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Bauer Media Audio UK is the second-largest commercial radio group in the UK, and also owns magazine and TV interests. It is part of the Hamburg-based Bauer Media.

Editorial areaUK
Launched2008
OwnerBauer Media Group
Members ofRadiocentre
Former namesEmap
Lincs FM Group
Celador Radio
UKRD Group
Bauer Media Group (UK)

Titles owned

Absolute Radio Country
UK
Absolute Radio
UK
Absolute Radio 10s
UK
Absolute Radio 20s
UK
Absolute Radio 60s
UK
Absolute Radio 70s
UK
Absolute 80s
UK
Absolute Radio 90s
UK
Absolute Radio 00s
UK
Absolute Classic Rock
UK
Angling Times
Arena
Arena Homme Plus
Automotive Management
Bella
Bella Cookbook
Bike
Bird Watching
Car
Radio City
Liverpool
Classic Bike
Classic Car Weekly
Classic Cars
Closer
Clyde 1
Glasgow and West Central Scotland
Cool FM
Belfast
Country Walking
Digital Photo
Downtown Country
Northern Ireland
Downtown Radio
Northern Ireland
Eat In
Empire
Encore Radio
UK
FHM
First Radio Sales
Fleet News
Forth 1
Edinburgh, The Lothians, Fife and Falkirk
Free Radio (Black Country & Shropshire)
Black Country and Shropshire
Free Radio (Herefordshire & Worcestershire)
Herefordshire and Worcestershire
Free Radio (Birmingham)
Birmingham
Free Radio (Coventry & Warwickshire)
Coventry and Warwickshire
Garden Answers
Garden News
Gem
East Midlands
Greatest Hits Radio Cornwall
Cornwall
Golf World
Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire (Andover)
Andover
Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire (Basingstoke)
Basingstoke and North Hampshire
Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire (Reading)
Reading
Greatest Hits Radio Bath & The South West (West Wiltshire)
Frome & West Wiltshire
Greatest Hits Radio Bath & The South West (Bath)
Bath
Greatest Hits Radio Bucks, Beds and Herts
Bucks, Beds and Herts
Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire (Newbury)
Newbury, Hungerford and Thatcham
Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & the West Midlands
West Midlands
Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire
Wolverhampton, Telford, Oswestry and Shrewsbury
Greatest Hits Radio Scottish Borders & North Northumberland
Scottish Borders and North Northumberland
Greatest Hits Radio Bristol & The South West (Bristol)
Bristol
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland
Cumbria & South West Scotland
Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire (Chesterfield)
Chesterfield
Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire (Ashbourne)
Ashbourne, Uttoxeter and Derbyshire Dales
Greatest Hits Radio Derbyshire (High Peak)
High Peak and Hope Valley
Greatest Hits Radio Devon
Torbay & South Devon
Greatest Hits Radio Dorset (North Dorset)
North Dorset
Greatest Hits Radio Dorset (South Dorset)
Weymouth, Dorchester, Bridport, Bournemouth & Poole
Greatest Hits Radio Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Greatest Hits Radio East Midlands
East Midlands
Greatest Hits Radio Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife & Falkirk
Edinburgh, The Lothians, Fife & Falkirk
Greatest Hits Radio Essex
Essex
Greatest Hits Radio Glasgow & the West
Glasgow and West Central Scotland
Greatest Hits Radio Gloucestershire
Cheltenham and North Gloucestershire
Greatest Hits Radio Grimsby
Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham
Greatest Hits Radio Harrogate & The Yorkshire Dales
Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge, Ilkley, Otley, Skipton, Wetherby and the Yorkshire Dales.
Greatest Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Herefordshire & Worcestershire
Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire
Lancashire
Greatest Hits Radio Lancashire (Blackpool)
Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde
Greatest Hits Radio Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire & Newark
Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West (Liverpool)
Liverpool
Greatest Hits Radio Liverpool & The North West (Warrington)
Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn
Greatest Hits Radio London
Greater London
Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & the North West (Stockport)
South Manchester and North Cheshire
Greatest Hits Manchester & the North West (Bolton & Bury)
Bolton and Bury
Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & the North West (DAB)
Greater Manchester
Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & the North West (FM)
Manchester
Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk (North Norfolk)
North Norfolk
Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk (Norwich)
Norwich
Greatest Hits Radio The North of Scotland
Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire
Greatest Hits Radio Bristol & The South West (North Somerset)
Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset
Greatest Hits Radio North East Scotland
Aberdeen and Surrounding Areas
Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk (Great Yarmouth)
Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft
Greatest Hits Radio North East
Tyne and Wear
Greatest Hits Radio Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Greatest Hits Radio Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Greatest Hits Radio Plymouth
