Heart Digital was a digital

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of stations that broadcast on

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in the North East of

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(on the MXR North East multiplex), the North West of England ( MXR North West),

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(

MXR Yorkshire MXR Yorkshire was a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, which served Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. The multiplex closed in June 2015 after the shareholders Global Radio & Arqiv ...

), South

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

and the West of England ( MXR Severn Estuary) and in Central

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(Switch Scotland), as part of the

Heart network Heart is a British radio network and brand of 13 adult contemporary music, adult contemporary Independent Local Radio, local stations operated by Global Media & Entertainment, Global throughout the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local an ...

. Heart Digital is now closed, listeners now hear

Heart London History Heart London is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Heart network. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format. Across London and its neighbouring counties, it can be heard on 106.2 MHz. ...

or a local Heart service instead. Global also used this same approached with their

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branded stations, where

Galaxy Yorkshire Capital Yorkshire is a regional radio station owned by Global as part of the Capital network. It broadcasts to South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire from studios in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Engl ...

has replaced Galaxy Digital.

Background

The stations are currently in the adult CHR format, although some suggest that they broadcast strong

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. The station's breakfast show was a delayed simulcast of Heart 106.2's breakfast show with

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and Harriet Scott. Other presenters included Paul Hollins and Steve Denyer. The station's Programme Manager was Carol Cheetham. Saturday nights from 6 pm to 2 am had a show called "Club Classics", which featured uninterrupted

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. After the move to simulcast more with Heart London, the shows became presenter-led. Most of the MXR multiplex services ceased in 2013 (Yorkshire's continued to 2015). In 2014 regional Real Radio services in south Wales, central Scotland, Yorkshire, the North West and the North East - all areas into which Heart Digital had once broadcast - were relaunched as Heart stations on FM and DAB, carrying localised programming, news and advertising alongside Heart network content. Heart continues to broadcast a digital service, which relays all the output of Heart London, into areas where Heart is not currently represented on FM (including the East Midlands) and nationally via digital TV platforms.

Chrysalis Radio Sold

On 25 June 2007 it was announced that Heart along with its sister stations The Arrow,

LBC LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, and began to broadca ...

and

were to be sold for £170 million to

Global Radio Global Media & Entertainment Limited, trading as Global, is a British media company formed in 2007. It is the owner of the largest commercial radio company in Europe having expanded through a number of historical acquisitions, including Chrysa ...

from Chrysalis Radio.Chrysalis sells three radio stations
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References

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Background

Chrysalis Radio Sold

See also

References