Key 103

Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the city of Manchester and the north west of England. Its output is principally contemporary pop and dance music. Formerly owned by Trans World Communications, EMAP and now by Bauer Radio and is part of the company's Big City Network of stations. The station is based in Castlefield, Manchester. Originally named Piccadilly Radio, from its set up in 1974, the station was renamed in August 1988 when it was decided to re-brand Piccadilly Radio's FM frequency to the new name, with a younger target audience in mind. The original Piccadilly Radio continued to broadcast on the AM frequency of 1152 kHz.

The station broadcasts on the analogue frequency 103FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor and broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio from City Tower (formerly Sunley Tower) on the CE Manchester multiplex. Key 103's live broadcast can also be listened to from their website, but only from inside the UK.

The station won three awards at the 2008 Sony radio awards. These consisted of Bronze in the entertainment category for the breakfast show 'Toolan in the Morning', Gold in the competition award for 'Sell Me The Answer' and Gold in the Station of the Year category. As of 2008/9, Key 103 and its sister station Piccadilly Magic 1152 are the official commercial radio partners of Manchester United and Manchester City, broadcasting all of both clubs' games live.

Presenters

Local presenters

Football commentators

News staff

Networked presenters

In:Demand and AfterHours are produced from Key 103 for broadcast on all Big City Network stations in northern England. JK And Joel's Saturday Night Thing is voicetracked from Radio Aire in Leeds while The Big Top 40 Show is produced by Global Radio's Capital FM in London for broadcast on 145 commercial radio stations in the UK.

Past presenters

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Category:Bauer Radio Category:Radio stations in Manchester Category:Big City Network Category:Radio stations established in 1988