BBC Radio Merseyside
BBC Radio Merseyside is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of Merseyside and Halton in north Cheshire. It was the third BBC local radio station to launch on 22 November 1967 initially serving the south west of historic Lancashire.
Technical
BBC Radio Merseyside broadcasts from its studios in Hanover St, Liverpool on 95.8 MHz (Allerton Park) , 1485 kHz (Wallasey) and DAB.
The Allerton Park transmitter also transmits Radio City on 96.7 MHz. Both have the same coverage. DAB signals come from the EMAP Digital EMAP Liverpool 11B multiplex] from Billinge Hill (between St Helens and Wigan), Hope Mountain (between Buckley and Wrexham) and Radio City Tower (on top of Radio City's studios).
On 15 July 2006, BBC Radio Merseyside moved from its former home in Paradise Street, Liverpool, to a new purpose-built studio building on the corner of Hanover Street and College Lane in Liverpool. This building has three ground-floor studios next to a public performance space. An open learning centre is on the first floor and the main office is on the second floor. It's the third building Radio Merseyside has occupied since it was launched in 1967 from studios on the sixth floor of a council-owned building, Commerce House, in St Thomas Street. The station moved to Paradise Street in 1981.
Staff
The Managing Editor is Mick Ord. For ten months from July 2007, Ord stood down from his role for to coordinate the BBC's response to Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture, and Phil Roberts was Acting Editor, until he was appointed as Head of the BBC in the North East and Cumbria. The Assistant Editor is Jonathan Hallewell.
Presenters
- Stan Ambrose and Geoff Speed (Folkscene)
- Andy Ball (Saturday breakfast)
- Billy Butler (Weekday afternoons, Saturday mornings)
- Wayne Clarke (Daybreak)
- Frankie Connor (Sunday afternoons)
- Tony Snell (Weekday Breakfast)
- Simon Hoban (Drive)
- Roger Hill (PMS)
- Kenny Johnson (Sounds Country)
- Frankie Connor (Sunday afternoons)
- Spencer Leigh (On The Beat)
- Roger Lyon (Saturday lunchtime during football off-season)
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- Billy Maher (Weekend late nights)
- Linda McDermott (Weekday late nights)
- Wille Miller (Sunday mornings)
- Dave Monks (The Pool)
- Roger Phillips (Weekday lunchtime phone in, Phillips Extra)
- Umi Prasad (Open House)
- Phina Oruche (Upfront)
- Sean Styles (Sunday - Friday mornings)
- Steve Coleman (Early Breakfast Weekdays)
- Maureen Walsh (Sunday mornings)
- June Yee (Orient Express)
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Sports presenters
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- Ian Kennedy (Sports Editor)
- Peter McDowell
- Phil Kinsella
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Station jingles, trailers and promos are voiced by former North West Tonight presenter John Mundy.
Former presenters
Programming
Weekdays
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0500 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night |
London |
| 0500 - 0600 |
Steve Coleman |
Liverpool |
| 0600 - 1000 |
Tony Snell in the Morning |
| 1000 - 1200 |
Sean Styles |
| 1200 - 1400 |
Roger Phillips |
| 1400 - 1700 |
Billy Butler |
| 1700 - 1900 |
Simon Hoban |
| 1900 - 2000 |
Talking Sport |
| 2000 - 2200 |
Various (see below) |
| 2200 – 0100 |
Linda McDermott |
Weekday variations
| Day |
Time |
Main presenter/programme |
Location |
| Monday |
0000 - 0100 |
Pure Musical Sensations: Roger Hill |
Liverpool |
| 2000 - 2100 |
Try Time |
| 2100 - 2200 |
Orient Express: June Yee |
| Tuesday |
2000 - 2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100 - 2200 |
Folkscene: Geoff Speed |
| Wednesday |
2000 - 2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100 - 2200 |
Phillips Hour: Roger Phillips |
| Thursday |
2000 - 2100 |
Try Time |
| 2100 - 2200 |
Folkscene: Stan Ambrose |
| Friday |
1900 - 2100 |
Merseyside Sport |
| 2100 - 2200 |
Open House: Umi Prasad |
Saturday
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0500 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night |
London |
| 0500 - 0600 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports |
| 0600 - 0930 |
Andy Ball |
Liverpool |
| 0930 - 1200 |
Billy Butler |
| 1200 - 1500 |
Roger Lyon |
| 1500 - 1800 |
Local History Show: Helen Jones |
| 1800 - 2000 |
On the Beat: Spencer Leigh |
| 2000 - 2200 |
Upfront: Phina Oruche |
| 2200 - 0100 |
Billy Maher |
Sunday
| Time |
Main presenter(s)/programme |
Location |
| 0100 – 0500 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Up All Night |
London |
| 0500 - 0600 |
BBC Radio 5 Live: Morning Reports |
| 0600 - 0900 |
Daybreak: Wayne Clarke |
Liverpool |
| 0900 - 1100 |
Maureen Walsh |
| 1100 - 1300 |
Roger Lyon |
| 1300 - 1600 |
Frankie Connor |
| 1600 - 1700 |
Changes: Spencer Leigh |
| 1700 - 1800 |
Phillips Hour: Roger Phillips |
| 1800 - 2000 |
Sounds Country: Kenny Johnson |
| 2000 - 2200 |
BBC Introducing: Dave Monks |
| 2200 - 0000 |
Billy Maher |
Controversy
During a breakfast show on 25 June 2007, presenter Simon O'Brien accidentally broadcast an unedited interview in which he said, "fuck the government, fuck the planners". O'Brien resigned from the station later in the day. He now presents the Saturday breakfast show on talk radio station City Talk 105.9 in Liverpool. City Talk later used the now infamous phrase that led to his resignation as part of their marketing for the station.
External links
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| AM Stations |
1197 (Absolute), 1485 (BBC Mersey), 1548 (Magic)
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