after county sound merged with radio mercury to form allied radio, delta radio was closed down by its new owners in 1992 and the transmitter went back to being a relay. however, when mike powell's ukrd group won the guildford licence (after it came up for renewal), delta radio was relaunched in 1996. wey valley radio had already been operating as a full-time service in nearby alton and four marks since 1992. this station was launched as a "community" station by david way and paul mann after years of campaigning for such a licence. david way and paul wisdom are the new wey valley radio licence holders today. it was acquired by ukrd in 1994.