About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Kiss 100 London, Q, Metro Radio, Kiss 101, Magic 105.4 FM, Hallam FM, Mojo, Big City Network, 96.9 Viking FM, City Talk 105.9, 96.3 Radio Aire, Key 103, Radio City 96.7, 97.4 Rock FM, Piccadilly Magic 1152, Bauer Humberside, CFM Radio, Bauer South Yorkshire, Bauer Teesside, Magic 828, Bauer Tyne & Wear, Wave 105, Downtown Radio, Kiss 105-108, Kerrang! 105.2, Moray Firth Radio, Radio Tay, Northsound 1, 97.3 Forth One, 1548 Forth 2, Northsound 2, 102.5 Clyde 1, Tay AM, Tay FM, Magic 999, Magic Radio, Magic 1548, Magic 1161, 1152 Clyde 2, TFM Radio, Heat Radio, The Hits Radio, Magic AM, Magic 1170, Radio Borders, Cool FM, West Sound, Radio Clyde, West Sound FM, 96.7 West FM, Smash Hits! Radio, Kiss Network. Excerpt: Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV. The Station forms part of the Bauer Passion Portfolio. Kiss FM began in October 1985 as a pirate radio station, which broadcast across South London and subsequently across the whole city on 94FM. It attracted a huge following before finally acquiring a legitimate licence in 1990 - it was thought to have commanded in the region of 500,000 listeners even as a pirate station. It was first set up by Gordon McNamee (later its Managing Director till Dec 1997) and his friends; Tosca, Pyers Easton and George Power. Gordon Mac approached a successful London club promoter, Guy Wingate, to discuss ways of improving Kiss' profile and Wingate then launched the hugely successful Kiss nights at the Wag Club (which included the first ever Acid House party, an idea put forward by Kiss DJs Colin Faver and Danny Rampling). These nights gave the station a credibility boost and Wingate joined the Kiss ...
