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Minster FM 
Broadcast area York and North Yorkshire Frequency 104.7 MHz First air date 4 July 1992 Format Contemporary hit radio Audience share 8.8% (March 2011, [1]) Transmitter coordinates 54°02′49″N 0°47′13″W / 54.047°N 0.787°WCoordinates: 54°02′49″N 0°47′13″W / 54.047°N 0.787°W Owner UKRD Website www.minsterfm.com Minster FM is an independent commercial local (ILR) radio station based in Dunnington near York, Yorkshire, England and covering the city of York and surrounding areas
The station broadcasts on 104.7 FM from Acklam Wold transmitter, near Leavening, on the Yorkshire Wolds and used to cover an area further west using a signal on 102.3 FM from Calvert's Carpets in Thirsk. Station owners The Local Radio Company have since secured a sister station Minster Northallerton which has since been merged with other services to form Star Radio, and the latter now uses the 102.3 site and signal.
Minster FM has been broadcasting since 4 July 1992, exactly nine years to the date after BBC Radio York started broadcasting and at launch the station had a live, locally presented schedule 24 hours a day and continued until the launch of Yorkshire Coast Radio in November 1993 when programmes between 10pm and 6am were broadcast on both stations. Unusually for the time, in the early years, local news was not made in-house. It was produced by Yorkshire Television's newsroom. News is now produced by the station's news team, or (for network or late night broadcasts, excluding the drivetime show) Independent Radio News (IRN) or the SKY News Centre, both based in London, who provide an hourly two / three-minute news broadcast to 46 UK commercial radio stations.
Minster FM (8.8%) have a higher audience share than BBC Radio York (7.60%),as of March 2011
Contents
Presenters
- Chris Marsden[1]
- Alex Brown[2]
- David Green[3]
- Wes Stakes[4]
- Victoria Charles[5]
- Simon Hudson[6]
- John Hodgson[7]
- Elisa Hilton[8]
- James "Watty" Watt[9]
- Paul Spence[10]
- John Harding[11]
- Russ Leighton[12]
- Greg Scott
Schedule
Weekday Schedule:[13]
- Chris Marsden - Marsden in the Morning
- Alex Brown Through Your Workday, Weekdays 10:00 -14:00
- David Green in the Afternoon, Weekdays 14:00 -16:00
- DG Gets You Home , Weekdays 16:00 -19:00
- Wes In the Evening 19:00 -22:00
- Full Leeds United Commentary (Match days) 19:00 -22:00
- The Wind-down Zone - Victoria Charles 22:00 -00:00
Saturday Schedule:
- Greg Scott - 06:00-10:00
- Watty At the Weekend - 1000-1400
- The Match Day Programme 14:00-16:00
- Saturday Night Hit Mix - Chris Marsden 18:00-20:00
- Minster FM Through The Night - 2200-0000
Sunday Schedule:
- Greg Scott - 0600-10:00
- John Harding - 1000-1200
- The Lunchtime Gameshow with John Harding, Russ Leighton and Geoffery - 1200-1400
- Simon Hudson - 1400-1600
- John Hodgson - 1600-1900
- Alex Brown - 1900-2200
- The Wind-down Zone - Victoria Charles 22:00 -00:00
Between the hours of 0000 and 0600 every morning, broadcasting is automated[14] and plays a wide selection of music. There is no presenter during this time.
Awards
Minster FM Was Recently one of three stations to be nominated[15] for The Arqiva under 1 million awards, But the award was presented to Lincs FM 102.2 in Lincolnshire[16].
References
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/breakfast.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/alex-brown.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/david-green.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/wes-stakes.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/wdz.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/simon-hudson.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/john-hodgson.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/elisa-hilton.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/watty.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/csp.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/john-harding.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/on-air/john-harding.php
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/schedule/
- ^ http://www.minsterfm.com/publicfile.php
- ^ http://www.radioworks.co.uk/news/newsStory.php?story=223
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jun/08/arqiva-radio-award-winners
External links
- Home page
- The Local Radio Company.
- Jingles.
- History of local radio in Yorkshire.
- Acklam Wold transmitter.
- Minster FM Public File.
TLRC Stations: Star Radio North East · 2BR · Minster FM · Mix 96 · Spire FM · Spirit FM · 97.2 Stray FM · Sun FM · Wessex FM · Yorkshire Coast RadioUKRD Stations: County Sound · 96.4 Eagle Radio · KL.FM 96.7 · Pirate FM · Star Cambridge 107 FM · 107 The Bee · 106.5 Central RadioSold Stations: Arrow FM · Central 103.1 FM · Dune FM · Isle of Wight Radio · KMFM Shepway and White Cliffs Country · Pennine FM · The Quay · 106.9 Silk FM · Sovereign FM · Nova RadioCategories:- The Local Radio Company
- Radio stations in Yorkshire
- York media
- United Kingdom radio station stubs
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