Magic 1990 - 1998

Magic 828 was launched by Roger Kirk at 8:28am on 17th July 1990 and the first song played was Magical Mystery Tour, by The Beatles. The strapline was 'The All Time Great Music Station', as it specialised in playing music from the 50's, 60's and 70's. 

The Magic 828 name was created by Bob Preedy, who was a presenter on Radio Aire at the time.

From October 1990, following the closure of the overnight sustaining service 'The Superstation', Andy Siddell took over evenings and Mike Vitti presented Niteflight (simulcast with Aire between 1am and 6am).

From 1991, Mark Jones took over Breakfast, as Roger Kirk had left the station to return to Hallam FM. Alex Hall also left the station to join Radio Leeds, so Tony Fogarty took over the Late Show. Tony moved over to Radio Aire FM in late 1992 using the name Tony Collins. He returned to Magic 828 in the 2000's to present some weekend shows.

Peter Tait moved to Breakfast in 1992 following Mark Jones' departure, where he remained until 2002 and Andy Siddell took over the Drive show. Graham Thornton (the first presenter on Radio Aire in 1981) hosted Evenings for a while, until Kev Roberts took over the programme.

In September 1993, Magic 828 released a one-off information supplement, to highlight the success of the station (see below).

In 1994, Magic 828 introduced a new jingle package, produced by the same company who produced the original package in 1990.

By 1996, the line-up had changed slightly, with the non-stop music shows being removed from the schedule. Carl Kingston had joined the station from Radio Aire FM and Steve Warren covered overnights.