From Monday 19 January 2015, The Hits on DAB was absorbed into the new Bauer City 3 network of stations.[1]
The new services were locally branded and identified, with the opportunity to split for individual local news, information, advertising and jingles, with The Hits content as a national programme feed.
Programming was broadcast among all Bauer City 3 stations in Scotland and Northern England, originating from the studios of Key 103 in Castlefield and Clyde 3 in Glasgow. Some other output was broadcast from Bauer's London Studios at Golden Square, Soho.
From 1 September 2017, the local City 3 branding of the stations on DAB was withdrawn, in favour of reverting to using The Hits name in all areas.[2]
Stations
Clyde 3 (Glasgow and the West of Scotland)
Forth 3 (Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife)
Hallam 3 (South Yorkshire and the North Midlands)
Key 3 (Greater Manchester)
Metro 3 Radio (Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham)
MFR 3 (Scottish Highlands, Moray and Orkney)
Radio Aire 3 (Leeds and West Yorkshire)
Radio City 3 (Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales)