History
In November 2005 it was announced that GCap's local radio stations in the South West, including Orchard FM, were to be sold. This is due to the fact that they were outside of the company's primary target area. This sale was called off in Spring 2006 because the bids received were much lower than hoped.
2008 saw the takeover of GCap Media by Global Radio. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that Orchard FM, along with 11 other stations in Southern England, would be rebranded as Heart on 23 March 2009.
Presenters on the station included Bob McCreadie, Steve Bulley (now at Wessex FM), Jennie Gow (now covering MotoGP for the BBC), Steve Carpenter, Jon White (now Radio Plymouth), Mike Harwood, Dan Jennings, Tim Ley, Gregory Steven's, Dave Gould (now Palm 105.5 and Radio Plymouth), Robert D'Ovidio, Jeremy Kyle, Ian Burrage, Laura James, Ben Clark.
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