V2 Radio
 | |
| |
Broadcast area | Sussex and South Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Frequencies | DAB: 10B Sussex and 11C South Hampshire |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VeeToo Trade |
| History | |
First air date | Monday 18 January 2021 |
| Technical information | |
Transmitter coordinates | 50°49′28″N 0°43′57″W / 50.82442°N 0.7325°W |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
V2 Radio is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by VeeToo Trade in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts to West Sussex and South Hampshire, England.
History
[edit]In May 2020 after Bauer Media announced that Spirit FM "will be rebranded as "Greatest Hits Radio", offering classic hits from the '70s, '80s and '90s",[1]Justin Cottrell met with a group of presenters from Spirit FM[2] and grouped together with VeeToo trade to form V2 Radio.[3][4]
The station started with test transmissions in December 2020 using a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) to serve the Chichester, Bognor Regis and surrounding areas on 87.7 FM from December 1st to the 28th 2020[5][6] before its official launch on 18 January 2021.[7]
Programming
[edit]V2 Radio broadcasts locally from its studios in West Sussex, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. In April 2024 it expanded its DAB coverage to also broadcast to South Hampshire[8] following the rebranding of Wave 105 to Greatest Hits Radio.[9][10]
Highlights include the breakfast show with Tanya McCarthy from 6am to 10am and Drive Time with Ian Crouch from 3pm to 7pm.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Stack, Joe (27 May 2020). "Spirit FM to undergo re-brand following buyout". Sussex World. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Connecting people and preventing loneliness through the airwaves". Sussex World.
- ↑ "Back in Business". Chichester Bid. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ Morton, Sam (13 January 2021). "New Sussex radio station announces launch date". Sussex World. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "V2 Radio launches test transmissions in West Sussex". Radio Today. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "FM Proper Local Radio returns on 87.7 FM". Sussex World.
- ↑ Stack, Joe (26 January 2022). "V2 Radio celebrates a year of 'proper local radio' in West Sussex". Sussex Express. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ Suresh, Sandhya (8 April 2024). "V2 Radio extends its broadcast reach into Hampshire". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ Holliday, Isabella (28 February 2024). "Anger as Wave 105 radio station is taken over by Greatest Hits Radio". Portsmouth News. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ Pineiro, Anna-Maria Pego (1 March 2024). "Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand". Response Resource. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ↑ "Schedule". V2 Radio. Retrieved 24 June 2024.