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Galaxy Network

Galaxy Network

New Logo for 2005

The Galaxy network is owned by Global Radio, and consists of 5 stations:

• Group Programme Director: Mike Cass

Galaxy Yorkshire

• Broadcasts to: Yorkshire
• Based in: Josephs Well, Leeds
• Programme Controller: Brent Tobin
• Breakfast Host: Simon Hirst, Danny Oakes, Jo Jo Moorhouse
• Past Jocks: Antony Collins, Lucio, Alex Pepper, Neil Bentley, Simon Dale, Paul Hayes, Darren Spence, Graeme Smith
• Trivia: Hub of most of the network's Networked programming, and production

Galaxy Manchester

• Broadcasts to: Manchester
• Based in: The Triangle, Manchester
• Programme Controller: James Brown
• Breakfast Host: Rob Ellis, Alex Boardman, Rachel Burke-Davies
• Past Jocks: Steve Denyer, Nicksy, Wes Butters
• Trivia: Previously known as 'Galaxy 102'

Galaxy North East

• Broadcasts to: North East England
• Based in: Silverlink Business Park, Tyne & Wear
• Programme Controller: Richard Spencer
• Breakfast Host: Steve Furnell & Karen Wight
• Past Jocks: Wes Butters, Saffron Oddy, Paul Gillies, Paul Hollins
• Trivia: Licence won by Chrysalis in 1999

Galaxy Birmingham

• Broadcasts to: Birmingham
• Based in: Broad Street, Birmingham
• Programme Controller: Neil Greenslade
• Breakfast Host: Dan Kelly, Katie Poulsom
• Past Jocks: Dave Clarke, Schooly
• Trivia: The Birmingham licence is slightly different from the other Galaxy stations, Previously known as 'Galaxy 102.2'

Galaxy (Digital)

• Broadcasts to: London, Nottingham, Leicester, Scotland via DAB also on Sky 0171, parts of the UK on digital cable,
• Based in: Josephs Well, Leeds
• Programme Controller: Brent Tobin
• Breakfast Host: Simon Hirst, Danny Oakes, Jo Jo
• Trivia: Galaxy Digital is a simulcast of Galaxy Yorkshire.

Galaxy 101, based in Bristol, was part of the network, until it was sold to SRH. Since SRH was bought by Emap, it has been re-branded as part of the new Kiss network of radio stations, as Kiss 101.

Positioning

The strapline "No.1 For Dance & R'n'B" defined the Galaxy brand up until late 2006. In line with a slight broadening of target demographic, from 15-29 to 15-34, the strapline changed to "Passion For Music, Passion For Life" often shortened to simply "Music, Passion, Life". The playlist remains unaffected, but the emphasis on "Dance and R'n'B" has been removed, so as to lessen the feeling of the station playing mainly specialist music, and improve the appeal to a mainstream audience. In April 2008 the station simplified its positioning even more to "Love Music." As before all of the imaging for the stations is made at Galaxy in Leeds with a team headed by Alex Jungius