Capital Birmingham
Birmingham's No.1 Hit Music Station
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Facts and stats
Capital Birmingham is a local radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network. It broadcasts to the West Midlands from studios at Brindleyplace in Birmingham City Centre.
With the exception of weekday drivetime, all programming is from the Capital network in London.
All programming is shared with Capital East Midlands with splits for local news, travel and advertising.
| Editorial area | Birmingham |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 40 |
| Most played | Sabrina Carpenter, Tom Grennan, Myles SmithRadiomonitor |
| Launched | 1 January 1995 |
| Owner | Global |
| National sales | Global |
| Members of | Radiocentre IAB UK |
| Former names | Choice FM 102.2 Galaxy 102.2 Galaxy 102.2 Capital FM |
Contact Capital Birmingham
| Postal address | Eleven Brindleyplace, 2 Brunswick Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2LP |
|---|---|
| Telephone: reception | +44 121 695 0000 |
| Telephone: studio | +44 121 606 5454 |
| Official website | capitalfm.com/birmingham |
| Wikipedia | Capital_Birmingham |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@global.com |
| Main email | info@global.com |
Social media
| @CapitalOfficial (1,357,767 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: other | @capitalbrum (28,599 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: Newsdesk | @GlobalsNewsroom (5,885 followers) compare | |
| Global ( Data is from 2019. Feature awaiting Facebook re-authorisation. | ||
| TuneIn | < |
Mobile apps
| iOS | Global Player-Radio & Podcasts ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
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| Android | Global Player |
People
Claire Chambers Presenter
James Daniels Deputy Managing Editor - Smooth Radio
Mel Hancock Head of News
Robert Bruce Presenter
Simon Forster Head of Creative
Tom Watts Presenter
Will Manning Presenter
…at Global
Andrew Bailey Managing Editor (Digital) LBC and LBC News
Ashley Tabor Founder and Executive President
Ashley Bard Group Head of Brand Production
Byrion Smith Creative Technologist
Charlotte Sullivan Senior Broadcast Journalist - East of England
Darren Singer Chief Financial Officer
Graham Sarath Area Business Director
Greg Hughes Group Head of Programming Operations
Ian Hanson Chief Operating Officer
James Rea Director of Broadcasting
Lindsey Smith-Hume Deputy News Editor
Lord Allen of Kensington CBE Chairman
Lucinda Horsley Journalist
Mark Findlay Group Head of Music Relations
Mike Gordon Chief Commercial Officer
Richard Park Senior Programming Advisor
Simon Blake Senior Engineer
Stephen Miron Group CEO
Stephen Clarke Broadcast Engineer
Tim John Head of Global's Newsroom
Vicky Etchells Head of Newsgathering & Factual Podcasts
Will Harding Chief Strategy Officer
Other information
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