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What is Radio City Liverpool now called? ›

Hits Radio Liverpool. Hits Radio Liverpool, formerly Radio City, is an Independent Local Radio station based in Liverpool, England, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to Merseyside, Cheshire and parts of north Wales.

The presenter had hosted the breakfast show alongside Scott Hughes for four years. However, Scott's contract has not been renewed as Bauer Media, who own the station, have confirmed Leanne will now be joined by Joel Ross in a new breakfast show as it merges with Radio City's sister station Rock FM.

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Former Radio City Breakfast co-host Scott Hughes is joining Liverpool DAB station In Demand Radio. Scott will host Drive on the station four days a week from Monday 11th March 2024 following his departure from Bauer last year. He'll also be heard on Saturday mornings from 10am till 12pm.

The name comes from the Old English lifer, meaning thick or muddy water, and pōl, meaning a pool or creek, and is first recorded around 1190 as Liuerpul. According to the Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, "The original reference was to a pool or tidal creek now filled up into which two streams drained".

Showplace of the Nation

More than 300 million people have come to the Music Hall to enjoy stage shows, movies, concerts and special events. There's no place like it to see a show or stage a show. Everything about it is larger than life. Radio City Music Hall is the largest indoor theatre in the world.

Liverpool born and bred, Leanne is the voice of morning radio in Merseyside and a passionate supporter of the city. A former actress, Leanne is part of the Liverpool fabric and loves it when she's referred to as 'Our Leanne' by the Merseyside public!

From January 2024 Leanne will be joined by a new morning co-host, Joel Ross, who currently presents the Breakfast Show on Radio City's sister station Rock FM.

Joel Ross (born Joel Hogg 31 May 1977) is British radio DJ and television presenter. He has worked with a co-host Jason King (known on-air as JK).

Can you go up Radio City Liverpool? ›

Viewing Gallery Experience

Hits Radio Liverpool, one of the UK's most successful radio stations, gives you a unique opportunity to view Merseyside's ever changing skyline over 400 feet above the heart of the city centre.

The company is awaiting approval from Liverpool City Council to change the sign, which has displayed “Radio City 96.7” since the station moved in 24 years ago. The Grade 2 listed building, officially named St Johns Beacon, is still home to two live breakfast shows each weekday, despite recent changes.

As loved-up BBC Radio 2 star Scott Mills gets set to marry his fiancé of four years, Sam Vaughan, in Spain this weekend, here's all you need to know about their romance...

Scott said: "Radio City & Bauer Media have decided they want to take the show in a new direction and have chosen not to renew my contract. "Working with Leanne (don't panic, she's staying) for the last four years has been an incredible experience. We've cried laughing together most days and I will miss her dearly.

He is best known for presenting the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. Mills has also been a UK commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Radio City, which has broadcast from St John's Beacon since 2000, will become Hits Radio Liverpool as part of a rebrand of Bauer Media's stations. The beacon was given listed status in 2020 and its listing includes a reference to the Radio City branding.

Why has the station name changed? Rock FM was already part of the Hits Radio Network, and this name change means we'll be more clearly linked as part of a family network of shows.

The tower has served as the base of the local commercial radio station Hits Radio Liverpool (formerly Radio City) since 2000. Its sister station, Greatest Hits Radio, also broadcasts from the building.

The Radio City Tower is set to become the Hits Radio Tower as Bauer makes plans to change the outside branding. The company is awaiting approval from Liverpool City Council to change the sign, which has displayed “Radio City 96.7” since the station moved in 24 years ago.