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The Milestone Group is a British Technology company. Originally a cross media proprietor who had holdings in radio, publishing and television, it now focuses on digital solutions and creates websites and mobile applications. The company is based in London (formerly Abingdon, Oxfordshire and is a constituent of the FTSE AIM All-Share Index division of the Alternative Investment Market.
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Former Holdings
Television channels
The Milestone Group had one television channel:
- Six TV - was a "free-to-air" channel available in Oxford and Southampton. It closed in 2009[1].
Radio stations
The Milestone Group used to own five local radio stations in the UK. All these radio stations were sold in the years 2005/06:
- Kestrel FM - local radio station for the Basingstoke and surrounding area of north Hampshire. (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group)
- Kick FM - local radio station for West Berkshire, broadcast from Newbury. (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group, now known as Newbury Sound and owned by Celador.)
- Passion 107.9 - local radio station for the Oxfordshire area (Sold to ARI Consultancy).
- Reading 107 FM - local radio station for the Reading area of Berkshire (now owned by John Madejski).
- 107.1 Rugby FM - local radio station for the Rugby area of Warwickshire (now owned by Quidem.
Newspapers & Magazines
The Milestone Group used to own six publications, under the Courier Newspapers brand:
- Auto Weekly - information on the buying and selling of cars in Oxfordshire.
- Breakout! - published immediately before school holidays, a publication distributed in primary schools to children.
- South Oxfordshire Courier - free newspaper for southern Oxfordshire, formerly "Courier Journal".
- Oxford Journal - free newspaper for northern and central Oxfordshire, formerly "Oxford City Journal".
- Oxfordshire Living - free monthly publication distributed in Oxfordshire.
- Property Weekly - free publication advertising property for sale in Oxfordshire.
Breakout! and Oxfordshire Living are no longer published, while the other publications are all now owned by Tri-Media Publishing.
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References
Categories:- Newspaper companies of the United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom broadcasting stubs
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