Original 106fm was an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the Solent region of southern England, centred on the towns and cities of Portsmouth, Southampton and Bournemouth, from its transmitters at Chillerton Down, Mannings Heath (Poole) and Crabwood Farm (Winchester).
Original 106 played a mix of hit singles and album tracks from a full range of adult-oriented genres including rock, pop, soul, R & B, blues, mellow and adult eclectic from the 1960s to the present day.
[3] "This Spot Sampling report was triggered following complaints received by Ofcom that Original 106, the "Adult Alternative" station for the Solent region, is not delivering the music policy set out in its Format.
We concluded from our analysis that an unacceptably high number of the music tracks being aired by Original were mainstream pop records that do not sit happily with the station’s "Adult Alternative" remit, and were therefore out-of-Format.
[4] OFCOM concluded: "At the end of January 2008, we carried out a second three-day analysis of Original’s output, and found that, across a 24-hour period, the station was now within its permitted percentage of Top 20 hit singles.