Draft:Northants 1
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52°24′27″N 0°44′25″W / 52.407456°N 0.740263°W
| Broadcast area | Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Northampton and Rushden |
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| Frequency | Online via Northants Player, Mobile App and Smart Speaker |
| Programming | |
| Format | Throwbacks, Top 40, Hit Music, |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NN Media |
| History | |
First air date | 7 July 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | northants1.co.uk |
Northants 1 originally lauched as Shire Sounds Radio broadcasting to Kettering It was independently owned by and based in Kettering. Shire Sounds Radio was setup with the aim of replacing the local service provided to the community of Kettering after the closure of Connect FM was annouced, the station owners Adventure Radio signed a management contract with Communicorp which would see them offer extra support to both Connect FM and Heart Hertfordshire. In 2019 Communicorp agreed to buy the services, with a view to replacing Connect FM with Smooth East Midlands.[1]
In January 2024, Shire Sounds Radio's senior leadership team setup NN Media and began planning a full rebrand and relaunch of the station, and in March 2024 the station relaunched as Northants 1.
The station today is operated from studios on Station Road in Kettering and they specialise in playing Hit Music, delivering local content and information both on air & through its website and also its flagship Radio Training Academy, available to all secondary school aged children in Northamptonshire.
History
[edit]The station launched as Shire Sounds Radio on 7th July 2019 with a live broadcast from the Kettering Market Place. Shire Sounds Radio's studios were located in Church Walk, Kettering until July 2021. The original line-up consisted of Charlie Stone, Oli Hackett, Martin Brown, Katie Donnelly and Alfie Garley-Kay. It originally broadcast a format with a wide range of music, playing hits from the 1970s to todays chart hits and also a special Musicals show and Rock & Nostalgia programme. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the station increased its daytime output to ensure it delivered as much high quality, local & entertaining content as possible while ensuring its team broadcast from home as much as possible. This included a drivetime show and also delayed weekday breakfast show from 9am - 11am, broadcast by[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Connect FM and Heart Herts sold by Adventure Radio". 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Award Winning presenter Oli Hackett". 7 May 2020.
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