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Xtra AM
Broadcast areaBirmingham and Coventry
Frequency1152 kHz in Birmingham
1359 kHz in Coventry
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
OwnerMidlands Radio plc
History
First air date
4 April 1989
Last air date
April 1998

Xtra AM was an Independent Local Radio station which was on the air between 1989 and 1998. It was broadcast to much of Birmingham, Coventry and Warwickshire and was the 'oldies' station which took over the mediumwave frequencies of both BRMB (serving Birmingham) and Mercia FM (Coventry and Warwickshire). The programming came from the BRMB studios in Aston, Birmingham, and the signal was relayed from the Langley Mill transmitter (Birmingham) and Shilton (Coventry). The Coventry station was acquired in 1993 by GWR Group and replaced by Classic Gold, while the Birmingham station continued until 1998 when it was replaced by Capital Gold.

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