Original 106.5 was the name of a radio station that broadcast to Bristol, England between 20 May 2007 and 1 December 2009. The station management was Tom Hunter as MD and Stewart Smith as Programme Director. Following a change of format request which was granted by

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, the station was relaunched bearing the Jack FM brand, as 106 Jack FM, at 6:00 am on 2 December 2009.

History

It was awarded its original broadcast licence in September 2006, and commenced broadcasting on 20 May 2007. It is owned by a group of investors under the name Tomahawk Radio. The station originally broadcast an Adult Oriented format, with 40% of its music coming from past or present Top 20 charts. On 2 March 2009, Tomahawk Radio, the owners of Bristol's Original 106.5 purchased another radio station in the city. 'Bristol's Star Radio' ( Star 107.2). Both stations were located together in the County Gates building on Ashton Road, Bristol.

Music

Original 106.5 played a mix of hit singles from a full range of adult orientated genres including rock, pop, soul from the 60s to today.

News and sport

Original 106.5 broadcast regular round-the-clock news bulletins from their studios in Bristol.

Audience figures

Original 106.5 maintained a weekly reach of 24,000 listeners, equivalent to 4% in their TSA (RAJAR Q3 2008), which was the third quarter in a row the station has seen listeners increase.

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