colly0410 1,181 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Gold radio/GEM AM on 999 Khz/301 metres medium wave from Trowel/Balloon woods transmitter will shut down on 30'th June.... It first fired up on 3'rd July 1975 as Radio Trent: Nottingham's first commercial radio station, it was also on 96.2 FM. In 1988 the frequencies split & 999 Khz/301 metres medium wave became GEM AM an oldies station, & Radio Trent carried on on FM. In the mid/late 90's it became Classic Gold Radio. Gold Radio carries on on Digital radio & online, lucky for me I bought a digital radio last month. End of an ear though... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,487 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 I lost track of who-does-what in commercial radio a long time ago. These days it seems to concentrate almost entirely on looking at the past. When Radio Trent (and the other commercial stations) started in the 70s it was a genuinely new and different format for radio in this country. Gradually it all became more bland and anonymous - identikit radio. A pity, because it could've been good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,734 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Try Boom Radio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,487 Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 I'd heard of Boom but never remembered to listen to discover what they sound like. An interesting concept; they don't have a centralised studio, each presenter operates from their own home. And there's a local connection, because one of the founders is David Lloyd, who used to be on Trent....among many other stations. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 897 Posted June 29, 2023 Report Share Posted June 29, 2023 My favourite is Mellow Magic on digital. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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