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Century Radio was the brand name of a group of Independent Local Radio stations in England. The brand was developed with the launch of 100-102 Century Radio in North East England in 1994, with John Myers as managing director and John Simons as programme director.
Century was based in a building next to the Tyne Bridge Tower for most of its life The former studios at Team Valley, Gateshead. Century Radio was the first regional station for North East England and also was the first to use the Century brand, which followed a 'personality' format, mixing speech and music.
Born and raised in County Durham, [3] Shaw began her radio career at Newcastle's Metro Radio, which she joined as a journalist before going on to present for the station.In 2004, she moved to Century Radio (later Real Radio then Heart North East), where she twice co-presented Gary and Lisa at Breakfast alongside Gary Philipson, first in 2004 and again between 2010 and 2014.
In September 1994, he launched Century Radio in North East England.He again presented the breakfast show, this time under the pseudonym of John Morgan. [4] [5] Myers later released a compilation cassette of the wind-ups from his show, and even a novelty single, called "Three Rosettes", under the further pseudonym of Mr Martin.
On 1 September 1994, the transmitter started broadcasting the first new regional radio service to the North East. Launched as Century Network, it then broadcast as Real Radio (North East) and is now Heart North East. It was followed almost five years later (1 June 1999), by Galaxy North East, now Capital North East.
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The station opened as Century Radio on 8 September 1998 as the second Century station in the country (the first being Gateshead-based 100-102 Century Radio).Owned and operated by Border Television, Century was founded by managing director John Myers, who had also established the north east station four years earlier.
Century Digital was a radio station for London and Birmingham established in 2001 and disestablished ... 100-102 Century FM (North East) 105.4 Century FM (North West ...