BRMB is back and now broadcasting again from its spiritual home in Birmingham, just a stone's thrown from its original home at Radio House in Aston Road North, thanks to the people behind Radio Wyvern.

Wyvern returned in Worcester for its 40th birthday two years ago and now Paul Ellery and Muff Murfin have brought back BRMB for its 50th birthday this week.

Originally launched on February 19, 1974, BRMB was one of the first independent local radio stations to go on air in the United Kingdom.

It was acquired by Capital Radio in 1993 and subsequently sold to Orion Media in 2008.

Orion ditched the BRMB name and it disappeared in March 2012.

Last September, Ofcom gave approval for it to return with the first song being Paul Young with Come Back and Stay and the new owner Muff, who created the station's jingles over three decades, says it has been a huge success.

On the 50th birthday for BRMB, Jimmy Franks and Suzi Becker presented a special show to mark the milestone.

The original 1974 station launched the careers of many presenters who went on to become household names, both in the Midlands and beyond.

Past presenters on BRMB include Les Ross, Tony Butler, Ed Doolan, Jeremy Kyle, Phil Upton, Caroline Martin and Elliott Webb.

Butler is regarded as the inventor of the football phone-in while Kyle went on to become a television presenter.

BRMB also launched the Birmingham Walkathon, an event first staged in 1983 to raise money for charity which continues to be held to the present day.