Radio House in Fareham, the long-time home of Power FM and other commercial stations, is up for sale by Global.
The Segensworth West building first opened in 1986 as purpose-built studios for Ocean Sound, which launched that year. Two years later it became the base for Power FM.
The freehold site, on Whittle Avenue near Junction 9 of the M27, offers over 9,000 square feet of office space with 23 parking spaces, storage and loading access.
You can see photos of the inside of the building on the listings here.
Over the years, the site was also home to Ocean FM and later Capital South Coast, as well as South Coast Radio and various regional operations run by GWR, GCap and then Global.
Power FM was rebranded as Galaxy in 2008, before being folded into Capital in 2011. In 2019, Capital South Coast merged with Capital Brighton, with local breakfast and weekend programmes replaced by national shows.
Global’s most recent changes to its broadcast model brought the era of Radio House to a close. In January this year the company confirmed that local and regional shows on Heart, Smooth and Capital in England would be replaced by national output from London. Regional studios, including Fareham, were closed in February.
The sale marks the end of nearly four decades of broadcasting from the building. The closure of Fareham’s studios followed similar moves at other Global sites across the country.
Across the road, Bauer has also vacated its building which was the home of Wave 105. Both buildings still contain branding for their respective radio stations and companies.
