- Galaxy North East
Infobox Radio station
name=Galaxy North East
slogan = Passion For Music,
Passion For Life
airdate =June 1 1999
frequency = 105.3 MHz, 105.6 MHz, 105.8 MHz, 106.4 MHz
RDS Name "GALAXY"
share = 8.0%
share as of = September 2007
share source = [http://www.rajar.co.uk/listening/quarterly_listening.php]
area=North East England
format = Dance/R'n'B
owner =Global Radio UK
website = [http://www.galaxynortheast.co.uk www.galaxynortheast.co.uk]Galaxy North East is an English regional
radio station specialising indance music andR'n'B . It is based inWallsend , at the Silverlink Business Park, near the junction of the A1058 and the A19, near the [http://www.viz.co.uk/?domain=viz&page=%2Fprofanisaurus%2Fprofan_results.php%3Ffb%3D1%26profan%3Dsearchstory%26id%3D180%26prof_search%3DBilly+Mill Billy Mill roundabout] . It is owned by theGlobal Radio UK as part of its Galaxy Network of stations.Although originally called Galaxy 105-106, the name was changed to Galaxy North East in 2006, in line with other Galaxy stations. This year also saw a change in demographic from 15-29 to 15-34 and a new strapline of "passion for music, passion for life".
Current local presenters
* Steve Furnell
* Karen Wright
* James Barr
*Riley & Durrant Networked daytime presenters
* Sacha Brooks
* Matt Spokes
* Dave KellyPast presenters
* Paul Hollins
* Wes Butters
* Paul Gillies
* Chris Kaye
* Nicksy
* Kareem
* Ian Laverick
* Nick Jordan (aka Gary Wilkinson)
* Terry Golding
* Streetboy
* Roger Sanchez
* Steve Sutherland
* Paul Webster
* Rory Kay
* Gav Richards
* Sally Hudson - Left on Friday 11th April 2008 to go to Galaxy Manchester, she was first on Galaxy Northeast though, she "claimed" she had a sore throat caused by eating a spider while sleeping the night before.
* Melanie SykesGalaxy Radio Stations
*
Galaxy Radio
*Galaxy Digital
*Galaxy Birmingham
*Galaxy Manchester
*Galaxy Scotland
*Galaxy Yorkshire References
External links
* [http://www.galaxynortheast.co.uk Galaxy North East website]
* [http://www.galaxyfm.co.uk Galaxy group website]
* [http://www.wesbutters.com Galaxy Presenter Wins a Silver Sony]
* [http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/aircheck_UKNorthumberland.htm History of local radio in Tyne and Wear.]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/bilsdale/index.asp Bilsdale transmitter.]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/burnhope.asp Burnhope transmitter.]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/fenham.asp Fenham transmitter.]
* [http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/newton.asp Newton transmitter]
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