2-Ten FM is the local pop station serving the Thames Valley and North Hampshire with studios in Reading. Originally called Radio 210 (Two-One-Oh) it commenced broadcasting in March 1976 on its mediumwave frequency of 210 metres (700ft/1413 kHz). March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... St Marys Church and market Reading is a town and unitary authority in Berkshire in England, at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, halfway between London and Oxford. ... Location within the British Isles View from Basingstoke railway station forecourt; the chrome yellow buildings stand on the site of older office buildings that have been demolished to build apartments. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... This article is about the Thames Valley in southern England. ... Hampshire (abbr. ...

The original parent company, Radio Kennet had won the licence to broadcast as far back as 1974, however plans for the station to float on the Stock Market as soon as it commenced broadcasting failed as it didn't raise enough cash. Radio Kennet returned in 1976 as Thames Valley Broadcasting. Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ... The New York Stock Exchange A stock market is a market for the trading of financial instruments, which may include company stock, bonds, and other associated financial instruments (including stock options, convertibles and stock index futures). ...

Some Radio 210 slogans are:

 - Tune to 210! - Closer to you, Radio 210! - The sound of success. 

Radio 210 initially only served Reading, however that changed as it soon opened up another frequency of 102.9 VHF/FM at midday 1st January 1987 to serve a wider area of Berkshire and North Hampshire. Radio 210 went Stereo on it's VHF/FM circa 1990. (Redirected from 1st January) January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the early 1993 Radio 210 split frequencies (as required then to do so by Government due to a radio act recently passed to encourage MW competition) to provide two services - Radio 210 FM and 210 Classic Gold Radio, today known as 2-Ten FM and Classic Gold Thames Valley. Classic Gold, in some places Classic Gold Digital, is one of the biggest gold formatted radio networks in the UK, with a potential audience of 29 million. ...

Radio 210 claimed to be 'the only comprehensive travel service in the Thames Valley and North Hampshire'. It had news bulletins on the hour every hour and also regional news during certain points throughout the day. 2-Ten FM is now owned by the GWR Group. Many Radio 210 listeners now tune into West Berkshire's Kick FM as it offers a service similar to what 210 offered.

2-Ten FM also serves Henley-on-Thames on 103.4 FM Map sources for Henley-on-Thames at grid reference SU7682 Henley-on-Thames from by the playground near the Rail Station A Hill near Henley-on-Thames Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and...

See also

• Kick FM

Kick FM Kick FM broadcasts from Bone Lane, Newbury, and covers West Berkshire. ...

External link

• 2-Ten FM's website