Hits Radio (Dorset)

Hits Radio Dorset offers Bauer's hits-and-throwbacks programme to a Dorset audience. Contemporary popular music sits alongside familiar songs from earlier years, with presented entertainment bringing company to the listening day.

The format is deliberately broad within mainstream music. It is neither a single-decade retrospective nor an exclusively new-release service: recognition and discovery share the programme. Presenter links and conversation connect the recordings, giving different shows a character beyond the music alone.

Dorset's housing, education and transport stories appear alongside the music. Published reporting has included planning decisions on Bournemouth's Christchurch Road, support for families affected by a school closure near Sherborne and changes to speed limits in Poole. The national Hits Radio programmes add a different strand, with Gemma Atkinson and Mike Toolan hosting afternoon entertainment and Marvin Humes among the music presenters. Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr form the promoted breakfast team. Throwback selections sit within this wider current-pop service, giving the songs a balance between recent releases and remembered chart successes.

The regional edition participates in the wider Hits Radio network and carries shared output. Dorset provides the county setting for that service on England's south coast. It is a choice for listeners who want general popular music radio with current hits, remembered favourites and regular on-air voices, while following the edition associated with their county.