Trax FM was an

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station serving

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and the Bassetlaw district of north

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. The station was folded into Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire, as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.

History

The station started as two separate licences, one for Doncaster and one for Bassetlaw. Previously the station had operated two "RSL" 28-day broadcasts. In 2020, Trax FM, along with the other Lincs FM Group stations, were sold to Bauer Media and the station was rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio in September 2020, as part of their national Greatest Hits Radio network. It now broadcasts national and regional music programmes with local news bulletins.

Transmitters

The service for Doncaster broadcasts on 107.1FM previously from the studios on White Rose Way in Doncaster. The signal is broadcast from the Clifton transmitter, near Conisbrough,

. That signal is five times more powerful than the former Worksop transmitter. In 2015, transmissions moved to an antenna on Silverwood House in the centre of Doncaster. The service for Bassetlaw is on 107.9FM used to come from the studios on Bridge Street in

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. The signal was transmitted from the Worksop transmitter, north of Worksop in Bassetlaw next to th
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towards Blyth, north

. In 2016, transmissions moved to a transmitter at Worksop Golf Course to the south of the town. The transmitter provides coverage to Worksop town and rural areas to the west of Retford. Trax FM was also broadcast across

and the North Midlands on DAB Digital Radio on the Bauer South Yorkshire (former EMAP South Yorkshire)

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and on the

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. Trax FM on DAB and the Internet carried the Doncaster variation of the station.

Background

Trax FM co-located the Bassetlaw service to Doncaster in 2007, despite the original 107.9 station ownership being crucial in getting the more lucrative Doncaster licence. The format change includes a reduction in the hours of local broadcasting from seven hours to four hours. Beacon hill telecoms masts - geograph

References

External links

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History of local radio in Nottinghamshire

Clifton transmitter

Worksop transmitter

Audio clips

1998 jingles
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