Kiss 105, launch - 1997

Kiss 105 launched at, well, 1.05 on Valentine's Day 1997.

The station was then owned by Faze, which also owned Kiss 102 in Manchester. It had a brand licence agreement for the 'Kiss' name with EMAP, which operated London's Kiss 100.

In 1999, Faze was bought by Chrysalis for £17.6m; and the Kiss stations were re-branded Galaxy, a name already used by Chrysalis in the South West. To say the re-brand had to be a little quicker than the new owners had expected would be an understatement.

At the start of 2011, by which time Chrysalis had become the foundation of Global Radio, the two stations, amongst others, became Capital.