97.6 CHILTERN FM

'Chiltern Radio 97.6' is an Independent Local Radio station based in Chiltern Road in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. It was originally owned, like its sister stations Chiltern Radio 96.9, Northants 96 and Horizon Radio, by the Chiltern Radio Network, which became the Chiltern Radio Group.
Before the MW/FM frequencies were split by all commercial stations from 1988, it broadcast on two MW frequencies, 828 and 792 kHz. It also used to have Three Counties Radio's Bedfordshire frequency of 95.5 MHz FM. The current transmitter is at Zouches Farm, between Luton and Dunstable, close to the M1, which is on the Chiltern Hills.
In the 1990s, the Chiltern Radio Group bought Severn Sound in Gloucester. The Group was Bought by GWR Group in 1995.
In 2005 GWR merged with Capital Radio to become GCap Media.
The breakfast show is hosted by Gareth Wesley & Barbara Michel (Gaz & Babs) weekdays, 6-10am.
The station runs GCap's Graham Torrington's ''Late Night Love'' every weekday night from 10pm until 1am and Hit 40 UK every Sunday from 4-7pm.
The station uses Enco DAD Pro as its playout system.

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Presenters

News & Travel

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Presenters

★ Paul Bridge - overnights

★ Gareth Wesley (Gaz),

★ Barbara Michel (Babs),

★ Kelli Nelson

★ Tim Francis

★ Matt Cadman

★ Richard Straffon

★ Philippa Collins (networked shows, presents on 103.2 Power FM and 102.4 Southern FM as cover/swing presenter)

★ Graham Torrington

News & Travel

★ Chris Maskery (Breakfast News Reader),

★ Janine Jones (Travel Presenter).

See also

★ Chiltern Radio 96.9

External links

★ Main Chiltern FM page

★ 97.6 Chiltern FM page

★ Listen to Chiltern FM

★ History of local radio in Bedfordshire

★ Zouches Farm transmitter