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Home > Company Index > Media > Radio Broadcasting & Programming > GWR Group plc

GWR Group plc
 PROFILE
British radio fans can thank GWR Group for giving them an earful. A leading UK-based radio group, GWR has a collection of about 40 local radio stations such as Q103 FM in Cambridge, Wyvern FM in Worcester, and several Gold stations. GWR is also the owner of national commercial radio network Classic FM and has branched beyond the UK with radio interests across Europe and in South Africa. The company owns 63% of Digital One, a national digital radio venture that began broadcasting in late 1999. (British cable company NTL owns the rest of Digital One.) GWR's ecast ventures is ushering the company into music Web sites and other Internet investments. British media giant Daily Mail and General Trust owns about 19% of GWR.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 162.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 19.9%
Employees: 801
Revenue per employee: $203,245.94

 KEY PEOPLE
• Ralph Bernard
    CEO
• Patrick Taylor
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
PO BOX 2345, 3B2
Swindon SN5 7HF, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-118-928-4314
Fax: 44-118-928-4310
Online: Web Site

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