Kiss 105 was a dance music radio station based in

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. It was part of a new breed of regional radio stations as opposed to

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History

The licence, covering the Yorkshire and Humberside region, was one of the biggest in the UK outside London, and it was won by

Faze FM Faze FM Radio Ltd was the owner of two dance music radio stations in the North of England. It operated Kiss 102 in Manchester and Kiss 105 in Yorkshire from 1994 to 1997 before being taken over by Chrysalis Group. History Faze FM Radio Ltd ...

, who already operated Kiss 102 in

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who owned London's Kiss 100 gave Faze permission to license the name. The station was launched by Bam Bam at 5 pm on 14 February 1997 and the first track played was 'I Like It (Lisa Marie Vocal Experience)' by Angel Moraes. Most programming came from Leeds but some specialist shows, especially at the weekend, were simulcast on both Kiss stations. Later in 1997, both stations were sold to

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who rebranded the stations as Galaxy 105 as the brand licence required them to relinquish the name.

Technical

A total of four transmitters were used to cover the whole of

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. The

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is served by 105.8,

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by 105.6,

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by 105.6 and a general Yorkshire

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on 105.1 FM. The studios were based at Joseph's Well, Hanover Walk, Park Lane in Leeds, West Yorkshire and are still used for

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. Some of the programmes were shared with the Manchester station.

DJs/presenters

* BamBam * Tony Fisher * Rob Tissera * Jo-Jo (Now at

– part of Capital Yorkshire Drivetime alongside Adam O’Neill, weekdays 4–7pm )
Alex Pepper

Graeme Park
* Jez Willis * David Dunne
Andi Durrant
* Anthony Collins * James Blessing * Sara Fellows (News) * Lisa Moskaluk (News) * John-Paul Glover (aka JP) * Jay Smith * Nemone Metaxas * Ambient Alliance aka Ste p & DjayH (Drum And Bass Show)

References

External links

Marketing Mix Profile: Gordon McNamee Managing director of KISSNemone's Biography
{{Kiss Network Dance radio stations Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom Radio stations established in 1997 Radio stations disestablished in 1997 Radio stations in Yorkshire