Hits Radio
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| Frequency | Greater Manchester |
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| DAB | |
| Slogan | The Biggest Hits, The Biggest Throwbacks |
| Owners | Bauer Radio |
| First air date | April 1, 2003 |
| Sister stations | Greatest Hits Radio |
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| Planet Rock | |
| Heat Radio | |
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| Jazz FM | |
| Date of Reg. | |
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| ID | 2429245 |
About Hits Radio
Hits Radio is a contemporary hit radio network of radio stations, owned and operated by Bauer Radio. Hits Radio's flagship station broadcasts on DAB in many parts of the UK, nationally on Freeview and Sky TV platforms and online - a localised version of the station airs on FM and DAB in Greater Manchester.
I'm A Celebrity 2023: This year's line-up from Nigel Farage to Nella Rose
... He also featured in, is a presenter on Hits Radio and co-hosts Love Island podcast The Morning After...
I'm a Celebrity 2023: The rumoured line-up from Nigel Farage to Jamie Lynn Spears
... He also featured in and is a presenter on Hits Radio and co-hosts Love Island s podcast The Morning After...
Vernon Kay takes Ken Bruce's radio crown but loses some of his listeners
... Kay took over in May after Bruce left the BBC for Greatest Hits Radio...
Rajars: Radio 2 loses a million listeners as Ken Bruce boosts Greatest Hits Radio
...By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterBBC Radio 2 lost a million listeners in its first quarter without Ken Bruce, after he left the station to join Greatest Hits Radio (GHR)...
Ofcom investigates campaign on Ken Bruce radio show
...Ken Bruce s Greatest Hits Radio show is being investigated by Ofcom over the station s campaign calling for offenders to be prevented from refusing to attend sentencing hearings...
Gary Lineker tops star salaries list in BBC annual report
... Her former colleague Ken Bruce left his mid-morning programme in March to join Greatest Hits Radio, but as he stayed with the BBC virtually until the end of the accounting period, his salary for last year was steady at £390,000...
King's Birthday Honours: Ian Wright, Ken Bruce and Davina McCall on list
... Bruce - who swapped his long-running BBC Radio 2 show for Greatest Hits Radio earlier this year - is also made an MBE for services to radio, charity and autism awareness...
Vernon Kay dedicates new Radio 2 morning show to listeners
... Bruce, 72, announced in January that he would be leaving the BBC and started his new mid-morning show on Bauer s Greatest Hits Radio in April...
Ofcom investigates campaign on Ken Bruce radio show
Ken Bruce 's Greatest Hits Radio show is being investigated by Ofcom over The Station 's campaign calling for offenders to be prevented from refusing to attend sentencing hearings.
The it would at look at whether The Station had complied with rules around impartiality and accuracy.
This year's Face The Family petition has been made directly to Parliament.
It was mentioned by a newsreader on Bruce's show on The Station on 13April.
The broadcast also included clips in support of The Campaign directed listeners to a website.
The petition, signed by More Than 13,000 people, was broadcast More Than 30 times on The Station , calling for new laws to " require offenders to be In Court for sentencing, to give victims and their families every chance to witness justice be delivered".
It was explained that this could involve court and prison staff being " given powers to use reasonable force to get offenders into the Dock - as they do to transfer them from a court to prison. "
Ofcom's spokesperson said the watchdog " does not seek to question the merits" of The Campaign , which was broadcast More Than 30 times on the radio station.
But they also noted how broadcasters are excluded from expressing views on " political and industrial controversy or current public policy".
In February, the then justice secretary told The Family of the murdered Zara Aleena that
Dominic Raab said he was examining whether judges should be able to impose longer terms on those who refuse to appear, adding that he would not rule out force being used to get convicts into court.
Ms Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney refused to attend his sentencing, something her family described as " a slap in the face".
Thomas Cashman would not face The Family of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel either, as
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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