Greatest Hits Radio South

Greatest Hits Radio South is a regional radio station serving the South of England, as part of Bauer’s Greatest Hits Radio network.

Greatest Hits Radio

Broadcast area	South of England
Frequency	FM and DAB
RDS	Grt_Hits
Branding	GHR South
Slogan	The Good Times Sound Like This
Programming
Format	Adult contemporary
Network	Greatest Hits Radio
Ownership
Owner	Bauer
History
First air date	1 September 2020
Links
Website	Greatest Hits Radio

Coverage

The six local stations broadcast to Salisbury, Dorset, West Sussex, North Hampshire, Berkshire and Aylesbury from central studios in Manchester, Liverpool and London, and a regional studio in St Mary’s, Southampton for opt-outs.

History

After acquiring several businesses in early 2019, in May 2020, Bauer Radio announced many of their radio stations would rebrand and join the Greatest Hits Radio network, including several stations in the south of England:[1]

• Eagle Radio in Guildford
• Spire FM in Salisbury
• Wessex FM in Dorchester
• Mix 96 in Aylesbury
• Spirit FM in Chichester
• The Breeze in Andover, Newbury, Basingstoke and Reading, branded as Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire[2]

Programming

During the week most programming is shared with the Greatest Hits Radio network. A three-hour afternoon show is broadcast from studios in Hampshire by former Spire FM presenter Martin Starke.[3]

Technical

List of Transmitters

Broadcast area	Transmitter site	Frequency	Power	PI Code
Alton	Brockham Hill	102 MHz	100W
Four Marks	Medstead	101.6 MHz	75W
Haslemere	Haslemere	97.1 MHz	275W
Hindhead	Hindhead	101.6 MHz	65W
Petersfield	Rams Walk	101.8 MHz	100W
Andover	Bere Hill Farm	106.4 MHz	100W
Aylesbury	Quainton Hill	96.2 MHz	1kW
Basingstoke	Fanum House (AA Building)	107.6 MHz	100W
Bridport	Bridport (Eype)	96 MHz	125W
Dorchester & Weymouth	Bincombe Hill	97.2 MHz	700W
Chichester	The Trundle	96.6 MHz	400W
Guildford	Guildford Hog's Back	96.4 MHz	3kW
Midhurst & Petworth	Midhurst	106.6 MHz	400W
Newbury	Newbury	105.6 MHz	100W
Hungerford	Hungerford	107.4 MHz	15W
Reading	Tilehurst Water Tower	107 MHz	200W
Salisbury	Camp Hill	102 MHz	1.25kW
West Sussex	Hammerpot	102.3 MHz	450W

References

1. Clarkson, Stuart (27 May 2020). "Most of acquired Bauer stations to become Greatest Hits Radio". RadioToday. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
2. Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire on Twitter
3. Martin, Roy (27 August 2020). "Greatest Hits Radio Drivetime presenters revealed". RadioToday. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

External links

• Greatest Hits Radio