LNER



LNER is a radio station owned by Emoa Radio. It was first announced in November 2008 to launch in the NETV region using the DTT and regional DAB platforms, along with sister station Vibra After a period of hiatus, a placeholder for the station appeared on Freeview LCN 733, and eventually launched on 1 September 2009. It broadcasts mostly music, with some shows emphasising on equal talk particulary on the weekends.

LNER is into two further subregions corresponding to the two NETV regions, namely LNER North and LNER South. Both variations will be played out from NETV South's Middlesborough Centre. Programming between the two will be identical, besides peaktime news updates, advertising, and the occasional sub-regional variatons of its breakfast show.

Future
Emoa Radio announced in September 2010 that it is planning to launch a new radio network, Sell-Out Radio, broadcasting classic hits, rock, indie and pop from the 1970's to today, including live performances.

As part of this plan, LNER would be closed and replaced immediately by Sell-Out, with LNER's regional content moving over to a new regionalised Vibra North East. Vibra is currently a more youthful, dance-orientated network, and moving LNER content over to the station could damage its image. On the other hand, keeping Vibra's tighter target audience could also lead to an inferior regional service being broadcast in the North East, targeted at mainly younger people.

The current capacity used by LNER would be used to broadcast Sell-Out on all platforms, and Sell-Out will also broadcast in the Midlands and Scotland. Emoa Radio has stated there will be no redundancies, and a number of temporary staff are indeed to be taken on.

Carriage

 * DTT: Freeview Channel 732 NETV regions
 * DAB: MXR North East
 * Satellite: Freesat Channel 739