Nation Radio Suffolk is an Independent Local

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owned and operated by

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. It broadcasts from

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...

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. As of December 2022, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 27,000, according to RAJAR.

History

The licence for the area had previously been held by Town 102 but

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awarded the licence to Ipswich 102. This had been the first time in its history that Ofcom had not awarded a re-advertised licence to the incumbent broadcaster. Ofcom said that it regarded the station's multiplex holdings as reason why the new operator would be able to support the station: "Ipswich FM’s commitment to broadcasting on the Suffolk DAB multiplex means it would have access to a greater number of potential listeners than the incumbent licensee, which does not, and did not indicate any plans to, broadcast on DAB." The launch of the station was led by Paul Morris, formerly a presenter on

SGR-FM Heart Ipswich (formerly SGR FM) was a radio station that evolved from Suffolk Group Radio, which was the parent company for two Independent radio stations serving the county of Suffolk in England. Overview The older of the radio stations was Radi ...

and until 2017 the programme director for

Town 102 Town 102 was a radio station serving Ipswich that was owned by Tindle Radio, Anglian Radio Group and Bauer Radio. It broadcast from 2006 to 2020. Launched in 2006, in its later years, Town 102 carried identical content to Anglian Radio sister ...

, the station Ipswich 102 replaced.

Closure

On 15 October 2020, joint shareholders Nation Broadcasting and Bauer announced that the station had agreed a brand licence to rebrand Ipswich 102 to

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from November 2020. The station will take the local drivetime programme that is currently broadcast on the existing neighbouring network stations, with all other programming being networked from Liverpool & Manchester. Town 102 became

Hits Radio Suffolk Town 102 was a radio station serving Ipswich that was owned by Tindle Radio, Anglian Radio Group and Bauer Radio. It broadcast from 2006 to 2020. Launched in 2006, in its later years, Town 102 carried identical content to Anglian Radio sister ...

on 3 November 2020.

Nation Radio

On 1 October 2022,

has taken back the frequency and simulcast

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, except on weekday afternoons between 1pm and 4pm, where the station opts out of network programming, for a localised show, presented by Rob Chandler.Nation Radio removes Bauer branding from its stations
Radio Today, 1 October 2022

References

External links

Nation Radio Suffolk
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