Hot Radio
Coordinates: 50°45′26″N 1°55′26″W / 50.7571°N 1.9238°W
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| Broadcast area | Poole, and surrounding area |
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| Slogan | Community Radio for Poole |
| Frequency | 102.8 MHz |
| First air date | 8 November 2008 |
| Format | Mixture |
| Owner | Privately owned |
| Website | hot1028.com |
Hot Radio is a community radio station for Poole, and the surrounding areas offering music and local information. The station started life as "The Bay 102.8" and was awarded a community radio licence by Ofcom in 2007 and began broadcasting at 12:00am on 8 November 2008. Community Radio stations in the UK are required to provide a social gain to the community they serve. Hot Radio is one of a growing number of such stations in the UK.
Based in Poole, Hot radio provides national news from Sky every hour & also provides regular whats on, travel & local information The station plays a mix of music from the 60's to today during normal daytime output. Hot radio also provides specialist programming evenings & weekends, including a speech based business programme, Jazz, 60's rock n roll, soul, dance, country and a student show. The station has also provided outside broadcasts from the Bournemouth Air Festival every year.
At 7:00am on 14 February 2012 "The Bay 102.8" re-branded to "Hot Radio 102.8". The last song played on The Bay 102.8 was "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Communards.
The first song on Hot Radio 102.8 was "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station when Paul Stevens announced the new brand to listeners.
On 8 November 2013, Hot Radio was awarded a 5-year extension by ofcom to continue providing community radio to Poole & the surrounding area.
Current Presenters & Volunteers
- Glen Mitchell - Programming/Traffic Manager - Hot Afternoons
- Geoff Carter - Hot Drive Home
- Karl Davies - Hot Breakfast
- Niall Moloney - Late Breakfast
- Nigel Rouine - Saturday Mornings
- Ross E B - More Dance Anthems
- Natalie Collins - Sunday Mornings
- Alan Coote - Let's Talk Business
- Daisy Smith - Student Show
- Jan Hunt - Hot Country
References
- "Hot Radio takes over from The Bay 102.8". RadioToday. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- Slade, Darren (23 December 2011). "Ofcom inquiry into Eddie Mitchell's decision to buy The Bay radio station". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "Radio station won't be rebranded, says Cherries' chief". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- Astrup, Juliette (14 December 2006). "Bid for community radio station in town". Bournemouth Daily Ehco. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "Community Radio Licence Application Form (2006/07)." (PDF). Ofcom. 14 August 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- . Seekernews.co.uk http://www.seekernews.co.uk/2013/01/public-transport-hots-up-as-radio-station-unveil-new-bus/. Missing or empty
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