Public File (Greater Manchester)

Greatest Hits Radio Greater Manchester, like each local commercial station in the UK has obligations with regard to its programmes, including its music and local content. These obligations are set out in the station Format which forms part of our Public File.

The Public File is just one indicator of our output. Just ask us if you’d like a hard copy. If you have any comments on it, let us know or, if necessary, contact our regulator, Ofcom.

News

Except in special or exceptional circumstances (which may include some Bank Holiday periods) the station broadcasts news bulletins hourly from 6am until 7pm, with additional headlines in weekday breakfast and evening drive periods. Bulletins contain a mix of local/regional, national and world stories, along with sport, weather and entertainment news.

At the weekend, bulletins containing local/regional, national and world news, along with sport, weather and entertainment news, are broadcast between 7am and 1pm.

Additionally, at other times, bulletins containing national and world news, prepared by Sky, may be broadcast in some hours.

Our news pages online show some of our most recent stories.

You can contact the news team on greatermanchesternews@bauermedia.co.uk or 0161 288 5070.

Our local journalists are based in the areas they cover. The news is compiled and read at our studios in Manchester for the most part and during peak times. From time to time, some content is prepared from other Bauer Radio Limited newsrooms.

Programmes

The station broadcasts twenty four hours a day, with programmes as listed per the schedule on our website.

Programme Production

Programming within weekday daytimes is not regularly automated. Off peak programming is automated 1900-2200 & 0100-0600, plus Fridays 2200-0100, Saturdays 1600-0100, and Sundays 1300-2200. These shows may be live in times of adverse weather or other relevant circumstances.

Local Programming

Greatest Hits Radio programmes are generally broadcast from our studios in Manchester, Liverpool, London, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Our main Manchester Studios are based at:

Bauer Media

Castle Quay

Castlefield

Manchester

M15 4PR

Guidelines

Guidelines on localness have been published by our regulator OFCOM, and are available here.

Contact

To contact the radio station generally, use our ‘contact us’ page and we’ll make every effort to reply to any emails which raise substantive issues.

Events/Charities support or coverage

The station stages several events and charity initiatives through the year.

Our charity Cash for Kids raises thousands for Children in Greater Manchester that really need it through appeals across the year such as Mission Christmas.

Recent Programme and/or News Highlights

Our website covers much of the programming we’re proud of (general and, where appropriate, news).

Check our news pages to see the latest stories we are covering.

Localness

We aim that our radio stations belong to the areas they serve through the information services it provides. Any suggestions or thoughts on our output are always much valued.

Music

Greatest Radio is licensed to play ‘mainstream music’. It plays, accordingly, a mix of songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s – featuring artists such as Blondie, Queen, David Bowie, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince and ABBA.

Format

Greatest Hits Radio Greater Manchester broadcasts on DAB, online and on FM and AM. The FM licences cover Bolton & Bury and Oldham, while the AM licence covers Greater Manchester. As outlined at the head of this document, each FM and AM licence is governed by a Format. Formats for all of our AM and FM licences are available on the Ofcom website.

How to complain

Live, entertaining radio always carries some risk. We try to get things right, and not all programmes will be to everyone’s taste. Where we do make mistakes, we’ll try to take appropriate action as quickly as we can. Please do get in touch with any comments – praise or complaints and we’ll consider them carefully.

To speak to us directly, please email the-boss@greatesthitsradio.co.uk

If you feel we have not taken the right action regarding a broadcast after contacting us, you may refer the matter to our regulator, Ofcom.