Groove FM 99.7 LogoGroove FM was the second pirate radio station to be brought on air by Scott Davis, the founder of Exile FM. From the very start Groove had many of the old Exile presenters on board, which were joined by some of the key members of Unique FM, as well as few totally new to the West Midlands pirate scene.

With a strong line up of presenters from the very start, Groove FM first broadcast tests on 99.7FM over the Christmas and New Year period of 1998. The station then returned broadcasting dance music every weekend from late February 1999. Throughout that year with its format of upfront Dance, House and Trance music, the station built up a massive following, similar to that of its predecessor (Exile), with excellent signal coverage due to the stations transmitter being once again housed in Dudley flats.

After a good run throughout 1999, Groove went off the air for a few months after the Christmas and New Year broadcasts, due to the stations studio lease coming to an end. The station then returned to the air from a new studio in the spring of 2000, joined by a few new presenters. 2000 was to be Groove’s best year, with the line up even stronger than the previous year, and the phone line going non-stop during peak time shows.

Although many of the old skool pirate radio fans still regard Exile as the better of the two stations, in some ways Groove was superior, boasting some of the best presenting and produced shows heard on a West Midlands pirate station, as well as at times much better audio quality than its predecessor.

Groove had its first studio raid in early December 2000, and although the station attempted to get back on air for the Christmas and New Year period, the station suffered from a few technical difficulties and decided to go off the air for a while.

During the summer of 2001 Groove FM broadcast test transmissions most weekends with back to back dance mixes. Although there were the odd live show during that summer, Groove’s next full return was in late September of that year. Unfortunately after beginning to once again build up a large following, in early December 2001 Groove FM was raided again by the authorities.

A brief test transmission went out in the February of the following year, but due to the management of the station being prosecuted and having a CRCA injunction brought against them, Groove FM has not been heard since.

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DJ Si 25 mins
Chico – 1999 46 mins
Mark Davis – 1999 NEW 28 mins
Neil Edwards – Clip – 1999 10 mins
Neil Edwards – Classic Jams – 1999 47 mins
Pete Lawrence – 1999 102 mins
Reverend John – 1999 40 mins
Scott Davis – 1999 91 mins
Trauma & XXX -1999-1 94 mins
Trauma & XXX -1999-2 NEW 93 mins
Trauma & XXX -1999-3 NEW 90 mins
Trauma & XXX -1999-4 NEW 93 mins
Trauma & XXX – Delusion – 1999-1 NEW 90 mins
Trauma & XXX – Delusion – 1999-2 NEW 75 mins
Trauma & XXX – Delusion – 1999-3 NEW 62 mins
TRG – 1999 46 mins
DJ Hagga & Pete Baker – Early 1999 93 mins
Mark Jordan – Trauma & XXX – Delusion – Reverend John – Early 99 NEW 187 mins
Mark Jordan – Trauma & XXX – Early 99 NEW 44 mins
Trauma & XXX – Neil Edwards – 27/2/99 NEW 93 mins
Mark Jordan – Saturday Surgery – 27/3/99 93 mins
Trauma & XXX – 27/3/99 NEW 93 mins
Delusion & XXX – Spring 99-1 NEW 85 mins
Delusion & XXX – Spring 99-2 NEW 93 mins
Scott Davis – Spring 1999 93 mins
Trauma & XXX – Spring 99 NEW 73 mins
Scott Davis – Chico – 4/4/99 NEW 93 mins
Neil Edwards – Classic Jams – 4/4/99 28 mins
Scott Davis & DJ Trauma – Electro Show Special – Easter Monday – 5/4/99 93 mins
PLT – Easter Monday – 5/4/99 58 mins
Trauma & XXX – Mega Mix – 5/4/99 NEW 93 mins
Trauma & XXX – 10/4/99 NEW 47 mins
Delusion – Reverend John – 10/4/99 NEW 47 mins
Trauma & XXX – Delusion – 17/4/99 NEW 93 mins
Trauma – Delusion & Mr G – 18/4/99 NEW 63 mins
Trauma & XXX – 15/5/99 NEW 92 mins
Trauma & XXX – 22/5/99 NEW 83 mins
Trauma & XXX – 29/5/99 NEW 70 mins
Pete Lawrence – Summer 1999 92 mins
Perfection & XXX – Late 1999 UPDATED 93 mins
Scott Davis – Halloween 1999 93 mins
Scott Davis – Chart of 1999 – Xmas 1999 92 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – 1999 NEW 62 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – Mixed By XXX – 1999 74 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – Mixed By Ade Marks – 2000 73 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – Mixed By Ade Marks – June 2001 74 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – Mixed By Ade Marks – Oct 2001 74 mins
Groove FM Overnight Mix CD – Mixed By Ade Marks – Dec 2001 74 mins
Groove FM XXX Megamix – 98-99 NEW 93 mins