Editing Minster FM (section)

==History==
[[image:Minster FM Logo 2017.jpg|thumb|Former logo used until Rebranding in 2020]]
Minster FM, named after [[York Minster]], launched at 6{{nbsp}}am on Saturday 4 July 1992. This was nine years to the day after [[BBC Radio York]] had started to broadcast. The first presenter to air was Daragh Corcoran and the first song played was 'Saturday in the Park' by [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]]. Minster FM launched with a live locally presented schedule 24 hours a day. This continued until the launch of [[Yorkshire Coast Radio]] in November 1993 when programmes between 10{{nbsp}}pm and 6{{nbsp}}am were broadcast (or networked) on both stations.

In 1996 the station added a transmitter to cover the [[Thirsk]] and [[Northallerton]] area using a signal on 102.3&nbsp;FM from Calvert's Carpets in [[Thirsk]].
 
In 2005, station owners [[The Local Radio Company]] (TLRC) secured a specific licence for the area and launched [[Minster Northallerton]] on that frequency.

TLRC was later taken over by UKRD, and in 2009, the new owners merged this station with its stations based in [[Darlington]] and [[Durham, England|Durham]] to form [[Star Radio North East|Star Radio]].

On 17 December 2014, Minster FM started broadcasting on [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] digital radio, under the name '''More Minster'''. It is broadcast on the North Yorkshire DAB multiplex from various locations within Yorkshire, including [[Bilsdale transmitting station|Bilsdale]], Acklam Wold, Hildebrand Barracks and [[Oliver's Mount]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a516digital.com/2014/12/local-dab-launches-in-north-yorkshire.html|title=Local DAB launches in North Yorkshire|work=a516digital|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218013828/http://www.a516digital.com/2014/12/local-dab-launches-in-north-yorkshire.html|archivedate=18 December 2014|url-status=unfit}}</ref>

More Minster carried Minster FM programmes in the morning and through the day. During the evening, the DAB schedule differed from the FM version, broadcasting its own dedicated programming.

In 2017, UKRD announced that it would give back Star Radio licences to the regulator [[Ofcom]] in return for the transfer of the Northallerton licence to Minster FM. This was confirmed on 4 April 2017. 102.3&nbsp;FM once again began broadcasting Minster FM along with a transmitter covering the Northallerton area on 103.5&nbsp;FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/03/star-radio-north-east-to-cease-transmission/ | title = Star Radio North East Closure | accessdate = 2017-03-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/04/ofcom-approves-star-radio-licence-separation/ | title = Ofcom approves Star Radio licence separation |publisher=Radio Today| accessdate = 17 August 2018}}</ref>

UKRD local radio stations were bought by Bauer Radio in 2019,<ref>[https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/newsroom/press-releases/bauer-media-uk-to-acquire-ukrd-group Bauer Media UK to acquire UKRD Group]</ref> along with many other local radio stations in England. On 1 September 2020 it became a part of Bauer Radio's Greatest Hits radio network with music from the 70s, 80s & 90s – this type of music having been phased in since its takeover.<ref>[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/05/most-of-acquired-bauer-stations-to-become-greatest-hits-radio/ Most of acquired Bauer stations to become Greatest Hits Radio] Stuart Clarkson, Radio Today, 27 May 2020</ref>

In January 2021, a number of former presenters and staff from Minster FM launched a new digital radio station for the region, [[YorkMix Radio]].<ref>[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/01/yorkmix-radio-launches-with-former-minster-presenters/ Radio Today: YorkMix Radio launches with former Minster presenters]</ref>