Tindle Radio
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Farnham, Surrey |
Area served | Channel Islands Republic of Ireland United Kingdom (until 2013) |
Key people |
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| Parent | Tindle Newspaper Group |
| Website | www |
Tindle Radio is a media company which owns commercial stations in the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland. It has its head office in Farnham in Surrey, England.
History[]
Sir Ray Tindle acquired Island FM in Guernsey in February 1998, the first station of what was to become Tindle Radio Group. The business grew to own a dozen stations, mostly located in the South and Southeast of England.
Between 2007 and 2010 four stations were sold, with the final five of the UK stations offloaded in 2013 through a management buyout, forming Anglian Radio.[1]
Tindle's last station launch in England was for Ipswich, but sold interests in new licences in Andover and Southend before they began broadcasting.
After the UK stations separated, Tindle's radio division re-organised as 'Tindle CI Broadcasting', retaining its stations in the Channel Islands and Ireland. It remains part of the larger Tindle Group.
The company launched its first digital station, Soleil Radio, on 1 August 2021. Channel 103 and Island FM also launched DAB+ simulcasts at the same time.[2]
Radio stations[]
Tindle owns and operates three radio stations in the Channel Islands, and one in the Republic of Ireland:
- Channel 103 - local radio station for Jersey
- Island FM - local radio station for the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark
- Midlands 103 - local radio station for County Laois, County Offaly and County Westmeath.
- Soleil Radio - easy listening DAB station in the Channel Islands. Launched August 2021.[3]
Former stations[]
During the 2010s, Tindle's former stations which broke away to form Anglian Radio were sold on again to Celador Radio and later Bauer Media Audio. They were rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio in 2020.[4]
- Kick FM - local radio station for West Berkshire, broadcast from Newbury (sold to Andover Sound in 2009, now Greatest Hits Radio)
- Delta Radio - local radio station for East Hampshire, South West Surrey and North West Sussex (merged with Kestrel FM in 2010)
- Bridge FM - local radio station for Bridgend County, South Wales (sold to Town and Country Broadcasting in 2007)
- Dream 107.2 - local radio station for Central Hampshire, broadcast from The Brooks Shopping Centre in Winchester. Previously known as 107.2 Win FM. (rebranded as The Breeze and later Greatest Hits Radio)
- Kestrel FM - local radio station for North Hampshire, broadcast from studios in Festival Place Shopping Centre in Basingstoke. (rebranded as The Breeze and later Greatest Hits Radio)
- Dream 107.7 - local radio station for Chelmsford (sold to Adventure Radio in September 2008)
- Dream 100 FM - local radio station for North Essex and South Suffolk (became Greatest Hits Radio in 2020)
- 99.9 Radio Norwich - local radio station for Norwich (became Greatest Hits Radio in 2020)
- The Beach - local radio station for Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Southwold (became Greatest Hits Radio in 2020)
- Town 102 - local radio station for the Ipswich area (became Greatest Hits Radio in 2020)
- North Norfolk Radio - local radio station for North Norfolk (became Greatest Hits Radio in 2020)
References[]
- ^ "Tindle Radio offloads five radio stations". 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Channel Islands digital radio launches with an all DAB+ line-up". August 2021.
- ^ @SoleilRadioCI (30 July 2021). "