Be a cons ▁Category : Res cue ▁equipment <0x0A> </s> ▁P ulse ▁ 1 ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁Independent ▁Local ▁Radio ▁station ▁that ▁serves ▁the ▁Brad ford , ▁Kirk le es ▁and ▁Cal der dale ▁areas ▁of ▁West ▁York shire , ▁owned ▁by ▁B auer ▁Radio . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁P enn ine ▁Radio ▁and ▁The ▁P ulse . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁Radio ▁Network ▁which ▁also ▁owned ▁Vik ing ▁FM ▁and ▁Hall am ▁FM , ▁this ▁was ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁New castle ▁based ▁Metro ▁Radio ▁Group ▁( own ers ▁of ▁Metro ▁Radio ▁and ▁T FM ). ▁P enn ine ▁Radio ▁became ▁P enn ine ▁FM ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁AM ▁frequency ▁was ▁split ▁off ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁original ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁Classic ▁Gold . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁rev ive ▁flag ging ▁fort unes , ▁P enn ine ▁FM ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁" The ▁P ulse ". ▁ ▁The ▁Metro ▁Radio ▁Group ▁itself ▁was ▁bought ▁out ▁by ▁E MAP ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ownership ▁rules ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁meant ▁that ▁as ▁they ▁already ▁owned ▁neighbour ing ▁Radio ▁A ire ▁in ▁Le eds ▁something ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁on , ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁The ▁P ulse ▁and ▁its ▁sister ▁station ▁Classic ▁Gold ▁which ▁were ▁purchased ▁in ▁a ▁management ▁buy out ▁from ▁senior ▁staff ▁and ▁ex - Met ro ▁Group ▁execut