verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message magic broadcast area northern england slogan the greatest hits first air date july 1990 last air date 4 january 2015 format hot adult contemporary audience share 2.1 % september 2014 rajar former frequencies mw dab owner bauer radio website www.magicradio.com magic was an am radio network based in northern england . contents 1 history 2 directory of stations 3 television channel 4 magic albums 5 references 6 external links history edit the magic brand in uk radio originated with magic 828 the sister station of radio aire in leeds which was launched in july 1990 although no other stations were branded magic until the emap group purchased the metro radio group in 1995 . it can be regarded as the successor to great north radio which was a small network in the north east that consisted of what became magic 1170 and magic 1152 . preston s red rose gold was the last to be converted to the magic brand in 2000 two or so years since the conversion of the majority of the stations . in london melody fm was rebranded magic 105.4 in 1998 . the regional am stations played hot adult contemporary music . the playlists of these magic stations predominantly consisted of hits from the 1960s and 1970s although music from other decades was included in the mix . the london station is more laid back and its playlist more contemporary playing soft adult contemporary hits from the 1980s 1990s and 2000s . the london station is branded with the tagline more music less talk . on 5 january 2015 the network merged with the greatest hits network of scottish am stations to form the bauer city 2 network . 1 the london based magic became available nationally via dab at the same time . directory of stations edit region city of license station north east newcastle magic 1152 stockton on tees magic 1170 north west liverpool magic 1548 greater manchester piccadilly magic 1152 preston magic 999 yorkshire hull magic 1161 leeds magic 828 sheffield magic am london london magic 105.4 television channel edit main article magic tv channel following the success of the radio stations emap set up a corresponding magic tv channel which is available through satellite and cable television systems and plays non stop videos of songs established as typical of the magic brand . magic albums edit the magic network released several albums since the formation of the network in the late 1990s . the albums predominantly feature music on the magic 105.4 play list but were also promoted on the northern england stations too . title release the sound of magic 31 05 1999 the sound of magic love 01 10 1999 the sound of magic vol . 2 15 05 2000 magic 12 03 2001 magic summer feeling 13 06 2003 magic the album 2005 28 11 2005 magic summer 15 05 2006 mellow magic 26 02 2007 magic the album 2007 20 08 2007 magic decades 80s 90s 00s 19 11 2007 references edit bauer city 2 network gears up for launch radio centre 19 december 2014 external links edit official 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 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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 magic presenters 105.4 richard allinson rick astley martin collins hannah cox mel giedroyc angie greaves paul hayes lynn parsons harriet scott nick snaith kim wilde gary vincent mellow magic alice arnold martin collins fran godfrey john hannah paul hayes patsy kensit lynn parsons arlene stuart gary vincent magic chilled eloise carr sarah champion jade ewen louise maloney pips taylor stations current magic 105.4 mellow magic magic chilled former 1152 1170 1548 1152 piccadilly 99 1161 828 am related topics bauer media group magic retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title magic radio & oldid 710086391 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