Originally called Galaxy 105–106, presenter Steve Furnell launched the station on Tuesday 1 June 1999, with "What You Need" by Powerhouse feating Duane Harden being the first record played.
North Carolina | North America | East Germany | Middle East | North Rhine-Westphalia | North Korea | North Yorkshire | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Island | North Sea | North Africa | North Dakota | North | East India Company | University of East Anglia | Dutch East Indies | Raleigh, North Carolina | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | University of North Carolina | East Prussia | capital | East Africa | Lower East Side | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | East Sussex | North Pole | East Riding of Yorkshire | Far East | Australian Capital Territory | North Vietnam |
The Fenham transmitter, for west Newcastle and Gateshead situated close to the studios on Barrack Road, also broadcasts television, national radio, BBC National DAB, Digital One, the MXR North East 12C multiplex, 100-102 Real Radio on 96.2, Metro Radio on 103 and Capital North East on 105.6.