Greatest Hits Radio
UK classic hits radio network
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| December 23 2024 | National breakfast show extended to the South of England, fully networking all England stations. |
| November 11 2024 | Launch of a new national weekday afternoon show, resulting in the elimination of many regionalized shows in England. |
| September 16 2024 | Greatest Hits Radio 60s officially began broadcasting, marking the network's first spin-off station launch. |
| September 9 2024 | Announcement of a new sister station 'Greatest Hits Radio 60s' to begin broadcasting on 16th September. |
| March 28 2024 | Bauer closed down Wave 105 and rebranded it as Greatest Hits Radio South Coast. |
| December 13 2023 | Greatest Hits Radio was removed from satellite and cable TV platforms along with other Bauer Media radio stations. |
| November 12 2023 | Announcement made that GHR's remaining medium wave transmissions in Scotland and northern England would cease by the end of the year, while continuing on DAB. |
| March 1 2023 | Bauer announced Lincs FM would lose its FM frequency and go DAB only from 3 April, with the frequency becoming Greatest Hits Radio. |
| January 31 2023 | Bauer announced Radio Borders would rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio from 3 April. |
| January 12 2023 | Bauer announced seven Scottish heritage radio stations would rebrand as Greatest Hits Radio from 3 April. |
| December 14 2022 | Greatest Hits Radio launched on Sky, replacing Scala Radio on the platform. |
| November 22 2022 | Bauer announced CFM in Cumbria & South West Scotland would rebrand to Greatest Hits Radio from 3 April 2023. |
| September 19 2022 | Wave 105's Poole transmitter began carrying Greatest Hits Radio Dorset. |
| 2021 | Janice Long, a past presenter of Greatest Hits Radio, passed away. |
| June 17 2021 | Bauer purchased Imagine Radio, planning to replace it with separate Greatest Hits Radio feeds for Stockport, North Cheshire, Peak District, and Derbyshire Dales. |
| May 17 2021 | Greatest Hits Radio took over Absolute Radio's London FM frequency at 105.8 FM. |
| October 22 2020 | Bauer purchased Revolution 96.2 in Oldham and Rochdale for conversion into Greatest Hits Radio, expanding the North West network. |
| October 15 2020 | Ipswich 102 was announced to take the Greatest Hits Radio brand and network programming from November. |
| September 17 2020 | Bauer purchased Radio Plymouth. |
| September 1 2020 | Bauer closed Leeds-based Radio Aire and switched its frequency from Hits Radio to Greatest Hits Radio, merging twelve stations in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. |
| July 13 2020 | Nineteen former Wireless Group and Celador-owned stations joined the Greatest Hits Radio network, retaining local breakfast shows and separate branding until full relaunch. |
| May 2020 | Bauer announced the rebranding of 48 local radio stations in England and South West Wales to join the Greatest Hits Radio network, following acquisitions from multiple media groups. |
| January 7 2019 | Network rebranded from 'Bauer City 2 Network' to 'Greatest Hits Radio', inspired by the success of Radio City 2 in Liverpool on FM. |
| June 4 2018 | Key 2 in Manchester was rebranded as Key Radio, coinciding with Key 103's relaunch as Hits Radio. |
| April 2018 | Northsound 2 ceased analogue broadcasting on 1035 AM, becoming the first commercial radio station in Scotland to broadcast only on digital platforms (DAB and online). |
| December 7 2015 | Radio City 2 in Liverpool swapped frequencies with Radio City Talk on 105.9 FM and reintroduced local programming at peak times. |
| January 5 2015 | Greatest Hits Radio network launched as the 'Bauer City 2 Network', initially consisting of multiple local and regional radio stations across England, Scotland, and Wales. |
| September 2014 | Bauer Radio announced rebranding of Magic stations under localised identities, with Magic's AM network closing and Magic 105.4 FM launching nationwide on DAB. |
| July 2013 | Remaining Scottish local output ceases, leading to a fully networked schedule called 'Greatest Hits Network' |
| March 2013 | Magic network reduces local content to three regional breakfast shows serving North West, North East, and Yorkshire |
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