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((Infobox radio station
| logo         = Radio Aire logo 2015.png
| logo_size    = 200px
| name         = Radio Aire
| airdate      = 1 September 1981
| logo_caption = Final logo used from 2015-2020.
| last_airdate = 31 August 2020
| frequency    = [[FM broadcasting|FM]]: 96.3 MHz<br /> [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: 12D
| rds          = AIRE
| area         = [[Leeds]] and [[West Yorkshire]]
| format       =
| coordinates  = 
| network      = 
| owner        = [[Bauer Radio|Bauer]]
| webcast      = 
| website      = 
| city         = Leeds
| branding     =  Across West Yorkshire
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'''Radio Aire''' was an [[Independent Local Radio]] station, serving [[Leeds]] and [[West Yorkshire]].

The station was merged and relaunched as [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]], as part of a rebrand, on 1 September 2020.

==History==
[[File:Radio Aire Original Logo.jpg|thumb|left|Radio Aire's original logo]]
[[File:Radio Aire Logo 2013.png|thumb|Radio Aire logo used from 2008 to 2015.]]
[[File:Radio Aire and Magic 828 studios.jpg|thumb|right|Radio Aire's studios, shared with [[Greatest Hits West Yorkshire]] in [[Burley, Leeds|Burley]], [[Leeds]]]]

Radio Aire was launched at 6am on 1 September 1981 by breakfast presenter Graham Thornton – the first song played on air was ''[[Pilot of the Airwaves]]'' by [[Charlie Dore]]. The station's first news bulletin was read by [[Christa Ackroyd]] and in November 1982, she became the UK's first female radio news editor.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/radioairearchive/radioairearchive-1981|title=Radio Aire Archive – Radio Aire Archive 1981|website=sites.google.com))</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthyorkslincs/content/articles/2006/09/27/christa_ackroyd_feature.shtml Archived ''Look North'' profile], BBC</ref>

In 1986, Radio Aire's VHF/FM frequency changed from 94.6&nbsp;MHz to 96.3&nbsp;FM.

Radio Aire's studios were based on Burley Road, overlooking Kirkstall Road, next to [[Yorkshire Television]]'s headquarters – it was the first [[Independent Local Radio]] station to have purpose-built studios. In the late 1980s, the studios were used for ''The James Whale Radio Show'', which was a late night TV show, broadcast on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], Radio Aire and [[Red Rose Radio]].

On 17 July 1990, Radio Aire split frequencies, forming ''Aire&nbsp;FM'' and ''Magic 828''. In 1992, the name was changed to ''Radio Aire&nbsp;FM'' and to ''96.3&nbsp;Aire&nbsp;FM'' in 1995. A change of format in 1996 saw another station name change to ''The New 96.3&nbsp;Aire&nbsp;FM'' before ''The New'' was dropped in 1998. By March 2001, Radio Aire had reverted to its original name.

The station together with Magic 828 was bought by [[EMAP]] in 1995 and it became part of their Big City Network of stations. It has maintained a generic branding with sister stations across Northern England since about 2000. Following the acquisition of EMAP Radio in 2008, the station was owned and operated by [[Bauer Radio]] as part of its 'Big City Network' (later known as 'Bauer City 1', and latterly, the [[Hits Radio]] Network).

By the time of the station's closure, most of Radio Aire's output consisted of networked programming – with local output reduced to a four-hour breakfast show on weekdays, alongside hourly local news bulletins, peak-time traffic updates and advertising.

==Closure==
On 16 July 2020, it was announced that Radio Aire would switch brands from [[Hits Radio]] to [[Greatest Hits Radio]], as part of a wider overhaul.<ref name="ReferenceA">[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/05/most-of-acquired-bauer-stations-to-become-greatest-hits-radio/ Most of acquired Bauer stations to become Greatest Hits Radio] Stuart Clarkson, Radio Today, 27 May 2020</ref><ref name="radiotoday.co.uk">[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/07/radio-aire-to-become-greatest-hits-radio/ Radio Aire to become Greatest Hits Radio], Radio Today, 16 July 2020</ref>

Radio Aire ceased broadcasting at 4pm on Monday 31 August 2020. The last on-air presenter was Hattie Pearson and the last song played was "[[Uptown Funk]]" by [[Mark Ronson]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]].((citation needed|date=March 2022))

On 1 September 2020, the station rebranded as [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]] and merged with several stations in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The station's breakfast show is networked from [[Liverpool]] and hosted by ex-Radio Aire presenter [[Simon Ross]], with a regional afternoon show for [[Yorkshire]], hosted by [[Steve Priestley]] from the Leeds studios.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/08/greatest-hits-radio-drivetime-presenters-revealed/|title=Greatest Hits Radio Drivetime presenters revealed|date=27 August 2020))</ref> Localised news bulletins and advertising for West Yorkshire are broadcast throughout the day,  whilst traffic bulletins for the area are broadcast during weekday breakfast and drivetime shows.

Radio Aire's DAB slot on the Leeds multiplex was taken over by neighbouring station [[Pulse 1]], which carries a local breakfast show for West Yorkshire on weekdays, followed by networked programmes from the [[Hits Radio]] Network in Manchester. In March 2021, Pulse 1 closed its Bradford studios and moved to the former Radio Aire studios in Leeds.

==Transmitter information==
Radio Aire's&nbsp;FM transmitter was located at the Tingley site in [[Morley, West Yorkshire|Morley]], close to the [[A653 road|A653]] and junction 28 of the [[M62 motorway|M62]]. The adjacent mast, known as Morley, is the former home of the station's&nbsp;FM transmissions. It continues to broadcast [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]] on 96.3&nbsp;MHz and the Leeds DAB multiplex.

The medium wave frequency of 828&nbsp;kHz continued to carry Greatest Hits Radio until it ceased broadcasting on Friday 30 April 2021.

==Notable presenters==
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* [[Christa Ackroyd]]
* [[Bruno Brookes]] (now at 45 Radio)
* [[Paddy Bunce]]
* [[Mark Easton]]
* [[Paul Fairburn]]
* [[Stephanie Hirst]] (now at [[Hits Radio]])
* [[Lucy Horobin]]<ref name=jkandlucy /> (now at [[Heart Dance]])
* [[Peter Matthew Hutton]]
* [[Martin Kelner]] (now at [[Talkradio|talkRADIO]])
* [[Andy Kershaw]]
* [[Liz Kershaw]]
* [[Jason King (presenter)|Jason King]]<ref name=jkandlucy>[http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/01/jk-and-lucy-join-heart-south-coast/ JK and Lucy join Heart Solent] Radio Today, 16 January 2012</ref> (now at [[Heart London]])
* [[Alex Lester]] (now at Greatest Hits Radio)
* [[Peter Levy (presenter)|Peter Levy]]
* [[Mark Mardell]]
* [[Chris Moyles]] (now at [[Radio X (United Kingdom)|Radio X]])
* [[Bob Preedy]] (now at Shoreline FM)
* [[Steve Priestley]] (now at [[Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire]])
* [[Phil Riley]]
* [[Joel Ross]] (now at [[Rock FM (British radio station)|Rock FM]])
* [[Simon Ross]] (now at [[Greatest Hits Radio]])
* [[Peter Tait (radio presenter)|Peter Tait]] (deceased)
* [[Carol Vorderman]]
* [[Paul Welsh]]
* [[James Whale (radio presenter)|James Whale]] (now at talkRADIO)
* [[Tony Wrighton]]
* [[Simon Logan]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://planetradio.co.uk/aire/ Official Website – Greatest Hits Radio]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/radioairearchive Radio Aire Archive (The History of Radio Aire)]

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