Radio Hot Gold

Hot Gold is the classic-hits station in the Hot Radio Group, with a South Coast identity and a musical focus on the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Its Remember the Good Times approach brings upbeat, familiar records together across those decades. The emphasis is on songs associated with different stages of listeners' lives, rather than a programme confined to one period.

The Gold Rush provides a broad run of older favourites, while The Greatest Hits of Music with James Ross adds presented selections. Paul Brady's Sunday Soul gives soul music a dedicated setting, and Love at Eleven concentrates on love songs. These programmes introduce different musical moods around the station's central collection of classic hits.

Its Ringwood Road base in Poole links the Gold service with a wider volunteer organisation serving Bournemouth, Christchurch and the surrounding area. The station highlights University Hospitals Dorset's Beach Appeal, and its website carries regional reporting from the Southern Daily Echo. Within the group's family of stations, Hot Gold concentrates on earlier popular music, while Hot Radio follows more recent releases and Xtra Hot provides a separate home for specialist dance and urban programmes.

As part of the Hot family, the station shares a connection with community broadcasting based in Poole and the wider Dorset area. The group's local activity includes support for charities, weather and coastal information, alongside opportunities to join its volunteer team. Hot Gold combines that South Coast setting with a distinct musical role, bringing remembered popular recordings and specialist programmes into a service for listeners across the region.