Greatest Hits Radio (East Dorset)

Greatest Hits Radio East Dorset is the eastern Dorset edition of Bauer's classic-hits network. It offers a presented music programme for listeners associated with that part of the county, rather than a station devoted to one town's music scene.

The selection is built around popular recordings from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Familiar pop, soul-influenced songs and guitar-led hits can appear within the same session. The multi-decade approach gives listeners variety while retaining an unmistakably retrospective character.

Among the regular network voices are Ken Bruce, Zoe Ball and Simon Mayo. Bruce's programme includes PopMaster and Golden Years, Ball invites Lunchtime Anthem choices, and Mayo combines music with Confessions on drivetime. Their contrasting features give the East Dorset service a daily rhythm of participation, stories and musical recollection around the familiar records.

The weekend opens out into longer selections. Jenny Powell assembles The Mixtape, while Des Paul explores the connections between soul, funk and disco in Rhythm Of The Night. Spinnin' The Decades with Stephanie Hirst introduces a collector's perspective, drawing on her personal vinyl library and taking audience requests for original 45s. These shows belong to the wider network schedule.

East Dorset reporting follows places such as Bournemouth and Poole as well as the wider county. Published subjects include speed-limit decisions in Poole, plans affecting Christchurch Road and work on the groynes at Boscombe. Coastal protection, transport and local planning therefore provide a geographical focus alongside the entertainment, while some county stories are shared with the West Dorset service.