The Lincs FM Group was the parent company of several Independent Local Radio (ILR) stations. As of Q2 2019 the group had a combined audience of 524,000. It was based in Lincolnshire, in the UK. History The Lincs FM Group was formed in the early 1990s with the winning of the ILR licence for Lincolnshire. Lincs FM started broadcasting in 1992 and since then the Lincs FM Group has won and acquired licences to operate other local radio stations across the UK's Midlands and Yorkshire regions. The Lincs FM Group also had a 33% share in Ipswich 102 and a 51% share in the digital radio multiplexes operating DAB services in Lincolnshire and Suffolk. Lincs FM Group was purchased by Bauer Radio in February 2019; Bauer also purchased the stations of Celador Radio at the same time. KCFM was sold to Nation Broadcasting due to overlapping with existing Bauer asset Viking FM; the other Lincs stations remained with Bauer. Due to further potential competition issues with Bauer's existing stations and their new purchases the group has been operating in 'hold separate' pending investigation of the sale by the Competition and Markets Authority. After acquisition, most of the group's remaining stations were rebranded as Greatest Hits Radio with Suffolk First closing, and Lincs FM retained as a standalone station. Radio Stations Lincs FM (Lincolnshire & Newark) Compass FM (North East Lincolnshire) Trax FM (Doncaster & Bassetlaw) Dearne FM (Barnsley, Penistone and the Dearne Valley) Rutland Radio (Stamford & Rutland) Ridings FM (the Wakefield district) Rother FM (Rotherham) Suffolk First (Suffolk) Branding Each station's logo was green and purple as these are the company colours; these logos feature heavily in each stations merchandise. The group ran three music formats across its stations. "Hits & Memories" stations were the staple of the group, playing a wide variety of popular music from the 1960s to the present day. "Music You Love" stations leant older, with a greater percentage of songs released pre-1990 played. "Country music and more" was the format of the digital-only station Suffolk First, which played a mixture of country music and pop music. Hits & Memories Brand Lincs FM for Lincolnshire and Newark Dearne FM for Barnsley, Penistone and the Dearne Valley Rother FM for Rotherham and the surrounding area Trax FM for Doncaster, Bassetlaw and Worksop (2 licences) Rutland Radio for Rutland and Stamford The Music You Love Brand Compass