Heart Northants

52°14′23″N 0°53′12″W / 52.2398°N 0.88662°W / 52.2398; -0.88662

Heart Northants

Northampton
Broadcast area	Northamptonshire (excluding South Northamptonshire) and Rugby
Frequency	96.6 Hertz
RDS	Heart
Branding	Heart
Programming
Format	Hot AC
Ownership
Owner	Global Radio
History
First air date	30 November 1986[1]
Last air date	16 July 2010
Links
Website	Station website

Heart Northants (formerly Northants 96) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Northamptonshire.

The station broadcast on 96.6 FM from studios in Northampton town centre, via the transmitter located in the Kingsthorpe area. As of August 2011 the station merged with Heart Dunstable and Heart Bedford to become Heart Four Counties and now has its studios from Central Milton Keynes. It is owned and operated by Global Radio as a part of the Heart Network.