Dee 106.3

Chester's Dee Radio - Previously Dee 106.3 and Dee on DAB) is an Independent Local Radio station serving the city of Chester and a wide surrounding area. The station is wholly owned and broadcasts from its purposely modified studios at Chantry Court in Chester. FM output is sent from the studios via Microwave transmission to the FM transmitter located atop the Steam Mill building in Chester city centre. Dee Radio also broadcasts on DAB across West Cheshire, North Wales and Merseyside using multiplexes based at Moel-y-Parc transmitting station and Radio City Tower in Liverpool.

Chester's Dee Radio
CityChester
Broadcast areaChester and Flintshire
Frequency106.3 MHz

RDS: DeeRadio DAB: 10D

Online
BrandingDeeRadio
SloganYour Station, Chester's Dee Radio
Programming
FormatAdult Hits
Ownership
OwnerDee Radio Group
History
First air date
1 March 2003
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
53.1935°N 2.8799°W / 53.1935; -2.8799
Links
Websitedee1063.com

In January 2020 the station was re-branded as "The all new Chester's Dee Radio"

In older news, June 2009 saw the purchase of neighbouring local station 106.9 Silk FM in Macclesfield.[1] Now Cheshire's Silk 106.9

Programming

All of Dee Radio's programming is produced and broadcast from its Chester studios. Live programming airs from 6am to 7pm during weekdays, 8am to 6pm on Saturdays and 10am to 2pm on Sundays. Other output is voice tracked or automated.[2]

The station's presenters include Gavin Matthews, Jamie Stevens, Dave Phillips, Simon Davies, Ruth Anne Pollard, Phil Rodgers, Rob Jeffries, Mike James and Shane Pinnington.

News and sport

Dee Radio broadcasts hourly local news bulletins produced by Radio News Hub from 6am-6pm on weekdays and 10am-2pm at weekends. National bulletins from Sky News Radio are carried every hour at all other times.[3]

The station also airs weekly sports programming on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons, including regular coverage of Chester FC.

References
  1. ""Radio Today" article: Silk FM sold to Dee 106.3". Radio Today. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  2. Dee 106.3 public file
  3. Dee 106.3 public file


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