Heart North East

The Jingling Gate in Stanley, County Durham was the most common location, but other events were held at the Stadium of Light and the Dolphin Centre in Darlington.

[1] Ex-Metro Radio presenter Steve Colman's highly marketed introduction to the breakfast show was very unpopular, and he was sacked after just three weeks in August 1996.

[2] The station has previously broadcast extensively on football, a passion in the north east, and had a particularly close relationship with both Newcastle United and Middlesbrough.

[citation needed] The station began its association with the game with the 1994 launch of 'The Big Mal Football Phone-In' hosted by Teesside presenter Dave Roberts and ex-manager Malcolm Allison.

[citation needed] Two famous ex-players for local sides, Malcolm Macdonald, who played for Newcastle United and Bernie Slaven, who played for Middlesbrough, presented the Legends Football Phone-In on weekday evenings, alongside ex-Sunderland player Eric Gates, and latterly, FA Cup Final 1973 winner Micky Horswill.

[6][7] As of 5 November 2012, the station's local programming consisted of a daily breakfast and weekday drivetime shows from Newcastle upon Tyne with most non-peak output broadcast from Salford Quays.

The Real Radio branding was phased out a month later ahead of a full relaunch as Heart North East on 6 May 2014.

Gary Philipson and Lisa Shaw presented their final breakfast show in December 2014 after almost five years at the station.

[17] All networked programming originates from Global's London headquarters, including Heart Breakfast, presented each weekday by Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden.

[citation needed] Regional programming is produced and broadcast from Global's Newcastle studios weekday afternoons,[18] presented by Adam Lawrance.

Century was based in a building next to the Tyne Bridge Tower for most of its life
The former studios at Team Valley, Gateshead