Broadcast area | Bristol and surrounding areas |
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Frequency | FM: 96.3 MHz, 103.0 MHz RDS Name: HEART___ DAB: NOW Bristol |
Programming | |
Format | Hot AC |
History | |
First air date | (as Radio West) 27 October 1981 (as GWR) 1 October 1985 |
Last air date | 16 July 2010 |
Heart 96.3 (formerly GWR FM Bristol) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Bristol and surrounding areas and broadcasting on 96.3 MHz in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. Launched in 1981 as Radio West, it was merged with neighbouring Wiltshire Radio and relaunched under the name GWR in 1985, retaining the name through several changes of ownership until rebranding in March 2009. Heart Bristol merged with sister stations in Somerset and Bath to form Heart West Country.