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Like every local commercial radio station in the UK Gold has requirements in respect of its music, news and local content. These requirements are set out in the station format issued by Ofcom, the UK’s radio regulator.

News Bulletin Schedule

Gold broadcasts news bulletins on the hour every hour weekdays and weekends.
Additional half hourly bulletins are broadcast on weekdays at 06.30, 07.30, 08.30, 17.30, 18.30

Birmingham (ex-Capital Gold), Wolverhampton (ex-Classic Gold 990/1017) and Coventry (ex-Classic Gold 1359) all  opt-out Monday to Friday 18:00-22:00. Some regional news is broadcast at breakfast and drive time weekdays; and late breakfast weekends.  Occasional local sports coverage also features during the week and/or at weekends.  For further information contact the local Programme Director David Lloyd - david.lloyd@orionmedia.com

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Gold News team

Any enquiries should be made to John Cushing. E-mail him at john.cushing@thisisglobal.com.


Gold's Programme Schedule

Gold’s programme schedule can be found at http://www.mygoldmusic.com/schedule.asp

All of Gold's output is produced and presented from the studios in Leicester Square, London with the follow exceptions.

Wales (South Wales / North Wales)  - opts out Monday to Friday from 12noon to 4pm. For further information contact the Programme Controller Colin Paterson colin.paterson@thisisglobal.com.
 
Birmingham (ex-Capital Gold), Wolverhampton (ex-Classic Gold 990/1017) and Coventry (ex-Classic Gold 1359) all  opt-out Monday to Friday 18:00-22:00.  For further information contact the local Programme Director David Lloyd - david.lloyd@orionmedia.com

Shows which are regularly pre-recorded are:
James Cannon's Party Requests: Saturday 17:00 to 22:00

Automated programming:
Gold overnights midnight to 6am (weekdays)
Gold overnights 1am to 8am (weekends) 


On DAB Digital Radio

You can listen to Gold on DAB Digital Radio in the following areas: 

• Berkshire and North Hampshire
• Birmingham
• Bradford
• Bristol and Bath
• Cambridgeshire
• Central Lancashire
• Devon
• Dorset and Hampshire
• East Midlands
• Essex
• Hampshire
• Humberside
• Kent
• London
• Manchester
• Merseyside
• Norfolk
• Plymouth
• South Wales
• South Yorkshire
• Sussex
• Surrey
• Teeside
• Tyne and Wear
• Warwickshire
• Wiltshire
• West Yorkshire
• Wolverhampton and Shropshire

On Your AM Dial

• Berkshire and North Hampshire (1431/1485)
• Birmingham (1152)
• Bradford (1278/1530)
• Bristol and Bath (1260)
• Cambridgeshire (1332)
• Devon (666/954)
• Dorset and Hampshire (828)
• East Midlands (945/999)
• Essex (1359/1431)
• Gloucester (774)
• Hampshire (1170/15557)
• Herts, Beds and Bucks (792/828)
• Kent (1242/603)
• London (1548)
• Manchester (1458)
• Northamptonshire (1557)
• Norfolk (1152)
• North Wales and Cheshire (1260)
• Plymouth (1152)
• South Wales (1305/1359)
• Suffolk (1170/1251)
• Sussex (1323/945)
• Sussex and Surrey (1521)
• Warwickshire (1359)
• Wiltshire (936/1161)
• Wolverhampton and Shropshire (990/1017)

Music On Gold

Gold play the Greatest Hits of All Time from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Gold also invites listeners to choose their favourite song on Dean Martin's Gold Requests (weekdays 8pm-midnight). Dean also hosts a Sixties Sunday show (Sundays 5pm-10pm) Find out more about Gold artists in our music section here. Click here for more info

Events, Community and Charity

Gold supports HALC (Help A London Child) by encouraging listeners to participate in a number of their fund-raising activities from golfing days and 10k runs through to trekking expeditions.  Help a London Child provides financial support to grass-root projects for London’s less advantaged children. Find out more about some of the projects that have received grants.

Other recent events include:

London Bridges Walk
In June 2010 Gold worked in conjunction with Kidney Research UK for the London Bridges Walk. Hundreds of Gold listeners took part in a walk through the capital to raise money for Kidney Research.

The Marriott Burns Night Ball
An incredible evening of food and unmissable entertainment which raised over £79,000 for Help a London Child! Find out more here.

Ofcom

Ofcom, the government regulator with responsibilities for local radio, has produced localness guidelines that this station adheres to. These guidelines can be read here

In addition all local radio stations have written ‘formats’ that they must follow at all times. You can read ours here

If you have a complaint to make about this station, in the first instance you should contact the programme controller at the address below.  If you are unhappy with the response you have received, you can complain directly to the regulator, Ofcom. Click here for more info

Station Contact Details

Gold's Station Director is Adrian Stewart.

You can write to him at:

Gold
30 Leicester Square
London
WC2H 7LA

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