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History

Early years

The station, which was based on the first two floors of the Euston Tower was originally named Capital Radio, and was launched by the then-chairman Richard Attenborough at 5:00 AM on Tuesday, 16 October 1973. In 1997 Capital moved from its legendary home on the Euston Road, to a new purpose-built base at Leicester Square. In 2005, the famous "Capital Radio London" signage was removed following the inauguration of GCap Media, but was reinstalled in January 2006. Euston Tower is a skyscraper located in the London Borough of Camden, at 286 Euston Road, near the intersection with Tottenham Court Road. ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born 29 August 1923) is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A recent photo of the GCap Media building.

Capital went on air just over a week after news station LBC, making it the second legal commercial radio station in the UK. The first song to be played on Capital was Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Simon and Garfunkel. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (476x639, 137 KB) Summary A recent photo of the GCap Media/Capital FM building. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (476x639, 137 KB) Summary A recent photo of the GCap Media/Capital FM building. ... LBC Radio (originally the London Broadcasting Company) operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. ... Commercial Radio Hong Kong is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting company in Hong Kong (the other being Metro Radio). ... Music sample Bridge over Troubled Water Problems? See media help. ... The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are US-American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. ...

Broadcasting on FM and medium wave, it has used 95.8 MHz since its inception, while the medium wave frequency was originally 539 metres (557kHz). This happened to be the same frequency that the Dutch pirate radio station Radio Veronica was using, and the interference between the two meant that neither station could be heard clearly in parts of southern England or Belgium. FM radio is a broadcast technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that uses frequency modulation to provide high-fidelity sound over broadcast radio. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... This article refers to a historical Dutch radio station, not the current oldies station with the same name Radio Veronica is also a radio station in Athens, Greece, see http://www. ...

In 1975, Capital's medium wave frequency moved to 194 metres (1548 kHz) after Veronica had been closed by the Dutch anti-pirate legislation. As the British government encouraged an end to simulcasting as part of its plan to expand choice in UK radio, a separate service - Capital Gold - was set up in 1988 to broadcast on Capital's medium wave frequency. At the same time, the FM frequency station was relaunched under the name Capital FM. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Gold is an oldies radio station which started in London in 1988 on Capital Radios AM frequency, as the British Government urged radio stations to end simulcasting (broadcasting the same programmes simultaneously on FM and AM) and threatening to remove one of their frequencies if simulcasting continued. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Mediumwave radio transmissions (sometimes called Medium frequency or MF) are those between the frequencies of 300 kHz and 3000 kHz. ...

Recent times

The studios of Capital 95.8 are today based in Leicester Square, which is also home to Capital's parent company, GCap Media. Leicester Square at night in 2005: a view towards the northeast corner. ...

In September 1996 the then Capital FM launched its website, a little later than some UK broadcasters, but high demand led to it crashing within a few hours. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Towards the end of 2005, and the beginning of 2006, the station went through a number of changes. From December 2005 it was decided to have only two advertisements in each break in order to get listeners back to the music faster (these adverts were however played on the station at more frequent intervals). December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ...

On 9 January 2006 due in part to the fact that by then many people were no longer listening on FM but via the Internet, TV or DAB,^{[citation needed]} the station was once again relaunched under its original name (Capital Radio), with a modified line-up of presenters and a slightly tweaked music format. After this re-launch turned out not to have had the desired success, a new Programme Controller was appointed in September 2006. Scott Muller came from the Nova group in Australia, and the station saw another tweak in style. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 2006 is the ninth month of 2006 and has begun on a Friday. ... Nova is a name given to a group of Australian radio stations. ...

The new era has seen Capital re-branded back to "London's Hit Music Station", a play on the station's earlier brand of "London's Number One Hit Music Station" with noticeable improvements - leading to a rise in audience figures at the end of 2006. The station also changed its on air name to 95.8 Capital Radio, incorporating the frequency of "95.8" back into the station since it was dropped at the January 2006 re-launch. January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ...

In March 2007 the station was renamed Capital 95.8 and its slogan became "The Sound Of London". The marketing campaign combines outdoor, cinema, and print adverts. [2] March 2007 is the third month of the year. ...

Rajar figures for Q2 2007 showed Capital 95.8 slipping to fourth place recording the lowest-ever share of the London audience and for the first time falling behind Emap-owned station Magic and Heart, owned by Global Radio UK. Capital 95.8's audience share slipped from 4.6 to 4.1 per cent over the quarter.^[1] RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited) was established in 1992 to operate a single audience measurement system for the radio industry in the United Kingdom. ... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... Global Radio is a UK radio company created in 2007 by the sale of Chrysalis Radio by the Chrysalis Group [1] [2]. Senior personnel include Charles Allen and Richard Park. ...

10 December 2007 saw the station return to the "London's Hit Music Station" tagline, with ex-Virgin Radio presenter Greg Burns replacing Lucio on drivetime, and Lucio moving to the evening show. Lucio took over from Bam Bam who left Capital in early December 2007. is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ...

On 6 June 2008 Global Radio completed its £375 million takeover of GCap Media. The Office of Fair trading has ruled that the two companies must remain separate until it has reviewed the takeover. Global Radio's Ashley Tabor and Charles Allen have left their posts at Global to take up their respective posts at GCap Media, while Richard Park will be acting Chief Executive and Don Thomson will be acting Chief Operating officer until the OFT review is complete. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Era (or Anno Domini), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Current DJs

• Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen - Breakfast
• Margherita Taylor - Weekday Mornings (Mon-Sat)
• Chris Brooks - Weekday Afternoons and Saturday Breakfast
• Greg Burns - Drivetime and Saturday Afternoons
• Lucio Buffone - Weekday Evenings
• Tony Shepherd - Late nights (Mon-Thu) and Sunday Afternoons
• James Bassam - Early Breakfast
• Philippa Collins - Weekday Overnights
• Duncan James - Jukebox
• Ryan Seacrest - The Entertainment Edge
• Stephen Sullivan - Saturday & Sunday Overnights
• Des Paul - Dance Anthems (Friday & Saturday nights)
• Sophie Malcolm - Sunday Early Breakfast
• Toni Phillips - Sunday Late Show
• James Cannon - Sunday Breakfast

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Previous DJs

The station's original presenters include:

• David Symonds
• Kerry Juby (died July 2003)
• Tommy Vance
• Tony Myatt
• Michael Aspel
• Joan Shenton
• Kenny Everett (of whom they now provide podcasts - died April 1995)
• Dave Cash
• Roger Scott (died Oct 1989)
• Maggie Norden (presenter of Hullabaloo)
• Brian Hayes
• Greg Edwards
• Sarah Ward
• Sean Kelly
• Graham Dene 102.2 Smooth Radio
• Froggy
• Robbie Barish
• Paddy O'Byrne
• Monty Modlyn
• Tim Rice
• Gerald Harper
• Marsha Hunt
• Robin Ray
• Peter James
• Nicky Horne
• Gerald Harper
• Ian T Davidson (presented London Link International in the early days)
• Tony Myatt "Topless Tone" 102.2 Smooth Radio
• Sam Scott (Hallelujah - Gospel Music)
• Joan Shenton
• Mike Allen
• Keith Ashton

Later presenters include: Kerry Juby (b. ... Tommy Vance, born Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (July 11, 1941 – March 6, 2005) was a British pop radio broadcaster, born in Eynsham, Oxfordshire. ... Tony Myatt is a radio presenter who currently works for the UKs PrimeTime Radio and Saga DAB stations. ... Michael Aspel (b. ... Kenny Everett (born Maurice Cole in Crosby, Merseyside, 25 December 1944, died 4 April 1995), was a popular English radio DJ and television entertainer. ... Dave Cash was born in the UK but grew up in Canada, where he started broadcasting. ... Born in the UK in 1943, former merchant seaman Roger Scott began his broadcasting career at WPTR, Albany, NY, USA, in April 1966. ... Brian Hayes (born on 17 December 1937 in Perth, Western Australia) is a radio presenter who is known in United Kingdom for his phone-in shows. ... Graham Dene (born April 7th, 1949) is a British radio personality. ... 102. ... Broadcaster Nicky Horne, was a road manager for Emperor Rosko in 1969, before presenting shows on BBC Radio 1, from 1970 - 1973. ... Gerald Harper (born 15 February 1929 in London, England) is an actor, best known for his work on television, having played the title role in both Adam Adamant Lives! and Hadleigh. ... Tony Myatt is a radio presenter who currently works for the UKs PrimeTime Radio and Saga DAB stations. ... 102. ...

• Mike Dickin (died 2006)
• Adrian Love (died 1999)
• Sue Cook
• Peter Young
• Ian Davidson
• Graham Dene 102.2 Smooth Radio Breakfast
• John Sachs
• Pat Sharp
• David "Ram-Jam" Rodigan
• Paul McKenna (hypnotist)
• David Jensen Capital Gold
• Chris Tarrant (who hosted the breakfast show for 17 years)
• Mick Brown
• Neil Fox Magic 105.4
• Richard Allinson BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Two
• Jakki Brambles
• Clive Warren Century Radio
• Claire Ashford
• Lynn Parsons 102.2 Smooth Radio
• Martin Collins 102.2 Smooth Radio
• Charlie Jordan
• Russ Williams Virgin Radio
• Tim Smith
• Pete Tong BBC Radio One
• Paul Phear Magic 105.4
• Tim Westwood
• Neil Long Radio Jackie
• Sandy Beech
• Steve Penk
• Gary King Totally 80's
• Neil FrancisVirgin Radio
• Kelly Temple
• Jane Gazzo
• Mike Toolan Key 103

More recent DJs include: Mike Dickin Mike Dickin (September 28, 1943 – December 18, 2006), was a late-night host on the British radio station talkSPORT. Dickin used to present the 1am to 6am slot at weekends on Talk Radio. ... Adrian Love (3 August 1944–11 March 1999) was a British radio presenter. ... Sue Cook is a British journalist and broadcaster. ... Peter Young (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. ... Ian Damon Ian Damon (born June 5th, 1935) is a British radio personality. ... Graham Dene (born April 7th, 1949) is a British radio personality. ... 102. ... John Sachs is a British voiceover and commentator most famous for his narration on the popular ITV show Gladiators. ... Pat Sharp (born October 25, 1961 and sometimes nicknamed Patman,[2]) is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey, currently presenting The Big Drive Home on Q103 radio in Cambridge. ... English Disc Jockey, Born 1954, Germany David Rodigan is very famous to all reggae fans from whatever part of the world that they come from. ... Paul McKenna (born 8 November 1963, in Enfield, Middlesex, England) is a British hypnotist, and television personality. ... David Kid Jensen (*July 4, 1950 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ. // After beginning his career in his home country at the age of sixteen, joined Radio Luxembourg at the age of eighteen in 1968. ... Capital Gold is an oldies radio station which started in London in 1988 on Capital Radios AM frequency, as the British Government urged radio stations to end simulcasting (broadcasting the same programmes simultaneously on FM and AM) and threatening to remove one of their frequencies if simulcasting continued. ... Christopher John Tarrant OBE (born 10 October 1946, Reading, Berkshire)[1] is a BAFTA-nominated, Broadcasting Press Guild Award-winning English radio broadcaster and television presenter, now best known for hosting the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. // Tarrant was brought up in Reading, the son of... Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is a British radio and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became Foxy in the 2000s. ... Magic 105. ... Richard John McNeill Allinson was born on 12 October 1958 in Lichfield, Staffordshire. ... BBC Radio Oxford is a BBC Local Radio station, which opened on October 29, 1970. ... BBC Radio York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire. ... Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations. ... Jakki Brambles is a British television and radio presenter and reporter. ... Clive Warren is a British radio DJ. // Early Career He started out presenting Childrens ITV from 1989 to 1991, before becoming a DJ at Londons Capital FM, where he presented a Saturday night show from 10pm-1am, before taking over the weekend early show & the overnight slot on... Century Radio, marketed as 100–102 Century Radio, was the shortlived first national commercial radio station in Ireland, it was licenced by the Independent Radio and Television Commission. ... Lynn Parsons has an OND in electronic principles and started her career working in the television industry as a sound engineer and then a vision mixer. ... 102. ... Martin Collins, started broadcasting as soon as he left college. ... 102. ... Charley Jordan (January 1, 1890 - November 15, 1954) was a Saint Louis blues singer, songwriter and guitarist, as well as a talent scout, originally from Mabelvale, Arkansas. ... Russ Williams trained at Londons National Broadcasting School in Programming and Journalism, which led to a presenting job at Radio Mercury in Surry, presenting a chart show every Sunday from 3-5pm. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ... Tim Smith is a common name. ... Peter Pete Tong (born July 30, 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Magic 105. ... Tim Westwood (born 7 October 1957 in Lowestoft, Suffolk)[3] is a British rap DJ and presenter of the BBC Radio 1 Rap Show. ... 107. ... Steve Penk is a UK radio and TV presenter. ... Gary King (born Stevenage, England, August 1963) is a popular British radio presenter who has worked for most of the countrys best-known stations. ... Presents the afternoon show 1pm-4pm on Virgin Radio. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ... Jane Gazzo Jane Gazzo (born 1977) is a radio presenter, performance and club DJ, TV personality, voice artist, music journalist. ... Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. ...

