FM for Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham Ridings FM for the Wakefield district Acquisitions Until October 2007 the group was unique in the United Kingdom in that it had grown organically through licence awards, rather than by acquisition of existing stations. As FM licences ceased advertising in the late 2000s, the group, with a desire to continue growing, made their first acquisition with Oak 107 FM in October 2007 (previously owned by the CN Group). This station was sold on a few years later to rejoin its former network. This was followed by the acquisition of KCFM in June 2009, previously owned by Planet Broadcasting. Disposals Oak FM, comprising the Hinckley and Loughborough licences, was sold to Quidem in 2012. It was rebranded as Fosse 107 following the insolvency of the station KCFM was sold to Nation Broadcasting in February 2019 Licence bid failure In 2006, the group made a bid to win the Hull licence along with six other groups. The format for the Lincs bid was the same of that of Compass FM; this is thought to be because Lincs FM already overlaps the North East Lincolnshire area. The station went under the working title of "White Rose Radio" to reflect the white rose of Yorkshire. The group did not win the licence and lost out to Kingston upon Hull-based KCFM. However, KCFM became part of the Lincs FM Group in June 2009. See also List of companies in Lincolnshire References External links lincsfmgroup.co.uk - Group website. Radio broadcasting companies of the United Kingdom Companies based in Lincoln, England Mass media in Lincolnshire Lincoln, England Mass media companies established in 1991 1991 establishments in England 2019 mergers and acquisitions Mass media companies disestablished in 2019 2019 disestablishments in England