BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside, and Halton in north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station, launching on 22 November 1967, initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire.
Technical [edit]
BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95.8 MHz (Allerton Park), 1485 kHz (Wallasey) and DAB.
The Allerton Park transmitter also transmits Radio City on 96.7 MHz. Both have the same coverage. DAB signals come from the EMAP Digital EMAP Liverpool 11B multiplex] from Billinge Hill (between St Helens and Wigan), Hope Mountain (between Buckley and Wrexham) and Radio City Tower (on top of Radio City's studios).
On 15 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. 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. It's the third building Radio Merseyside has occupied since it was launched in 1967 from studios on the sixth floor of a council-owned building, Commerce House, in Sir Thomas Street. The station moved to Paradise Street in 1981.
The Managing Editor is Sue Owen. She joined from BBC Radio Stoke where she had been Managing Editor from 2002.
Presenters [edit]
- Stan Ambrose (Folkscene)
- Andy Ball (Saturday breakfast)
- Billy Butler (Weekday afternoons, Saturday mornings)
- Frankie Connor (Sunday afternoons)
- Tony Snell (Weekday Breakfast)
- Simon Hoban (Drive)
- Roger Hill (PMS)
- Kenny Johnson (Sounds Country)
- Frankie Connor (Sunday afternoons)
- Spencer Leigh (On The Beat)
- Roger Lyon (Saturday lunchtime during football off-season)
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- Billy Maher (Weekend late nights)
- Linda McDermott (Weekday late nights)
- Wille Miller (Sunday mornings)
- Dave Monks (The Pool)
- Roger Phillips (Weekday lunchtime phone in, Phillips Extra)
- Umi Prasad (Open House)
- Phina Oruche (Upfront)
- Geoff Speed (Folkscene)
- Sean Styles (Sunday - Friday mornings)
- Steve Coleman (Early Breakfast Weekdays)
- Maureen Walsh (Sunday mornings)
- June Yee (Orient Express)
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Sports presenters [edit]
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- Ian Kennedy (Sports Editor)
- Peter McDowell
- Phil Kinsella
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Reporters [edit]
- Mairead Smyth
- Jessica Robbins
- Marc Gaier
- Giulia Bould
- Jimmy McCracken
- Peter Coulter
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- Graham Whyte
- Claire Hamilton
- Sam Clack
- Leanne Harper
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Station jingles, trailers and promos are voiced by former North West Tonight presenter John Mundy.
Former presenters [edit]
Programming [edit]
Weekdays [edit]
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0500 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night |
Salford |
| 0500–0600 |
Steve Coleman |
Liverpool |
| 0600–0900 |
Tony Snell in the Morning |
| 0900–1130 |
Sean Styles |
| 1130–1400 |
Roger Phillips |
| 1400–1600 |
Billy Butler |
| 1600–1800 |
Simon Hoban |
| 1800–1900 |
Talking Sport |
| 1900–2200 |
Mark Forrest Local Radio Together |
Leeds |
| 2200 – 0100 |
Linda McDermott |
Liverpool |
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Weekday variations [edit]
Sean Styles
| Location |
| Monday |
0000–0100 |
Pure Musical Sensations: Roger Hill |
Liverpool |
| 2000–2100 |
Try Time |
| 2100–2200 |
Orient Express: June Yee |
| Tuesday |
2000–2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100–2200 |
Folkscene: Geoff Speed |
| Wednesday |
2000–2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100–2200 |
Phillips Hour: Roger Phillips
10.00 - 01.00 Loud, common women..stay away if easily irritated..
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| Thursday |
2000–2100 |
Try Time |
| 2100–2200 |
Folkscene: Stan Ambrose |
| Friday |
1900–2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100–2200 |
Open House: Umi Prasad |
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Saturday [edit]
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Sunday [edit]
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0500 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night |
Salford |
| 0500–0600 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports |
| 0600–0900 |
Daybreak |
Liverpool |
| 0900–1100 |
Maureen Walsh |
| 1100–1300 |
Roger Lyon |
| 1300–1600 |
Frankie Connor |
| 1600–1700 |
Changes: Spencer Leigh |
| 1700–1800 |
Phillips Hour: Roger Phillips |
| 1800–2000 |
Sounds Country: Kenny Johnson |
| 2000–2200 |
BBC Introducing: Dave Monks |
| 2200–0000 |
Billy Maher |
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Controversy [edit]
During a breakfast show on 25 June 2007, presenter Simon O'Brien accidentally broadcast an unedited interview in which he said, "fuck the government, fuck the planners". O'Brien resigned from the station later in the day. He later went onto present a short-lived Saturday breakfast show on talk radio station City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool. City Talk later used the now infamous phrase that led to his resignation as part of their launch marketing for the station.
External links [edit]
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| FM Stations |
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| AM Stations |
- 1197 (Absolute), 1485 (BBC Mersey), 1548 (Magic)
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Coordinates: 53°23′57″N 2°59′32″W / 53.399097°N 2.992277°W / 53.399097; -2.992277
