Hot Radio

Coordinates: 50°45′26″N 1°55′26″W / 50.7571°N 1.9238°W / 50.7571; -1.9238

Hot Radio
Broadcast area Poole, and surrounding area
Slogan Community Radio for Poole
Frequency 102.8 MHz
First air date 8 November 2008
Format Mixture
Owner Privately owned
Website hot1028.com

Hot Radio is a community radio station for Poole, and the surrounding areas offering music and local information. The station started life as "The Bay 102.8" and was awarded a community radio licence by Ofcom in 2007 and began broadcasting at 12:00am on 8 November 2008. Community Radio stations in the UK are required to provide a social gain to the community they serve. Hot Radio is one of a growing number of such stations in the UK.

Based in Poole, Hot radio provides national news from Sky every hour & also provides regular whats on, travel & local information The station plays a mix of music from the 60's to today during normal daytime output. Hot radio also provides specialist programming evenings & weekends, including a speech based business programme, Jazz, 60's rock n roll, soul, dance, country and a student show. The station has also provided outside broadcasts from the Bournemouth Air Festival every year.

Former branding

At 7:00am on 14 February 2012 "The Bay 102.8" re-branded to "Hot Radio 102.8". The last song played on The Bay 102.8 was "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Communards.

The first song on Hot Radio 102.8 was "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station when Paul Stevens announced the new brand to listeners.

On 8 November 2013, Hot Radio was awarded a 5-year extension by ofcom to continue providing community radio to Poole & the surrounding area.

Current Presenters & Volunteers

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