BBC Radio Lincolnshire
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BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire. It broadcasts from its studios near Newport Arch in Lincoln on 94.9 (whole of the county) and 104.7 (Grantham) FM, 1368 AM and online through its website.
The main signal on 94.9 FM comes from the Belmont transmitter near Donington on Bain in the north of the county, which is the tallest mast in Europe, although the MW signal comes from Lincoln. The FM signal is not very clear in the south of the county, leaving only the MW frequency. Only north of Lincoln is the FM frequency reasonably clear.
Launched in November 1980, it now broadcasts at least 11 hours each day of local programming. During early mornings, presented by Maria Richmond, from 5 - 6am and evenings from 7pm - 1am it shares some programming with other BBC local radio stations in the East Midlands (BBC Radios Derby, Nottingham and Leicester). Late night weekday programmes are networked across the East Midlands, presented from Nottingham and by Rob Underwood, who broadcasts from Lincoln from 9pm. Radios Hereford & Worcester, Shropshire & Stoke also broadcast this programme
Amongst its claims to fame are that it helped launch the career of the comedian Boothby Graffoe who presented a two hour programme on Friday evenings on the station, and briefly on Radio Nottingham, in the late 1980s. John Inverdale, now presenter of national sports programmes on BBC Television and BBC Radio Five Live, started his radio career as a morning presenter from 1982-5, having worked briefly at the Lincolnshire Echo.
Like a feature of all East Midlands local BBC radio stations, the station works with local job centres all over the county to publicise current vacancies. BBC local radio further south of the Midlands, for their own reasons, do not have this service. Agricultural news has a half hour specialist show, Lincolnshire Farming, from 5.30pm on Fridays and 7.30am on Sundays.
External links
- BBC Radio Lincolnshire (http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiolincolnshire/)
- Media UK - BBC Radio Lincolnshire (http://www.mediauk.com/radio/287)
- Transmitter Map. (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/r/arar93/mds975/txmaps/lincoln.html)
- Belmont Transmitter. (http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/belmont.asp)Template:UK-bcast-stub