Wirral Radio
 Wirral Radio Logo | |
| Address | Wirral Media Centre, Twickenham Drive, Wirral, CH46 1PF |
|---|---|
| Operator | Wirral Radio |
| Genre(s) | Media Centre |
| Opened | 2014 |
| Website | |
| http://www.wirralradio.co.uk | |
Wirral Radio is a radio station based in Leasowe in Wirral, which broadcasts to Wirral from a purpose built building containing both the studios and broadcasting equipment. The stations is on air 24 hours a day.
The station first applied for a Restricted Service Licence (RSL) and was given the standard RSL frequency of 87.7 MHz FM in 2003. After this they successfully applied for a full license and were awarded 92.1 MHz FM. In November 2012 they were given a further license to broadcast for another 5 years.
The station was known as 7 Waves 92.1 prior to a full station rebranding in June 2014. The station re-launched on Monday 16 June at 8am, with John, Neil & Bev on the breakfast show. The first song as Wirral Radio was Pink - Get The Party Started
It also broadcasts on DAB digital radio across the North West & North Wales[1] and on line at www.wirralradio.co.uk
In 2014, Wirral Radio released an app, which is free to download for Google Play & iTunes. It allows you to listen to the station, interact with the shows and look on the Twitter feed.
In April 2016, it was announced that DJ Kev Seed will be joining the presenting line-up.
Schedule
Monday to Friday
- 1AM Night Owl
- 5AM Jack Palmer - The Early Show - Early Breakfast
- 7AM The Wirral Breakfast Show - John, Bev & Ian in the morning [3]
- 10AM Adam Siddorn - Weekday Mornings
- 12PM Helen Craven - Hits & Headlines
- 1PM Tony James - Afternoons
- 4PM Shaun Wood - Wirral Drive
- 7PM See Specialist Music
- 10PM-12AM Lex & Davey – Late Zone (Monday – Thursday)
- 12AM - 1AM Wirral Radio Chill Out (Monday – Thursday)
- 10PM-12AM DJ 2Kind (Friday)
Saturday
- 12AM Magnetic Northwest - Wirral Radio Chill Out
- 1AM Night Owl
- 7AM Jack Palmer – Weekend Wake Up [4]
- 10AM Kev Seed
- 12PM Josef Hollywood - Saturday Show (In February 2016, Wirral Radio announced that Josef Hollywood will have his own regular show on the station, not only making him the youngest presenter at the station, but also one of the youngest radio presenters in the UK.)
- 2PM Saturday Sport (Tranmere Rovers Football Commentary)
- 6PM Teen Team
- 7PM Beverly Macca – Bev's Saturday Night Out
Sunday
- 12AM Magnetic Northwest - Wirral Radio Chill Out
- 1AM Night Owl - Non-Stop Music
- 7AM Helen Craven – Weekend Wake Up
- 10AM Kev Seed
- 1PM Chris Jones – Sunday Afternoon
- 5PM Rick Stone – Be Bop Gold
- 7PM Kev McDempster – Rock Show
- 10PM Tony James – Late Zone
Specialist music shows 7PM - 10PM (Weekdays)
- Monday Local Music – Chris Currie
- Tuesday Tranmere Coverage OR Wirral Radio Decades
- Wednesday 60’s Showcase – Rick Stone
- Thursday Country Show – Neil Jackson
- Friday Soul & Funk - Desa Basshead
Many cover presenters include:
- Josef Hollywood
- Jack Palmer
- Tony James
News
Head of News & Sport
- Ian Kenyon - Weekday Breakfast & Daytime [5]
Other Journalists
- Phill Wilkinson - Weekday Afternoons & Wirral Drive [6]
- Jack Palmer - Tuesday Afternoon & Tuesday Wirral Drive [7]
- Adam Siddorn - Weekday Afternoons & Wirral Drive [8]
- Edward Wilcocks - Saturday's 8am - 2pm
Local news runs from 6:30am until 6:30pm every weekday and Saturdays 8am until 2pm, all of which is produced in house.
News bulletins are taken hourly, with a special 15 minute long Wirral Tonight bulletin running at both 5:00pm & 6:00pm. News and Sport bulletins run at 6:30am, 7:30am & 8:30am in the morning. Sport only bulletins run at 12:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm & 6:30pm in the afternoon.
Outside of these hours, national IRN news is taken.
There is no networking on Wirral Radio and all programming originates from the studios or from outside broadcast events.
References
- ↑ "North West DAB Radio Stations". North West DAB. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Schedule".
- ↑ "Wirral Radio Breakfast".
- ↑ "TuneIn Radio - WeekendWakeUp with Jack Palmer". TuneIn Radio. p. 1. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Ian Kenyon".
- ↑ "Phill Wilkinson".
- ↑ "Jack Palmer".
- ↑ "Adam Siddorn".