newcastle upon tyne broadcast area tyne and wear slogan the greatest hits for the north east frequency mw 1152 khz dab 11c first air date march 1989 format oldies audience share 3.3 % june 2014 rajar owner bauer radio sister stations metro radio metro radio 3 website www.metroradio2.co.uk metro 2 radio is a local radio station owned and operated by bauer radio as part of the city 2 network . it broadcasts to county durham northumberland and tyne and wear from studios in newcastle . it broadcasts on 1152 am and on dab radio . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 news and sport 3 references 4 external links history edit main article great north radio magic 1152 logo used from 1998 to 2015 . great north radio or g.n.r as it was sometimes called was formed in march 1989 using the am frequencies of metro radio and radio tees 1 . this happened after the metro radio group decided to split the fm and am frequencies up . gnr s output consisted of mellow music from the 1950s through to the 1980s including current hits that fitted the format . there were also specialist programmes each evening including country music jazz and classical . in december 2001 emap decided that it was more economical for the magic network to share off peak programmes and in line with the other magic am stations began networking between 10am 2pm and 7pm 6am . during these hours it was simply known as magic although there were local commercial breaks and local news on the hour . in january 2003 after a sharp decline in listening the station ceased networking with the london station magic 105.4 and a regional northern network was created with manchester s magic 1152 at the hub at the weekend and the newcastle station as the hub during the week . this arrangement remained until 2006 when all network programmes were broadcast from newcastle . during networked hours local adverts are aired as well as a local news summary on the hour during the day . irn is taken in the evening and overnight . from july 2006 more networking was introduced across the northern magic am network leaving just the legal minimum of 4 hours a day of programming the breakfast show presented from the local studios . all other programming was networked from newcastle however some is also produced in manchester and now london . shows are recorded also on saturdays from 1 6pm . on 4 march 2013 the one remaining local show weekday breakfast became a syndicated regional programme as on this day the programme presented by anna foster started broadcasting on tees side sister station magic 1170 . 1 the regional breakfast show was axed in december 2014 ahead of the launch of metro 2 and all programming is networked with the other bauer am stations in the north although local news weather and travel continue to be broadcast as opt outs during the day . programming edit the majority of metro 2 radio s programming is taken from the bauer city 2 network although there are separate shows for northern england at peak times including weekday breakfast and drive time . 2 metro radio produces some of the network s output with other programming originating from key 2 in manchester clyde 2 in clydebank forth 2 in edinburgh tay 2 in dundee and bauer s headquarters at golden square soho . news and sport edit metro 2 radio broadcasts local news bulletins hourly from 6am to 7pm on weekdays from 9am 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 at weekends produced from key 2 s newsroom in manchester . extended sports coverage is featured in the network s game on programme on saturday afternoons . references edit magic am starts networking at breakfast radio today 15 february 2013 schedule released for bauer city 2 stations radiotoday 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 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 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