Sunset 102
| Broadcast area | Manchester |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 102 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Dance |
| History | |
First air date | 22 October 1989 |
Sunset 102 was the first Incremental radio station, a new type of station licensed by the Independent Broadcasting Authority in 1989.
History
Manchester dance station Sunset 102 went into liquidation in October 1993.
In May of the same year, the Radio Authority made a decision to prematurely terminate Sunset's licence, apparently accusing the station of providing inaccurate information about its financial and management affairs. In August 1993, the station reportedly had its transmission facilities withdrawn by NTL for non-payment. Following a brief return to the air, the liquidator was called in and the station fell silent.
The liquidator was later to re-apply on behalf of Sunset Radio for its re-advertised licence - but lost out to Faze FM, who proposed another dance music format. Faze used the name Kiss 102 for their station which they licensed from London station Kiss 100. It was later sold to Chrysalis Radio and re-branded to Galaxy 102. Their owners were then bought by Global Radio and the station became part of the Galaxy Network.[1]
On 3 January 2011, Galaxy, along with Global's Hit Music Network and several other stations were all rebranded to form the Capital network. Other than the weekday drivetime shows and local news, the majority of Capital's output is networked from London.
Relaunch
At 7am on Monday 12 October 2015 the station relaunched as The New Sunset Radio streaming on the internet and DAB Digital radio, in the Manchester area, as part of a 9-month trial that includes several other stations.
The output is similar with many of the original DJs including Mike Shaft, Steve Quirk and Audrey L. Hall.
Sunset DJs/presenters
- Ray Rose
- Pete Baker
- Duncan Smith
- Steve Quirk
- Jagger & Woody
- Mix Factory (Higgy, Mark XTC, Dave Pullen, Keith Biggs, Stubby)
- Andy Wiz***
- Hacienda DJs (Dave Rofe,Pete Robinson)
- Mike Lewis
- Hewan Clarke
- Dave Mason
- Massey & Frankie Shields
- Simon M
- 808 State
- Mike Shaft
- DJ Leaky Fresh
- Terry Christian[2]
- Liam Howlett[3]
- Sami B[4]
- Paul Hollins
- Deval[5]
- Greg Edwards
- Paul Harvey
- Cousin Matty
- Laney D
- Clash - Carlos, JFMC, Moggy & Jay Wearden
References
- ^ "A Guide to stations off the air: Why do commercial radio stations stop broadcasting?". Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Reference to Terry Christian's involvement". Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Reference to Liam Howlett's involvement". Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Reference to Sami B and DJ Stubbi's involvement". Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Reference to Deval's involvement". Retrieved 2010-05-23.
External links
- Manchester Evening News article
- New Sunset Radio website (defunct)
- Sunset Radio returns to Manchester on DAB
- Sunset 102 The Kickin FM group on Facebook
- YouTube Channel dedicated to archiving all available Sunset 102 broadcasts
- Sunset 102 history part 1 (defunct)
- Sunset 102 history part 2 (defunct)
- Sunset 102 programme schedule (defunct)
- 808 State show on Sunset 102 (defunct)