
-based CN Group
CN Group
The CN Group Limited is an independent local media business based in Carlisle which operates in three different media fields.The company was formerly known as the Cumbrian Newspapers Group Ltd but changed its name to reflect the fact that is no longer primarily a newspaper publisher...
in 2001 and relaunched, along with Kix 96
Touch FM (Coventry)
96.2 Touch FM is a radio station that broadcasts to Coventry but not from Coventry, having moved out of the city to base itself elsewhere and co-locate with other Midlands radio stations leaving Coventry with only 1 local radio station left, BBC Coventry & Warwickshire...
in Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, as Touch FM
Touch FM
Touch FM may refer to the following stations owned by Quidem:*Touch Radio , formerly Kix 96*Touch Radio , formerly The Bear 102*Touch Radio *Touch Radio , formerly Centre FM...
on January 16, 2006. The Midlands stations are now known as Touch FM.
Present Ownership
In June 2009, the Touch Radio Network of stations (together with Rugby FM) were purchased from CN GroupCN Group
The CN Group Limited is an independent local media business based in Carlisle which operates in three different media fields.The company was formerly known as the Cumbrian Newspapers Group Ltd but changed its name to reflect the fact that is no longer primarily a newspaper publisher...
by Quidem Midlands Limited. 102 Touch Radio was then re-branded to 102 Touch FM.
In March 2011, Touch FM and Quidem
Quidem
Quidem is a UK based media company which operates radio stations.Quidem is a new company established by Steve Orchard and Wendy Pallot, former Group Operations Director and former Group Finance Director respectively of GCap Media, to work in the local radio sector. Mr Orchard is the chief executive...
were nominated for two Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
- "The First Break Show" in the Best Specialist Music programme category and the "Coventry Blitz Special" in the Best News Special category http://www.radioawards.org/nominees/.
Presenters
- Ben Day
- Louisa Allen
- Mark O'Sullivan
- Louis Chadwick
- Kirsty Leahy
- Brody Swain
- Steve Orchard
See also
- Touch Radio (Coventry)
- Touch Radio (Warwick)
- Touch Radio (Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth)
- 107.1 Rugby FM107.1 Rugby FMRugby FM is an Independent Local Radio station in Warwickshire owned by Quidem Ltd and operated as part of its Midlands division. The station follows the 'great music, local news' format of its sister stations in the area, but has retained its launch name.From 2002 until 2008 it operated from...