History
Fresh Radio was launched 4 May 1997 as Yorkshire Dales Radio with the strapline "May the fourth be with you". The station was re-launched in 1999 as Fresh AM, with a slight change of name two years later to Fresh Radio pending the introduction of FM frequencies.
The station was originally owned by a group of local shareholders, it was then acquired by Laser Broadcasting, and then Utopia Broadcasting Ltd.
Fresh Radio's coverage of local news was mentioned in opinion presented by Boris Johnson to the 2004 House of Commons Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation, following the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak. Johnson stated: "I believe that it was an important focal point during the foot and mouth outbreak... It would be hard to think of a more perfect definition of a community radio".
The station was sold to UKRD on Friday 6 January 2012 and went into automated programming. The last presenter heard on air was Nick Babb. It ceased transmission at 6pm on the same day.
Plans were unveiled to merge the station into Stray FM, covering an enlarged coverage area from existing studios in Harrogate
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