The final shows will be broadcast from the Liverpool landmark on Tuesday 24th December

It has been announced today that Bauer Media Audio UK will be leaving St Johns Beacon in Liverpool following the decision not to renew the lease – which comes to an end next year – on the Grade II listed building.

Currently home to the Hits Radio Liverpool and Greatest Hits Radio Breakfast shows, St Johns Beacon has housed Bauer stations and teams since 2000.

Simon ‘Rossie’ Ross has been at the helm of the Greatest Hits Radio Breakfast Show since 2019 having previously been the Breakfast presenter on Radio City 2; whilst Leanne Campbell has been on the Hits Radio Liverpool Breakfast Show for over a decade.

A spokesperson for Bauer Media Audio UK said: ‘We are incredibly proud to have been part of the vibrant history of the Grade II listed St Johns Beacon. This next step allows us to invest in facilities that better support our vision and evolving needs.

The final shows from St Johns Beacon will air on Tuesday 24th December. Following this date, Greatest Hits Radio Breakfast will broadcast nationally from Bauer’s state-of-the-art Northwest hub, whilst Hits Radio Liverpool Breakfast will continue to broadcast from the city.’

Whilst the decision has been taken to not renew the lease on the building, Bauer Media Audio continues to lease the Radio City 96.7 signage and is currently engaging in consultation with the landlord and relevant planning authorities over changing the sign to Hits Radio.

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For more information, please contact:

Amelia O’Shea – Head of Communications, Bauer Media Audio UK
E: amelia.oshea@bauermedia.co.uk T: 07531 949693

About Bauer Media UK:

Bauer Media UK reaches over 27 million UK consumers through a portfolio of world-class, multi-platform media and entertainment brands including heat, KISS, Grazia, Empire, Magic, Absolute Radio and the Hits Radio Network. These brands offer commercial partners access to highly engaged audiences, with creative solutions underpinned by insight and instinct. Bauer Media UK is part of the Bauer Media Group, one of the world’s largest privately owned media businesses with media assets all over the globe.