Before its closure, it was owned and operated by Quidem and broadcast from studios at Honiley, Warwickshire.
Banbury Sound was initially launched as Touch FM on Saturday, 25 February 2006.
The station's first broadcast featured breakfast presenter Dale Collins, with the inaugural news bulletin read by group editor Daniel Bruce.
In September 2019, Quidem announced it had entered a brand licensing agreement with Global, citing financial losses.
[4] Local output for the Mid-Counties region consists of a three-hour regional Drivetime show on weekdays, alongside localised news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising for North Oxfordshire.