as the station's newsreaders, and the inclusion of regular financial bulletins was precipitated by Lord Hanson's own interest in business affairs. Long-running programmes included a nightly Saga-sponsored Classic Hour and Melody Showtime, a tribute to songs from musical theatre, later replaced by Nice And Easy, which featured many of the artists that had formed Melody's core playlist in 1990. Later Melody FM presenters including David Hamilton, Tony Myatt and David Allan all joined Saga's network of radio stations following the Emap takeover. Melody FM Radio stations established in 1990 Radio stations disestablished in 1998 Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom