 Capital Radio's headquarters Capital Radio was, until May 2005, a London-based British radio group. The company was originally set up to operate a 'General Entertainment' service in October 1973. Capital was the second legal commercial radio station to launch in the UK, a few days after London news station LBC. In the 1980s the station was allowed to operate separate services on AM and FM. Capital Radios HQ, London (at night). ...
Capital Radios HQ, London (at night). ...
Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ...
October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) was Britains first commercial independent local radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. ...
The 1980s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1980 and 1989, but in a pop cultural sense it could be considered to span from about 1979 to 1990. ...
Changes to media ownership laws meant that Capital was able to acquire other stations throughout the UK, becoming a powerful player in the UK's commercial radio industry; before the merger with GWR, Capital Radio controlled 22 analogue and 59 digital radio licences. In July 1998, Capital bought the financially troubled "alternative" radio station, XFM. Xfm is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. ...
In the early 21st Century Capital Radio Group expanded its range of FM stations, and also started broadcasting digital-only stations such as Capital Disney and Capital Life.
On Monday 9th May 2005 the parent company Capital Radio Group merged with GWR Group, another major UK radio group, to form GCap Media. The combined size of Capital and GWR make GCap the largest commercial radio broadcaster in the UK. GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ...
The headquarters of Capital Radio Group (and now GCap), as well as the studios of Capital FM, are based in Leicester Square. For details on the adjacent London Underground station, see Leicester Square tube station. ...
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