Capital North East
Originally called Galaxy 105–106, presenter Steve Furnell launched the station on 1 June 1999—with "What You Need", by Powerhouse, being the first record played.The station was based in Wallsend, North Tyneside at the Silverlink Business Park, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Newcastle City Centre.[5][6][7] 2010 Student Radio Awards winner[8] Rob Howard joined the station and presented Capital Drivetime for three years.On 26 February 2019, Global stated the station's local Capital Breakfast and weekend shows would be replaced with networked programming from 8 April 2019.The weekday local Capital Drivetime show was retained, alongside news bulletins, traffic updates and advertising.