Signal Radio celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first broadcast in 2023. But Signal Radio has now been swallowed by Bauer Media and rebranded as Hits Radio Staffordshire and Cheshire.

Its only local show - the Elliot and Matilda breakfast show - aired for the final time on Friday 6 June, 2025. The duo are being replaced by Fleur East and Will Best.

Its studios - on Stoke Road, in Shelton - had already been sold.

Here, we take a look back at some of the DJs and behind the scenes teams who brought the shows to the airwaves:

The actress, comedian and writer, who died of cancer in July 2016 aged just 52, cut her teeth writing scripts for advertisements on commercial radio stations, including Signal. Best known for her performances as chat show host Mrs Merton and Denise in The Royle Fa

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