- Station name Station name
- Heart Northants 96.6
- Description Description
- As of August 2011 the station merged with Heart Dunstable and Heart Bedford to become Heart Four Counties and now has its studios from Central Milton Keynes. It is owned and operated by Global Radio as a part of the Heart Network.
- Launch date Launch date
- 30 November 1986
- Owner Owner
- Global Radio
- Contact Contact
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Heart Northants 96.6
United Kingdom
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128kbps • MP3
Heart Northants (formerly Northants 96) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Northamptonshire. The station broadcast on 96.6 FM from studios in Northampton town centre, via the transmitter located in the Kingsthorpe area.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | heart.co.uk |
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Primary frequency
96.6 MHz
Service type
FM
Coverage area
Northamptonshire
Owner / network
Global Radio
First air date
30 November 1986
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| Station ID | 30704 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, England |
| Branding | Heart |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| Broadcast area | Northamptonshire |
| Launched | 30 November 1986 |
| Website | heart.co.uk |
| Primary frequency | 96.6 MHz |
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| Last check | 1 hour ago |
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| Stream host | ice-sov.musicradio.com |
| Final host | ice-sov.musicradio.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/mpeg |
| Latency | 47 ms |
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| Current stream format | MP3 |
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About station About Heart Northants 96.6
Heart Northants (formerly Northants 96) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Northamptonshire. The station broadcast on 96.6 FM from studios in Northampton town centre, via the transmitter located in the Kingsthorpe area.
As of August 2011 the station merged with Heart Dunstable and Heart Bedford to become Heart Four Counties and now has its studios from Central Milton Keynes. It is owned and operated by Global Radio as a part of the Heart Network.
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