Kiss 105 transition to Galaxy 105

#radio Radio rebranding is now quite common but how do you do it: a phased transition or closedown as one station and open up as another?

In February 1997 Kiss 105 launched in Yorkshire and was operated by Faze FM. But when the station was sold to Chrysalis it was rebranded as Galaxy 105. The changeover came at midnight on 28 September 1997 and I had the tape rolling. As it happened nothing very dramatic occurred. The switch, in case you’re wondering, is at 2:45 into this clip.