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Apr 2021
HG1 Radio's future under review after sister station closes
The future of HG1 Radio in Harrogate is being reviewed after a sister radio station closed.
YO1 Enterprises closed West Yorkshire Radio days ago because it said it was “unsustainable in the short term”.
Now the company, which operates HG1 Radio and York station YO1 Radio, has said it is evaluating all its projects.
The York-based company issued a statement today detailing recent managerial changes.
According to Companies House, Chris Marsden, Simon Lloyd and Paul Atkinson all resigned as directors on March 22.
Today's statement says Mr Marsden remains as programme controller.
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It also reveals Wayne Chadwick has taken over as managing director of the group and Dave Parker has been appointed operations director.
Mr Chadwick said:
West Yorkshire Radio was launched to fill the gap left by Radio Aire and Pulse 2.
Chris Johnson, one of the presenters on West Yorkshire Radio, posted a statement on Twitter last week after YO1 Enterprises decided to go ahead with non-presenter programming.
He said presenters had decided to “terminate their involvement in the station”, which had been run on an “entirely voluntary basis” until that point.
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