Kerrang Radio
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| City of license | Birmingham |
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Slogan | "Everything that rocks" |
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FM 105.2 MHz (West Midlands)DAB
Freeview: 722 |
| First air date | June 10, 2004 |
| Format | Rock music |
| Audience share | 4.2% |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Sister stations | Q Radio |
| Website | kerrangradio.co.uk |
Kerrang! Radio is a specialist rock music radio station broadcasting to the West Midlands, England. The station's format mixes modern & classic rock with speech programmes targeted at young people and an adult rock audience. Broadcasting on FM in the West Midlands and DAB & Freeview and online, boasting a large audience of 1.3 million listeners. It is connected with the Kerrang! print magazine in name, ownership and style, although the radio station has a more mainstream adult rock output than the magazine, featuring more indie and alternative rock. The night shows are very much fuelled by the traditional Kerrang! Magazine sound, with a wider and less mainstream style, playing a mix of punk and metal bands and forms part of the Bauer Passion Portfolio.
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[edit] History
In 2000, Bauer Radio then Emap launched Kerrang! as a digital radio station, across the UK. The station bid on a number of new FM licences including Manchester & East Midlands but lost out, the West Midlands licence was however successful. The station launched on 10 June 2004 originally from Birmingham City Football Club and it then moved to a dedicated studio in Lionel Street, Birmingham near the BT Tower, and broadcasts from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter but the main station is in Manchester. Karren Brady was made chairman in 2003.
[edit] Awards
On 11 May 2009 Kerrang! 105.2 won the highly prestigious Gold Award for station with over 1 million listeners. [1] Kerrang! Radio's In:Demand evening show presenter Henry Evans was also awarded the Sony DAB Rising Star award for 2009 whilst breakfast programme presenters Simon James and Hill got Silver at the awards in the Music Radio Personality of the year category. In 2010, Loz Guest was nominated at the 2010 Sony Radio Academy Awards, furthering the stations award credentials and Simon James and Hill won Bronze in the 'Breakfast Show of the Year (under 10 million)' category.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Monday - Friday
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[edit] Saturday
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[edit] Friday Variants
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[edit] Sunday
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[edit] Former presenters
- Emma Scott (Now at Heart Devon)
- Tim Shaw (Now at 97.4 Rock FM)
- Luke Wilkins
- Henry Evans
- OJ Borg (Now at Key 103)
- Ugly Phil (Now at 96fm Perth)
- Rachel New (Now at Heart West Midlands)
- Christian Stevenson
- Nick Margerrison (Now at LBC 97.3)
- Rick Shaw (Now at XFM London)
- Dan Morfitt
- James Everton (Now at The Hits Radio)
- Lucio
- Simon James and Hill
- Gordon Loncaster
- Steve Mason
- Mike Peters
- Monk
- Amy Jones
- Caroline Beavon
- Sean Coleman
- Dave Bethell
- Yvette Fielding
- Ian Camfield
- Stuart Cable
- Steve Harris
[edit] References
- ^ 2009 Station of the Year (1 million plus listeners) Gold Award Sony Radio Academy Awards. Recovered on 20 May 2009.
[edit] External links
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Coordinates: 52°28′56″N 1°54′20″W / 52.482325°N 1.905423°W
