On 17th July 1990 the frequencies split and Radio Aire started to broadcast on FM only. The name changed to Aire FM and the station had a fresh new sound. The jingles were produced by Alfasound/JAM and the voice-overs were voiced by JR Nelson.
Aire FM would mainly play the latest chart music, in contrast to it's new sister station Magic 828, which would play music from the 60's and 70's.
The schedule for Aire FM in 1990 was....
06:00 Richard James
09:30 Ross Dickinson
13:00 The FM Jam
14:00 Kenny Stevens
18:00 Chart Attack
19:00 Carl Kingston
22:00 The Superstation
Weekend and extra presenters included Chris Moyles, Andy Siddell, Paul Stead, Paul Conroy, Nick Babb, Paul Sykes and Colin Slade.
Phil Riley, who was the the station Managing Director at the time presented the CD Chart on a Friday evening, whilst Paul Fairburn (the Programme Controller) presented the Magic Jukebox on Magic 828.
Networked presenters included Emperor Rosko, Benny Brown and David Jensen.
Aire FM 1990 Jingles
Aire FM 1990 Voice-Overs and Jingle Mixes
Aire FM 1990 - Yorkshire Chart - Ross Dickinson
In October 1990, The Superstation closed. Tony Adams took over the late show and Mike Vitti moved from the Magic 828 Evening Show to present Nightflight, which was simulcast with Magic 828 between 1am and 6am.
Paul Conroy in Studio 1
In 1991 Aire FM changed the music format to 'A Better Mix of Music' and started to include older songs in the playlist. Some new voice-overs were introduced, voiced by Randy Reeves and Michelle Stevens.
There was also a change in schedule, as the entire line-up was reversed, except for Carl Kingston who remained on Evenings. Paul Sykes and Nick Babb took over Nightflight.
Aire FM 1991 - 'A Better Mix' Promotions
In 1992, Dave Simons took over Drivetime (after a short stint from Adrian Allen) and Mike Toolan presented on a weekend.
