315:. YMC Ltd then ran the five licensed stations as a group, with local programming throughout the day and some networked output over the weekend. On 24 March 2010, the YMC stations were closed by administrators after multiple refusals on the part of regulator Ofcom to transfer the licences, amid a number of financial issues at the stations following TLRC's sale.
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860:Radio St Austell Bay
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758:Heart West
622:RadioToday
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346:Total Star
342:Cheltenham
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256:Swindon FM
220:More Radio
178:More Radio
176:Total Star
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1012:Wessex FM
936:The Voice
921:Phonic FM
896:Radio Exe
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115:Ownership
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