107.8 Radio Jackie
The Sound of South West London
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Radio Jackie is a commercial local radio station broadcasting news, classic hits and local information to South-West London and North Surrey from its studios at the old Post Office in Tolworth.
The station's origins are in pirate radio, launching on 21st March 1969 as a 30 minute slot, before developing into a weekend service in the 1970s, then a full-time service from a studio in Worcester Park pioneering a small scale commercial radio format which would become commonplace in later years, along with raising money for local charities.
Radio Jackie had been largely left alone by the authorities until 1985 when the station was raided, with equipment and transmitters removed. Jackie managed to come back on-air and announced that they would be closing down. Hundreds of people visited the station for their farewell show.
In the mid 90s, Jackie bid for the local commercial radio licence for Kingston, this was awarded to Thames Radio in 1996, which launched in 1997. Thames Radio's owners Radio Investments Ltd decided to sell the station in 2003 for the nominal sum of £1 to Radio Jackie Limited. Jackie initially kept the Thames brand while adapting the format of the station for the relaunch of the station later in that year. The station remained on-air as they moved from Kingston to Tolworth while work on building the studios continued.
Thames Radio closed on Sunday 19th October 2003 with the final presenter being Jess Whittaker, then Radio Jackie relaunched with the last presenter to be on-air in 1985, Dave Owen.
| Editorial area | South West London and North Surrey |
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| Format | AC |
| Most played | Ella Henderson, Rag'n'Bone Man, Pretenders, TheRadiomonitor |
| Launched | 21 March 1969 |
| Former names | Thames 107.8 Thames Radio Kingston FM |
Contact 107.8 Radio Jackie
| Postal address | 110 Tolworth Broadway, Surrey, KT6 7JD |
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| Telephone: reception | +44 20 8288 1300 |
| Telephone: studio | +44 20 8288 1078 |
| Telephone: studio sms | +44 7906 622061 |
| Official website | radiojackie.com |
| Wikipedia | 107.8_Radio_Jackie |
| Main email | steve.mowbray@radiojackie.com |
| Personal email | firstname.lastname@radiojackie.com |
| Studio email | studio@radiojackie.com |
Social media
| @Radio_Jackie (271 followers) compare | ||
| Twitter: Newsdesk | @Jackie_News (11,709 followers) compare | |
| Twitter: other | @Jackie_Travel (6,141 followers) compare | |
| Radio Jackie ( Data is from 2019. Feature awaiting Facebook re-authorisation. | ||
| radio.jackie (806 followers) compare | ||
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Mobile apps
| iOS | 107.8 Radio Jackie ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
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| Android | 107.8 Radio Jackie |
People
Caroline Revell Presenter
Charlie King Presenter
Chloe Norman Journalist
Chris Brown Presenter
Clive West Programme Manager
Clive West Presenter
Darren Altman Presenter
Des Paul Presenter
Eddie Castle Presenter
Ellie Redshaw Presenter
Geoff Rogers Presenter
Grant Morris Presenter
Henry Riley Presenter
Jacqui Rushton Presenter
James Gaffney Presenter
James Pearce Presenter
Jimi King Presenter
Joe Hawkins Presenter
John Noble Presenter
Josette Lesser Presenter
Kelvin Michaels Presenter
Lin Summers Presenter
Lucy Mayer Journalist
Lucy Mayer Head of News
Lucy Mayer Presenter
Mark Dodson Presenter
Michael Knight Presenter
Mick Brown Presenter
Natalie Osborne Presenter
Neil Long Presenter
Nick Simmons Presenter
Nicky Patrick Presenter
Nicola Hume Presenter
Paul Coia Presenter
Simone Halfin News Reporter
Steve Mowbray Presenter
Steve Lee Presenter
Trevor Brook Digital Editor
Other information
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