106.9FM WHCR

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West Hull Community Radio
Broadcast area West Hull, and surrounding towns and villages
Slogan At the heart of the community
Frequency 106.9FM and online
First air date 26 March 2007
Format Popular Music and Local Based Speech
Website

West Hull Community Radio, also known as WHCR is a local community radio station, which launched in 2007.[1] It serves the areas of West Hull, England and surrounding towns and villages of Anlaby, Cottingham, Hessle and Willerby with an adult population of over 90,000.


About

The station's music policy is classic hit music from the 1960s to the present day during daytime hours, with a much broader mix of music than any commercial stations in the area during the evening. WHCR focuses on local news and sports. The station works on an average 60% music - 40% speech principle with each show having slightly different amounts of these.[2]

In December 2009, the station won Radio Station Of The Year in Yorkshire for 2009 with a potential audience of under 300,000 adults at the Sony radio academy awards.[3]

In August 2011 WHCR drive-time presenter Pete Mills won the Hull Radio Personality of the Year Award in a three-week online poll carried out by the Hull based telecom company Karoo part of the KCom group beating 10 other radio personalities from other local commercial and BBC stations.[citation needed]

On 19 October 2012 WHCR moved from the Anlaby Road Studio to a new purpose built studio on Porter Street.[citation needed]

Staff

  • Michael Tuton (Station Manger)[1]
  • Mike Woodhouse (Sales Manager and presenter)[1]
  • Sean Bell (Presenter-"Club Classics")[1]
  • James Bowers (Daytime Presenter)[1]
  • Tony Dunn (Daytime Presenter)[1]
  • Mike Andrews (Daytime Presenter)
  • Alex Dunn (Sunday Presenter)
  • Pete Fairhead (Country Show)[1]
  • Andy Fea (Interactive 80s Show)[1]
  • Jon Gibbins (Presenter)[1]
  • Glen Hartley (Presenter)[1]
  • Dave 'Big Dave' Nightingale (Weekend Presenter)[1]
  • Max Roberts (Presents 'The Folk Hour')[1]
  • Pete Tyler (Sundays – 'Classic Rock Show')[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 "106.9FM WHCR – 'At the heart of the community'", Media UK
  2. ↑ "WHCR OFCOM Public File". Retrieved 2009-11-20. 
  3. ↑ "WHCR accepting award". Retrieved 2009-12-12. 

External links

Coordinates: 53°44′38″N 0°22′40″W / 53.7438°N 0.3777°W / 53.7438; -0.3777

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