Star Radio (Cambridge and Ely)
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Star Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting on 100.7 MHz in Cambridge, 107.1 MHz in Ely, 107.3 MHz in Saffron Walden, and 107.9 MHz in Haverhill.[1] It was originally launched as "Cambridge Café Radio". Later in 1998 it was relaunched as "Cambridge Red" and six months later as 107.9 The Eagle.
Broadcast area | Cambridgeshire, north-west Essex and south-west Suffolk |
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Frequency | FM: 100.7 MHz (Cambridge) 107.1 MHz (Ely) 107.3 MHz (Saffron Walden) 107.9 MHz (Haverhill) DAB: 11C (Cambridge) DAB: 12D (Peterborough) |
RDS | STAR |
Programming | |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Light Blue Media Cambridge |
History | |
First air date | 23 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-23) |
Links | |
Website | www |
In 1999, the UKRD Group purchased the station. The following year it renamed Red as "107.9 The Eagle", in line with the other stations they owned. In 2001, UKRD rebranded the station again to Star 107.9, in line with the rebranding of their other stations.
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 31,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[2]