Capital Radio Tyne and Wear

Broadcast area: North East England and North Yorkshire

 

Frequency

• DAB: 11B Bauer Teesside
• DAB: 11C Bauer Tyne & Wear
• FM: 105.3 MHz Burnhope
• FM: 105.6 MHz Fenham
• FM: 105.8 MHz Hexham
• FM: 106.4 MHz North Yorkshire

Branding: The North East’s No.1 Hit Music Station

 

Programming Format: Contemporary hit radio

Network: Capital

Ownership: OwnerGlobal Radio

Sister stations: Heart North EastSmooth North East

History

First air date

it broadcasts to North East England from studios in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The station launched on 1st June 1999 as Galaxy 105–106, rebranded in 2006 as Galaxy North East and

rebranded again on 3rd January 2011 as Capital North East.