radio station . for the american radio station see wafy . key 103 city manchester broadcast area greater manchester slogan your music your life frequency fm 103.0 mhz dab 11c first air date 2 april 1974 as piccadilly radio 3 september 1988 as key 103 format chr pop audience share 6.4 % june 2014 rajar owner bauer radio sister stations key 2 key 3 webcast radioplayer website www.key103.co.uk key 103 is a local radio station owned and operated by bauer radio as part of the city 1 network . it broadcasts to manchester from studios in castlefield . contents 1 overview 2 technical 3 programming 3.1 news 4 references 5 external links overview edit key 103 logo used 2004 to 2015 . originally named piccadilly radio from its set up in 1974 the station was renamed in august 1988 when it was decided to re brand piccadilly radio s fm frequency to the new name key 103 . citation needed the original piccadilly radio now known as key 2 continued to broadcast on the am frequency of 1152 khz . the station broadcasts on the analogue frequency 103 fm from a 4kw transmitter on saddleworth moor and broadcasts on dab digital radio from city tower formerly sunley tower on the ce manchester multiplex . key 103 s programming can also be heard from their website but only within the uk . technical edit the dab signal is broadcast from transmitters located at winter hill and city tower manchester on the ce manchester multiplex . these transmissions are only aimed towards the city and are not as extensive as the fm frequency which can be heard over much of north west england and into north wales . in may 2016 two additional digital transmitters were launched at littleborough and saddleworth . programming edit the majority of programming local and networked is produced and broadcast from key 103 s studios in castlefield citation needed however some networked output originates from sister stations clyde 1 in glasgow radio city in liverpool and forth 1 in edinburgh . the vodafone big top 40 is produced by global radio at its capital studios in london for broadcast on 145 commercial radio stations in the uk . the station s local presenters are mike toolan debbie mac adam cole adam catterall and fiona sadler . the station s nation network presenters include paddy mcguinness darryl morris marvin humes and wes butters . 1 news edit key 103 broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays from 7am to 1pm on saturdays and 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 at sister station radio aire in leeds . references edit 1 external links edit official website in demand website 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 tfm 3 viking 3 free radio free radio 80s free radio birmingham free radio coventry & warwickshire free radio herefordshire & worcestershire free radio shropshire & black country bauer national absolute radio absolute classic rock absolute radio extra absolute radio 60s absolute radio 70s absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s absolute radio 00s kiss network kiss 100 kiss 101 kiss 105 108 kissfresh kisstory digital radio heat the hits kerrang radio other magic regional fm in london & national dab planet rock national dab cool fm downtown radio gem 106 radio city talk wave 105 the box plus network 50 % 4music run by channel 4 box upfront the box box hits kerrang tv kiss tv magic category v t e radio stations in greater manchester england longwave am stations 198 bbc radio 4 252 rt radio 1 medium wave am stations 909 693 bbc radio 5 live 1089 1053 talksport 1152 key 2 1215 absolute radio 1350 radio cavell 1377 asian sound radio 1458 gold fm stations 88.4 gaydio 89.3 89.8 bbc radio 2 90.1 legacy fm 91.5 91.9 bbc radio 3 92.8 unity radio 93.7 94.1 bbc radio 4 94.4 salford city radio 95.1 104.6 bbc radio manchester 96.2 96.2 the revolution 96.5 bolton fm 96.9 all fm 97.0 crescent radio 97.2 wythenshawe fm 97.7 radio x 98.9 99.3 bbc radio 1 99.7 oldham community radio 100.4 smooth radio 101.1 classic fm 102.0 capital 102.4 wish fm 103.0 key 103 103.6 tameside radio 104.9 imagine fm 105.4 heart 106.1 xs manchester 106.6 north manchester fm 107.4 tower fm 107.8 pure radio . the fm bbc radio stations are broadcast from two transmitters holme moss and saddleworth . dab stations absolute radio absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s asian sound radio bbc radio 1 bbc radio 2 bbc radio 3 bbc radio 4 bbc radio 4 extra bbc radio 5 live bbc radio 5 live sports extra bbc radio 6 music bbc asian network bbc world service bbc radio manchester bfbs radio classic fm capital capital xtra heart north west heat radio key 103 key 2 key 3 kiss lbc magic uk planet rock premier christian radio radio x smooth extra smooth radio north west talksport ucb uk christian multiplexes ce manchester local 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 key 103 & oldid 743157019 categories bauer radioradio stations in manchesterbauer city networkradio stations established in 1988hidden categories use dmy dates from february 2016use british english from february 2016all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from 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