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Wish FM
Wigan;
Broadcast area	Metropolitan Borough of Wigan & Metropolitan Borough of St Helens
Frequency	102.4 MHz
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Ownership
Owner	UTV Radio
History
First air date	1 April 1997
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates	53°30′33″N 2°43′11″W / 53.5092°N 2.7197°W
Links
Website	Wish FM

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Wish FM is a British Independent Local Radio that serves the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester and the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside. The station takes its name from the initials WIgan and St Helens.

It broadcasts on 102.4 FM from a transmitter powered by a wind-up generator at Billinge Hill, Billinge, St Helens, on air since 1 April 1997. The studios are in the Orrell in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, but in early 2007, the station's owners approached UK media regulator OFCOM to ask permission to move the station's base to Newton Le Willows, in St Helens, Merseyside, as part of a plan to share a single building with two other stations from the UTV Radio group: Tower FM and Wire FM. However, after selling-off Stockport-based Imagine FM, UTV Media decided to keep Wish FM in Orrell, and moved Wire FM and Tower FM into the Orrell base.

Wish FM now covers sport heavily with Home & Away Commentaries on Wigan Athletic matches in the Premier League returning ahead of the 2010/2011 season^[1] and a deal to do commentaries on both Wigan Warriors and St Helens RLFC Rugby League games ahead of the 2011 Super League season.^[2]

Wish FM carries a network evening programme, called Total Access, from 7pm on weekday evenings.

References

^ "Latics & Wish FM Relaunch Broadcast Partnership". wiganlatics.co.uk. UK: Wigan Athletic. 2010-08-12. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |location= and |place= specified (help)
^ "Wish FM Brings SL Back To The Airwaves". wiganwarriors.com. UK: Wigan Warriors. 2011-01-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |location= and |place= specified (help)

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[1] "Latics & Wish FM Relaunch Broadcast Partnership". wiganlatics.co.uk. UK: Wigan Athletic. 2010-08-12. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |location= and |place= specified (help)

[2] "Wish FM Brings SL Back To The Airwaves". wiganwarriors.com. UK: Wigan Warriors. 2011-01-21. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); More than one of |location= and |place= specified (help)

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 '''Wish FM''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Independent Local Radio]] that serves the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan]] in [[Greater Manchester]] and the [[Metropolitan Borough of St Helens]], [[Merseyside]]. The station takes its name from the initials '''WI'''gan and '''S'''t '''H'''elens.
-It broadcasts on 102.4 FM from a transmitter powered by a wind-up generator at Billinge Hill, Billinge, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, on air since 1 April 1997. The studios are in the [[Orrell, Greater Manchester|Orrell]] district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, [[Greater Manchester]], but in early 2007, the station's owners approached UK media regulator OFCOM to ask permission to move the station's base to [[Newton Le Willows]], in the St Helens, Merseyside, as part of a plan to share a single building with two other stations from the UTV Radio group: [[Tower FM]] and [[Wire FM]]. However, after selling-off [[Stockport]]-based [[Imagine FM]], UTV Media decided to keep Wish FM in Orrell, and moved Wire FM and Tower FM into the Orrell base.
+It broadcasts on 102.4 FM from a transmitter powered by a wind-up generator at Billinge Hill, Billinge, St Helens, on air since 1 April 1997. The studios are in the [[Orrell, Greater Manchester|Orrell]] in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, [[Greater Manchester]], but in early 2007, the station's owners approached UK media regulator OFCOM to ask permission to move the station's base to [[Newton Le Willows]], in St Helens, Merseyside, as part of a plan to share a single building with two other stations from the UTV Radio group: [[Tower FM]] and [[Wire FM]]. However, after selling-off [[Stockport]]-based [[Imagine FM]], UTV Media decided to keep Wish FM in Orrell, and moved Wire FM and Tower FM into the Orrell base.
 Wish FM now covers sport heavily with Home & Away Commentaries on [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] matches in the Premier League returning ahead of the 2010/2011 season<ref>{{cite news