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 music
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.

Contents

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 - 0100 Johnny Doom
  • 0100 - 0600 Non-Stop Kerrang!
  • 0600 - 1000 Loz Guest and Keith Kleinfeldt
  • 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 Johnny Doom

Saturday

  • 0000 - 0100: The Temple of Doom with Johnny Doom
  • 0100 - 0700: Non-Stop Kerrang!
  • 0700 - 1000: Jake Thomson
  • 1000 - 1400: Danielle Perry
  • 1400 - 1800: Matt Stocks
  • 1800 - 2200: Klub Kerrang! with Keith Kleinfeldt
  • 2200 - 0000: Klub Kerrang! with Alex Baker

Friday Variants

  • 2200 - 0000: The Temple of Doom with Johnny Doom

Sunday

  • 0000 - 0700: Non-Stop Kerrang!
  • 0700 - 1000: Jake Thomson
  • 1000 - 1300: The Rock & Roll Years with Johnny Doom
  • 1300 - 1700: Hywel and Jamie
  • 1700 - 2000: The Kerrang! Magazine Show with Katie P
  • 2000 - 2200: Unsigned with Alex Baker
  • 2200 - 0000: The Alex Baker Show

Former presenters

References

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

External links

Radio stations in the West Midlands of England
FM stations
88.3 (BBC Radio 2) • 89.1 (Big City Radio) • 90.5 (BBC Radio 3) • 92.7 (BBC Radio 4) • 95.6 (BBC WM) • 96.4 (brmb) • 96.7 & 102.8 (Wyvern) • 97.2 & 103.1 (Beacon) • 97.9 (BBC Radio 1) • 98.7 (New Style Radio) • 100.1 (Classic FM) • 100.7 (Heart) • 101.8 (WCR) • 102.2 (Capital FM) • 105.2 (Kerrang) • 105.7 (Smooth Radio) • 107.7 (107.7 The Wolf)
LW & MW stations
198 (BBC Radio 4) • 252 (RTÉ Radio 1) • 828 & 1458 (BBC Asian Network) • 909 & 693 (BBC Radio 5 Live) • 990 & 1152 (Gold) • 1089 & 1053 (TalkSPORT • 1215 (Absolute Radio) • 1296 (Radio XL)
DAB multiplexes

United Kingdom Radio Markets: Aberdeen • Glasgow • London • Liverpool • Manchester • West Midlands • West Yorkshire • Worcester

See also: List of radio stations in the United Kingdom