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Hi folk Northwest- just to let you know that I have been broadcasting a radio show for the last 3 years called Acoustic and Eclectic on the Norwich based radio station Future radio. It is broadcast on a Sunday afternoon 2-3pm with a repeat on Monday evening at Midnight. It also goes up as a listen again on the following Wednesday on www.futureradio.co.uk/acousticandeclectic
The radio frequency is 107.8fm around Norfolk and it is on the net on-
www.futureradio.co.uk

richard.penguin@virgin.net

 

Table compiled by Rob Dunford             Last updated 4th January 2012

Day

Station

Programme

Presenter

Radio Frequencies

SUNDAY

 

 

 

 

1.00 – 3.00 pm (Rpt)

BBC Radio Scotland

TAKE THE FLOOR

ROBBIE SHEPHERD

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

4.00 – 5.00 pm

Diversity FM

OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS

COLIN BERTRAM and
WES MARTIN

FM 103.5 (See notes re: coverage area)

6.00 – 7.00 pm

Downtown Radio

COUNTRY CEILIDH

TOMMY SANDS

MW 1026

7.00 – 8.00 pm (Rpt)

BBC Radio Scotland

PIPELINE

GARY WEST

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

7.00 – 9.00 pm

BBC Radio Shropshire  & BBC Radio Stoke

SUNDAY FOLK

GENEVIEVE TUDOR

FM 96.0 &  94.6

8.00 – 9.00 pm

BBC Radio Leeds

THE DURBERVILLES

DAVE CRICKMORE & LEE WALSH

FM 92.4 & 95.3 & 102.7 & 103.9

7.00 – 10.00 pm

Moorlands Radio

MOORLAND ROOTS

SIMON JONES

FM 103.7

9.00 – 10.00 pm

RTE

THE SOUTH WIND BLOWS

PHILIP KING

MW 567/LW 252

10.00 – 10.50 pm

RTE

THE ROLLING WAVE

PETER BROWNE

MW 567/LW 252

MONDAY

 

 

 

 

7.00 – 8.00 pm

Oldham Community Radio

SOUNDS OF FOLK

ALI O’BRIEN

FM 99.7

TUESDAY

 

 

 

 

8.00 – 10.00 pm

Chorley FM

CHORLEY FOLK

JAMES BLATCHLEY

FM 102.8

8.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Scotland

GLOBAL GATHERING

MARY ANN KENNEDY

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

9.00 – 10.00 pm (Rpt)

BBC Radio Merseyside

FOLKSCENE

STAN AMBROSE & GEOFF SPEED

FM 95.8/MW 1485

9.00 – 10.00 pm

Manx Radio

THE FOLK SHOW

JOHN KANEEN

MW 1368

9.00 – 10.00 pm

Diversity FM

OFF THE BEATEN TRACKS

COLIN BERTRAM and
WES MARTIN

FM 103.5 (See notes re: coverage area)

WEDNESDAY

 

 

 

 

7.00 – 8.00 pm

BBC Radio 2

FOLK ROOTS & ACOUSTIC MUSIC

MIKE HARDING

FM 88.0 – 90.2

THURSDAY

 

 

 

 

6.00 – 7.00 pm

Salford City Radio

SALFORD FOLK

ELEANOR WALK & DAVE MATHER

FM 94.4

8.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Scotland

TRAVELLING FOLK

BRUCE MACGREGOR

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

9.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Merseyside

FOLKSCENE

STAN AMBROSE & GEOFF SPEED

FM 95.8/MW 1485

FRIDAY

 

 

 

 

7.00 – 8.00 pm (Rpt)

Oldham Community Radio

SOUNDS OF FOLK

ALI O’BRIEN

FM 99.7

8.00 – 9.00 pm

BBC Radio Lancashire

THE DRIFT

PHIL BROWN

FM 95.5

SATURDAY

 

 

 

 

7.00 – 9.00 pm

BBC Radio Scotland

TAKE THE FLOOR

ROBBIE SHEPHERD

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

8.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Wales

CELTIC HEARTBEAT

FRANK HENNESSY

MW 882

8.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Ulster

FOLK CLUB

COLUM SANDS/SIOBHAN SKATES

MW 1341

9.00 – 10.00 pm

BBC Radio Scotland

PIPELINE

GARY WEST

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

9.00 – 10.00 pm

RTE

CEILIDH HOUSE

KIERAN HANRAHAN

MW 567/LW 252

10.00 – 12.00 pm (Rpt)

BBC Radio Scotland

TRAVELLING FOLK

BRUCE MACGREGOR

FM 92.4 – 94.7/MW 810

 

The frequencies shown above are those forming the basis for reception in the North West. Expanded station details are shown below:

 

BBC Radio Lancashire            FM 95.5   103.9       104.5                                       MW 885   1557                                        01254 262411

BBC Radio Leeds                    FM 92.4   95.3         102.7       103.9                                                                                       0113 244 2131

BBC Radio Merseyside           FM 95.8                                                                   MW 1485                                                 0151 708 5500

BBC Radio Scotland                FM 92.4 – 94.7                                                        MW 810                                                   0141 422 6000

BBC Radio Shropshire            FM 96.0                                                                                                                                   01743 248484

BBC Radio Stoke                     FM 94.6   104.1                                                       MW 1503                                                 01782 208080

BBC Radio Ulster                     FM 92.4 – 95.4                                                        MW 873   1341                                        02890 338000

BBC Radio 2                            FM 88.0 – 90.2                                                                                                                        08700 100222

BBC Radio Wales                    FM 93.9 – 95.9        103.7 – 103.9                          MW 882                                                   02920 322000

Salford City Radio                   FM 94.4                                                                                                                                   0161 793 2939

Chorley FM                              FM 102.8                                                                                                                                 01257 262661

Diversity FM                            FM 103.5 (Lancaster & Morcambe area)                      Listen online at diversityfm.co.uk                      01524 383394

Downtown Radio                                                                                                    MW 1026                                                 02891 815555

Manx Radio                             FM 89.0   97.2         103.7                                       MW 1386                                                 01624 682600

Moorlands Radio                     FM 103.7                                                 Listen online at moorlandsradio.co.uk                     01538 383380

Oldham Community Radio        FM 99.7                                                                                                                                   0161 682 5599

RTE                                          via ASTRA Satellite                 LW 252                    MW 567                                                   003531 2083111

 

Updated October 2011