BBC Radio Derby
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BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. It covers all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire. It broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 (Stanton Moor, near Bakewell) and 96.0 FM and 1116 AM. It also transmits its progams over the internet, but does not broadcast on DAB Digital Radio. The main 104.5FM is the strongest signal, and comes a 200ft transmitter on Drum Hill, 5 miles north of Derby, the other side of the A38 from Little Eaton. This signal used to come from the Sutton Coldfield television transmitter. You can get this signal over large parts of Leicestershire.
Although there is a transmitter for the north of the county, Radio Sheffield is also clearly heard around Chesterfield, which is a dormitory town for commuters working in Sheffield. Chesterfield listeners would be much at home listening to Radio Sheffield.
The station began broadcasting officially on April 29th 1971, though it went on air two months earlier than planned to cover the bankruptcy of the local engineering firm Rolls-Royce.
Much of the output is speech based, featuring phone-ins, quizzes and news. The station is aimed at listeners over 45 years of age. After 7pm each weekday, the BBC local radios in the East Midlands coincide, until 1am, when it becomes Radio Five Live.
BBC Radio Derby broadcasts match commentaries from local soccer/football teams; especially the Rams (Derby County) and the Brewers (Burton Albion).
The local commercial station is Ram FM 102.8FM, which is owned by GCap Media. This also comes from the Drum Hill transmitter.
External links
- BBC Radio Derby (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radioderby/)
- Media UK - BBC Radio Derby (http://www.mediauk.com/radio/285)
- History of local radio in Derbyshire. (http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/aircheck_UK.htm)
- Drum Hill transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/drum-hill.asp)
- Transmitter Map. (http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/r/arar93/mds975/txmaps/derby.html)Template:UK-bcast-stub