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Revision as of 10:25, 11 November 2008
| Swindon 105.5 station Logo | |
| Broadcast area | Swindon  |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 105.5 MHz,
and Online [1] |
| Programming | |
| Format | Community Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Community Radio Swindon |
| History | |
First air date | 15 March 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | swindon1055.com |
Swindon 105.5 is a community radio station for Swindon, Wiltshire fully licensed by media and communications regulator Ofcom. The station is run by volunteers and gets its funding by donations from the public and local companies and Ofcom grants. The station is not allowed any on-air advertising.
The station was launched on Saturday 15th March 2008 with Station Manager Shirley Ludford and former BBC Broadcaster Peter Heaton-Jones.
The station's aim is to establish an effective, inclusive radio station that dares to be different, providing a unique, diverse and open access service for the citizens of Swindon, contributing to the promotion of cultural, spiritual, social and economic life of Swindon.
Planting the seeds
The original project was founded by Ian Rowe, Johnny Robinson, Rich Grace & Greg Stevens in 2004, who were all presenters at Swindon FM at the time. Former BBC Radio Wiltshire Sound (Now BBC Radio Swindon) & Swindon FM Presenter Shirley Ludford was then suggested and brought in.
SCB Radio
In September 2005 the group had their Test Broadcast (Restricted Service Licence) to see whether a community radio station would work in the area. After positive feedback came in about the stations success thoughout the 28 day broadcast it was decided the project would go to the next step and apply for a Community Radio Licence from Ofcom.
Community Radio Swindon
In 2006 the group, now fronted by Shirley Ludford and with a board of directors applied for a community radio licence for the Swindon Area. Two Groups applied for a licence. Swindon FM Community Radio, which had ran a local DAB only service in Swindon since 2002, and Community Radio Swindon. Ofcom decided in favour of Community Radio Swindon and was awarded a licence in February 2007
Daring To Be Different
Swindon 105.5 was launched on March 15th 2008 by Swindon’s Town Crier Fred Ferris. The Inaugural show was presented by Shirley Ludford with Fellow Ex-BBC Radio Swindon Broadcaster Peter Heaton-Jones which included talking to the other presenters of the station.
Most of the shows between 8am-10pm are live with some repeats of certain shows in the daytime. Other shows are repeated in the Nightshift strand of programming usually from 10pm until 8am. Pre-recorded shows are sent to the station from local schools and colleges, the Swindon Talking Newspaper (STAN, a talking newspaper service for the visually impaired) and the Tamil Association.
Swindon 105.5 was the first legal radio station (and still currently the only radio station) to have a regular Drum & Bass show in the UK outside of the BBC.
People at Swindon 105.5
| Name | Role | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Ludford | Station Manager/Morning Presenter | Breakfast with Shirley |
| Ian Rowe | Studio Manager/Morning Presenter | Swindon Scene |
| Johnny Robinson | Saturday Evening Presenter & Technical Management | Johnny Robinson Show |
| Ollie (Dave Oliver) | Presenter | The Musical Lunchbreak |
| Ian Pugh | Thursday & Friday Morning Presenter | Testosterone Zone |
| Ron Travolta | Co-Presenter | Now That's What I Call The 70's |
| Rich Grace | Co-Presenter & Co-Producer | Johnny Robinson Show |
| Jonathan Mills | Producer | Johnny Robinson Show |
| Studio Matt | Technical Management & Webmaster | Nick Anderson's Big Weekender/Johnny Robinson Show |
| Simon "In the Rush Hour" Hyde | Presenter | Simon In the Rush Hour & Transmission Saturday |
| Paul James | Former Wednesday Evening Presenter | Midweek Mash |
| James "The Legend" Espley | Sunday Breakfast Presenter | The Lie In |
| Albert & Deivi | Saturday Evening Presenters | Latin Hot |
| Tony Hillier | Former Debate & Discussion Presenter | Hot Topics |
| Len Morphew | Jazz And Blues/Monday evening presenter | Blue Notes |
| Ray Bewes | Sunday Afternoon Presenter | Easy Sunday |
| Keith Vowles | Tuesday Evening Presenter | Music Box |
| Mike Ganley | Thursday Evening Presenter | Crooked Road |
| Donna Reader | Presenter | Motown Magic |
| Nick Anderson | Friday Drive Presenter | The Big Weekender |
| Barry Harris | Friday Drive Co-Presenter | The Big Weekender |
| Donna Liggins | Sunday Afternoon Presenter | Sunday Joint |
| Zeeks | Friday Evening Presenter | Catchy Creations |
| Various Presenters | Friday Night Drum & Bass | Friday Night Mix Project |
| John Milford | Sunday Afternoon Musicals Presenter | Show Scene |
| Martin Upfold | Sunday Afternoon Brass Band Presenter | Touch Of Brass |
| MC Ranks | Sunday Evening Caribbean Presenter | Caribbean Vibes |
