The station has been known as Key 103 for the past 30 years in Manchester. Strictly Come Dancing star Gemma will host the Hits Radio breakfast show alongside TV presenter Gethin Jones and Dave Vitty - known to millions as ‘Comedy Dave’, the former sidekick of ex-Radio One DJ Chris Moyles. A sausage dog cafe is coming to Manchester.
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In Manchester, Hits Radio Manchester will have local news and information about school closures, any local emergencies plus the latest traffic and travel to ensure it retains its Manchester ‘heritage’, Bauer Media said.Įx-Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson will remain as the new-look station’s breakfast co-host, but Mike Toolan will shift to the mid-morning slot while Matt Haslam will remain as producer.
The new breakfast team (Image: Victor Frankowski) The ‘evolution’ of the station is part of a major investment from Bauer Media, under which the new flagship station will sit alongside the group’s other national stations, Absolute Radio, Magic Radio and KISS. “They should have renamed it Kiss UK - Kiss is a wonderful name, best radio station name in the World IMO & they already own the name. Vote for the first song to be played on the new Hits Radio - as Key 103 waves goodbye.Writing on Twitter he said: “Lots of people asking what I think about the end of Key 103 & the re-naming of the radio station.
Rusholme -born Penk, 56, made his name at Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio, which became Key 103, and then at Capital FM in London with his cheeky prank calls, including winding up the then Prime Minster Tony Blair. Legendary radio DJ and former TV presenter Penk, famous for his wind-up calls during the 1990s, said he believes the station has ‘made a mistake’. Hits Radio is due to launch from June 4, becoming the first national commercial radio station to be based in the city. The Castlefield-based radio station announced a major multi-million pound rebrand earlier this month, with a presenter shake-up included in the overhaul. Veteran DJ Steve Penk has dubbed Key 103’s decision to change its name to Hits Radio ‘silly’.