V2 Radio
Broadcast area | Sussex and South Hampshire |
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Frequency | DAB: 10B Sussex and 11C South Hampshire |
Programming | |
Format | Adult Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | VeeToo Trade |
History | |
First air date | Monday 18 January 2021 |
Links | |
Website | www |
V2 Radio is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by VeeToo Trade in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts to West Sussex and South Hampshire, England.
History[edit]
After Bauer Media announced that Spirit FM "will be rebranded as "Greatest Hits Radio", offering classic hits from the '70s, '80s and '90s"[1] a group of presenters from Spirit FM grouped together with VeeToo trade to form V2 Radio.[2][3]
The station started test transmissions in December 2020[4] before its official launch on 18th January 2021.[5]
Programming[edit]
V2 Radio broadcasts locally from its studios in West Sussex, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. An April 2024 it expanded its DAB coverage to also broadcast to South Hampshire[6] following the rebranding of Wave 105 to Greatest Hits Radio.[7][8]
Highlights include the breakfast show with Tanya McCarthy from 6am to 10am and Drive Time with Ian Crouch from 3pm to 7pm.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Spirit FM to undergo re-brand following buyout". Sussex World.
- ^ "Back in Business". Chichester Bid. 25 March 2021.
- ^ "A new radio station is set to hit airwaves in Sussex next week! - VisitArundel.co.uk". Visit Arundel. 13 January 2021.
- ^ "V2 Radio launches test transmissions in West Sussex". Radio Today.
- ^ "V2 Radio celebrates a year of 'proper local radio' in West Sussex". Sussex Express.
- ^ "V2 Radio extends its broadcast reach into Hampshire". Hampshire Chronicle. 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Anger as Wave 105 radio station is taken over by Greatest Hits Radio". Portsmouth News.
- ^ "Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand". Response Resource.
- ^ "Schedule". V2 Radio.