The Magic brand in UK radio originated with Magic 828, the sister station of Radio Aire in Leeds which was launched in July 1990, although no other stations were branded 'Magic' until the Emap group purchased the Metro Radio group in 1995. It can be regarded as the successor to Great North Radio which was a small network in the North East that consisted of what became Magic 1170 and Magic 1152. Preston's Red Rose Gold was the last to be converted to the Magic brand, in 2000, two or so years since the conversion of the majority of the stations. In London, Melody FM was rebranded Magic 105.4 in 1998.
The northern AM stations played Hot Adult Contemporary music. The playlists of these Magic stations predominantly consisted of hits from the 1960s and 1970s, although music from other decades was included in the mix.
The London station is more laid-back and its playlist more contemporary, playing soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. The London station is branded with the tagline, "More music, less talk".
On 5 January 2015, the network merged with the Greatest Hits Network of Scottish AM stations to form the Bauer City 2 network.[1] The London-based Magic became available nationally via DAB at the same time.
Following the success of the radio stations, Emap set up a corresponding Magic TV channel which is available through satellite and cable television systems and plays non-stop videos of songs established as typical of the Magic brand.
Magic albumsedit
The Magic network released several albums since the formation of the network in the late 1990s. The albums predominantly feature music on the Magic 105.4 play list, but were also promoted on the Northern England stations too.
Title
Release
The Sound of Magic
31/05/1999
The Sound of Magic Love
01/10/1999
The Sound of Magic Vol. 2
15/05/2000
Magic
12/03/2001
Magic Summer Feeling
13/06/2003
Magic the Album 2005
28/11/2005
Magic Summer
15/05/2006
Mellow Magic
26/02/2007
Magic the Album 2007
20/08/2007
Magic Decades 80s 90s 00s
19/11/2007
Referencesedit
^Bauer City 2 network gears up for launch 20 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Radio Centre, 19 December 2014
External linksedit
October 28, 2023
magic, english, former, radio, network, radio, station, magic, radio, station, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find. For the UK radio station see Magic UK radio station This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Magic English former radio network news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Magic was an AM radio network based in Northern England MagicBroadcast areaNorthern EnglandProgrammingFormatHot Adult ContemporaryOwnershipOwnerBauer RadioHistoryFirst air dateJuly 1990Last air date4 January 2015Former frequenciesMW DAB Contents 1 History 2 Directory of stations 3 Television channel 4 Magic albums 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFor a chronological guide see Timeline of Magic The Magic brand in UK radio originated with Magic 828 the sister station of Radio Aire in Leeds which was launched in July 1990 although no other stations were branded Magic until the Emap group purchased the Metro Radio group in 1995 It can be regarded as the successor to Great North Radio which was a small network in the North East that consisted of what became Magic 1170 and Magic 1152 Preston s Red Rose Gold was the last to be converted to the Magic brand in 2000 two or so years since the conversion of the majority of the stations In London Melody FM was rebranded Magic 105 4 in 1998 The northern AM stations played Hot Adult Contemporary music The playlists of these Magic stations predominantly consisted of hits from the 1960s and 1970s although music from other decades was included in the mix The London station is more laid back and its playlist more contemporary playing soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s 1990s and 2000s The London station is branded with the tagline More music less talk On 5 January 2015 the network merged with the Greatest Hits Network of Scottish AM stations to form the Bauer City 2 network 1 The London based Magic became available nationally via DAB at the same time Directory of stations editRegion City StationNorth East Newcastle Magic 1152Stockton on Tees Magic 1170North West Liverpool Magic 1548Manchester Magic 1152Preston Magic 999Yorkshire Hull Magic 1161Leeds Magic 828Sheffield Magic 990 1305 amp 1548Television channel editMain article Magic TV channel Following the success of the radio stations Emap set up a corresponding Magic TV channel which is available through satellite and cable television systems and plays non stop videos of songs established as typical of the Magic brand Magic albums editThe Magic network released several albums since the formation of the network in the late 1990s The albums predominantly feature music on the Magic 105 4 play list but were also promoted on the Northern England stations too Title ReleaseThe Sound of Magic 31 05 1999The Sound of Magic Love 01 10 1999The Sound of Magic Vol 2 15 05 2000Magic 12 03 2001Magic Summer Feeling 13 06 2003Magic the Album 2005 28 11 2005Magic Summer 15 05 2006Mellow Magic 26 02 2007Magic the Album 2007 20 08 2007Magic Decades 80s 90s 00s 19 11 2007References edit Bauer City 2 network gears up for launch Archived 20 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Radio Centre 19 December 2014External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Magic English former radio network amp oldid 1105571836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
