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Peak FM

Peak FM is a commercial radio station in north Derbyshire, playing music from the last three decades, as well as local news and sport.

History

Though served by Hallam FM in Sheffield, Chesterfield missed out on having a commercial radio station of its own for two decades.

Peak FM began broadcasting to Chesterfield as 'Peak 107 FM' on Wednesday October 7, 1998. The Radio Authority had awarded Grand Central Broadcasting the licence earlier in the spring.

At the same time, the authority also awarded licenses for two other small stations, in nearby Bassetlaw and Mansfield.

In 2001, Forever Broadcasting bought out Grand Central Broadcasting, and Peak 107 was rebranded as 'The 50/50 Music Mix of Yesterday And Today', with an accompanying change in music policy.

Forever sold three of its stations in 2003, with three remaining- Peak, Tower FM in Bolton and Wolverhampton's 107.7 The Wolf.

In early 2004, Forever Broadcasting was itself bought by The Wireless Group, run by former newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie.

Under the new regime, the station changed its name to the shorter 'Peak FM' in summer 2004. Station output has not changed dramatically since the takeover, but presenters are occasionally required to promote programming on The Wireless Group's national station, talkSPORT, and advertisements for the national station are frequently played.

Former presenters at Peak FM have included Jeff Cooper, Rob Birnie, and Dave Kilner.

Some or all material in this page has been adapted from the Peak FM entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_FM), or others, in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org), the free encyclopedia.