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BBC Radio Merseyside
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City of license Liverpool
Broadcast area Merseyside, northern Cheshire (available in North East Wales
Frequency 95. A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting is the community that a Radio station or Television station Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time. 8 MHz
1458 kHz
DAB
First air date 22 November 1967
Format Talk / News / Music
Audience share 16. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This article is about Broadcast radio, for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. 4% (March 2008, [1])
Owner BBC
Website Radio Merseyside

BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and north Cheshire. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level Administrative division of England. Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900 Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

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Technical

BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary 8 MHz (Allerton Park) , 1485 kHz(Wallasey)and DAB. Digital Audio Broadcasting ( DAB) also known as Eureka 147, is a Digital radio technology for Broadcasting Radio stations used in

The Allerton Park transmitter also transmits Radio City on 96. Radio City 967 (also previously known as City FM and Radio City) is an Independent Local Radio station based in Liverpool, 7 MHz. Both have the same coverage. DAB signals come from the EMAP Digital EMAP Liverpool 11B multiplex] from Billinge Hill (strongest signal, near Billinge between St Helens and Wigan), Hope Mountain (between Buckley and Wrexham) and St. John's Beacon (on top of Radio City's studios). EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences EMAP Liverpool is a local commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom which serves the Liverpool area Billinge Hill, or affectionately known by locals as Billinge Lump, or just simply The Lump is the highest point in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens Billinge is a Village within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England, that formed part of the St Helens ( is a large town in Merseyside, England It is the largest settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100000 Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester Buckley (Bwcle is a town in Flintshire, northeast Wales. It is the second largest town in Flintshire in terms of population and is 2 miles (3 Wrexham (Wrecsam is a town and principal area in Wales. It is the largest town in North Wales and lies to the east of the region St John's Beacon is the name of a tower in Liverpool, built in 1968 A studio is a Artist 's or worker's workroom or an artist and his or her Employees who work within that studio EMAP owns Radio City. EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences BBC DAB National comes from Moel-y-Parc (the main television transmitter for North Wales) in Flintshire, which also has Digital One, and the MXR North West 12C multiplex. The Moel-y-Parc transmitting station is situated on Moel-y-Parc a hill in north-east Wales at the northern end of the Clwydian range close to the town of Caerwys North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. History The current administrative area of Flintshire (a Unitary authority) came into existence in 1996 when the former Administrative county of Clwyd Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, jointly owned by GCap Media and Arqiva. MXR North West is a regional commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom which serves the North West of England

On 15th July 2006, BBC Radio Merseyside moved from its former home in Paradise Street, Liverpool, to a new purpose-built studio building on the corner of Hanover Street and College Lane in Liverpool. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This building has three ground-floor studios next to a public performance space. An open learning centre is on the first floor and the main office is on the second floor.

Staff

The Managing Editor is Mick Ord. For ten months from July 2007 Ord stood down from his role for to coordinate the BBC's response to Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, and Phil Roberts was Acting Editor, until he was appointed as Head of the BBC in the North East and Cumbria. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The European Capital of Culture is a city designated by the European Union for a period of one Calendar year during which it is given a chance to showcase its The Assistant Editor is Jonathan Hallewell.

Presenters include Roger Philips, Tony Snell, Billy Butler, Claire Hamilton, Andy Ball, Roger Lyon, Linda McDermott, Lucinda Moore, Sean Styles, Maureen Walsh, Dave Monks, Spencer Leigh and Wayne Clarke. Tony Snell is a Cornish Waterman, Teacher, Linguist, Singer, and Poet. Claire Hamilton is a voice actress who has done a few voiceovers Maureen Walsh is an Australian politician and is a councillor at Parramatta City Council in the Woodville Ward Wayne Clarke (b10th July 1961 is an award-winning radio presenter and producer

Former Staff

Programming

BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from 5am until 1am each day, though formerly it shared programming with other BBC local radio stations in the North West and BBC Night Network. Shelagh Fogarty (born 1966 is a Liverpool -born Radio and Television presenter and Journalist. Robert McCaffrey is a British television presenter He is most notable for presenting shows such as Goals On Sunday and You're On Sky Sports. Raymond Stubbs (born Wallasey, Wirral, 1956) is a broadcaster and former footballer The first programme from the new building was presented by Ian Kenyon.

Simon O'Brien was the former presenter of the Breakfast Show from September 2006 until 25th June 2007. Simon O'Brien is the name of Simon O'Brien (BMX rider (born 1979 Australian flatland BMX rider Simon O'Brien (politician (born 1960 Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. He resigned after the accidental broadcast of a unedited interview in which he said, "fuck the government, fuck the planners" He now presents the Saturday Breakfast Show on new talk radio station City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool. City Talk 1059 is the name of a new commercial radio station which launched in the Liverpool area of England on the frequency of 105 They have used the infamous phrase that got him sacked as part of their marketing for the station.

Since 28th August 2007, Liverpool's 800th birthday, the breakfast show has been hosted by Tony Snell from 6:00 a. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tony Snell is a Cornish Waterman, Teacher, Linguist, Singer, and Poet. m. to 10:00 a. m. The new mid-morning programme from 10:00 a. m. to 12noon is hosted by local comedian Sean Styles. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Roger Phillips and Billy Butler have continued in their afternoon programmes. Claire Hamilton presents the drivetime programme. Claire Hamilton is a voice actress who has done a few voiceovers Since early October 2007, the Late Show (10:00 p. m. - 1:00 a. m. ) has been presented by Linda McDermott.

Trivia

In 2004, reporters Simon Moffatt and Simon Harris flew to South Africa and launched the "Books for Tembisa" campaign. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Tembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was an inspired appeal as it was not 'give us your money. ' The two journalists introduced us to children like Elton who told about their difficult lives in the township of Tembisa. The listeners were then asked to donate books. Over 100,000 children's books were donated and the radio station then built around 40 libraries in Tembisa Schools.

For two days on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th September 2007, the BBC's regional news programme North West Tonight (and lunchtime bulletin North West Today) was broadcast live from Radio Merseyside's studios in Liverpool whilst a new set was installed in the regional news studio in Manchester. BBC North West Tonight is the News programme for the BBC North West English region. Gordon Burns presented the programme from the performance space at Radio Merseyside's Hanover Street base.

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