| Nick Smith | Sunday Night Live Local Bands Presenter | Late Gig |
| Dan Rodgers | Technical Operator | Dan & Co. |
| Richard Scott | Sunday morning presenter | Your Shout |
| John Nartey | Sunday morning presenter | Your Shout |
| Grant Barnes | Sunday morning presenter | Your Shout |
| Jakkii Johanson | Wednesday Evening Presenter | Lip Service |
| Munni Penny | Wednesday Evening Co-Presenter | Lip Service |
| Ricky Porter | Cover Presenter | Motown Magic/Music Box |
| Mr Lee | Co-Presenter & Technical Operator | Motown Magic/Music Box |
| Cleo | Saturday Presenter | Sports & Leisure Show |
| Nick Taylor | Saturday Co-Presenter | Sports & Leisure show |
| Al Burston | Rock and roll Presenter | Rolling Record Session |
| Bernard Davey | Enviroment Presenter | Chain Reaction |
Schedules [1]
For the Full Schedules visit: www.swindon1055.com/schedule
Weekday Daytime Presenters
| Mon-Fri - 07:30 - 10:00 | Breakfast With Shirley Why wake up when you can stay in bet with Shirley, Joined by the editor of the Swindon Advertiser |
| Mon-Fri - 12:00 - 13:00 | Ollie's Musical Lunchbreak Playing the best Tunes to Munch Your Lunch to |
| Mon-Wed - 10:00 - 11:00 | Ian Rowe Swindon Scene |
| Thurs-Fri - 10:00 - 12:00 | Ian Pugh & Ron Travolta Talking about mens issues in Swindon |
| Mon-Thurs - 17:00 - 18:00 | Simon in the Rush Hour |
Monday
| 11:00 - 12:00 | The Old Duffers Club Patrick, Sheila and David; over 55's on topical issues |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Health Matters |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Keyboard Capers |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Blue Notes with Len Morphew |
Tuesday
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Hot Topics |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Music Box Musical Hits and Facts with Keith Vowles |
Wednesday
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Back In The Day Chart Show with Sharon Pratt |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Lip Service with Jakki & Muny |
Thursday
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Rhythm and Rhyme stories, poetry, plays, author interviews, reviews |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Motown Magic with Donna Reader |
| 20:00 - 22:00 | Crooked Road with Mike Ganley. Roots and country music, featured albums, gig guide. Guests. |
Friday
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Art to Art with Andrew Brewerton |
| 16:00 - 19:00 | The Big Weekender with Nick and Barry |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Catchy Creations with Zeeks |
| 21:00 - 22:00 | The Friday Night Mix Project |
Saturday
| 10:00 - 12:00 | Transmission Saturday with Simon Hyde |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | The Rolling Record Session with Al Burston |
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Saturday Leisure Show with Cleo and Nick |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Latin Hot with Albert and David |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | Johnny Robinson Show Johnny and sidekick Rich play some of the best music in their CD collection. Fun and games and your chance to get involved. |
| 21:00 - 22:00 | Josh, Esme and Bill (The Rock Show) Not your Bog Standard Rock show! Be Suprised! |
Sunday
| 07:30 - 09:00 | Your Shout Richard and John. Lively show with a Christian base and multifaith features. |
| 09:00 - 11:00 | James Espley - Sunday Breakfast An easy way to wake you up on a Sunday morning, James plays some great tunes and chat, easing you into the last day of the weekend.. |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Shirley Meets Shirley Ludford meets local people and play their choice of music |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Ray Bewes Local stories, people and music |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Donna, Kenny and Chris '70s and '80s music, memories and competitions |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Station Review Show with Ian Rowe |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Show Scene with John Milford Show music, theatre, reviews and previews |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Touch of Brass Martin Upfold |
| 19:00 - 21:00 | MC Ranks Caribbean Vibes |
| 21:00 - 23:00 | Nick Smith Music, film, local music scene, guests |
Trivia
- The Station’s first song was Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing in the Street
- The Station’s first regular show to air was The Johnny Robinson Show at 7-9pm on Saturday 15th March. He was apparently “tired and shattered” after helping out the technical team, and had only been awake for 36 hours before presenting the show.
- The Technical Team had worked constantly for two days to get most of the station’s kit working by 10am on Saturday.
- The studios are situated at Swindon's County Ground, the football stadium for Swindon Town Football Club and share studios with ITV Thames Valley
