| Broadcast area | Staffordshire & Cheshire |
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| Slogan | Today's Best Mix For Staffordshire And Cheshire |
| Frequency | 96.4 MHz, 96.9 MHz, 102.6 MHz, DAB |
| First air date | 5 September 1983 |
| Format | Contemporary |
| Audience share | 19.4% (December 2009, [1]) |
| Owner | UTV Radio |
Signal One is a British Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire on 96.4 (Sutton Common, Macclesfield), 96.9 (Pye Green) and 102.6 MHz FM (Alsagers Bank) for Cheshire, Stafford and North Staffordshire respectively. It also broadcasts on the Stoke "UTV-EMAP Stoke-on-Trent" DAB multiplex 12D. It is owned by UTV Radio.
It can also be received in a much wider area due to the power of the Alsagers Bank transmitter. In RAJAR surveys, Signal 1 have consistently emerged as the leading station in their market. In October 2005, it launched an MP3 internet stream facility.
It is now home to the "Perry and Louise" breakfast show, with Producer Aaron Roscoe and Resident Pianist, Tom Seals. Signal 1 is also home to Chris Bovaird on daytimes and Liz Ellis on drive-time. Signal 1 is also broadcasts "Total Access with Simon Morykin" from the studios to other radio stations across the UTV radio group. Local news and sport is broadcast each hour. Every first Tuesday of each month, Signal broadcasts live from Liquid Nightclub, holding an event for young clubbers aged 18 and under.
It is one of three stations in the UTV Radio group (the other two being The Wave in Swansea and The Pulse of West Yorkshire) which broadcast contemporary music.
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The station began as Signal Radio which first broadcast at 6am, 5 September 1983, with DJ John Evington selecting Neil Diamond's "Beautiful Noise" as its first track.[2] The station initially broadcast on 104.3 MHz and 1170 kHz (a wavelength of 257 metres, with the phrase "2 5 7" becoming a distinctive leitmotif), changing to 102.6 MHz soon after. The station's name is derived from "Signal" the name of the newspaper in Arnold Bennett's local novels.[3]
Between 1990 and 1991, the Cheshire 96.4 frequency operated as an alternative AOR station, Echo 96 also carried in Stafford on 96.9.
In 2000 the 96.4 transmitter returned to Signal 1 from Imagine FM.
Since the early 1990s, the Stafford area has also had a range of split programming on 96.9 and the alternative older targeted Signal 2 service has evolved from what was initially a "Golden Breakfast Show" only, on the original accompanying 1170 AM frequency, from back in 1992.
The Wireless Group bought the station in 1999 and were subsequently bought themselves by UTV Radio.
(GW) = Group Wide (SO) = Signal only
MONDAY
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Swift - Early Breakfast (2am-6am) (GW)
Perry and Louise - Signal one breakfast (6am-10am)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Mid-day (10am-2pm)(SO)
Liz Ellis - Signal one Homerun (2pm-7pm)(SO)
Simon Morykin - Total Access (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
TUESDAY
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Swift - Early Breakfast (2am-6am)(GW)
Perry and Louise - Signal one breakfast (6am-10am)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Mid-day (10am-2pm)(SO)
Liz Ellis - Signal one Homerun (2pm-7pm)(SO)
Simon Morykin - Total Access (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
WEDNESDAY
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Swift - Early Breakfast (2am-6am) (GW)
Perry and Louise - Signal one breakfast (6am-10am)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Mid-day (10am-2pm)(SO)
Liz Ellis - Signal one Homerun (2pm-7pm)(SO)
Simon Morykin - Total Access (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
THURSDAY
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Swift - Early Breakfast (2am-6am) (GW)
Perry and Louise - Signal one breakfast (6am-10am)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Mid-day (10am-2pm)(SO)
Liz Ellis - Signal one Homerun (2pm-7pm)(SO)
Simon Morykin - Total Access (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
FRIDAY
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Swift - Early Breakfast (2am-6am) (GW)
Perry and Louise - Signal one breakfast (6am-10am)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Mid-day (10am-2pm)(SO)
Liz Ellis - Signal one Homerun (2pm-7pm)(SO)
Aaron Roscoe - Party classics (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Swift - Party classics (10pm-2am)(GW)
SATURDAY
Andy Swift - Party classics (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Jones - Night shift (2am-6am)(GW)
Perry Spiller - Saturday Breakfast (6am-10pm)(SO)
Simon morykin - Afternoons(10am-2pm)(SO)
Chris Bovaird - Afternoons and signal sport (2pm-6pm)(SO)
Kev Lee - Party classics (6pm-10pm)(GW)
Paul Ellery - party classics (10pm-2am))(GW)
SUNDAY
Paul Ellery - Party classics (10pm-2am)(GW)
Andy Jones - Night shift (2am-5am)(GW)
Kev Lee - Early breakfast (5am-8am)(GW)
Liz Ellis - All Request Brunch (8am-12pm)(SO)
Andy Martindale (Sunday Afternoon (12pm-4pm)(GW)
Rich and Kat - Big top 40 (4pm-7pm)(GW)
Simon Morykin - Total Access (7pm-10pm)(GW)
Andy Martindale - Late night love (10pm-2am)(GW)
Clear, concise, elegant and soulful. UTV Radio has launched its dynamic, new on-air imaging on Staffordshire and Cheshire’s Signal 1 with the other 12 stations in the network, Composed by Steven Scalfati and Patrick Napper, the package exhibits a range of mood, style, color and emotion while blending perfectly with the varied playlists found throughout UTV’s UK network. Click http://www.iqbeats.com/index.cfm?showPackage=true&packageID=040_0 to hear each component of the package
Signal Radio raises thousands of pounds for local children's charities every year under the "Help a Signal Child" initiative. One of the main fundraising activities is the SIGNAL WALKATHON, which has raised in excess of £500,000 over the years. 2009 sees the station joining forces with the Donna Louise Trust, with proceeds of the Walkathon jointly split between the two.
Presenter Johnny Owen (signal2) has released two singles, one to coincide with the World Cup (reaching number 64 in the national charts) and one at Christmas 2006 called "Father Christmas Stole My Girl" to raise money for "Help a Signal Child". Johnny also works at Century fm in Manchester at weekends, presenting North West Football Fever.
Signal 1 radio's '25th Anniversary' concert on 13/09/08 at Trentham Gardens became a media controversy where it was reported the audience were kept waiting in a holding area for 4 hours after the gates were supposed to open with no facilities or information. The sound system apparently failed to work properly and the head line band The Human League had their set cut by two thirds causing lead singer Phil Oakey to apologise to the audience for, in his words “the shambles". Subsequent disinformation provided by Signal FM staff on the ground to prevent crowd disorder, falsely accused support act Ali Campbell of causing the delays by his alleged prima-donna behaviour. This then caused a hate campaign to be directed against Campbell by Human League and Go West fans who incorrectly blamed him for their bands being treated badly. Campbell had in fact been totally innocent and as the hate campaign began to get out of control his management jointly with the Human League and Go West issued a press release denouncing Signal 1 Radio for the concert organisation and exonerating Campbell. Angry concert goers have demanded refunds in their hundreds. UTV have refused to do so and are being pursued through the UK civil courts. They are also are being investigated by trading standards for breeching the UK’s Goods and Services Act.[4][5][6]
Clifford T Ward, the man behind such singles as Gaye and "Home Thoughts From Abroad", featured on the station's first jingle package,[7] which were also recorded by the Halle Orchestra.[8]
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