First Radio wins Jazz contract

First Radio Sales has won the contact to provide national sales for latest reincarnation of Jazz FM. The digital only station is set to launch on October 6th 2008.

FRS is joined owned by UTV Radio and The Local Radio Company, the latter being the company running the new digital jazz station.
The service will broadcast in London, England's north west and west midlands, central Scotland and south Wales on DAB. The brand is owned by GMG Radio but will be operated by TLRC under a licence agreement.