Kerrang Radio

Kerrang! Radio

City of license	Birmingham
Broadcast area	United Kingdom
Slogan	"Everything that rocks"
Frequency	FM 105.2 MHz (West Midlands) DAB 12A (West Midlands, London, Lancashire) 11C (Manchester, Aberdeen, Tyne & Wear, South Yorkshire) 11D (Scotland) 12D (Leeds) 11B (Liverpool, Humberside, Teesside) Freeview: 722
First air date	June 10, 2004 (2004-06-10)
Format	Rock
Audience share	3.6%
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.

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. Karren Brady was made chairman in 2003.

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.

Programming

Monday - Friday 0000 - 0200 The Late Licence with Johnny Doom 0200 - 0600 Non-Stop Kerrang! 0600 - 1000 Simon James and Hill 1000 - 1100 The Rock & Roll Years with Loz Guest 1100 - 1500 Danielle Perry 1500 - 1900 Kate Lawler 1900 - 2200 In:Demand with Matt Stocks 2200 - 0000 Loz Guest

Saturday 0000 - 0300 The Temple of Doom with Johnny Doom 0200 – 0700: Non-Stop Kerrang! 0700 – 1000: Caroline Beavon 1000 – 1400: Danielle Perry 1400 – 1800: Matt Stocks 1800 – 1900: Kerrang! Live 1900 – 2200: Klub Kerrang! with Matt Stocks 2200 – 0000: Klub Kerrang! with Alex Baker

Friday Variants 2200 - 0000 The Kerrang! Show with Loz Guest

Sunday 0000 – 0700: Non-Stop Kerrang! 0700 – 1000: Caroline Beavon 1000 – 1400: The Rock & Roll Years with Johnny Doom 1300 – 1700: Hywel and Jamie 1700 – 2000: Loz Guest - Best of The Guests 2000 – 2200: Unsigned with Alex Baker 2200 – 0000: Alex Baker

Former presenters

• Emma Scott (Now at Heart Devon)
• Tim Shaw
• 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 (Now at brmb)
• James Everton (Now at The Hits Radio)
• Sean Coleman

References

1. ^ 2009 Station of the Year (1 million plus listeners) Gold Award Sony Radio Academy Awards. Recovered on 20 May 2009.

External links

• Kerrang! Radio
• History of local radio in the Birmingham area.
• Sutton Coldfield transmitter

Coordinates: 52°28′56″N 1°54′20″W / 52.482325°N 1.905423°W / 52.482325; -1.905423