Signal 107 is an Independent Local Radio station serving Wolverhampton and surrounding areas, north and central Shropshire and north Worcestershire. The station, owned and operated by UTV Radio, Signal 107 launched on Monday 26 March 2012 as a result of the merger of three stations - The Wolf, The Severn and The Wyre.
History [edit]
Signal 107 originally broadcast as four stations - The Wolf began broadcasting to Wolverhampton and the surrounding areas from its Mander House studios in the city on 7 October 1997 while Telford FM launched in the Telford and Wrekin area on 3 May 1999. The Wyre started broadcasts in Kidderminster, Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn, Stourbridge and Bromsgrove on 12 September 2005, followed by The Severn in Shrewsbury and Oswestry on 18 September 2006, initially providing separate programming services for north and central Shropshire.
Telford FM, The Wyre and The Severn were owned and operated by the Midlands News Association. The three stations were co-located at Telford FM's studios in 2009 following permission from OFCOM. On 20 September 2010, the Telford station was rebranded as The Severn and allowed to share all programming with the Shrewsbury/Oswestry station. In November 2011, the station's owners announced that the stations would be closed unless a buyer could be found.[1]
On 3 February 2012, The Wyre and The Severn were both acquired by UTV Media, which had owned The Wolf since a buyout from The Wirless Group in mid-2005. Live programming ended on the same day on both former MNA stations.[2] All three stations merged and rebranded as Signal 107 at midday on Monday 26 March 2012.[3]
Presenters [edit]
- Tom Campbell (Weekday breakfast)
- Richard Clarke (The Vodafone Big Top 40)
- Richard 'Dicky' Dodd (Weekday mornings/lunchtime)
- Tim Haycock (Weekday drivetime)
- Niel Jackson (Saturday breakfast, Sunday mornings)
- Andy Jones (Weekend overnights)
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- Andy Martindale (Late Night Love, Sunday afternoons)
- Simon Morykin (Total Access)
- Alan Nicklin (cover)
- Kat Shoob (The Vodafone Big Top 40)
- Mark Somers (cover)
- Andy Swift (Weekday overnights, Late Night Love)
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Programming during off-peak hours is simulcast with other UTV Radio-owned FM stations from UTV's network broadcast centre in Stoke-on-Trent. Separate local news bulletins and advertising are broadcast in the three licence areas of Wolverhampton, north and central Shropshire and north Worcestershire.
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