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 areaSouth of England
FrequencyFM and DAB
RDSGrt_Hits
BrandingGHR South
SloganThe Good Times Sound Like This
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
NetworkGreatest Hits Radio
Ownership
OwnerBauer
History
First air date
1 September 2020
Links
WebsiteGreatest 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]

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 areaTransmitter siteFrequencyPowerPI Code
AltonBrockham Hill102 MHz100W
Four MarksMedstead101.6 MHz75W
HaslemereHaslemere97.1 MHz275W
HindheadHindhead101.6 MHz65W
PetersfieldRams Walk101.8 MHz100W
AndoverBere Hill Farm106.4 MHz100W
AylesburyQuainton Hill96.2 MHz1kW
BasingstokeFanum House (AA Building)107.6 MHz100W
BridportBridport (Eype)96 MHz125W
Dorchester & WeymouthBincombe Hill97.2 MHz700W
ChichesterThe Trundle96.6 MHz400W
GuildfordGuildford Hog's Back96.4 MHz3kW
Midhurst & PetworthMidhurst106.6 MHz400W
NewburyNewbury105.6 MHz100W
HungerfordHungerford107.4 MHz15W
ReadingTilehurst Water Tower107 MHz200W
SalisburyCamp Hill102 MHz1.25kW
West SussexHammerpot102.3 MHz450W

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.

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