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Station history

Core was originally owned by GWR Group, now GCap Media. It was launched on the Digital One multiplex on 15th November 1999 at 1pm (GMT), alongside four other stations, Planet Rock, Classic FM, Talk Radio (now TalkSport) and Virgin Radio, with other stations joining the multiplex in the following months. GWR Group was a British radio company, until its merger with Capital Radio Group in May 2005 to form the new company GCap Media. ... GCap Media plc is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. ... Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by GCap Media and transmitted on frequency block 11D. It broadcasts the following channels receivable on any digital-equipped radio: Classic FM - national commercial classical music station, also on FM Core - semi-automated pop music station... This article is about the UK radio station. ... Classic FM is the United Kingdoms first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. ... talkSPORT is a commercial sports and talk radio station, based in London, broadcasting to the United Kingdom providing sports talk, live commentaries, phone-in discussion and talk shows. ... For the French radio station, see Virgin Radio (France). ...

new website www.myspace.com/coredab

The station gradually built up the schedule over the years, to include more DJs and shows. In August 2006, a breakfast show was introduced, presented by Allan Lake, previously from Capital Disney. However, as of 31st March 2007, the station changed to a jukebox format, known by the station as "Access All Areas." This involves the DJs, apart from Ryan Seacrest, who presents the American Top 40, being removed from the station, and the only voice appearing on the station will be the listeners. To encourage interaction, the station will use their MySpace account, as well as a new MySpace discussion group, as well as Skype, SMS text, online and a phone message machine, to take requests and get audio clips to add to the stations output. One unique idea is that listeners will receive an SMS text message to tell them when their song will be on air if they request by SMS text. Allan Lake (born November 13, 1983 in Isle of Wight) is an English disc jockey. ... American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an independent internationally-syndicated radio program currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest. ...

The presenter lineup previous to the changes was Allan Lake, Nicola Bonn, Sophie Bruce, Philippa Collins, Nick Ludlow, Tim Cocker, Ben Moss, Val Mellon, Ben Glover and Kevin Hughes. The syndicated American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest was broadcast as part of the weekend line-up, and will continue to be. Allan Lake (born November 13, 1983 in Isle of Wight) is an English disc jockey. ... American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an independent internationally-syndicated radio program currently hosted by Ryan Seacrest. ... Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio and television personality, and anchorman. ...

Closure

The station left Sky Digital and Virgin Media on 3rd July 2007, with other GCap stations Capital Disney, Chill (radio station) and Classic Gold Digital Network. This speculated^{[attribution needed]} as a reference to GCap Media ceasing to invest in the brand, and cutting costs. Sky Digital is the brand name for British Sky Broadcastings digital satellite television service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28. ... Virgin Media Inc. ... Capital Disney was a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds. ... Chill is the name of a digital-only radio station in the UK. It broadcasts on the DAB digital radio platform in several locations in mid and southern England. ... Classic Gold Logo Classic Gold Digital Network was one of the biggest gold formatted radio networks in the United Kingdom, with a potential audience of 47 million. ...

In January 2008, it was announced on the website and in email to listeners, that the station was to close on 11 January 2008. ^[1] The station closed at 23:59 on January 11, 2008. The final song to play on the station was"So Long & Thanks For All The Fish" by Hilary Summers, Kemi Omniyi & The R'svp Voices. The online stream continued to play until 01:07am where the final song was Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's. The DAB station was instantly replaced with BFBS. is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Interactivity

The station had been seen as highly interactive and listener-led^{[attribution needed]} with the website, SMS and phone calls all used for requests. This helped to create the CoreControl Chart which was made up from the most requested songs each day. Core was one of the UK's first radio stations with a presence on MySpace. The station relaunched its website in late 2006 with extra content, a music download service and information on currently playing and upcoming tracks. This aspects will be the basis of the station after the presenters are removed. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

The station has won three awards for its interactivity :

A Face For Radio

"A Face For Radio" was launched in spring 2006 with the aim to find a new presenter for the station. Friends of possible candidates made nominations, which were then reduced to a final ten.

The ten competed in a variety of tasks to demonstrate their presenting skills, whilst gathering friends on MySpace. Each week, the two contestants with the least friends went head-to-head in a challenge to keep their place. Core's Programme Manager, Bern Leckie, decided who stayed in the competition based on their performance. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

The two finalists were Will Goodhand and Matt Treacy. They each broadcast a two hour show, appealing for listener votes to decide the winner. Will Goodhand, born 13th June 1979, is best known in the UK as a contestant on the British version of reality TV show Beauty and the Geek, and the winner of A Face For Radio, a national radio competition to find new presenter talent. ...

Will, a contestant in the UK series of Beauty and the Geek (UK TV series) and a market research account manager, won. In January 2007 he began presenting a short-lived Monday night show, which was removed in March due the axing of presenters. Beauty and the Geek is a reality television show, first aired in Britain on E4 on February 7th 2006, following the success of the format in the USA, and was advertised similarly as the the Ultimate Social Experiment. The first series ended on 14th March, and will be shown again...

References

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External links

• Station entry on Radiocentre.org
• Station MySpace Page
• Core website