• Chris Moyles BBC Radio One
• Richard Bacon
• Katy Hill
• Jeremy Kyle
• Nicky Campbell Five Live
• Justin Wilkes now with Kiss100
• Kate Lawler now with Kerrang! Radio
• Tim Lichfield (left in Early Summer 2007. Used to present the Nightshift show, 1-4am weekdays)Now on Virgin Radio
• Bam Bam (left the station after 9 months, he presented the evening show)
• Jamie Wright Joined 22/04/03 Left to join Magic 105.4 22/04/07. For 4 years kept london moving as a traffic & travel presenter and also presented his own shift Nightshift show before Tim Lichfield.

The following also worked on Capital's sister station Capital Gold: Christopher Moyles (born February 22, 1974[2]) is an English broadcaster. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Richard Bacon (born 30 November 1975) is an English television and radio presenter, currently hosting the drive-time show on Xfm London between 4-7pm Monday to Thursday and 3-6pm on Fridays. ... Katy appeared on The Games in 2004 Katy Hill (born 15 April 1971) is a British television presenter. ... Jeremy Kyle (born July 7, 1965 in Canning Town, London) is a British radio and television broadcaster, best known for his own daytime talk show on ITV, The Jeremy Kyle Show. ... Nicholas Andrew Argyll Campbell (born Nicholas Lackey April 10, 1961) is a radio and television presenter. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Kate Louise Lawler (born May 6, 1980 in Beckenham, London) is a British celebrity. ... Tim Charles Lichfield (July 24, 1981 - ?) is a radio presenter on Capital Radio, London, UK as well as Capital Disney. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ... Peter Poulton, aka Bam Bam, (born January 2, 1970) is a British radio personality. ... Jamie Wright (b. ... Magic 105. ... Tim Charles Lichfield (July 24, 1981 - ?) is a radio presenter on Capital Radio, London, UK as well as Capital Disney. ... Capital Gold is an oldies radio station which started in London in 1988 on Capital Radios AM frequency, as the British Government urged radio stations to end simulcasting (broadcasting the same programmes simultaneously on FM and AM) and threatening to remove one of their frequencies if simulcasting continued. ...

• Richard Skinner
• Paul Burnett
• Alan Freeman

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See also

• Capital Radio Group
• Independent Local Radio
• Capital FM Network
• List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
• Bong Game

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References

External links

• Capital Radio
• Capital Radio history on This Is ILR