is an
Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from Bradford. The station was originally known as
Pennine Radio .
The station was part of the
Yorkshire Radio Network which also owned
Viking FM and
Hallam FM , this was bought out by
Newcastle based
Metro Radio Group (owners of
Metro Radio and
TFM ).
Pennine Radio became Pennine FM in the late
1980s when the
AM frequency was split off to create the original incarnation of
Classic Gold . In
1991 , in a bid to revive flagging fortunes, Pennine FM was rebranded as .
The Metro Radio Group itself was bought out by
EMAP in 1996 and ownership rules at the time meant that as they already owned neighbouring
Radio Aire in
Leeds something had to be sold on, and that was The Pulse and its sister station
Classic Gold which were purchased in a management buyout from senior staff and ex-Metro Group executives. The new company was called
The Radio Partnership , it was at this time that the station moved to number one position in the West Yorkshire radio market for the first time in its history.
The Radio Partnership expanded over the years to include other stations, such as
Signal Radio in
Stoke-on-Trent . In 1999,
Kelvin MacKenzie 's
Talk Radio UK bought The Radio Partnership and formed
The Wireless Group to include the national broadcaster and a series of local stations. In July 2005 The Wireless Group was bought out by
Ulster Television .
The main 102.5 and
Sheffield . The signal is much stronger, and the transmitter at a higher altitude than the Idle transmitter.
The 97.5 FM signal covers
Bradford , and comes from the
Idle transmitter, which is on the top of Idle Moor, between Idle and
Shipley . The Idle transmitter also carries national radio frequencies,
Galaxy 105 on 105.6FM,
Sunrise Radio on 103.2FM and
Real Radio For Yorkshire on 107.6FM.
Peter Levy ,
Martin Kelner ,
Chris Moyles (who was sacked in 1994),
Jon Culshaw and
Simon Hirst have all worked on the station, with the breakfast show being hosted by the likes of
Elliott Webb , Nic Tuff,
Paul Carrington ,
Mark Page and
Elisa Hilton .
