Real Radio XS

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Real Radio XS

Broadcast area	Yorkshire, North West England
Frequency	FM, DAB
First air date	5 September 2011
Format	Classic Rock
Owner	Global Radio
Website	www.realradioxs.co.uk

Real Radio XS is a radio station based in Salford, Manchester, broadcasting a variety of peak-time news, rock music and talk output. It broadcasts to North West England on FM & DAB and Yorkshire on DAB.

History

The station obtained a license under the name Rock Talk despite competition from other existing stations in other categories.^[1]^[2] The station began test transmissions as 106.1 FM Rock Radio on 10 April 2008 from the top of the City Tower (the former Sunley Building) in Piccadilly in Manchester. The station promoted its launch with a free, one-day festival at Cathedral Gardens featuring the bands Bad Company, Gun, Salford Jets, Letz Zep and Mercury.^{[citation needed]}

Real Radio XS's sister station, 96.3 Rock Radio based in Ballieston, Glasgow, was also named Real Radio XS by parent company Guardian Media Group in 2011.^[3]^[4] The station's parent company, Guardian Media Group, was bought by Global Radio in June 2012.^[5]^[6]^[1]

Availability

BAND	Frequency	AREA	Platform	NOTES
FM	106.1	Manchester	FM	Known as 106.1 Real Radio XS
DAB	12A	Yorkshire & Humberside	MXR Yorkshire	Replaces Rock Radio
DAB	12C	North West England	MXR North West	Replaces Jazz FM

Schedule

WEEKDAYS

Time	Programme	Presenter(s)
0600 - 1000	Breakfast	Steve Berry	1000 - 1400	Ricky Kirby
1400 – 1600	Afternoons	Mark Matthews
1600 - 1900	Drive time	Mark Matthews

EVENINGS

Time	Programme	Presenter(s)
1900 - 2200	Evenings	Paul Carlin (Carnage)
2200 - 0100	Late Nights (Mon-Thurs)	Sophie Yates (Soph)
2200 - 0100	Friday Night Rock Show (Fridays)	Tom Russell

Weekend scheduling is officially listed as The Rock Block all day during Saturday and Sunday, although weekday presenters do appear on air during the main daytime period.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Rock Talk
↑ Plunkett, John (8 February 2007). "Rock Talk wins Manchester bid". MediaGuardian (London: Guardian News and Media).
↑ RADIO TODAY - GMG drop Rock Radio for Real Radio XS
↑ RADIO TODAY - Jazz FM leaves regional DAB platforms
↑ GMG Radio sold to Global for £50m Mark Sweeney, The Guardian, 25 June 2012
↑ Global Radio seals £50m purchase of GMG Radio Maisie McCabe, Media Week, 25 June 2012

External links

Official website

v t e Radio stations in Greater Manchester, England

Longwave AM stations	198 (BBC Radio 4) 252 (RTÉ Radio 1)

Medium wave AM stations	909/693 (BBC Radio 5 Live) 1089/1053 (Talksport) 1152 (Magic 1152 Manchester) 1215 (Absolute Radio) 1350 (Radio Cavell) 1377 (Asian Sound Radio) 1458 (Gold)

FM stations	88.4 (Gaydio) 89.3/89.8 (BBC Radio 2) 90.1 (Peace FM) 91.5/91.9 (BBC Radio 3) 92.8 (Unity Radio) 93.7/94.1 (BBC Radio 4) 94.4 (Salford City Radio) 95.1/104.6 (BBC Radio Manchester) 96.2 (96.2 The Revolution) 96.5 (Bolton FM) 96.9 (ALL FM) 97.0 (Crescent Radio) 97.2 (Wythenshawe FM) 97.7 (XFM) 98.9/99.3 (BBC Radio 1) 99.7 (Oldham Community Radio) 100.4 (Smooth) 101.1 (Classic FM) 102.0 (Capital FM Manchester) 102.4 (Wish FM) 103.0 (Key 103) 103.6 (Tameside Radio) 104.9 (Imagine FM) 105.4 (105.4 Real Radio) 106.1 (Real Radio XS) 106.6 (North Manchester FM) 107.4 (Tower FM) 107.8 (Pure Radio). The FM BBC Radio stations are broadcast from two transmitters, Holme Moss and Saddleworth.

DAB	Stations: Absolute Radio Asian Sound Radio BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra BBC Radio 6 Music BBC Asian Network BBC World Service BBC Radio Manchester Classic FM Capital Manchester Gold Heart Heat Radio Kerrang Key 103 Piccadilly Magic 1152 Planet Rock 105.4 Real Radio Smooth Radio talkSPORT The Arrow Traffic Radio XFM Multiplexes: CE Manchester (local) MXR North West (regional)

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Corporate directors Charles Allen, Chairman Ashley Tabor, Group CEO Richard Park, Executive Director Stephen Miron, CEO Mark Evans, CFO Owen McGartol, Director

National FM station	Classic FM

Capital	Birmingham East Midlands London Manchester North East Scotland South Coast South Wales Yorkshire

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Real Radio	North East North West Scotland Wales Yorkshire

Real Radio XS	North West Renfrewshire

LBC	LBC 97.3 LBC News 1152

XFM	London Manchester

Other stations	Capital Xtra Gold Smooth Radio

Digital stations	The Arrow Chill Smooth 70s Smooth Radio Christmas

Television channels	Capital TV Heart TV

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Guardian Media Group

Subsidiaries and
divisions

Newspapers	The Guardian The Guardian Weekly The Observer

Other	GMG Property Services theguardian.com

Joint ventures and
shareholdings

Development Hell (29.5%)
EMAP (50%)
Seven Publishing (41.9%)
Trader Media Group (50%)

Other

Category

Coordinates: 53°28′12″N 2°17′16″W / 53.4701°N 2.2877°W / 53.4701; -2.2877

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