Metropolitan Broadcasting, or the Metro Radio Group as it was more commonly known, was a group of Independent Local Radio stations in North East of England.
The group originally consisted of: Between 1986 and 1987, Radio Tees relayed the programmes of Metro Radio in mono - originally their overnight programme, expanding it to include Alan Robson's Night Owls on weeknights and a music show with John Oley on Fridays - by the summer of 86, it was further extended to 7 pm to include Nicky Brown - resulting in Radio Tees being Radio Tees from 7 am to 7 pm and at night, "Metro And Tees Together!".
In December 1988, the Metro Radio Group was floated on the Unlisted Securities Market.
[1][2][3] In October 1990, Metro Radio Group carried out a hostile takeover of Yorkshire Radio Network,[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] a Sheffield based company.
[11] In September 1995, Metro Radio was bought by Emap for £102 million.