Plymouth, South East Cornwall & West Devon
Greatest Hits Radio Peterborough
Peterborough, Stamford & Rutland
Greatest Hits Radio Salisbury
Salisbury
Greatest Hits Radio Somerset (West Somerset)
Bridgwater & West Somerset
Greatest Hits Radio Somerset (Yeovil)
South Somerset and West Dorset
Greatest Hits Radio South Wales
South and South West Wales
Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire
Staffordshire and Cheshire
Greatest Hits Radio Surrey & East Hampshire (Alton & Haslemere)
East Hampshire, South West Surrey and North West Sussex
Greatest Hits Radio Surrey & East Hampshire (Guildford)
Surrey and North East Hampshire
Greatest Hits Radio Sussex
Sussex
Greatest Hits Radio Swindon
Swindon
Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire (AM)
South Yorkshire and the North Midlands
Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire (Barnsley)
Barnsley, Penistone, Dearne Valley
Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire (Doncaster & Bassetlaw)
Doncaster and Bassetlaw
Greatest Hits Radio South Yorkshire (Rotherham)
Rotherham
Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife
Dundee and Perth
Greatest Hits Radio Teesside
Teesside
Greatest Hits Radio UK
UK
Greatest Hits Radio West Norfolk
King's Lynn & West Norfolk
Greatest Hits Radio Wigan & St Helens
Wigan and St Helens
Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire (Bradford)
Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale
Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire (Leeds)
Leeds and West Yorkshire
Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire (Wakefield)
Wakefield
Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire Coast
Scarborough, Whitby, Filey and Bridlington
Greatest Hits Radio York and North Yorkshire
York, Thirsk & Northallerton
Greatest Hits Radio Ipswich & Suffolk
Suffolk
Grazia
Greatest Hits Radio Cambridgeshire
Cambridgshire
Greatest Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire
Coventry & Warwickshire
Greatest Hits Radio South Coast
South Hampshire
Greatest Hits Radio East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire
Greatest Hits Radio Kent
Kent
Greatest Hits Radio Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Hallam FM
South Yorkshire and the North Midlands
heat Radio
UK
Heat
UK
Heat World
Hits Radio Bournemouth & Poole
Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch
Hits Radio Bristol & the South West
Bristol
Hits Radio Cumbria
North & West Cumbria
Hits Radio Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Hits Radio Pride
UK
Hits Radio South Coast
South Hampshire
Hits Radio UK
UK
Improve Your Coarse Fishing
JACK 2 Hits
Oxfordshire
Jazz FM
UK
Kerrang! Radio
UK
KISS
UK
KISS BLISS
UK
KISS DANCE
UK
KISS Fresh
UK
KISS GARAGE
UK
KISSTORY
UK
Lincs FM
Lincolnshire & Newark
Lounge
Magic at the Movies
UK
Magic at the Musicals
UK
Magic Chilled
UK
Magic Radio East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Magic Radio UK
UK
Magic Soul
UK
Max Power
Mellow Magic
UK
Metro Radio
Tyneside, Wearside, Northumberland and County Durham
MFR
Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire
MOJO
More
Motorcycle News
UK
Northsound 1
Aberdeen and Surrounding Areas
Orion Media
Pirate 70s
Cornwall & Plymouth
Pirate 80s
Cornwall & Plymouth
Pirate FM
Cornwall, Plymouth and West Devon
Planet Rock
UK
Planet Rock Magazine
Pop
Pulse 1
Bradford, Kirklees, Calderdale & Leeds
Q
Rail
Rock FM
Lancashire
Scala Radio
UK
Signal 1
Staffordshire and Cheshire
Signal 80s
Staffordshire and Cheshire
Spirit and Destiny
Su-Doku Selection
Suffolk First
Suffolk
Take a Break
Take a Break's Fate & Fortune
Take a Break's Fiction Feast
Take a Break's Win and Go
Tay FM
Dundee and Perth
TFM
Teesside, County Durham, North Yorkshire
That's Life
threesixty°
Today's Golfer
Total Access Radio
UK
Total TV Guide
Trout & Salmon
TV Choice
UKRD Group
Viking FM
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Wave 105
Solent
The Wave 80s
Swansea & South West Wales
The Wave
Swansea and Surrounding Areas
West FM
Ayrshire & The South West
Your Horse

Contact Bauer Media Audio UK

Telephone+44 20 7182 8000
Official website
Wikipedia
Main
Personal emailfirstname.lastname@bauermedia.co.uk

Social media

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People

Abby Carvosso Group MD, Advertising
Adam Newstead Senior Executive Producer, South England & Wales
Alex Baker Creative Strategy Director
Andy Ashton Content Director - Greatest Hits Radio
Anne-Marie Lavan Group Marketing Director
Cat Martin Director of Communications
Chris Ward Content Operations & Group Production Director
Frankie Bannerman Radio Account Manager
Gary Stein Group PD - Hits Radio Network
Graham Bryce Chief Operating Officer
James Walker Head Of Network Operations
Jo Baldwin Managing Director
John Pickford Editor in Chief
Kate Whitehorn Creative Strategy Director
Lucie Cave Chief Content Officer
Matt Garforth Product Manager
Matthew Hobbs Chief Technology Officer
Paul Keenan Chief Executive
Rob Munro-Hall Co-Lead of Publishing World-Wide
Sarah Barnes HR Director
Sarah Vickery Group Finance & Strategy Director
Steve Taylor Commercial Creative Director
Stuart McGinley Content Producer
Tony Moorey Group Content Director - Absolute Radio & Magic

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