Planet Rock (radio station)
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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| Branding | 'Where Rock Lives' |
| First air date | 15 November 1999 |
| Format | Classic rock |
| Audience share | 0.7% (March 2014, RAJAR) |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Sister stations |
Absolute Radio Heat Radio The Hits Kerrang Radio Kiss Magic |
| Website | www.planetrock.com |
Planet Rock is a radio station in the United Kingdom owned by Bauer Radio. The station broadcasts classic rock music. It is available nationally on Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and Online, and to some locations via DAB. Planet Rock forms part of Bauer Radio's portfolio of radio brands. It has won a Sony Award five times.
Planet Rock was founded in 1999 as the only classic rock radio station in the UK at that time.
On 11 February 2008, the previous owner GCap Media (now Global Radio), announced that the station would close by 31 March 2008, along with sister station theJazz, unless a buyer was found. According to a statement by former presenter Fish, this was not due to the profitability of Planet Rock itself, which had been reported to be good, but rather to GCap's overall financial state. The station's relative popularity on digital radio brought controversy to the closure threat. Although theJazz ceased broadcasting on schedule, a campaign by listeners meant that a number of buyers expressed interest in Planet Rock, including a consortium publicly headed by Queen guitarist Brian May.
On 4 June 2008, was sold to a consortium led by Malcolm Bluemel and supported by Tony Iommi, Ian Anderson, Gary Moore, and Fish. There was no break in transmission and the programming remained unchanged.
On 25 September 2012, it was reported that Malcolm Bluemel was looking for a buyer for the station.
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