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Viking Radio, Viking FM
Viking Radio, Viking FM
Viking Radio came on air on 17th April 1984 on 102.7 vhf, 1161kHz, 258metres MW/AM targeting 15-34 year olds.
It was designed to provide an exciting and colourful new service of entertainment and information for listeners and advertisers. The early presenter line up included Les Smith, David Fowster, Dave Jamieson Steve King, Kerry Evans and Mark Allen.
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After less than six months on air, and with approximately 50% of it's target audience listening, the station extended it's hours to give listeners in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire a better service. Transmissions then started at 5:00am rather than the previous 5:30am, with the end of transmissions extended from 10:00pm previously up to midnight. This took programming up to 19 hours per day. and moved due to frequency changes and currently broadcasts from studios at Commercial Road in Hull. operates for the Humberside area and is another of the EMAP Performance Group stations.n 1995, EMAP purchased the station along with others in the Metro Group - Metro Radio in Newcastle, Viking Radio in Hull, TFM in Teesside and Radio Hallam in Sheffield. On 1st May 1989, the simulcasting stopped and Viking Gold was created on the AM frequency.
Viking now has a potential audience of 1.1million people, and has won many awards in it's time on air. It forms part of EMAP's Big City Network, no doubt, soon to be part of Bauer.
Information amended from the excellent Aircheck UK webpage
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