Xtra AM
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| Frequencies |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Midlands Radio plc |
| History | |
First air date | 4 April 1989 |
Last air date | 1993 in Coventry, April 1998 in Birmingham |
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.