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Northants 96 - news archive

This is an archive of news about Northants 96. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

Citybeat hopeful for award
From Radio Today. Posted October 16 2007, 7.59am
Citybeat is up against the big boys in the Best Radio Station Event category of the Radio Academy Promotions and Marketing Awards tomorrow. The station is competing against Capital 95.8, Northants 96 and Northsound Radio, and say if they won, it would be a dream come true. (more)

GCap Media wins Northampton
From Radio Today. Posted October 11 2007, 5.03pm
GCap Media has won the new local digital multiplex for the Northamptonshire area. NOWdigital will provide nine commercial services, including current stations Northants 96, Gold, Connect FM. Xfm will launch in the area along with UCB and Jack FM. BBC Radio Northampton will also feature. (more)

Northants creates rugby village
From Radio Today. Posted August 30 2007, 12.40pm
Northants 96 has agreed a deal with Northampton Saints not only to cover and promote the rugby club, but also create an area in the south end of the stadium to be known as Northants 96 Village. The area is used by fans prior to home games and will now feature entertainment from the radio station. (more)

Northants 96 talks cobblers
From Radio Today. Posted August 7 2007, 8.27pm
GCap Media's Northants 96 is now the official radio station of Northampton Town Football Club, aka The Cobblers, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. Club Chairman David Cardoza announced the deal today, which includes presenter columns in the official match programme, ticket give-aways on-air and stadium branding for Northants. (more)

Northants 96 brings magic alive
From Radio Today. Posted July 13 2007, 2.39pm
GCap Media's Northants 96 is celebrating the release of the new Harry Potter film today by getting hundreds of local schoolchildren together to read the first book in the series. Each youngster is reading out half a page of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone aloud on stage at Northampton Saints' rugby ground. The station's also been broadcasting live from the event. (more)