Early Years
It began broadcasting on 2 April 1974 as Piccadilly Radio on 261m (1151 kHz then) AM/MW and on 97.0 MHz FM. The station is named after Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, and Piccadilly Plaza was home to the station's first studios until 1996, when Piccadilly 1152 and Key 103 were relocated to the Castlefield area of Manchester.
Many of Britain's famous presenters started their careers at Piccadilly, including Chris Evans, Mike Sweeney, Steve Penk, Jeff Cooper, James H Reeve, Andy Peebles, Gary Davies, Tim Grundy, Timmy Mallett, Pete Mitchell, Chris Tetley, Geoff Lloyd, Mark Radcliffe, James Stannage and Karl Pilkington.
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