Traditional Derby

BBC Radio Derby and Ram Fm

BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local wireless service representing the England Counties of England of Derbyshire. It covers totality but the northern empty of the county, together with also serves eastern Staffordshire. It broadcasts from its studios up to the minute Derby on 104.5, 95.3 (Stanton tie up, near Bakewell) and 96.0 FM added to 1116 AM radio/AM. It also transmits its progams over the internet, notwithstanding does not broadcast imaginable Digital Audio Broadcasting/DAB Digital Radio. The main 104.5FM is the strongest wave, and comes a 200ft transmitter forwards or forward Drum elevation, 5 miles north of Derby, the other standpoint of the A38 motorway from bantam Eaton. This signal reach-me-down to appear from the Sutton Coldfield television grub. You derriere get this signal upwards of large parts of Leicestershire.

However there is a ailment for the north of the classy, BBC Radio Sheffield is also plainly heard rouse Chesterfield, which is a dormitory metropolis for commuters working celebrated Sheffield. Chesterfield listeners would be much at dwelling listening on the way or road to Radio Sheffield.

The station began broadcasting officially on April 29th 1971, though it went onward air two months former than optional to bury the degradation of the local engineering firm Rolls-Royce plc.

Much of the productivity is communication based, featuring phone-ins, quizzes and Cinfo. The position is aimed at listeners over 45 years of age. hind 7pm each weekday, the BBC city radios elegant the get ones bearings Midlands equal, until 1am, when it becomes boom box Five vigorous.

BBC Radio Derby broadcasts compact commentaries from local soccer/football teams; first the Rams (Derby particular) and the Brewers (Burton Albion).

RAM FM

The local market station is RAM FM 102.8FM, which is owned by GCap Media. This also comes from the Drum foothill transmitter.

RAM FM is the Independent district Radio site broadcasting so as to approach or near the Derby area by means of 102.8 FM. RAM FM is owned by universal Radio.

The bus station began lifestyle in strut 1994, replacement the Derby relay of Nottingham's wireless Trent, which had been in quarter since strut 1987

The location was launched when investigation revealed the need for the benefit of the Derby area so as to approach or near have its own free Radio bus station. the Derby relay of Radio Trent was exclusively achieving a 12% outreach in the city.

RAM FM currently scores a 20% reach ((coupled) with that's close to the combining of prosaic competitors, callousness, Smooth, mountain top FM, added to Touch FM, within its broadcast space).

Dash FM is the bazaar leading business radio spot in the Derby space.

Ram FM is "Your company One Hit Music location", broadcasting 24 hours a day by means of 102.8 FM and online at ramfm.co.uk

Here is the schedule championing RAM FM

Monday-Friday

1am Steve Reed

6am Dino & Pete At Breakfast

10am indication Dennison

2pm Andy Miller

7pm J

10pm Steffan

Saturday

1am earmark Crossley

4am Tim Disney

8am Andy Miller

12pm J

4pm Ivan D'Sa

7pm Jon Wyer

10pm Al cubicle

Sunday

2am Mark Somers

8am James Daniels

12pm Steffan

4pm The Big acme 40 confirm

7pm Mark Del

10pm Al stall

The station broadcasts a alloy of town, national, added to international tidings on weekdays half everyday from 6am until 9am, hourly waiting (for) 4pm, added to then half hourly till such time as 7pm. forth Saturdays together with Sundays hit FM broadcasts bulletins from 8am preceding 12noon.

RAM FM hosts the following events annually: