Gold (British radio network)
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Gold is a network of oldies radio stations in the United Kingdom, which was formed by the merger of the Capital Gold network and the Classic Gold network in August 2007. The station relaunched in March 2014 as a partly-automated service, broadcasting in fewer areas, after many of Gold's local AM/DAB frequencies were transferred to Smooth Radio. Most programming is broadcast from the Global Radio studios in Leicester Square, London.
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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Frequency |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | Global |
History | |
First air date | 3 August 2007 (2007-08-03) |
Former frequencies | 1458 AM (Manchester) 1548 AM (London) |
Links | |
Webcast | Global Player |
Website | Gold |
The station ceased broadcasting on AM in London on 29 September 2023 leaving Manchester as the only area receiving Gold on analogue radio. On the 12th April 2024 the Gold website posted that this final AM transmitter will close at the end of the month.[1][2]
As of December 2023, the network broadcasts to a combined weekly audience of 1.6 million, according to RAJAR.[3]