Capital North East
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| City | Gateshead |
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| Broadcast area | North East England |
| Branding | 105–106 Capital |
| Slogan | The North East's No.1 Hit Music Station |
| Frequency |
FM: 105.3 MHz (Newcastle upon Tyne) 105.6 MHz (Fenham) 105.8 MHz (Hexham) 106.4 MHz (Teesside) DAB: 11B (Teesside) 11C (Tyne and Wear) RDS: Capital |
| First air date | 1 June 1999 |
| Format | Contemporary hit radio |
| Audience share | 8.5% (September 2016, RAJAR) |
| Owner | Global |
| Sister stations |
Classic FM Heart North East Smooth North East |
| Website | Capital North East |
Capital North East is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network. It broadcasts to North East England from studios in Newcastle.
The station launched on 1 June 1999 as Galaxy 105–106, renamed in 2006 as Galaxy North East and rebranded on 3 January 2011 as 105–106 Capital.
Originally called Galaxy 105–106, presenter Steve Furnell launched the station on Tuesday 1 June 1999, with "What You Need" by Powerhouse feating Duane Harden being the first record played.
The station was based in Wallsend, North Tyneside at the Silverlink Business Park, near the junction of the A1058 and the A19, 6 miles east of Newcastle City Centre.
The name was changed to Galaxy North East in 2006, in line with other Galaxy stations. This year also saw a change in demographic from 15–29 to 15–34 and a new strapline of "passion for music, passion for life". In 2008, their strapline was changed from "passion for music, passion for life" to "Love Music". In 2008, they also changed their output format to include a more mainstream playlist. It broadcasts on 105.3 at a power of 10KW from the Burnhope Transmitter, on 105.6 at a power of 0.5 kW from the Fenham Transmitter for West Newcastle, 105.8 at 0.1 kW from the Newton Transmitter for the Hexham area and on 106.4 at 8.9 kW from the Bilsdale Transmitter for Teesside although coverage unintentionally extends much further. During late 2010, the strapline changed to The North East's No.1 Hit Music Station.
Networked programming was broadcast from Galaxy Yorkshire in Leeds.
The station was rebranded as 105–106 Capital on 3 January 2011 as part of a merger of Global Radio's Galaxy and Hit Music networks to form the nine-stations of Capital. Steve Furnell and Karen Wight remained on breakfast Roger 'Bodg' Howard on drive time.
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