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Eagle Radio

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First air date
  
4 January 1996

Owner
  
UKRD Group

Format
  
Hot AC

Sister stations
  
eagle3 Eagle Extra

Broadcast area
  
Surrey and North-East Hampshire

Frequency
  
96.4 MHz and DAB Digital Radio

Eagle Radio (formerly 96.4 The Eagle) is a local radio station in the Surrey and North East Hampshire area of England. The station describes itself as "the station that loves Surrey and Hampshire" and is the highest listened to commercial radio station in the area. Eagle Radio is part of the UKRD Group, for which it has been described as a "flagship" station.

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Launch

Peter Gordon launched 96.4 The Eagle at 7:45am on 4 January 1996, with the words "Hey, I've landed". The first song played was "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel.

History

The station changed its name from 96.4 The Eagle to 96.4 Eagle Radio in February 2007 and has more recently been changed to solely Eagle Radio. It launched on DAB Digital Radio on 12 December 2013.

Past Presenters

  • Leona Graham
  • Mark Goodier
  • Marvin Humes
  • Neil Fox
  • Philippa Collins
  • References

    Eagle Radio Wikipedia