Editing Silk Radio (section)

== History ==
Silk FM launched on 25 May 1998 with special guest [[Sammy McIlroy]], then manager of [[Macclesfield Town F.C.|Macclesfield Town]] Football Club. Past presenters have included Nick Wright, Jeff Cooper, Guy Morris, Paul Allen and Trevor Thomas.

The station was previously owned by [[The Local Radio Company]] before being sold to the owners of Dee 106.3 in June 2009. In January 2017 the station moved into a new studio complex at Adelaide House, Adelaide Street in Macclesfield.

In November 2012, the station was granted a significant transmitter power increase, partly to combat co-channel interference from the [[Heart North and Mid Wales]] transmitter at the [[Moel-y-Parc transmitting station]], also broadcasting on 106.9&nbsp;MHz FM. The transmitter site at [[Sutton Common BT Tower]] offers a line of sight across the [[Cheshire Plain|Cheshire plain]], meaning the signal can be heard into Lancashire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

On 25 May 2023, the station celebrated its 25th anniversary by launching on DAB on the [[South Cheshire (UK Parliament constituency)|South Cheshire]] Multiplex. With the transmitter being located on the roof of [[South Cheshire College]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Collins |first=Steve |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/05/cheshires-silk-radio-celebrates-25-years-on-air-with-dab-launch/ |title=Cheshire’s Silk Radio celebrates 25 years on-air with DAB launch |publisher=Radio Today |date=25 May 2023 |accessdate=25 May 2023}}</ref>