Play Radio UK went into liquidation at 10:00 a.m. on Friday 18 September 2009,[1] although the Southampton services are operated under a separate company and (as of 1 October 2009) are not affected.
The Play Radio brand and trademarks were sold on to Aiir The service was broadcast from a converted barn in Ford, a small village near Arundel, West Sussex.
Tommy Boyd joined the station in 2007 with Play Radio's first talk-based show, a Sunday night phone-in programme.
It was a chat and music show with special celebrity guests including Tim Vine, Chris Tarrant, Shaun Williamson, Alex Lowe, Bobby Davro, and Steve Nallon.
[8] In July 2009, Play Talk ceased broadcasting after its successful pilot test phase, due to lack of financial support.