Greatest Hits Radio (Ipswich & Suffolk)

Greatest Hits Radio Ipswich and Suffolk is the classic-hits service formerly associated with the Town 102 name. It connects Ipswich with the wider Suffolk audience while carrying Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio network programme.

The station looks mainly to the seventies, eighties and nineties for its music. Familiar recordings from those years create a broad retrospective sound, with several popular styles sharing the same programme. It is a service for established hits rather than a station whose selection is led mainly by new releases.

Zoe Ball in the Afternoon brings requests, Afternoon Delight and the 54321 quiz into the daytime schedule. Ken Bruce's PopMaster offers another form of audience participation, alongside his Golden Years feature and guests. Later, Simon Mayo's drivetime show combines records with Confessions, while All Request Friday lets listeners supply the song choices for the weekend's opening.

The shared programme also leaves space for collectors and specialists. Stephanie Hirst uses her own vinyl library for Spinnin' The Decades, including an hour of live requests played from original singles. Des Paul's Rhythm Of The Night explores soul, funk and disco. These strands give the Ipswich and Suffolk service a more varied musical structure than an uninterrupted run of familiar hits.

The Suffolk news coverage has examined the Sea Link electricity project, changes to county government and road-surface work at Stanton. It has also followed planning concerns connected with Newmarket's horseracing industry and wildlife at a Suffolk reserve. Infrastructure, local decisions and the county's particular landscapes therefore sit alongside Ipswich-related stories within the wider regional reporting.