97.4 Rock FM
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| Broadcast area | Lancashire |
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| Frequency | 97.4 MHz (DAB—223.93MHz) 932 Virgin Media(NW region) |
| First air date | October 5, 1982 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 8.5% (March 2008, [1]) |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
97.4 Rock FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in a former church in Preston, Lancashire, it broadcasts across Lancashire at 97.4MHz FM. It is owned by Bauer Radio and is part of the Big City Network.
Rock FM claims to play 'More of the Music You Love' — essentially commercial chart music from now and the last 20 years, with more recent music predominating. It should be noted that the name is a misnomer as very little actual rock music is played. Rock was a reference to the rocking music played on the station in contrast to the Gold, oldies music on its sister station Red Rose Gold.
In 1990, Red Rose Radio, which was transmitted on 97.4MHz and 999kHz, was split into two stations - Red Rose Rock FM using the FM frequency and Red Rose Gold on the medium wave frequency. The managing director was Dave Lincoln and at that time the station was owned by the Miss World Group, later known as TransWorld Communications (owned by Owen Oyston and which subsequently became part of Bauer Radio (previously EMAP Radio).
Later the FM station became known as Rock FM and the AM frequency became Red Rose 999. After acquisitions by EMAP, Red Rose 999 became Magic 999.
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[edit] Networked Radio
In January 2007, 97.4 Rock FM started linking up with Key 103 in Manchester to do networked evening shows, called 'North West's Most Wanted'. Later in 2007, nine of the Big City Network stations started a networked evening show, called 'In Demand with Rich & Luce'. It is broadcast from Key 103, Manchester. Also broadcast from that station is another networked evening show on Fridays called 'Feel Good Friday Night'. Weekday overnight shows are also networked, called 'Early Morning Nicksy', and more recently, weekend overnights, with Dominic Walker.
On Sunday Evenings, Emap's chart show Smash Hits, named after the now-out-of-business magazine, used to run as a networked show from Key 103, but Smash Hits went out of business, so Emap reluctantly teamed up with enemy media business Gcap and networked Gcap's chart show, Hit 40 UK with Capital Radio's Lucio. This still continues, but since Bauer took over from Emap, relations with Gcap have improved.
[edit] Presenters
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Mon-Thu
6-10am adam@breakfast
10-2pm Paul Webster
2-3pm Workplace Anthems
3-7pm Rock FM's Home Run with Mark Kaye
7-10pm In Demand with Rich & Luce (Networked Evenings)
10pm-2am The Late Show with Danny Bee
2-6am Early Morning Nicksy (Networked Overnights)
Friday Night
7-10pm Feel Good Friday Night with Luce (Networked Friday Evenings)
10pm-2am Hywel and Jamie's Weekend Experience
2-6am Dominic Walker At The (Networked Overnights)
Saturday
6-10am Saturday Breakfast with Danny Bee
10am-2pm The Lunchtime Show with Mark Kaye
2-6pm Blackpool Rocks with JC and Vicky (live from Blackpool Pleasure Beach at Holiday Rock FM)
6-8pm Club Rock with Paul Webster
8-10pm Floorfillers with Mark Freejack
10pm-2am Hywel and Jamie's Weekend Experience
2-6am Dominic Walker At The Weekend (Networked Overnights)
Sunday
6-10am Sunday Breakfast with Vicky Warham
10am-1pm Rock Fm's Retro Countdown with Rob Charles
1-4pm Adam's Sunday Service
4-7pm Hit 40 UK with Lucio (Networked Chart)
7-10pm Old Skool with Baz Todd
10pm-2am Hywel and Jamie's Weekend Experience
2-6am Early Morning Nicksy (Networked Overnights)
Some of Rock FM's past presenters include Jeff Cooper, Tim 'Bomber' Lancaster, Andy Roberts, Dave Miller, Allan Beswick, Paul Jordan (now Tower FM and Proud FM), Glen Hunt (now Radio City), Rob Ellis (now Galaxy Manchester), Stu Haycock (now Beacon Radio), Liz Ellis (now Signal One), Mark Paxton, Craig Beck (now Viking FM), Sally Stone, Carl Greenwood, Nik Martin, Dave Collins, Mike Vitti, Pete Pinnington (now Wire FM), Simon Ross (now Radio City), Kev Seed (now Radio City), former Big Brother housemate Adele Roberts (now Galaxy Yorkshire), Roy Basnett (now CityTalk) and Rick Houghton (now Juice FM Programme Controller).
[edit] External links
- Official website
- North West Radio Images of Red Rose presenters and schedule.
- News article about Rock FM's new networked evening program, Jan 2007
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