The Milestone Group is a British media company, which originally had holdings in radio, publishing and television, but now concentrates on its local television stations. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic
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Television channels
The Milestone Group own one television channel:
- Six TV - a "free-to-air" channel available in Oxford and Southampton. The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below Six TV is the sixth Free to air terrestrial Television channel, broadcast in Oxford, Southampton, Reading and Free-to-air (FTA Television (TV and Radio broadcasts are sent unencrypted and may be received via any suitable receiver Free-to-view Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England
Former Holdings
Radio stations
The Milestone Group used to own five local radio stations in the UK:
- Kestrel FM - local radio station for the Basingstoke and surrounding area of north Hampshire. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group)
- Kick FM - local radio station for West Berkshire, broadcast from Newbury. The Tindle Radio Group is a Media company which owns stations across the south of the United Kingdom including the Channel Islands Kick FM is an Independent Local Radio that broadcasts from Bone Lane Newbury, and covers West Berkshire. History The district of Newbury was formed on April 1, 1974, as a merger of the borough of Newbury Bradfield Rural District, Hungerford Rural Newbury is a Civil parish and the principal Town in the west of the County of Berkshire in England. (Sold to the Tindle Radio Group)
- Passion 107.9 - local radio station for the Oxfordshire area. The Tindle Radio Group is a Media company which owns stations across the south of the United Kingdom including the Channel Islands Oxford's FM 1079 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to Oxfordshire, United Kingdom on 107 History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
- Reading 107 FM - local radio station for the Reading area of Berkshire. Reading 107 FM is an Independent Local Radio station for Reading Berkshire. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South
- 107.1 Rugby FM - local radio station for the Rugby area of Warwickshire. Rugby is a Market town in Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England, on the River Avon. Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to
All these radio stations were sold in the years 2005/06
Newspapers & Magazines
The Milestone Group used to own six publications, under the Courier Newspapers brand:
- Auto Weekly - information on the buying and selling of cars in Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
- Basingstoke Observer - free weekly local newspaper for the Basingstoke and surrounding area of north Hampshire. The Basingstoke Observer is a local Newspaper for the Basingstoke and surrounding areas of north Hampshire, England. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain
- Breakout! - published immediately before school holidays, a publication distributed in primary schools to children. See also Primary education A primary school (from French école primaire) is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory
- South Oxfordshire Courier - free newspaper for southern Oxfordshire, formerly "Courier Journal". The South Oxfordshire Courier was a Free newspaper distributed throughout the towns of Abingdon, Wantage, Faringdon, Wallingford and History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
- Oxford Journal - free newspaper for northern and central Oxfordshire, formerly "Oxford City Journal". The Oxford Journal is a Free newspaper distributed throughout the city of Oxford and the county of Oxfordshire, UK. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
- Oxfordshire Living - free monthly publication distributed in Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
- Property Weekly - free publication advertising property for sale in Oxfordshire. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the
These publications have now been sold to other media companies and are now unconnected.
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