on 4 January 1996, with the words "Hey, I've landed", an allusion to "the Eagle has Landed", spoken by Neil Armstrong after the Apollo 11 mission had reached the surface of the Moon.

Until 2018, Eagle Radio broadcast The Vodafone Big Top 40 chart show (previously The Pepsi Chart & Hit40UK) which was produced from Capital FM in London and syndicated across over 140 commercial radio stations in the UK.

However, the show was withdrawn from syndication in 2018 and now broadcasts solely on Heart & Capital stations.

[3] Eagle Radio was purchased by Bauer Media in 2019 along with other stations in the UKRD group.

The station went through a transitional period where its playlist was changed over to the 70s, 80s and 90s era, and jingles changed to reflect the station playing "greatest hits".