Peak FM

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**Peak FM**

Broadcast area	North Derbyshire
First air date	October 7, 1998
Frequency	102.0 MHz, 107.4 MHz
Format	Contemporary
Owner	UTV Radio
Website	Peak FM.net

Peak FM is a small Independent Local Radio station in north Derbyshire, playing music from the last three decades, as well as local news and sport.

1 Coverage Area
2 History
- 2.1 'Forever' Broadcasting?
- 2.2 Wireless Group
3 Past Presenters
4 Current Presenters
- 4.1 News
- 4.2 Sport

[edit] Coverage Area

[edit] Towns

Based in Sheepbridge, Chesterfield, Peak FM's coverage area includes the towns of Alfreton, Bakewell, Bolsover, Buxton Clay Cross, Derby, Dronfield, Hilcote, Mansfield, Matlock, Pinxton, Ripley, Shirebrook, South Normanton, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Worksop and Staveley. Southern districts of the City of Sheffield are also included, though the topography of the area makes reception unreliable.

[edit] Villages

The coverage area also includes many isolated areas in north-eastern Derbyshire, north western Nottinghamshire, southern Sheffield and the White Peak of the Peak District National Park.

[edit] Frequencies

107.4 FM covers Chesterfield, south Sheffield, North Alfreton, north-eastern Derbyshire, Mansfield and Worksop.
102.0 FM covers Matlock, Bakewell, The Derbyshire Dales and Central Alfreton.

Peak FM is now available as an audio stream on the internet, but not available as yet on DAB Digital Radio.

[edit] History

Though served by Hallam FM in Sheffield, Chesterfield missed out on having a commercial radio station of its own for two decades.

Peak FM began broadcasting to Chesterfield as 'Peak 107 FM' on Wednesday October 7, 1998 at 8 am, with the Simple Minds song 'Alive and Kicking' being the first song on the station. The Radio Authority had awarded Grand Central Broadcasting the license earlier in the spring.

At the same time, the authority also awarded licenses for two other small stations, in nearby Bassetlaw and Mansfield.

[edit] 'Forever' Broadcasting?

In 2001, Forever Broadcasting bought out Grand Central Broadcasting, and Peak 107 was rebranded as 'The 50/50 Music Mix of Yesterday And Today', with an accompanying change in music policy.

Forever sold three of its stations in 2003, with three remaining- Peak, Tower FM in Bolton and Wolverhampton's 107.7 The Wolf.

In early 2004, Forever Broadcasting was itself bought by The Wireless Group, run by former newspaper editor Kelvin MacKenzie.

[edit] Wireless Group

Under the new regime, the station changed its name to the shorter 'Peak FM' in summer 2004.

Station output did not change dramatically after the takeover, but presenters were occasionally required to promote other stations and services offered by The Wireless Group, which was itself taken over by UTV Radio in June 2005.

Peak FM's website [1] was relaunched in Autumn 2004.

[edit] Past Presenters

Jeff Cooper former Programme Controller and presenter
Paul Denton former Weekend Breakfast presenter [2]
Craig Pattison former Programme Controller and weekday lunchtime presenter
Lee Glasby former Afternoon show presenter and Saturday breakfast [3]

[edit] Current Presenters

Andy Jones presents 12-4am weekends and sunday afternoons 12-4pm
Richard Spinks presents peak chilled on weekday evenings 10pm-2am
Josh Sinclair presents early weekend breakfast from 4-7am sat & sun
David Ross presents weekday mornings 10am - 3pm and Saturday breakfast 7am to 12 noon
Sean Goldsmith and Bakewell's Becky Measures co-present the weekday breakfast show from 6-10am
Chris Payne hosts the early breakfast show on weekdays
Chris Buckley is the new program controller and looks after 'the big drive home' weekdays from 3pm
Dave Vickers presents the brand new decades show from Sunday to Thursday at 7pm. plus the 'vickers sunday service' sundays from 7am-12pm
Naz Premji presents the feel good Friday show at 7pm and the news

[edit] News

Naz Premji reads the news on weekday mornings
Simon Towers on weekday afternoons
Nicola Moore, reads the news at various times
Laura Pankhurst, also reads news at various times

[edit] Sport

Each Saturday in the football/soccer season, the station features live away match day commentary of the local team Chesterfield F.C.. With updates from Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Alfreton Town F.C. and Matlock Town F.C.

Ceremonial county of Derbyshire
Unitary authorities:	Derby
Boroughs/Districts:	Amber Valley • Bolsover • Chesterfield • Derbyshire Dales • Erewash • High Peak • North East Derbyshire • South Derbyshire
Cities/Towns:	Alfreton • Ashbourne • Bakewell • Belper • Bolsover • Buxton • Chapel-en-le-Frith • Chesterfield • Clay Cross • Derby • Dronfield • Glossop • Heanor • Ilkeston • Killamarsh • Long Eaton • Matlock • New Mills • Ripley • Sandiacre • Shirebrook • Staveley • Swadlincote • Whaley Bridge • Wirksworth See also: List of civil parishes in Derbyshire