verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message radio aire broadcast area leeds west yorkshire slogan your music your life frequency fm rds aire mhz96 .3 dab 12d first air date 1 september 1981 format chr pop audience share 5.1 % june 2016 rajar transmitter coordinates 53 44 08 n 1 34 42 w 53.7356 n 1.5782 w 53.7356 ; 1.5782 coordinates 53 44 08 n 1 34 42 w 53.7356 n 1.5782 w 53.7356 ; 1.5782 owner bauer radio sister stations radio aire 2 radio aire 3 webcast whatson website www.radioaire.co.uk radio aire is an independent local radio station serving leeds and west yorkshire . it is owned & operated by bauer radio and forms part of bauer s city 1 network of stations . contents 1 history 2 transmitter information 3 programming 3.1 news 4 former presenters 5 references 6 external links history edit radio aire s original logo radio aire logo used from 2004 to 2015 . radio aire s studios shared with radio aire 2 in burley leeds the station was launched on 1 september 1981 by presenter graham thornton and the first song played was pilot of the airwaves by charlie dore . radio aire originally broadcast on 362 metres medium wave 828 khz am and 94.6 vhf but was moved to 96.3 fm vhf in 1986 . radio aire is situated on burley road kirkstall road next to yorkshire television s studios and was the first independent local radio station to have studios specially built for the purpose of radio transmission . in the late 1980s the studios were used for the james whale radio show which was a late night tv show broadcast on itv radio aire and red rose radio . on 17 july 1990 radio aire split frequencies forming aire fm and magic 828 . in 1992 the name was changed to radio aire fm and then 96.3 aire fm in 1995 . a change of format in 1996 saw another station name change to the new 96.3 aire fm before the new was dropped in 1998 . by march 2001 radio aire had reverted to its original name . the station together with magic 828 was bought by emap in 1995 and it became part of their big city network of stations and has maintained a generic branding with sister stations across northern england since about 2000 . following the acquisition of emap radio the station is now part of bauer radio . transmitter information edit the station s fm transmission is radiated at the tingley site in morley close to the a653 and junction 28 of the m62 . the adjacent mast known as morley is former home of the station s fm transmissions . it continues to broadcast sister station radio aire 2 on medium wave and the leeds dab multiplex which also carries radio aire 3 . programming edit local programming is produced and broadcast from radio aire s leeds studios from 6am 2pm and 3 7pm on weekdays 2 6pm on saturdays and 12 4pm on sundays . radio aire also airs networked programming from sister stations key 103 in manchester radio city in liverpool hallam fm in sheffield clyde 1 in glasgow and forth 1 in edinburgh . the vodafone big top 40 is syndicated from global radio at its capital studios in london for broadcast on over 130 commercial radio stations across the uk . the station s national network presenters include paddy mcguinness darryl morris marvin humes and wes butters . 1 news edit radio aire broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays from 7am to 1pm on saturdays and from 9am to 12pm on sundays . headlines are broadcast on the half hour during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows alongside sport and traffic bulletins . national bulletins from sky news radio are carried overnight with bespoke networked bulletins on weekend afternoons usually produced for sister stations from the newsroom in leeds . former presenters edit christa ackroyd carol vorderman paddy bunce mark easton paul fairburn phil riley martin kelner andy kershaw liz kershaw edouard lapaglie alex lester peter levy mark mardell paul welsh chris moyles bob preedy james whale simon hirst now stephanie hirst tony wrighton peter tait vicky locklin bruno brookes jason king 2 joel ross lucy horobin 2 steve priestley references edit 1 a b jk and lucy join heart solent radio today 16 january 2012 external links edit official website radio aire archive the history of radio aire history of local radio in yorkshire . archived 19 october 2009 tingley transmitter information morley transmitter information v t e bauer media group publishing consumer titles australia apc australian geographic the australian women s weekly cleo cosmopolitan dolly empire fhm grazia harper s bazaar motor nw ok people the picture qantas the australian way rolling stone rugby league week street machine take 5 techlife top gear tv week wheels woman s day zoo weekly consumer titles germany auf einen blick autozeitung bravo joy das neue blatt neue post volksstimme consumer titles new zealand metro north & south consumer titles united kingdom angling times bella bike bird watching car classic bike closer empire fhm first golf world grazia heat kerrang match model rail mojo more motor cycle news mcn parker s performance bikes pop practical classics practical fishkeeping practical photography pregnancy & birth q rail take a break that s life today s golfer tv choice tv quick zoo consumer titles united states astrogirl first for women in touch weekly ideas and discoveries j 14 life & style weekly m quizfest soap opera update defunct soaps in depth twist woman s world bauer radio bauer city 1 cfm clyde 1 forth 1 hallam fm key 103 metro radio mfr northsound 1 radio aire radio borders radio city rock fm tay fm tfm viking fm west fm bauer city 2 clyde 2 forth 2 hallam 2 key 2 metro 2 radio mfr 2 northsound 2 radio aire 2 radio city 2 rock fm 2 tay 2 tfm 2 viking 2 west sound ayrshire west sound dumfries and galloway bauer city 3 clyde 3 forth 3 hallam 3 key 3 metro 3 radio mfr 3 radio aire 3 radio city 3 rock fm 3 tay 3 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91.5 bbc radio 3 92.4 95.3 102.7 103.9 bbc radio leeds 93.7 bbc radio 4 96.3 radio aire 96.7 phoenix fm 97.2 102.6 107.1 stray fm 97.5 and 102.5 pulse 1 98.9 bbc radio 1 101.1 classic fm 101.8 branch fm 103.2 sunrise radio 103.5 drystone radio 105.1 105.6 capital 106.2 heart 106.6 bcb 106.8 ridings fm 107.3 fever fm 107.4 tempo fm united kingdom radio markets aberdeen glasgow london liverpool manchester northern ireland south west england west midlands west yorkshire worcester see also list of radio stations in the united kingdom retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title radio aire & oldid 743118469 categories bauer radiomedia in leedsradio stations in yorkshirebauer city networkradio stations established in 1981hidden categories use dmy dates from august 2012use british english from august 2012articles needing additional references from may 2008all articles needing additional referencescoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged 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