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Kiss 105 was a dance music radio station based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It was part of a new breed of regional radio stations as opposed to Independent Local Radio.

History

The licence, covering the Yorkshire and Humberside region, was one of the biggest in the UK outside London, and it was won by Faze FM, who already operated Kiss 102 in Manchester. EMAP who owned London's Kiss 100 gave Faze permission to license the name.

The station was launched by Bam Bam at 01:05pm, 14 February 1997 (1997-02-14T01:05pm) and the first track played was 'I Like It (Lisa Marie Vocal Experience)' by Angel Moraes. Most programming came from Leeds but some specialist shows, especially at the weekend, were simulcast on both Kiss stations.

Later in 1997, both stations were sold to Chrysalis Radio who rebranded the stations as Galaxy 105 as the brand licence required them to relinquish the name.

Technical

A total of four transmitters were used to cover the whole of Yorkshire. The East Riding of Yorkshire is served by 105.8, Sheffield by 105.6, Bradford by 105.6 and a general Yorkshire transmitter on 105.1 FM. The studios were based at Joseph's Well, Hanover Walk, Park Lane in Leeds, West Yorkshire and are still used for Capital Yorkshire. Some of the programmes were shared with the Manchester station.

DJs/presenters

References

1. "History of radio in Yorkshire". Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

External links

• Marketing Mix Profile: Gordon McNamee Managing director of KISS
• Nemone's Biography

• Dance radio stations
• Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom
• Radio stations established in 1997
• Radio stations disestablished in 1997
• Radio stations in Yorkshire