Image:Classicgold.jpg '''Classic Gold''' is one of the biggest 'gold' formatted radio networks in the United_Kingdom, with a potential audience of 47 million. Classic Gold is broadcast on both analogue and DAB digital platforms. Most stations were originally the Medium_wave services of Independent_Local_Radio stations. For example, Classic Gold 1359 in Coventry was originally part of Mercia Sound and was a full local service. In the 1980s, FM/AM stations split (in this case to Mercia FM and Xtra AM), before the station was bought by GWR radio, and the AM station rebranded to Classic Gold. Mercia_FM is still on air today. The format is now owned and operated by UBC, and most stations in the network carry the same programming, except for a local 4-hour afternoon programme from 3pm to 7pm. The stations were previously part of the GWR network, but were sold off as competition rules limited the number of stations a company could own. Additionally the AM service operated by UTV_Radio in West_Yorkshire carries programming supplied by the Classic Gold network (with additional localisation and programmes), although it is not owned by UBC. ==Programmes== * ''The Even Tastier Breakfast'' * ''Classic Gold Drivetime'' (local programme) * ''Classic Gold Late Night'' * ''The Retro Countdown'' * ''Classic Gold Albums'' ==Presenters== * Paul Baker * Tony_Blackburn * Paul_Burnett * Matthew Hardy * Erika North * Gary Crowley * Graham Rogers * Sandy Warr * Trevor_Dann * Mark Dennison ==Regional stations== There are 20 stations in the UBC Classic Gold Network: * Classic Gold Plymouth 1152, Plymouth * Classic Gold 1260, Bristol and Bath * Classic Gold 1332, Peterborough * Classic Gold 1359, Coventry and Warwickshire * Classic Gold 1431/1485, Reading * Classic Gold 1557, Northampton * Classic Gold 666/954, Exeter and Torbay * Classic Gold 774, Gloucester * Classic Gold 828, Bournemouth * Classic Gold 828/792, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire * Classic Gold 936/1161, Swindon and West Wiltshire * Classic Gold Amber 1152, Norfolk and north Suffolk * Classic Gold Amber 1170/1251, Ipswich and Bury_St_Edmunds * Classic Gold 1359/1431, Essex * Classic Gold Digital, London and various regions. Across Europe on Sky Digital 0189. * Classic_Gold_GEM, Nottingham and Derby * Classic Gold Marcher 1260, Wrexham and Chester * Classic_Gold_WABC 990/1017, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury and Telford * Classic Gold Digital 1521, Reigate and Crawley In addition, the UTV_Radio-owned Pulse_Classic_Gold in West_Yorkshire broadcasts programming supplied by the network, with additional localisation and programmes specific to West_Yorkshire. == External links == * Classic Gold Digital Network homepage * Pulse Classic Gold - West Yorkshire affiliate homepage Category:Radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom