History
Fox FM was launched on Friday 15 September 1989 from an ex-carpet warehouse in Cowley, Oxford. "Fox" originally stood for 'First Oxfordshire', indicating its position as the first commercial radio station in Oxfordshire. The station was a joint venture between Capital Radio and County Sound. Jeremy Loyd (General Manager of Capital) and Mike Powell (Managing Director of County Sound) were the driving forces behind the licence application that won the frequency. The original presenters were Phil Miles, Steve Ellis, Tony James, Jane Markham (the Fox Report), Steve Priestly, Paul Evans, Stuart Cameron and Henry Aubrey-Fletcher. The Chairman was Julian (Toby) Blackwell and the Managing Director (MD) was Tom Hunter. In 1994, Sally Oldham became MD and Jean-Paul Hansford became the Programme Director (PD). The following year, the MD was Mark Flanagan and PD Phil Angell. In 1998, Capital Radio plc took full control of Fox and Lyn Long became MD.
In 2005, Fox FM became part of the GCap Media group, formed from the merger of GWR Group and Capital Radio. Following GCap's takeover in 2008, the station was integrated with Global Radio's portfolio and rebranded Heart Oxfordshire on 23 March 2009. It was one of the thirty eight regional stations that formed One Network.
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