Draft:V2 Radio

V2 Radio
Broadcast area	Sussex and South Hampshire
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.v2radio.co.uk

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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]

^ . Sussex World https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/consumer/spirit-fm-to-undergo-re-brand-following-buyout-2866181. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "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.
^ . Sussex Express https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/v2-radio-celebrates-a-year-of-proper-local-radio-in-west-sussex-3542769. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "V2 Radio extends its broadcast reach into Hampshire". Hampshire Chronicle. 8 April 2024.
^ . Portsmouth News https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/anger-as-wave-105-radio-station-is-taken-over-by-greatest-hits-radio-4537080. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand". Response Resource.
^ "Schedule". V2 Radio.

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[1] . Sussex World https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/business/consumer/spirit-fm-to-undergo-re-brand-following-buyout-2866181. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "Back in Business". Chichester Bid. 25 March 2021.

[3] "A new radio station is set to hit airwaves in Sussex next week! - VisitArundel.co.uk". Visit Arundel. 13 January 2021.

[4] "V2 Radio launches test transmissions in West Sussex". Radio Today.

[5] . Sussex Express https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/v2-radio-celebrates-a-year-of-proper-local-radio-in-west-sussex-3542769. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] "V2 Radio extends its broadcast reach into Hampshire". Hampshire Chronicle. 8 April 2024.

[7] . Portsmouth News https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/anger-as-wave-105-radio-station-is-taken-over-by-greatest-hits-radio-4537080. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[8] "Pirate FM and Wave 105 to rebrand". Response Resource.

[9] "Schedule". V2 Radio.

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