NEWSLINE NEWSFLASH RADIO TODAY – 23rd August 2022

Some of the original team behind Radio Wyvern are bringing the radio station name back in place of community service Youthcomm Radio.

Muff Murfin has teamed up with Sammy Southall and ex-Wyvern presenter Paul Ellery to make the move.

The original Radio Wyvern, named after the River Wye and River Severn, ( and the mythical beastie the two-legged two-winged dragon that used to inhabit these valleys SS ) started broadcasting 40 years ago but became Free Radio in 2012.

So on October 4th, the 40th anniversary of its launch, Youthcomm Radio will make way for the new service.

Paul Ellery will be the programme director of the new station and he told us that the new Wyvern will be a full-service local station employing local staff again in the spirit of the original station. “The whole team are really excited about the relaunch on what would have been Wyvern’s 40th birthday,” he said.

The new team now owns the trademark for the service and has the blessing to use the name from Bauer.

Youthcomm Radio launched on 106.7FM in 2008 and is licensed as a community radio station for Worcester.

Sammy Southall Has been asked to open the station again for the second time 40 years till the minute he opened it for the first time a unique moment in radio history

Here is a little tease to remind you of the date.

 I will be in with Owen Lowe on his breakfast show for the first few hours as the station relaunches. We have a few surprise voices popping up and there will be a few nods to the original station. In Worcestershire, it will be on FM and DAB but wherever you are you can tune in online, on the Wyvern app and on your smart speaker ” Alexa Play Wyvern” Hope you can tune in again Sam.